Professor Brick

really fantastic!

I think the strategy that Lego is using to develop the modular line is really quite smart. Releasing modulars with significant play value works well on a number of levels. AFOLs will continue to buy for display, or city-building. But now parents with slightly older children may be tempted to continue to purchase Lego beyond that 6 - 12 bracket. So TLG extends the window of childhood where Lego is a must-buy gift. Teenage me would have loved the modular line. Further, the play elements give AFOLs with younger children a reason to splash out and spend upwards of $200 on a single set. I know that I personally spend more money on my modular and train addictions by justifying them in this way. I say to myself, 'this is a hobby I can enjoy with my daughter, and I know that she will get a great deal of joy out of it as she gets older.' Lets also not forget that a significant driver of the AFOL market is Gen-Xers reliving their childhoods. This isn't about rich kids versus poor kids. I'm willing to bet there is good evidence to suggest that parents spend more on toys that can be justified in terms of engagement and fun for the whole family. I'm gonna smuggle some cookies!

yes indeed. love the skeleton beneath the church yard

yeah that waitress is great!

A word of warning. While the curves and straights seem to be fine, I recently purchased a set of switches. Bad idea. They are warped and don't lay flush with a flat surface. Even worse, they don't contain the spring mounted mechanism like Lego switches so derailments are practically unavoidable. So maybe use the real deal where it counts, and supplement your set of straights and curves with the brown stuff.

Totally second this. I think a nice big Victorian house would be a great addition to the Modulars. I don't think we'll see an apartment building, but that would be a lot of fun too.

Here in Canada those colours would be spot on for a Petro Canada Station

This is really really nice. I like it better than the original because it is truer to the midcentury independent cinemas that are slowly disappearing in North America.

This thing is pretty cool! At first I thought it was a little cheezy, but I kept scrolling through the pics and the more I saw, the more I liked. By the time I thought, 'damn, I want to see this thing up close,' I knew it was genius. Great job!

Yeah I would also like to see another train station, that would be nice. Something with an indoor terminal, so it matches nicely with current commuting platform currently on offer

A fine dining restaurant would be a fantastic addition to the modular series. We already have a snooty waiter from the most recent series ten of the MFC, and correct me if I'm wrong, but is there not a waitress in the upcoming series 11? some patrons in evening wear and we will be all set

This is very unique, but manages to capture much of the spirit of Lego town, so kudos!

A very nice finishing touch. I will keep that brick in mind.

When I clicked on the link, I did not expect this! So very impressive. Your friend must have been blown away to see it in person

I'm particularly partial to the rolling stock. The train just looks complete.

What a brute of a loco. I love the videos - first thing I thought when I saw the photos was, 'I gotta see that in action.'

This is probably the best colours used for a modular I've seen in a long time. And that working elevator is a hidden gem - not expected and a true pleasure to see in action.

Yes the size of that loco makes the town feel like the beginnings of a wild west outpost, or the remainder of an older stop on a railroad in North Dakota or Saskatchewan

This really takes me back. Nice to see such a unique creation. Truly a work of art

I got interested in this set and did a little sleuthing. I'm pretty sure the locomotive is modelled on the NS class 6400 produced for the Dutch state owned railway in the late 80s and early 90s. They were light and medium duty haulers and about 120 were produced according to Wikipedia. Following privatization a bunch were bought by a German firm (at that point it was Railion) and painted in the bright red livery. Apparently a number found their way into track service, engineering and maintenance. Maybe that says a little something for us North Americans about the origins of this set. Interestingly a couple of these locomotives were recently purchased by the consortium that owns the Chunnel trains and they haul malfunctioning high speed trains out from under the channel. Sorry cant find that particular link but the Wikipedia article is below. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Class_6400