Modular building compatible models added to Pick-a-Brick
Posted by Huw,
Those of you lamenting the omission of gaps between buildings in the official modular street may well be sated by three models that have just been added to pick-a-brick at LEGO.com.
The pieces required to build each modular street compatible model can be ordered from the service although, as I write, some are out of stock. They are all fairly basic in design and mostly use common pieces, so the chances are you have the majority of the parts needed already.
Take a look at the three models and find links to the instructions after the break. We've added them to our database should you wish to record possession of them.
Wig stand
- Download instructions
- Order pieces (£27 / $31 / €31)
Construction site
- Download instructions
- Order pieces (£22 / $25 / €25)
Winter scene
- Download instructions
- Order pieces (£22 / $26 / €26)
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Are these official sets?
Too bad most don’t have connection points
I think the Winter scene & Construction site have their labels swapped
I swear these are the final projects for an intern or co-op .
"Design something in a CAD, render it, and we'll list it for sale! If it sells enough, you'll get a full time offer!"
Can't go wrong with that construction site! I'm sure it will make my city feel like it's slightly larger.
Yeah, I’ve got to echo the other commenters: these really needed connection points to be worth adding to a modular layout. Pretty big oversight, and limits the usefulness of many of these designs at the moment.
No offense meant but I doubt these will sell well for that price.
The build are interesting but it's easy to recreate.
Only a few special parts and the instructions are free.
Two of them make some kind of sense but I'm finding the "wig stand" somewhat baffling.
@Sandinista said:
"I swear these are the final projects for an intern or co-op .
"Design something in a CAD, render it, and we'll list it for sale! If it sells enough, you'll get a full time offer!""
Don’t forget the intern was also told “these sets must be EXACTLY 150 pieces each, no more, no less.”
An excellent illustration of how pick a brick is ridiculously over-priced.
What in the world is a "wig stand"
Is that actually a thing? Like, you are walking down the road, and there is a stand that sells wigs, and you are like, "hey, lets buy me a wig"!?
And why is there a massive window strip in that toilet at the building site??
These things are always good inspiration.
Nice additions. A simple way for Pick-a-Brick users to get free instructions, automatically construct an order list, and then edit out parts they already have or don't want.
Also a simple way for comments section users to ooze their boringly predictable negativity!
I'm not sure if I'm more baffled by the wig stand, or the builders portaloo having full length windows in it....
Never realized they had those baseplates on PAB, interesting! Might order a couple next week..
What I do not understand is why the back is a mess... Are they planning to release more add ons?
@jackiebritton said:
"Two of them make some kind of sense but I'm finding the "wig stand" somewhat baffling."
Indeed, that is the bald truth of it!
The wig stand is indeed baffling, but it could be easily modified into a ticket kiosk if you wanted to free up space in the main hall of the museum.
These are a good starting point, basically a blank canvass for users to flex their creativity on.
And if you lament the absence of connection points, just order a few extra 1x2 Technic bricks!
The wig stand looks like a control post. Put is next the construction site and you have a border control post
@BelgianBricker said:
"What in the world is a "wig stand"
Is that actually a thing? Like, you are walking down the road, and there is a stand that sells wigs, and you are like, "hey, lets buy me a wig"!?
And why is there a massive window strip in that toilet at the building site??"
It's a joke. The hairpieces are referred to as 'wigs' internally at Lego, or at least they were. The implication is that Lego people swap them out the same way you'd swap out sunglasses or hats.
I think it's quite fun.
If you cannot come up with something similar yourself and need these, you clearly haven't learnt anything about building when building the other Modulars. Do yourself a favour and break down any Modulars you already have and then pay attention when rebuilding them.
In the Construction Set, the portable W.C. has transparent windows!! No privacy!!!!
@MisterBrickster said:
" @BelgianBricker said:
"What in the world is a "wig stand"
Is that actually a thing? Like, you are walking down the road, and there is a stand that sells wigs, and you are like, "hey, lets buy me a wig"!?
And why is there a massive window strip in that toilet at the building site??"
It's a joke. The hairpieces are referred to as 'wigs' internally at Lego, or at least they were. The implication is that Lego people swap them out the same way you'd swap out sunglasses or hats.
I think it's quite fun. "
Hmmm, that would sounds reasonable, but I have never seen a "hat-kiosk" or "sunglasses-kiosk" before either. It is mostly the "kiosk"- part that is extremely awkward. Now, if it was a store, OK, I get it...but this,...just plain wierd.
Also, aren't hairpieces always called wigs?
Finally! Modulars I can afford!
I love the idea… reminds me of the service packs of old. Just wish the prices were a little better (…but, they are probably fairly reflective of the price of those old service packs, too…!)
@unslipped said:
"I love the idea… reminds me of the service packs of old. Just wish the prices were a little better"
Similar size to the current VIP Add-on packs. Ideal future GWPs maybe?
(along with https://brickset.com/sets/subtheme-Ideas-Pick-a-Brick-model )
Great idea! Along these lines, perhaps the next modular should be a city block sized park!
I think the wig kiosk is an unusual but fun addon. It could be any kind of kiosk - information, ice-cream etc. If you double-up on the construction site, that can be placed in a modular town as a placeholder to the next modular.
I've created little sets like these, mainly park-like with benches and trees, to add space in between the buildings.
We need a Wig Drive-Through. If you think about it, you probably have seldom seen significant customer lines at the various Wig Stands around your city. Chances are they don't do as much business as Wig Drive-Throughs.
@CCC said:
"If you cannot come up with something similar yourself and need these, you clearly haven't learnt anything about building when building the other Modulars. Do yourself a favour and break down any Modulars you already have and then pay attention when rebuilding them."
I mean, first off why be so condescending? What does it gain you to think about people like this?
Secondly, it seems to me LEGO is trying to expand their adult market. Imagine someone getting their first 1-2 modulars this year and next. And not having the parts to expand the city. And just getting into the whole concept of MOC building to grow their hobby into something more creative. It’s a fairly low effort way to support and encourage building beyond just collecting and displaying. A full blown investment there might be something they are evaluating for the future, there is such a thing as testing the waters.
I think we all need to remember not every product or idea LEGO has is aimed directly at us. A few seconds thinking about a potential target demographic almost always seems to yield some logic to their choices. There are still some baffling ones, but this just seems like an invitation to bring more people into a wider world of building.
WIG STAND!!!?
@BelgianBricker said:
"What in the world is a "wig stand"
Is that actually a thing? Like, you are walking down the road, and there is a stand that sells wigs, and you are like, "hey, lets buy me a wig"!?
"
I've actually seen a 'wig stand' on holiday. Granted, it stood outside a shop that sold hair products, but still.
That winter street scene looks nice, but the Winter Village sets don't use the modular system, so hard to integrate them with this.
@BelgianBricker said:
" @MisterBrickster said:
" @BelgianBricker said:
"What in the world is a "wig stand"
Is that actually a thing? Like, you are walking down the road, and there is a stand that sells wigs, and you are like, "hey, lets buy me a wig"!?
And why is there a massive window strip in that toilet at the building site??"
It's a joke. The hairpieces are referred to as 'wigs' internally at Lego, or at least they were. The implication is that Lego people swap them out the same way you'd swap out sunglasses or hats.
I think it's quite fun. "
Hmmm, that would sounds reasonable, but I have never seen a "hat-kiosk" or "sunglasses-kiosk" before either. It is mostly the "kiosk"- part that is extremely awkward. Now, if it was a store, OK, I get it...but this,...just plain wierd.
Also, aren't hairpieces always called wigs?"
Sunglasses kiosks are absolutely a thing here in the old US of A. Every mall in n America has at least one, if not several. Of course, malls are disappearing right and left, but still … when you say “kiosk” my brain says “sunglasses.”
As one of those grumbling about the museum, I feel heard ;D
I like how the winter one has 1/3 of the price split between the baseplate and the two tiny animals. So adapting to what you think is worthwhile or redundant seems like an easy task.
Not something I would buy stand alone, but for padding out next PAB order or on he side of another bigger order it seems fair for the ease
So much for the Wig Stand being exclusive! I kid, I kid (but I swear that was said on that Black Friday livestream). I suppose it also depends on how you qualify the word "exclusive".
Anyway, with the way my LEGO city is built, connection points are immaterial. I'm taking advantage of how a baseplate sits on top of plates so I can have a modular roadway. Some areas sit lower than the road so the modulars can sit atop those areas and create a proper sidewalk. I've done something like this thing to fill a weird gap given the footprint of Assembly Square. I made a small park using a 16x32 baseplate. I like this concept. I'm having to fill another weird gap due to the BDP Construction Site. Thinking about a noodle stand or something along those lines.
I don't actually use the connection points because I found it difficult to connect them so I just stand the buildings next to each other.
These are a bit basic, but the concept is good. Worth using as a starting point to build further.
I find pick a brick cheaper than anywhere else, but then I only look at that or eBay.
Oh boy, why are people asking where are the connection points.
It’s LEGO folks. Get a clue. Jeez. Customized it to your layout. These are ‘starters’, inspirations to expand upon. You guys forgot how to use LEGO?
lol these are so lame... my ilttle brothers could make something better
I am not a fan of these going into the database. I guess as long as they are not classified as modulars.
@legoDad42 said:
"Oh boy, why are people asking where are the connection points.
It’s LEGO folks. Get a clue. Jeez. Customized it to your layout. These are ‘starters’, inspirations to expand upon. You guys forgot how to use LEGO?"
Most people just come here to complain that everything is expensive. ;-)
If anyone has bothered looking at the instructions for the WIG STAND, you'd also see there are instructions for a FROG STAND, and a BONE STAND (with dog).... see they are having fun with it. ;-P
Between the limited piece count, simplified construction techniques, and exorbitant prices, are we sure these aren’t from the upcoming Modular 4+ series?
So where on Pick-A-Brick at LEGO.com are these to be found? Because I'm not seeing them anywhere.
No excuse for something this awful.
I like the front of the Winter scene but the back part definitely needs some work. Wig stand is weird but easily converted to something that makes a bit more sense like a Sunglass kiosk, News Stand or Cell Phone kiosk. And the windows in the Port-a-Potty need to be painted over by a Graffiti artist or something. These are a good starting point though.
@oukexergon said:
"We need a Wig Drive-Through. If you think about it, you probably have seldom seen significant customer lines at the various Wig Stands around your city. Chances are they don't do as much business as Wig Drive-Throughs."
And the Wig Superstore does loads more.
@ToysFromTheAttic said:
" @legoDad42 said:
"Oh boy, why are people asking where are the connection points.
It’s LEGO folks. Get a clue. Jeez. Customized it to your layout. These are ‘starters’, inspirations to expand upon. You guys forgot how to use LEGO?"
Most people just come here to complain that everything is expensive. ;-)"
LOL. So true. Like they never knew Lego was ALWAYS expensive.
I 100% understand using baseplates for modulars as that's just what they go with in the series since the beginning , and obviously LEGO sees sets like Daily Bugle, Diagon Alley and the new Avengers tower meant for a similar/same buyer audience.
But I think the fact that most other sets moved away from baseplates was a good thing, including road plates.
(That said , multiple colors and sizes of baseplates still are sold under Classic and via Pick-a-Brick, I'm not saying that should stop)
As for these sets, the dark grey 16x32 baseplate costs €4,19 , so that makes the cost for the rest seem quite excessive here.
@legogeek said:
"So where on Pick-A-Brick at LEGO.com are these to be found? Because I'm not seeing them anywhere. "
Have you clicked on the links provided in the article?
These do remind me of the market stall part of 10190-1. Basic build in need of serious moc.
@daniellesa said:
"I don't actually use the connection points because I found it difficult to connect them so I just stand the buildings next to each other."
If you'd like to use the pin connections without having to fight them so much, swap at least one 2L pin for a 2L axle-pin, and it'll create alignment without you having to force two pins into the next building.
We sometimes have someone bring Modulars to put in one of our displays, either because participation is light and we need the filler, or because they want to contribute but don't have anything original to display. Nobody ever pins them. Tables aren't always perfectly even, and there might be a gap at the base that can't be closed. Train track is the only thing that's really tied together across most layouts. Even really large skyscrapers that travel in several sections usually just have the base sections pushed right up against each other.
@Huw said:
" @legogeek said:
"So where on Pick-A-Brick at LEGO.com are these to be found? Because I'm not seeing them anywhere. "
Have you clicked on the links provided in the article?"
Yes, I have thank you, but is that the only way to find them? If I visit the LEGO shop on my own, and try searching for them, I come up with nothing.
@legogeek said:
"So where on Pick-A-Brick at LEGO.com are these to be found? Because I'm not seeing them anywhere. "
All of the released Pick-a-Brick builds which have come to other regions have yet to reach Poth America. Apparently they can’t get the part warehouse up to speed.
@Thespian70 said:
" @legogeek said:
"So where on Pick-A-Brick at LEGO.com are these to be found? Because I'm not seeing them anywhere. "
All of the released Pick-a-Brick builds which have come to other regions have yet to reach Poth America. Apparently they can’t get the part warehouse up to speed.
"
Ah, okay.... Thanks!
So if I understand correctly, right now the only way we in the US can access them is through "the back door" such as the link provided in the article.?
And, if we did have privy to them in the US, we could find them in the search results?