GC8Monkey

It has been a while since I stopped by these forums and Wow! Was I blown away by this MOC. Simply beautiful. One of the nicest modular buildings I have seen. I really like the subway entrance as it really captures the feel of the Parisian underground and its wrought iron.

As soon as I saw Vader on the bike, I couldn't help but think of my avatar pic. It's nice to see that we can see humour in the same thing. Hehehe. Betcha mine would win in a race though.

I am really looking forward this this new modular set. I can see some of the nods that were made to the town hall building in the town plan set from a few years back. It is nice to see a fully realized City Hall. I still can't believe how big it is compared to the other buildings. Quite the monster set. This may be jumping the gun but I am hoping for a police precinct next.

I bumped into these today at my local Walmart. Managed to find everything aside from the Centurion and Lady Liberty. I quickly popped into an Indigo bookstore and was lucky enough to find the last two for completion of the set. Now that I have them I can say I really like the clockwork robot and the mechanic. Lego put together one of the strongest series yet with this one. Really good selection of characters. Now to find some more centurions and and robots for some army building.

Simply beautiful. I am really looking forward to adding this to my modular street. Some great details. I love the fish tank. I like the fact that this set can break up the street a bit, with it being two smaller buildings rather than one large one. Good choice on the part of the designers.

Great review. Across the pond in Canada, I just found the alien ship at my local Toys R Us. $4.99 for one and still the best way to get the LGM. Simple build but effective none the less. I like it and it allows me to have an army of LGM at a more reasonable price than getting them in the larger sets. It might just be hard to find for some though.

For all the Canucks here, I just spotted these in my local Walmart here in Vancouver. I grabbed some for myself and picked up some more for my nephews. I would say the figures a fairly good quality. Not as nice as the regular figs that come in the sets but still very good. The legs don't seem to be as tight. All in all though, a very nice set of unique figs that will add to anyones collection. I was pleased with my purchase. Love the Robot. By the way Walmart is selling them for CAN $2.86 each. Cheers.

I was just on Shop@Home and it is listed as backordered and will ship in June. There is still a chance for all of you that have yet to buy this wonderful set. Cheers!

I love it! This really is very accurate. The Stone is sweet and the house is really well done. It really captures the action of the sport in one picture. Does your team have the hammer?

Wow! A very unique buiding. I would have to say I like the third one the most. The black windows on the second floor work much better than the white ones. Also the roof is perfect for the Chinese restaurant theme. I would like to say though that I prefer the planters on the second version the most. It looks great with your other modular buildings and the alley is a nice touch. I hope you add an interior.

Getting to your hardware store thread a little late, however it allowed me to see the evolution of your store. As soon as you added the stickers it really brought it to life. It really "feels" like a country hardware store and it has a great selection too. I like how you broke up the front window displays with the plates and glasses. Great MOC!

Great modular building. All the details you added are great, especially the tiny lego sets. I think the club being right above the lego store with all those NBA players is hilarious . Talk about diversified buiding usage. A wonderful and unique addition to your town.

Spot on! Aside from the colour,your Hydro truck looks exactly like the real ones out here in B.C. Very nicely done. I really like the stabilizers and the cones. Very simple but effective. A great upgrade from the official set.

Really nice MOC. I love the glass ceiling and I like how you have the senator huddling in the corner. Even with the Jedi Knight I think the rescue will be some work by the looks of your Bounty Hunter.

Wow! I love it. Exactly what I was envisioning only with even more details. I look forward to seeing what the interior looks like. Just wait, I hear something. Oh that's my wallet screaming for mercy. Thanks for the pics.

I own two green ones now. I misplaced one and bought another. Then I found the first one of course later on. Best thing any lego builder could own. I don't know what I would do without it now.

It is really difficult to add to all the great comments from everyone else. I'll try. Simply beautiful design. The castle sits so naturally on the rocks. It truly belongs there. My favorite part has to be the small courtyard in the castle. All the little details. Also I really like the realistic layered look of the walls. Some of the wall recesses are very subtle but really add alot to the castle. Simply put. Very beautiful work. Cheers!

Well, I don't think I like this change now. I live in Canada and at least with the stamp system, I could collect and redeem them when I had enough. Looks like the stamps on my card are useless now. I guess the next time I am at a Lego store I will give my card to someone and let them have the value out of the stamps. At least I might get some good Karma out of it.

Ah finally, a large Imperial ship for my Pirates to attack. Maybe to thier folly though by the size of this new set. What a wonderful addition to the Pirates line, even if it will be put on hiatus in mid 2010. I really like the change to the masts and rigging. This is so much better than Brickbeards bounty. I can see where my christmas money will be going to now.

Thanks for the review. I quite liked the shot of the shop's front window. Now I am sure I made the right choice in ordering this from Shop@home. Now I just have to wait for it to arrive.

Great Sports car. As others have mentioned already the front lights are really well done. I really light the amber that you added in behind the one set. Exhaust pipes are a nice addition too. As for it being too wide, I disagree. I think you have to go six wide to get any amount of detail in to the car and you have taken advantage of that.

Well bit the bullet and ordered this along with the Fire brigade. With the free shipping and the chance that the Toy Shop could only be a seasonal set I figured why not. I love all the details in micro scale. Reminds me of going downtown with my parents many years ago at Christmas time to see the decorated windows in a long gone department store. Very much like the store windows in the movie A Christmas Story. All the new toys would be in the windows with an animated display. Ah... fond memories. Okay I know that sounds sappy.

Sounds promising. I like the Idea that I would get full value for the dollars spent. However I think it would be even better if they rolled it out to Shop at home aswell. Well better for TLG as I could see myself spending alot more money on Lego at Shop at home. I better get my card filled up soon though so I don't lose any of it's value. Thank goodness I am heading to the Lego Store this weekend.

Hehehe. Great MOC. My wallet has never won a battle yet. Eventually I think it might just win the war. Who am I kidding! I am still catching up on some of the older releases.

I agree with the sentiments of many of you that this could have been handled better. To see all those bricks go to waste after alot of time and donations were made makes me mad. I am glad to hear that all the pieces are being tranported to Legoland where they will get a second life. Makes me wonder how they will load them up. Break out the shovels or bring in the front end loader?