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  1. AFOLguy1970
    I guess we still have nothing regarding the 2019 modular. If this is a January 1 release similar to the last several, then we should be getting something soon. They have to print the January catalogues and the January online calendar will be available in the coming weeks. It was about this time last year, we found out about DD, so any day now.
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    If I remember correctly, we did not find out about DD until deep into November. We did not have a photo, an unconfirmed rumor, a description, or anything.
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    Mom sold the original in a garage sale. I got that one in either 1979 or 1980. A year ago, I finally saved enough to get a used one on Bricklink. There is no intention of parting with that one. This would be my #2, only to lose to the Galaxy Explorer by a narrow margin.
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    It would come down to the Galaxy Explorer. I wont ever again let one go.
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    Except that we just had a food establishment in the DD. AS, PR, GG, and to some extent CC are all food related. If they are going to eventually go the route of a pizzeria, they might go with the 80s concept and combine it with an arcade.
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    I have been rebuilding a lot of sets since we moved and now have some space to display them. Several broken parts have been noted, and the majority of them are indeed reddish-brown. Instead of throwing them away, I now keep them in a plastic bag.
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    Buying strictly from a Lego Store or S@H does not work too well for MOCs. I really need Bricklink as there are a multitude of parts that cannot be bought directly from Lego itself.
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    I posted about this on another thread as well, but the skeleton leg reddish brown elements so far unique to the Mountain Police Headquarters are horrible. Almost all of the original nine provided have now broken--some from trying to reconnect them, and some by just looking at them. I got some replacements when the first few broke from Lego and then bricklinked some as the others broke. I think I have replaced the whole set by now. So far, the replacements are holding, so we will see how long that lasts. It seems like a lot of parts break in batches. Almost all DBG headlight parts 4070 on my Fire Brigade had a crack at the base upon reassembling it. When building MOCs, I sometimes find myself avoiding certain parts or color combinations due to the perceived "fragile" quality of the part.
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    Wow, that would certainly be the costliest Ideas set ever. I wonder what most people are willing to pay for Voltron.
  10. AFOLguy1970
    Great interior! The elevators remind me of the ones in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. Thankfully, yours do not have that inherent problem the ones in the movie have
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    It implies that Finn went into a dark age or at least his interest in Lego has diminished. I want to know what happened to the Man Upstairs? He invested a lot of time and money into Bricksburg, the minifig wall, and all his other displays. It is hard to believe he just let it all completely go, unless he sold off most of his collection.
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    Speaking of a bad batch, 9 of the pictured parts are included in the Mountain Police Station. One broke three months ago after the station was assembled. It was later disassembled right before we moved. Today, I decided to rebuild it. Another one was found broken in the bag and the other three broke while trying to reattach the stick parts to them per the instructions. I am about to send TLG a message on the website, but still am wondering when the other 4 will break and if the replacements will be any better It is extremely frustrating when you buy what is supposed to be a premium product and this happens, even with being careful. Quality Control by Steven Wagner, on Flickr
  13. AFOLguy1970
    Outstanding! These polybags are exactly the type of things I am looking for. Really hoping they make it this side of the Atlantic.
  14. AFOLguy1970
    Excellent build with nice texture appeal. The white railings on the interior are excellent. It really dwarfs the Detective's Office, but that is definitely not a bad thing.
  15. AFOLguy1970
    Very nice! I prefer this to the original build by far. With some extra parts in the right places, it would make a good corner modular.
  16. AFOLguy1970
    Excellent, especially the storefront setup and the window displays. The 24 width works really well here.
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    Nice review. I bought this set to add to my city setup. Many people doing this for the same reason will most likely expand the buildings and convert them into modulars. You would need to make the separate stories detachable and add to the depth of interior and finally create a back for the buildings. They do seem to fit in well to a modular block.
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    My city setup will probably have two active trains. I already have the current City Passenger train and am looking to get one more. Getting the next passenger train will result in two very similar trains. Although I am not at all into Harry Potter, that train does look interesting. Too bad it does not come with one more passenger car. I could see buying one or two and just leaving the stickers off. The station parts will also be useful when it is finally time to build some type of train terminal in the setup.
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    It shows up for me.
  20. AFOLguy1970
    Nice grand rail station! It reminds me of a European terminal on the exterior and a bit like Philadelphia's 30th Street Station on the interior. Well done.
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    That is definitely a lot of work, but he did very well making it into a large corner structure and true to the artwork that he has. I wonder how many sets he had to buy in order to make it that large?
  22. AFOLguy1970
    I would guess the Flintstones has a good chance. The house actually appeared in Lego Dimensions in a secret zone, but minus the characters themselves. There seems to be a saturation of planes. I like the SR-71, but have a been there, done that feeling with the NASA theme. I like the Amelia Earhart design, but the Women of NASA and the women of science set they made earlier gives me the same been there, done that feeling. The Embraer plane is good, but it looks similar to sets Lego has already made. The motorcycle might be at a slight disadvantage due to the Tron project. I know they are not the same, but still....... The others either look too big, or they are licensing issues.
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    I do not think that the new city set either hints at or debunks the idea that the next modular will be a hotel or a museum. The one thing I am fairly confident with is the fact that a theoretical hotel/museum modular would not be in competition with the new city set. In the Capital, the museum is basically a near empty trans clear shell with one exhibit. The hotel is a couple of stories with an open back and apparently even some open space on the sides. It appears to have a very simple lobby and maybe a max of two guest rooms with about enough space for a couple of token items. There was a city set that had a bank heist, and there was some overlap with the Brick Bank, so that was not a problem for either line. Then, there was the Fire Brigade, which was undoubtedly available along with at least one full City fire station. Having seen the photos of the new city set, this is definitely not going to be a threat to the modulars. Some sets like Ninjago City, Joker Manor, or even the Sanctum Sanctorum set might be weighed as alternatives to a modular. The Capital? Not so much.
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    Interesting also at a time when the Pop-up book is considered by many to be the frontrunner on the next Lego Ideas review. This could be interpreted in a few ways: (1) Lego thinks that book builds like these are a great idea, therefore they will greenlight the Ideas project (2) The pop-up book will be rejected, because they already had this in the works (3) Just pure coincidence
  25. AFOLguy1970
    Stunning, just absolutely stunning! I normally go for the older architecture when it comes to buildings, but I have a soft spot for planetariums and ultra-modern designs if done really well---which you have accomplished. The raised structures are done very well. In a way, it reminds me of the way the Atomium is done in Brussels, Belgium. Yet, it is unique. Wish I could see your MOC in person.
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