For Star Wars collection for example, fans are already addicted from the movies, so enlarged Millenium Falcons one after another is no big deal, they will sell ! Same the with the Ninjago theme: how gigantic is that City Market ! But back in 2010, the Modulars had yet to achieve their recognition. Maybe at that time in 2010, the rise in price would have been too steep for a « all-included-double-set » for many since the collection was still new. Many people have bought two sets to make a bigger one with success but you know, having one big ensemble with all the new exclusive colors and all the bells and whistles of new pieces and new construction techniques in a single box is more appealing to me, since I don’t consider myself to be a great designer to modify and adapt many sets together. I love shopping in real life and I would have been pleased at the time if the store had been at least twice that size. I was rather taken by surprise when I read the last rumour - which is now considered to be the real thing - that the next modular would contain over 4000 pieces, for no particular reason (no anniversary to commemorate, etc) then I thought of all the sets that I’ve built in the past, for example the GE. I personally think it's likely but there isn't as much evidence to say for certain.Only that the info came bundled with the rumor that it was larger (which turned out to be true. Perhaps it has 3 connection points to allow for a street or inverted corner or street if you so choose. Maybe it's all just a coincidence but it makes a whole lot of sense to me.Īs for the rumor of it being an inverted corner. Anderson Ward Grubb is a prolific designer, and his green thumb is seen in sets like 10280 Flower Bouquet which could explain the inclusion of the wonderful flowers and connect the idea to Shopping street. In a recent interview with Brickarchitect, Jamie Berard confirms that larger footprints are on the table, saying "We just want to use them strategically when there’s that extra special story that just warrants a bigger footprint or a smaller footprint." To me this sounds like the idea of Shopping Street struck a chord with the design team and was greenlit to fulfill Anderson's vision. It fits into the rumor that the building will be wider too. He also said that they had a hard time fitting in in the scale and budget (particularly the width/scale of the buildings in such a small space) The budget has been increased for this year allowing the idea to be realized. In an interview he mentioned: "When I first started doing some sketches for it, we were exploring things like a shopping street, where the layout might have been completely different with an aisle down the middle." There is likely at least one other building/shop to pair with the flower shop, which leads me to believe this is a reincarnation of what Anderson referred to as Shopping Street, which was replaced with the Jazz club during development. Given the confirmed larger scale of this set piece count wise, we have more clues as to what is going on here. It's unlikely that they were designed for a one-off wholesome Facebook post. are very well designed and in-line with what we expect to see in a modular. The sidewalk details, flower baskets, fire hydrant, flower bike, etc. And to further extrapolate on this teaser, I am confident the next modular building is Shopping Street for a few reasons. Here are my ideas for the 16x32 building:ĥ.) Residential (we need MORE liviing… Townhouse, Apartment, Condo, etc)ĩ.) Community Movie Theater (sure, we already have Palace Cinmera but it’s a small singe-movie scene theater with apartment above it just like I saw one or two in my area).Īlthough marketing is not my thing, I jsut don’t know how they will work out there?Ī agree that this teaser is likely for the next modular building (albeit modified in the facade and interior as FollowsClosely mentioned). It is also easier to arrange our cities if we have 16x32 buildings. A 16x32 building is a nice addition to our cities. Kinda like battle packs in Star Wars but for the Modular line.Įxaclty, that’s wht I was thinking the same way! Currently, I am hiding Bookshop and I didn’t realize it’s a split building (2 16x32 baseplates) and this gives me some more ieas. Try to keep the cost to $75-$125usd and I think you have a winner. You could even do an alleyway with some rubbish bins, cardboard boxes and a stray cat or two…that fire engine needs someway to the back entrance of the Fire Brigade. Or even a small business (Farmer Market, Butcher, Hardware Store) 1 to 2 floors on a 16x32 baseplate. Think about a park, plaza, playground or even a cemetery ( cool for those who added the Haunted Mansion ) on a 32x32 baseplate. I always thought the idea of a yearly half size “modulaette” would be cool.
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