2018 Modular Rumours

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@TheBigLegoski i had never even thought of a re-release but now im seduced by the idea of an updated re-release of the green grocers

WhiteDove

I would love an updated rerelease of the green grocer. Not instead of a new modular though as that would be cruel to those who already have the green grocer and are looking forward to a new set.

For the new set, I think after the Assembly Square with its many small businesses it is about time for another single purpose building such as hospital, police station or school, in a beautiful old building. 

CurvedRoadPlate

It would have to be an update, many of the parts in the Green Grocer are no longer available. I'd love to see the Green Grocer redone. 

madforLEGO

CurvedRoadPlate said:

It would have to be an update, many of the parts in the Green Grocer are no longer available. I'd love to see the Green Grocer redone. 

Id love to see Green Grocer done in another color

mustang69

Hopefully, if there is a re-release it will be one of the modulars I dont have (CC, GG or TH) ;)

Bumblepants

madforLEGO said:

CurvedRoadPlate said:

It would have to be an update, many of the parts in the Green Grocer are no longer available. I'd love to see the Green Grocer redone. 

Id love to see Green Grocer done in another color

I have a red one. Seen several sand blue versions. Thanks to Minecraft sets the 1x2 groove brick is now in dark red, pink, brown, and tan as well. Any of those would be good bricklink projects. I thought about making another with the large assortment I picked up this past year but decided to make containers for my Maersk trains instead.

Bumblepants

An exact re-release of Cafe Corner is all but impossible at this point. Not only are the door molds out of print but the current design of arches would not allow for the building technique used over the Hotel entrance with studs applied under the arch.

I expect they will keep innovating and making new Modular designs rather than re-releasing. They are not based off an IP or landmark. 

dmcc0

Given the re-release of the Taj Mahal and what I said further up the thread; that I thought TLG were waiting for MF hype to die down before announcing another big set release, my predictive skills obviously amount to zero!

I wonder if a modular re-release more or less likely with the Taj Mahal re-release?  Didn't someone at TLG comment that they're re-releasing the TM because the fans were requesting it? I'd guess that some of the early modulars would also be quite high on a list of sets folk want re-released

eMJeeNL

This thread had me checking out CC again. Something that stood out was the fifth picture in the database:



Never seen that one... Is it a 2nd model, or...?

I do know of the expansion options displayed on the back of the box, but have never seen this? Looks like a v0.9 of Pet Shop?!

eMJeeNL

Oh... w8 a second.


Never saw that before; guess i was blinded by the HUGE CCs on the rest of the back...

Anyone who ever build on of those? Can you e.g. build it with the stuff you have left over from your second 10182 when you added a story to your building? That would be kinda sweet...

vwong19

@eMJeeNL - I wished I followed the marketing of the CC box and bought 6 copies.

eMJeeNL

6? 12! ;)

Fauch

here is the next modular : cafe corner x6. for 500 bucks. this is the new Lego motto. go big (and expensive) or go home.

dougsmiley

The box pictured is probably a generic one they use to send out to beta testing. Which would explain the 2016. This seems likely as all the set info is on stickers not printed on the box.

Still doesn't really tell us anything. Holiday catalog came today and i had hoped next modular would be in there as coming soon

Switchfoot55

Fauch said:

here is the next modular : cafe corner x6. for 500 bucks. this is the new Lego motto. go big (and expensive) or go home.

I'd snatch that up in a heart beat! 12,264 pieces for $500? At $.04/piece, that's not too shabby!

Fauch

no, I meant the cafe corner x6 pictured on the box. with only twice the 1st floor and roof and once the sign.

WhiteDove

I love that you could make a proper little townhouse with the leftover pieces from a second set. 

eMJeeNL

WhiteDove said:

I love that you could make a proper little townhouse with the leftover pieces from a second set. 

That’s my question: are You sure?

Aanchir

Fauch said:

here is the next modular : cafe corner x6. for 500 bucks. this is the new Lego motto. go big (and expensive) or go home.

It's weird to talk about that as a new motto when the biggest sets lately have been re-releases of stuff from around a decade ago…

bobabricks

Aanchir said:

Fauch said:

here is the next modular : cafe corner x6. for 500 bucks. this is the new Lego motto. go big (and expensive) or go home.

It's weird to talk about that as a new motto when the biggest sets lately have been re-releases of stuff from around a decade ago…

2007/2008 was definitely a "go big or go home time". We saw 10179 come out in 2007 as the largest set ever made and then 10189 beating it by several hundred pieces in 2008, 10188 also came out in 2008 aswell as the modular series starting in 2007 along with several very large creator and StarWars sets. This was made an even bigger deal when you factor in Lego just coming out of the early 2000's when every set was over-simplified and sets with large size had very little pieces.

To top that all off, 10189 Taj Mahal from 2008 hadn't been beaten until this year, when 75192 was released.

Fauch

well, we had the 3rd biggest set last year (GBHQ), then the 3rd biggest this year (Ninjago city) then the biggest and then the 2nd biggest. the last time before 2016 we had a set with over 3500 pieces was 2010 I think? (Tower bridge)

WhiteDove

eMJeeNL said:

WhiteDove said:

I love that you could make a proper little townhouse with the leftover pieces from a second set. 

That’s my question: are You sure?

ah I am sorry, I assume from the box art that that would be the case, but I don't know for sure. I found some discussions about it on Eurobricks and apparently TLG didn't ever release instructions for that model, it was just an inspiration picture. But surely somebody must have tried building it??! I only wish I had that set to try it for myself... 

flord

It's crazy to me that it's now November and nothing has leaked. The next one (is supposed to) comes out in less than 2 months.

PapaBear

That Creator set that was teased on the 24th ended up being the Taj Mahal so now we're back to square one

Aanchir

Fauch said:

well, we had the 3rd biggest set last year (GBHQ), then the 3rd biggest this year (Ninjago city) then the biggest and then the 2nd biggest. the last time before 2016 we had a set with over 3500 pieces was 2010 I think? (Tower bridge)

True, but that's by piece count rather than by price. By price, the SHIELD Helicarrier, Sydney Opera House, Mindstorms EV3, and Super Star Destroyer were all $300+. And that price bracket gets even more crowded when you adjust for inflation. The frequency of sets at these price points is greater than it used to be, but the price points themselves are not uncharted territory.

Paperballpark

I spoke to a staff member in a store today, who confirmed there will be a modular released in January, but they weren't allowed to tell me what it is. They'd not seen photos of it, just the name on their system.

eanair

I wonder whar are the chances that there won't be a modular this year (gasps, and hopes the chance is 0%)

Paperballpark

eanair said:

I wonder whar are the chances that there won't be a modular this year (gasps, and hopes the chance is 0%)

See my post just before yours.

NickF22

I can confirm what @Paperballpark says. Except the staff member I had spoken to HAD seen it.

eanair

@Paperballpark Phew!  In my defence I must've been typing my post when you posted yours!  Good news anyway (though not for my bank balance...)!

mr_benn

I also spoke to one of the Lego store staff today - who I understand has indeed seen it - but was keeping very tight-lipped about it!  "It has minifigures" he very helpfully said...

Patrik78

Does it have updated interior and lots of sand green bricks? (me wish) :)

TheBigLegoski

^
Me too ;-)
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and more bananas!                                                    and apples

spicypig

One of the Lego store staff told me, NOT re-released module. :)

HugeYellowBrick

I'd like it to be any of the buildings in this picture https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1711/PragueClock_Lascar_3216.jpg Personally I don't care if it is a museum, post office, railway station or some sort of shop.

tamamahm

A museum would sure get me to bite, but I am not expecting that. 

Aleydita

Is it an ominous sign that two old modulars have popped to the top of the 'new sets' sidebar on Brickset's home page?

eMJeeNL

There has been an update in the "images" section of both; but it got me thinking along the same lines... Hope not, even though I don't own either, I'd like to see some original designs.

AdeelZubair

I was also about to post the same comment regarding the updated images for #10182 and #10185.

CapnRex101

I interviewed Jamie Berard at the launch of #10258 London Bus back in June and we were able to discuss the series which have emerged from the Creator Expert line, those being the Winter Village, large-scale vehicles, Fairground and Modular Buildings. He commented specifically that we would continue to see Modular Buildings released every year for the foreseeable future as the design staff know that they are many AFOLs' favourite sets.

So no need to worry about a year without a Modular Building! #10246 Detective's Office wasn't officially revealed until the 21st of November and I would be surprised if they waited until any later than that so I imagine the 2018 set will be revealed within the next couple of weeks.

ArtfulDodger

I would love a modular junkyard in the style of the recent fishing modular.

Lyichir

ArtfulDodger said:

I would love a modular junkyard in the style of the recent fishing modular.

Fishing Store isn't a modular by any definition...

mithridate

Lyichir said:

ArtfulDodger said:

I would love a modular junkyard in the style of the recent fishing modular.

Fishing Store isn't a modular by any definition...

I’m pretty sure he meant a modular that has the weathered feel of the Fishing Store. More importantly, though, a junkyard would be quite the challenge in a three-story urban config. Also, the dilapidated look doesn’t quite fit the gentrifed Lego city, and would drive down neighborhood real estate values...

SumoLego

flord said:

It's crazy to me that it's now November and nothing has leaked. The next one (is supposed to) comes out in less than 2 months.

It's tough to leak nothing.  If nothing is the 2018 modular building.

And haven't we all learned that LEGO Store Employees know nothing about product releases?

Paperballpark

There is a 2018 modular.

DB361

CapnRex101 said:

I interviewed Jamie Berard at the launch of #10258 London Bus back in June and we were able to discuss the series which have emerged from the Creator Expert line, those being the Winter Village, large-scale vehicles, Fairground and Modular Buildings. He commented specifically that we would continue to see Modular Buildings released every year for the foreseeable future as the design staff know that they are many AFOLs' favourite sets.

But does that mean we need to worry about the future of the winter village, large scale vehicles and fairground lines?!

I rather doubt it to be honest - just an easy can of worms to open up with a quote like that! 

Aleydita

I think the addition of new hi-res images to Lego's servers signals a re-release is nailed on. Whether or not this will be instead of a 2018 modular or in addition to remains to be seen. Why otherwise, when TLG is trying to drive down costs, would they go to the bother of updating - and then uploading - the images of two long-retired sets?

Paperballpark

The 2018 modular is not a re-release.

CCC

Whereabouts were the images updated on lego's servers? As I find, no matter where I search, in the shop or homepage, searches for 10182 or Cafe Corner or Cafe or Corner do not show any Cafe Corner results. The latter two obvioulsy bring up newer products (Corner Deli, various cafes, etc).

roxio

Aleydita said: 

I think the addition of new hi-res images to Lego's servers signals a re-release is nailed on. Whether or not this will be instead of a 2018 modular or in addition to remains to be seen. Why otherwise, when TLG is trying to drive down costs, would they go to the bother of updating - and then uploading - the images of two long-retired sets?

TLG updated them?