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If they want to sell it at X but most people wait for discounts to get it at X-20%, why not increase price in 15-20%? Those that wait for discounts will pay almost X, those that don't pay more than X, so more profit for LEGO.
As for the modular... My first thought was "I love it! Like the DD, it reminds me of Back to the Future and they'll look great together!" but the more I look at it and the more I explore the pictures, the less I like it...
Something about it just doesn't feel right. The layout is pretty much what I expected when we heard rumblings of a Corner Garage. I think it's the Sand Blue windows with the Dark Orange brick on the upper floors. It doesn't flow well from the ground with White, Dark Green and Dark Red. I think the doorway on the ground doesn't feel quite right too with the rest of the ground.
However, the great thing about Lego is that you can tweak it to how you'd like it to be (permitting available pieces) which is what will happen for me.
Price is inevitable considering prices nowadays and the fact promo thresholds are seeing noticeable 'price creep', I expected it.
The yellow bollards are… exactly the same as the ones in the Fire Brigade. Are you serious right now?
The bay windows use a building technique we’ve literally never seen before in any theme, that required both walls around them to be constructed sideways and attached with clips. That’s the OPPOSITE of “basic”.
The umbrella/parasol… again… what? We’ve seen plenty of parasols constructed this way or similarly in Creator Expert fairground and modular building sets, all the way back to the Cafe Corner.
I… uhh… don’t even know what point you’re trying to make about the roof terrace. Seems no more basic than the rooflines and terrace furniture of many other modular buildings.
Overall the only basic things I can notice in your post are your observation skills. 🙄 And also a lot of weird hangups about colors? It’s certainly peculiar how often AFOLs will automatically dismiss bright colors in any context as too childish or girly or unrealistic. (Unless it’s the color scheme for an 80s or 90s space theme, those are totally suitable for serious, mature builders, and kids just aren’t sophisticated enough to appreciate them…)
Apart from the fact that I have no interest in cars and garages, lego or otherwise, it seems to have lost that modular magic.
As others have commented it just seems like a large D2C city set or creator 3 in 1 set. A very good one of those, but not a modular.
It may have 2569 pieces, but I am struggling to see where they are. The building seems thin and small. The truck makes it look like a city playset, and the minifig faces add to that 'city' feel.
I liked the change from the classic smiley in the diner, as the smiley seems rather dated. But here it just helps push the set over the edge from modular to 'city'. I was half expecting the set to have an open back!
At least I will have room on my modular shelf for the 2020 modular.
I mean, what exactly do you think is supposed to separate Creator Expert from those other themes, besides stuff this set has in no short supply like advanced building techniques, creative/surprising part use, and elaborate brick-built detail?
Frankly, sets like Cafe Corner and Green Grocer, which in a lot of cases tended towards much more basic studs-up building and other highly conventional uses of parts, had more in common with a typical City or Creator 3-in-1 set than sets like Corner Garage, Downtown Diner, or Assembly Square.
Thinking about where Jo's Garage will fit in here. Move GG(mod) next to CC(mod) and put Jo's Garage next to the FB? I'm pretty happy with DD next to PC. The negative comments here are making me shake my head and chuckle. I remember all the hate for the TH, and then the remorse when it was gone. I no longer have space to set up the city with trains and roads - miss that....
This will hopefully allow for room to add a shower on the 3rd floor bathroom.
I don't understand all the complaining about the set. ALL of my LEGO sets have been modified in one way or another. That's the fun part!
ill give you the point about the bay windows. initially i thought they were the same as the windows from 31065 park street townhouse but to me they look a little simple
the bollards are basic, its two 1x1 cylinder with a stud on. may have been done before on FB but that doesnt make it fresh or imaginative. i bought xmas fire station which has a similar build for it hydron and i thought that looked awful.
the parasol, nothing new nothing fresh just bog standard and basic, regardless of how many sets its been used it and imo the worst part of the ferris wheel
and the roof terrace is so basic have we had a more pointless one since PC? TH you go up for the bell, BB to lower yourself down the chimney, DO theres like a water tank AS like a bar area. this one just seems for the sake of it
so anachir you are allowed to disagree with my "observations" and opinions, but if you are going to slam someone just make sure you understand the point they are making. all you really did was validate my initial point by highlighting how we have seen much of this before. Just because weve seen something used before doesnt make it great. i never once complained about the colour of anything, imo on first impression this modular does not shout NEW and does not appear that creative
and with modulars i always want to be wowwed with fresh ideas, new colours, new pieces, innovative building techniques
overall it looks ok, but expensive. nice trick with how large the facade looks despite the building probably having a smaller footprint than other corners.
Seriously I do love the lighting and shelf arrangement. Looks like there is room for 1 or 2 more modulars before expansion.
Sets for younger builders (juniors, City) use brighter, contrasting colors to make the build easier.
Wait. Sorry...I've been on auto pilot for this thread the last two months.
Having not obtained any modular to date, I highly doubt I'll start with this one. That said, I really like the look of it and think it'll make a nice addition to the series!
The garage feels like it’s missing that special modular touch Jamie was so good at transferring and I think you can tell he’s not leading the modular designs anymore. Mike probably designed it putting all kinds of nifty gadgets in the build like the very clever designed boom on the tow truck and the roll up cargo door, but the interior is lacking. Why is there no doors between the different floors? The pet shop customers will have to inhale exhaust fumes while waiting for their veterinarian appointment.
Anyway, I will definitely buy and hope it will exceed my expectations as Downtown Diner did.
both of your responses to my initial opinion of this design start by laying into.opinion of having that door piece on the front. firstly you talked about the colour - i never complained about the colour, 2ndly the use of it in other modulars - my only issue is with it on the front
now please do me a favour and name me a modular since the pet shop from may 2011 that has the door piece 60623 on its front exterior
im not trying to argue with you so please be concise, try not to go off on a tangent about a point i never actually made, or try to overwhelm with text
because if you can i will apologise and eat my words, back track and say that my initial opinion of this design, its complicated, innovative and fresh
ps ive had a look at my modulars and there isnt one but good luck
Also, could you please try to spell my name correctly? And use capital letters? It can be a little hard sometimes to read your posts.
the door piece is in dispute because you keep misquoting me on it
so did you find the door used on the front of a modular since pet shop?
i know you didnt, because it hasnt been
but have you seen it on the front of a creator building 3in1 set since pet shop in 2011?
of course you have, because they use it all the time.
i refer you to my original point about the areas i highlighted as being more creator 3in1 rather than creator expert
wasnt that spanner on the yellow sign used in a recent creator 3in1 model
and stop saying that i dont like it what i said was
"overall its ok its a little basic but very underwhelming"
i dont see why you cant just accept that rather that including me in a rant about the expectations of afols
the parasol: something different, why even plastic, why not the material from the cape or sail?
i want "Creator expert" not creator basic, i remember Stephen fry quoting someone along the lines of: why use one word when 100 will do.
and with creator expert why use 1 for a parasol when you can use ten.
and with the roof terrace and bollard again you seem to miss my point, why do the same as before when you can try something new
I'm not at all surprised by the triangular layout of the building or rooms. In the designer video for the Diner, Mike talked about how he is known as the triangle guy and often gets questions about them. I just wish he had found a better way to disguise the gaps between building sections on the front.
so i made this in 2 mins whilst the dog was outside, using the flags from chima, surely lego can do better
(Although the Balloon Cart may be tied to the Mixer, but you get my point.)
Not sure about this set,the ground floor I do like. The big angled wall in the front starts looking a bit weird at the upper floors with the big gaps between the other walls and the angles wall being rather large in general. I don't see buildings like that irl,let alone garages but I guess they are to be found somewhere. Inverted corner would not have those holes.
The guy (girl?) with the white hair driving the scooter seems to have lipstick on,just something that I noticed. No tiled floors in this set,at least not inside. Guess makes sense for a garage but still a small disappointment. Agree that it is starting to look more like a regular creator set. probably will skip,got enough buildings anyway and i am starting to drift away to other themes.
for me modulars should be innovative, not tried and tested, each to there own