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  1. Pauolo
    I think you're talking about the two sand green parts that were used for Green Grocer and went out of production for almost two decades. These became quite expensive because of their rarity, and the amount of each required for building GG. It was a surprise that Lego brought these two parts at all for Shopping Street, because there would probably be no use of them outside this modular. It would be more expensive in terms of production load than cost, I think. But then, there's so many factories around the world I guess it's no longer an issue.
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    Sand green parts are not more expensive than other plain colors, at least not on Pick a Brick. The minifigs however can drive the set's price up, especially if they have exclusive printed parts. I think the Chinese festival sets are kept apart from Icons for marketing reasons. The theme started up as a Chinese market exclusive when Lego was expanding operations over there. That aside, I wish for more themed-sets of other festival in other countries. Holi and India-themed sets would be interesting.
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    The price that was leaked was only 10€ below than Sherlock Holmes booknook's. Also, it was leaked alongside a confirmed unlicensed booknook, which makes me guess this haunted house is one too. But then, they do make a lot of unlicensed display sets nowadays, so it could be anything. The Kingfisher, the series of gardens of the world, the recent "French café" façade that seems to be part of a series too. The one thing that is strange, is that usually these kind of seasonal sets are not sold as part of Icons / 18+ (with the exception of the fairgrounds one). Although you can argue that Botanicals got a Poinsettia and a Christmas wreath sets.
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    I think that set is going to be a booknook, or micro-scaled. It's listed as having only 1420 parts, which brings it to scale with the Sherlock Holmes booknook.
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    I don't think either Ideas nor BDP require for runner-ups to make instructions for their set propositions. But sure, if those runner-ups could still profit from Rebrickable by selling their instructions there, why not? There are several issues though: some do submit again their propositions for a second round of review. I don't think either Lego or Bricklink would approve of a runner-up who is already making profit from their submission. Second, some off-brand manufacturers do sell sets based on Rebrickable MOCs without consent of nor paying the makers of these plans. So I can understand if those who failed to get their set approved don't want to make their instructions available to the public, even for a price. Granted though, some initial Ideas submissions do get sold as sets by off-brand manufacturers, despite these submissions leading to released sets. I think I saw that both for the Botanical Gardens and the Orient Express. Exactly, but I'll push this further. BDP caters to a niche audience, while Lego is running a business. Yeah sure, sometimes you have Ideas sets that feel like they're set to fail to meet large sales numbers. On the other hand, you have so many licensed Ideas sets that Lego knows are going to sell even to buyers who are not into building bricks, but are very much into movies, TV series, etc... That's also why there are so many BDP submissions of classic Castle/Pirate/Space sets, because Lego won't approve them as Ideas submissions. They're too niche, or Lego designers would rather make such sets themselves once per year.
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    For sure, most if not all of the ones hikouki showed are cool. I also would not dream of making some of those myself. But yeah, it does feel like a hopeless battle for a lot of them. I'm also guessing there's more chance in getting your BDP submission accepted than with Ideas, which gets more and more sets in the same review phases for not so much selected ones by the Lego group. And too many licensed submissions to my own taste... This, exactly. And they have done general hospitals in the past for the City theme. Just not as often as the countless police stations and fire brigades.
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    I guess it's that time of the year where the contestants for BDP flood and spam r/legomodular... I understand why though, there's so many submissions each year very few voters will go through the whole list to leave a like. I'm just not a fan of how Bricklink manages the event, for a limited run of sets that are even more overpriced than Ideas sets.
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    Btw, for those interested in building the Green Grocer, the 1x8 sand green brick and 1x2 sand green brick with grove have been added to Lego's Pick-a-Brick as of this month. That said, there's already a shortage of 1x8 brick both for Europe and US PaB. @Pirate_King_1982 I'm guessing you prefer modulars with US architecture style?
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    I think they meant they were all released within 4-5 years.
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    I'm also put off my most sets that are not from the modular series, yet made modular-compatible. I wouldn't say it's because I'm a purist, but I find those I don't like either too low or too heavy on details, too modern-era looking, too grim or dull on color palettes or just not the right scale. On the other hand, there's a lot of minifig-scaled Ideas sets I like because I feel they were designed with the same standards as modulars, just not made modular-compatible. The Botanical Garden is a good example of that, with plenty of exquisite plant builds and hidden details. Also regarding the Ninjago modulars, I don't have them but I like the overall cyberpunk vibes they have, with a city built on several levels and chaotic esthetics. And they're well-detailled too.
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    Speaking of the new beach tram City set, here it is officially revealed: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/classic-beach-streetcar-60506 I don't have enough space to lay out my collection of sets in one big city display, but this would nicely fit near the Boutique Hotel, the Italian Riviera or the Old Fishing Store. This also makes me wish for some art deco-styled modular with Miami vibes... I'm also tempted in getting this one: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/vintage-steam-train-60511 I would most likely modify it to better proportions though. In a way that it would not look at odds with the Orient Express the Emerald Night.
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    On the topic of real-world locations being translated in detailled sets, Ideas is going to have a Amsterdam-based set, representing the famous canal houses: https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/eded93d1-fb3f-44d0-bd7b-068734fadf91 If it stays on scale with the Italian Riviera and with the same attention to details, I'll have to find space for it on my shelves... And it'll be an opportunity to mod Market Street to make it fit with it. That said, if LEGO is pushing for these kind of Ideas sets, I'm sure a Lisbon vista is going to make it eventually.
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    So more like the Ideas set Italian Riviera? It doesn't bother with the constraints of the modulars' design guidelines for a more authentic look. Still, main modulars are always a mix of inspirations of real-world buildings and architecture. And even architecture isn't restricted to specific locations.
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    Ngl, the 20th anniversary modular being the tallest one to date wouldn't make for an exciting selling point. Especially after the Lego superhero designers made the Daily Bugle and Avengers Tower stand out among all modulars. But then, I can't imagine what the designers could explore next that wouldn't feel like a repetition of previous techniques and ideas. I'd love to see this as well, or some kind of covered market. But it would be hard to make it into an appealing display set if the enclosed street is the main focus. Or maybe, have it open in the middle to be displayed in a different way and still show the shops inside.
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    The original proposition of Brick Cross certainly looks more interesting both for its building techniques and its display value. I was hoping that the Grand Central Station on Ideas got approved for production, but sadly it didn't make the review process. Although, looking back on it, it feels a bit too boring for modular standards now due to its perfect symmetry. A mix between that one for the height and Brick Cross for the glass roof and side buildings would be great though.
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    I wish Lego would release through Icons or Ideas a detailled, era-styled train station that would match the Orient Express and Emerald Night in style. Also, because I wasn't convinced by the two train stations sets produced through Bricklink (Studgate and Brick Cross).
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    Here are my two cents on these bullet points. * A second modular series would probably work well if they made it like the Ninjago City series, especially with steampunk theme. Ngl, I'm not into Ninjago, but I love the cyberpunk city vibes those 5 sets give, especially their verticality and multiple pathways above ground. * To me, wider sets are not a good idea when Lego is already pumping out so many large sets recently and eating away people's display space. Narrower ones would make for interesting fillers though, especially townhouses. Taller ones would be tricky however (see some of the tallest modulars like TH and GG), and again a potential space issue. * Selling "extra floors" makes no sense when there's already PAB to order parts. I would be more interested in street fillers, either buildings, parks or whatever. But it's something Lego can still propose as free instructions, like they did 3 years ago with the winter park, construction site and wig stand modulars (https://brickset.com/sets/subtheme-Pick-a-Brick-Model-Modular). Then you'd just need to buy the parts yourself. * Licensed sets do not need to be "modular compatible" to interest potential buyers. I'd say the same for buildings of other themes or parts of the world, with Ideas' Botanical Garden and Italian Riviera being proof of that. * At the very least, I'd like to see more detailled industrial buildings like shipping warehouses, power plants, factories, etc... But as its own theme rather than sticking it to the modular's main line.
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    This, and I wish we got similar sets from Ideas too. I'm very fond of the Old Fishing Store, Motorized Lighthouse, A-Frame Cabin, Botanical Garden and Italian Riviera sets, but they are not city buildings like the modulars and BDP's Art Factory and Sushi Restaurant.
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    Like Roebuck said, BDP is not an indicator of the broader market. At best, it's closer to Ideas, without Lego filtering the projects based on what they think would sell best. Also, there's a distinction to be made between sets that are inspired by modern Asian settings (BDP's Sushi restaurant) and sets that are inspired by festivals (the Lunar Year ones) or fantasy settings (Monkie Kid, which seems to be currently discontinued). They don't have the same appeal.
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    It all depends whether there is a market for it or not in the US/Europe. Also, the competition is selling that kind of set already both in the Asian market and outside of it, so Lego may not see it a worthy investment.
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    I wish Lego would make more retro vehicles like that. I'm less interested in modern-looking vehicles from the City theme. Even the recent 60407 Double-Decker Sightseeing Bus feels off to me. I'd rather try and make a MOC of a minifig-sized red London bus from the 50s with actual stairs inside to access the top deck. I also recently learnt of another exclusive and extremely rare set, 4000008 Villy Thomsen Truck. It's a reproduction of a truck the Lego company used for delivering their production across Europe in the 60s. Stickers aside, very few of the parts are rare, so I'm thinking of ordering parts on PAB to build it. I think it will look good next to GE.
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    Speaking of GWwp series, here's an upcoming minifig-sized one. It's a Japanese-themed food stand: https://www.lego.com/en-id/product/restaurants-of-the-world-japan-40906 It's also not a Ninjago set.
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    An Asian-themed modular would be nice, despite standing out from the main line.
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    You can actually access them from the Builder app: https://www.reddit.com/r/legomodular/comments/1pbvual/im_sharing_the_employee_gift_4002025_digital/ The link is down the comment section. No PDF though, only the 3D version.
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    Imho that really depends on the sets themselves. I can't imagine a large audience is missing out on most of exclusive sets when they are more related to Lego as a company, its activities and history than to a specific theme. Even the Friends' 10th anniversary set isn't that interesting compared to the creativity of the commercialized sets in that theme. The only exceptions I can see from these are 4002019: Christmas X-wing (which is currently sold on the 3rd party market at an indecent price because it's Star Wars), 4002021 (I guess? I'm not into Ninjago) and 4002025, as I mentioned previously. These 3 feel the most like they could have been commercialized to some success as seasonal sets. I'm also baffled Lego isn't even releasing the instructions for these sets, to let people buy the parts on PAB to build them.
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