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  1. Sammael
    I would expect a 64-wide 2-corner set, with some tribute to Cafe Corner and Market Street. Perhaps a Hospital (finally) with a cafe and fresh fruit market? In this style?
  2. Sammael
    Right, and agreed. If Jamie was involved than the only thing left is that they did not iterate enough due to lack of time. As for comparing to Rebrickable, many of those MOCs are fantastic but some of them are far, far from a pleasant building experience. They are also often quite fragile. Official modulars were always next level... and Ninjago City series is one level above that when it comes to build experience.
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    I finished building the set today (purchased it on the 2nd). Overall, it was probably the worst modular build experience I've had a in a while. Some of the previous modulars were boring (Town Hall) or repetitive (Emporium), this one was just bad. Lots and lots of fiddly bits, tiny pieces to justify the piece count, and honestly questionable techniques at times. I own a few Rebrickable MOCs and this is how Shopping Street felt like. It needed several more refinement passes. Design-wise, the alley between the 2 buildings is too narrow and doesn't add much visual appeal. It would have been nice if they made it a cobbled street that could then be further extended but no, it's there just for the leak/plumber "story" which I found completely unappealing. The rat's nest and the carrier pigeon loft are far more interesting story points. Overall look is better than in pictures but feels too much like a mutant of some of the previous modulars. There is some questionable architecture and the ridiculuous toilet placing. Too much was sacrificed to achieve the angles - build experience, size, and playability. I see above the designer is the same as for 10362 French Café. I found that set's realization atrocious (I did not buy it but watched numerous reviews - 0 appeal). This one is better, but please, TLG, assign someone more senior to mentor the designer a bit more on the topics I mentioned. It's obvious the designer is very talented, but needs more guidance.
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    Unless something changed, recallibrating an official molding machine to use different colors is not a task that can be easily accomplished multiple times per day. Also, some of those colors are not colors that would be officially produced. For example, a few years back at the Fan Weekend, one of the designers stated that a translucent torso and translucent arms are a no-go since they have to be different types of plastic so the arms can be popped off without breakage. My guess is that these are simple knock-offs.
  5. Sammael
    Ideas Gingerbread House was rejected 4 years ago.
  6. Sammael
    Warcraft and Diablo licenses from Blizzard would work great to replace Fantasy Era Castle, while Starcraft would be an awesome alternative to Star Wars junk. All three games feature demons or demon-like creatures, sacrifice, blood and gore galore, so they would seem to be against TLG's brand image, but TLG doesn't give a rat's megablocks about its brand image anymore anyhow. EDIT: oh wow, the common word for human posterior is censored on Eurobricks? How very... American.
  7. Sammael
    I read the last 2 pages and saw nothing, didn't think Brickset was that behind the news. I guess it's the price of having to clear every news item with TLG to check if it's a leak or not...
  8. Sammael
    Nobody has mentioned the 4 Spider-Man sets with pics shown on Brickset? I hate the vehicles, but some of the figs look appealing. Will need to see that Sandman in more detail... https://brickset.com/sets/76134-1/Spider-Man-Doc-Ock-Diamond-Heist https://brickset.com/sets/76133-1/Spider-Man-Car-Chase https://brickset.com/sets/76114-1/Spider-Man-s-Spider-Crawler https://brickset.com/sets/76113-1/Spider-Man-Bike-Rescue
  9. Sammael
    Stretchers of that style are still in use around here, I saw EMTs using one not three days ago.
  10. Sammael
    I can't stand that animation style and the Dimensions Teen Titans minifigs were horrible.
  11. Sammael
    You can Bricklink it for less than $30: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=sh133#T=P
  12. Sammael
    Thank you for the insights! This set looks great, can't wait to see more of the theme. And I am saying this even though I am not a huge HP fan and don't own a lot of older HP sets (2010 castle and a handful of others).
  13. Sammael
    Maybe some bizarro EU regulation that they cannot include the word just in one language
  14. Sammael
    Not directly related, but I just realized that the new CMF18 Cat costume + this Catwoman head + this hair gives us a decent Marvel Black Cat stand-in:
  15. Sammael
    Aside from some more X-Men and F4, I'd like to see: Comic Zemo, Viper, Arnim Zola Magik Elsa Bloodstone Comic Hank Pym Kang Juggernaut Daredevil, Elektra, Kingpin, Bullseye Enchantress, Executioner, Warriors 3, Lady Sif, Malekith, Ymir, Surtur Spitfire Omega Sentinel Abomination Crimson Cowl Mysterio
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