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Yes. There are pictures around if you look hard enough. Alond with the Lakeside Lodge, the dog (Park Animals) and some vehicles.
Many people made an active decision not to purchase the set because it wasn't considered to be part of the series. They didn't "miss out". Why did you have to BrickLink it? Why did you "miss out" at the time? Or perhaps you weren't there at the time?
Many people have become interested in the modulars since the first few went out of production, and who have consequently wanted to purchase those they don't have on the secondary market. They, of course, were also likely not to have "been there" at the time.
There has long seemed to be steady gentle pressure to change history, and persuade people, who aren't aware of either what happened or the discussions on the subject at the time, to include it. As a result it is the now the most expensive of all such sets. Yet it is also the smallest and, not withstanding that there are people who don't dislike it, I doubt there are very many who rank it as their favourite.
So I think it's wrong for somebody to come along and add fuel to that by suggesting that those who say that Market Street is not a modular have a personal ulterior motive for doing so.
On the other hand, if some new user posts a "what should I buy thread," we all come together with our pitchforks and shovels to run them out of town.
So, what should I buy? Market Street or the 2016 unreleased set?
Currently I have a BL'd CC and GG, and have bought original copies of all but PR and DO. When I buy the last two, I will consider my line complete. That is until we hear of the new one.
Market Street just does not fit with the other buildings IMHO Looks unappealing to me. So I can do without it.
Just buy a friends set.
I whole-heartedly endorse this comment. I remain confused as to why people think it isn't a modular. It clearly is because Lego identifies it as such.
(Some of us may have our own opinions whether it is of the appropriate quality, design or Lego-ness to the set - but it is clearly a modular.
I personally think the UCS Sandcrawler is a playset and not a true UCS set, but there is a shinny sticker that says 'Ultimate Collector's Series'. Thus it is in a box wedged between Obi-Wan's Starfighter and a Super Star Destroyer...)
Which brings me to another point - a Bricklinked version is not the 'set' per se from my standpoint. You can probably fake it with getting an orphaned instruction manual, but I wouldn't consider that the genuine set. Again, from this completeist collector's rationale.
Instructions and box have no bearing on the owning of a set. Do you play or display the box and instructions?
I would think that having the bricks to build the set means you have it.
Ooh! That's another contentious bag of worms.
It certainly doesn't mean that you don't have the set. That's not my point. People who Bricklink sets obviously 'have' the set. However, if you try to sell it or trade it on the secondary market, you are going to run into collectors that have a differing opinion and won't want your Bricklinked set...
But that's another discussion topic.
When are we supposed to get an announcement on the modular, Hoth set, Space Skull reissue, S15, CMF Disney....
MS will never be true a Modular. It's orphan status is forever baked into its provenance as a fan-made object. It's the only one not designed by Jamie Berard or Astrid.
Similarly, with the Prequel Trilogy UCS, ya gotta have those to have a complete set
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The building - The 'Modular' series
The guy going through the window - Market Street
Astrid Designed Modulars (Townhall & Palace Cinema) = Prequel Trilogy, not favored by some, but definitely canon for the Modular series.
Fan Designed Market Street = Extended Universe, not canon period. Only favored by those who cared enough to get it, but dismissed by everyone else.
In the Designer Video, Jamie introduced the Detective's Office as the 10th modular, so in his eyes MS is a modular. While I don't own it, that and everything else is good enough for me to consider MS modular.
This is what I said (copied directly):
I think most people who don't consider Market Street a modular just missed out on it and don't want to spend the money on it now. I bricklinked it. It's ugly but I have it. It is what it is.
Most people = not all people but a majority. I think = my opinion based on observation, therefore doesn't need to be justified.
Not really something to get overly excited about.
I'm saving that space for the 2015 Winter Toy Shop, because it's clearly the 7th building in the Winter Village collection, and must be owned to complete the set. After all, it has a helicopter.
Is making LEGO sets or MOCs a sport?
LOL, you loved that discussion :P
While we are at it here is the Lego dragon set #3724 that I don't own ;)