Mini Modular: would it look good being a part of a city layout

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• The_Brick_Builder Member Posts: 658

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  I am a City fan too, but I doubt it will look good unless your City is micro-scale too. It will look too out of place. The real modulars are just spectacular and I don't see the point of having the minis, while you could have the real thing.

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• Si_UKNZ NZMember Posts: 4,179

  January 2012

  Nope. Personally I dont see the point of this set unless you like micro building.
  I can imagine it might go with
  http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=5526-1

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• gmpirate Member Posts: 1,654

  January 2012

  Its not a bad looking set, but at $90 no thank you.

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• drdavewatford Hertfordshire, UKAdministrator Posts: 6,733

  January 2012

  If you're asking whether the mini modulars will look good in a city layout with other micro scale buildings then I don't see why not. If however you're asking whether the mini modulars will look good in a city layout with standard minifig scale buildings and full size modulars then you might want to exercise some common sense before starting a new thread with such a question.....!

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• akunthita USAMember Posts: 1,038

  January 2012

  @Coolsplash, the Mini Modulars are very small. I just wrote a post about them, and about half-way down you will see a video with the Mini Modulars next to the regular Modular sets. See here: http://thebrickblogger.com/2012/01/mini-lego-modular/
  
  I do see some uses for the Mini Modulars in a regular City setting. For example they would be excellent for a forced-perspective set-up, or as playhouses for minifig children, or as set-ups in a minifig theme-park. I'm sure there would be other uses as well. Your imagination is the only limit...(c;

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• drdavewatford Hertfordshire, UKAdministrator Posts: 6,733

  January 2012

  ^ Yeah - maybe they'd work if you're including LEGOLAND in your City layout....
  
  :-)

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• Si_UKNZ NZMember Posts: 4,179

  January 2012

  actually they might look OK next to some of the architecture sets perhaps.

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• Coolsplash Member Posts: 935

  January 2012

  @Si that I do agree with as well. As the architecture sets are all micro scale.
  Its just I have a great idea to create a scene from movie and in that micro scale buildings would look good.
  
  As for the price, yep it is expensive on a price per piece factor and I would consider twice before buying this. But you never know.
  
  @akunthita, thanks for the link and now I have a clearer picture of how this Mini Modular would look in front of the Modular buildings.
  
  

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• sidersdd USAMember Posts: 2,432

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  ^ Given the right camera shot you might be able to pull off having the mini modulars alongside their larger cousins, giving the illusion of perspective/depth.
  
  Edit: Doh! Just saw @akunthita said the same thing.

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• Coolsplash Member Posts: 935

  January 2012

  @sidersdd, thanks for the advice and you got what I was thinking :)

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• canuhandle23 Member Posts: 104

  January 2012

  i have a feeling these sets will bomb.. I dont see the appeal for 90 dollars..

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