Review: 910008 Modular Construction Site
Posted by FlagsNZ,
In this review I take a look at 910008 Modular Construction Site.
LEGO City has always had a range of construction sets. This set adds that feature to the Modular building theme.
Read on as I take a detailed look at this construction site as I compare it to the original LEGO Ideas submission.
Summary
910008 Modular Construction Site, 3,371 pieces.
£245.99 / $319.99 / €269.99 | 7.3p/9.5c/8.0c per piece.
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Another modular BrickLink Designer Program building that will look good on your modular street
- An attractive addition to your modular street
- Very clear instructions
- Adds a construction element to any modular street
- Limited supply for what is a very popular theme
- A very long time between ordering and delivery
- The crane could have been taller
Background
The original project has been designed by Ryan Taggart, an AFOL from the United Kingdom - known as, well, ryantaggat at LEGO Ideas.
Ryan Taggart has only submitted this one project to LEGO Ideas. He appears in this 10K Club interview when discussing his Modular Construction Site.
Modular Construction Site
The Modular Construction Site was submitted to LEGO Ideas in January 2016. By January 31 the project had reached 1,000 Supporters. By mid-February the project had reached 5,000 Supporters.
By 1 August 2016 the project had reached 10,000 Supporters.
Unfortunately, the LEGO Review Board declined to take this Ideas project any further.
BrickLink Designer Program
In 2020 LEGO announced that certain rejected LEGO Ideas projects would become available through the BrickLink Designer Program.
27 members agreed to participate and
31 10K Club projects were developed further.
How did the BrickLink Designer Program work?
The program launched in 2021 and had three rounds of crowdfunding.
1 - Pre-production
The BrickLink team and invited designers of the LEGO Ideas 10K Club projects collaborated to test build and refine the projects for production.
2 - Crowdfunding
Projects were made available for crowdfunding in three different rounds. In each round, the first five projects that reached the crowdfunding threshold of 3,000 pre-orders went into production.
3 - Production
Successfully crowdfunded projects went into production as a limited edition BrickLink Designer Program set. Up to 10,000 of each set were produced. Only registered BrickLink members who pre-ordered received these exclusive sets.
Round 2
Crowdfunding for nine LEGO Ideas 10K Club projects were held in November/December 2021.
From these nine original projects, five sets were released in Round 2 of the BrickLink Designer Program.
The Box
The box is a similar quality to other Creator Expert or Icons Modular buildings.
The Modular Construction Site is designed for AFOLs 18 years or older.
The image on the rear of the box shows the upper level of the Modular Construction Site removed allowing access to one of the upper floors.
Looking at the side of box there is only one LEGO logo and no LEGO Ideas branding.
Each BrickLink Designer Series box comes with hologram security seals.
I am noticing that nowadays toy shops are preferring to have empty display boxes on the shelves to deter people tampering with the box contents. Having hologram security seals on regular LEGO boxes would make it easier to spot if the seals have been tampered with.
There are three sub-boxes inside and one 32x32 Dark Stone Grey baseplate loose inside the outer box. The parts bags were randomly distributed in each of the three smaller boxes.
Instructions
There is no printed instruction book included in this set. Instructions for LEGO Modular Store can be downloaded here.
Instructions for all fifteen Rounds 1, 2 and 3 sets can be found here.
At first, I was somewhat disappointed that these instructions are only available in a digital format; I am old-school and much prefer printed instructions. Having said that, I am becoming more accustomed to using this modern, digital format.
This format becomes useful as you have the ability to zoom into instruction steps that are less than clear, particularly when involving small parts of similar colour hues such as Dark Stone Grey and Black.
The reverse of the instruction card contains a QR Code that will take you to the appropriate link to download the instructions.
Parts
The part count for the original LEGO Ideas submission was 4174 pieces.
In an update to the LEGO Ideas rules the maximum permitted part count was reduced to 3000 pieces.
This part count for this version of the Modular Construction Site has been reduced to 3349 parts which have been divided into twenty-two sections of numbered bags.
There are 534 unique parts.
The overall build is divided into three sections:
Section 1 - Bags 1 to 8
Section 2 - Bags 9 to 15
Section 3 - Bags 16 to 22
Other parts
There are three un-numbered bags with the larger pieces.
There are two Dark Stone Grey baseplates: one 16x32 baseplate and one 32x32 baseplate.
Minifigures
There are six minifigures in the Modular Construction Site:
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Male construction worker who operates the pneumatic hammer
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Male construction worker who is painting with a red roller brush. He wears a black bandana
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Male construction worker who is breaking up tiles with a pickaxe
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Male construction site foreman
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Female construction worker who drives the crane
Five minifigures are wearing high-vis vests over pale blue shirts and dark blue trousers.
The architect wears a tan shirt and green trousers.
Four construction workers wear red construction helmets while the foreman and architect wear white construction helmets.
The Build
As stated earlier, the overall build is divided into three sections.
Section 1
Bag 1
The parts in Bag 1 start assembling the ground floor layout.
This floor tile layout is called Tartan.
There is a construction worker, hard at work with a pneumatic hammer. He has a pile of white and blue tiles to lay. Unfortunately, the worker is not wearing ear defenders; an option that has been available in LEGO City sets from 2015.
Bags 2
The parts from Bags 2 complete the foundations and cornerstones for the building under construction.
Bags 3
The parts from Bags 3 and the 16x32 baseplate make the construction site loading dock. The foundations of the tower crane appear.
Bags 4
The parts from Bags 4 continue the building including a glassed-in stairwell. Some yellow girders appear in the structure.
An odd-looking platform or trestle can be seen on the ground floor.
The tower base of the crane is assembled.
Bags 5
The parts from Bags 5 start making the base of the columns on the side of the building.
The red bricks anchor the yellow girders to the Medium Stone Grey masonry.
Bags 6
The parts from Bags 6 continue the base of the columns around the front of the building.
Bags 7
The parts from Bags 7 complete some of the columns and adds to the stairwell structure.
Bags 8
The parts from Bags 8 fills in windows for the front and side of the building. The facade of the ground level is complete.
Section 2
Bags 9
Parts from Bags 9 add yellow girders for the next level of the building. Capitals to the five columns have been added along with street lighting.
Bags 10
The parts from Bags 10 add structure to the stairwell.
The crane mast is being assembled, and it is tied to the building wall.
Bags 11
The parts in Bags 11 add window arches and more details to the columns.
Bags 12
The parts from Bags 12 continue the masonry detail above the arched windows.
Build technique
I want to touch on an interesting building technique used in the window sill above the window arches.
The arch pieces are tied together using the rounded plate 1x2. These round plates also tie the arches back to the wall structure. This round plate part has hollow studs and therefore no LEGO engraved on top of the stud.
This PDF, written by Jamie Berard, senior design manager at the LEGO Group, titled Stressing The Elements, shows building techniques that are considered illegal by The LEGO Group.
Jamie explains that the word LEGO moulded onto the studs of most System elements increases the height of the stud by 0.14mm.
By using the rounded plate 1x2 in this situation means the SNOT technique is permitted.
Note in the above image that the arch pieces will have a stud with LEGO moulded on the stud so in those locations a 1x1x2/3 roof tile is used, so the build remains legal.
Unfortunately, at the corner of the white window sill, the white 1x1 brick is laid sideways over a stud with the LEGO moulded onto it. This is illegal.
There is also a mixture of System and Technic SNOT on the corner columns.
The reason the Technic brick 1x1 is used instead of the System brick 1x1 with knob is that the 318 pin of the angular plate 1x2x1/2 will go into the hole of the stud of the Technic brick.
The spacing between those two SNOT are not, technically, three studs apart however the upper stud is a technic pin with a knob so there is a slight amount of movement.
Mixing System and Technic elements is not encouraged, but I am uncertain whether this constitutes an illegal building technique.
As a side note, when Technic elements were introduced in 1978, one of the reasons that Technic bricks were designed with open studs is that parts threaded onto Technic axels and then threaded through the Technic holes they would have rubbed on the LEGO moulding on the studs had they been there.
Bags 13
The parts in Bag 13 build the mezzanine floor. A painter is standing by to apply red paint.
There is a work bench with drop saw and drill press on this floor.
Bags 14
This floor has had window frames installed. Not all windows have had glass fitted.
Bags 15
Bags 15 completes the mezzanine floor. The crane mast has a second tie to the building.
Section 3
Bags 16
The upper, removable, level is started.
Bags 17
The top floor continues to be assembled. A construction worker, with a pickaxe, is working here. A small concrete mixer is up here, too.
Bags 18
The parts from Bags 18 complete the upper floor although, as it is a construction site, the floor itself is still a work in progress.
There is a ladder propped up against the wall, but I am not entirely sure where the ladder is leading to!
Bags 19
The parts in Bags 19 complete the crane mast and assemble the top of the platform and access ladder.
Minor modification
I was unhappy with the design of the small concrete mixer: the sand yellow 3M axle with knob threads through the 1x2 yellow Technic brick and two T-Beams.
I was unhappy about this design for two reasons:
- The axle was held in place by faith alone, and
- The handle did not tip the concrete mixer drum.
I swapped out the 1x2 yellow Technic brick with a yellow Technic 1x2 brick with cross hole which resolved the two issues above.
I believe the small concrete mixer should also have had a round plate with eye so that it could be lifted and lowered into a work area using the crane.
The swap did not significantly affect the design of the crane turntable.
Bags 20
The parts from Bags 20 assemble the crane slewing unit and roots of the jibs.
The site architect appears along with three gas bottles and a small hand basin.
A green colour code on gas bottles signifies that it could contain an inert gas such as argon.
Bags 21
The main jib and counter jib have been assembled. The fore and aft pendants are in place as well as the tower peak or apex.
There are orange masthead obstruction lights at the top of the apex. On most cranes, these lights would be red.
You can read more about tower cranes in this guide.
The crane cab is off to one side and can be swung open allowing access for the crane driver. There is a gas cylinder next to the crane cab.
I might re-purpose the round plate with eye above the crane cab to the small concrete mixer.
Two small linear actuators are used to tension the fore and aft pendants.
Bags 22
The parts in Bags 22 make the crane trolley and hook block, a dark green portaloo (also known as a mobile toilet).
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The construction site foreman appears with a manual roller compactor.
The foreman also has a green wheelbarrow filled with:
The dark green wheelbarrow has only been seen in three other sets.
Completed model
Here is the completed Modular Construction Site in a street scene with the 910009 Modular LEGO Store on one side and a 10264 Corner Garage on the other.
I have not figured out what the yellow lattice towers are for in the front of the site access road to the left of the Modular Construction Site.
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Overall Opinion
As this is obviously a construction site there is an unfinished feel to this model.
The overarching opinion I had when assembling this model, as well as the Modular LEGO Store, due to their cavernous interior ground floors was that these buildings reminded me of the many classical heritage buildings that have had their interiors removed whist retaining the historic facarde.
The other link that this set has to my world is the concept of retrofitting strengthening to an existing building that doesn’t meet modern building codes. New Zealand is known as the Shaky Isles due to the ongoing frequent seismic activity. Following several earthquakes, heritage buildings are frequently protected from further damage by structural steel supports. Bringing heritage buildings up to modern building codes is complex and expensive.
The strong use of red elements on the internals of the masonry columns and yellow girders to reinforce the structure made me think of these strengthening options mentioned above.
Neoclassical architecture
The Modular Construction Site is, in my opinion, an example of Neoclassical architecture. It particularly reminded me of this building on the corner of Queen Street and Customs Street in downtown Auckland, New Zealand.
The columns on the facade are neoclassical versions of the Ionic Order. The vertical grooves of the Medium Stone Grey 1x2 profile bricks represent fluting. Fluting gives a strong vertical element to the columns, and it also has the visual effect of minimising any horizontal joints.
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There have been a few compromises made as the LEGO Ideas project went through the BrickLink Designer Program process. The most obvious design change has been the height of the crane.
This model comes with a portaloo, however, the crane is not tall enough to lift the loo onto the upper level.
The crane tower in both the LEGO Ideas project and this BrickLink Designer Program model uses eight yellow lattice walls on each side of the tower. The LEGO Ideas model has more packers in the tower, so it is slightly taller.
I intend to add some more yellow lattice walls to my crane and repurpose the ladder found on the top floor to provide safe access for the crane driver; tower cranes are designed so that additional tower sections can be added, and the whole tower raised accordingly as the building project gets taller.
Playability
Ryan Taggart commented in one of his updates for the original LEGO Ideas submission about the playability options for his Modular Construction Site:
Since designing and building my second modular I've always been interested in 'access for play' - Hinges, removable floors etc. The Modular series of buildings introduced us to the idea of removing each floor to allow access inside the buildings for play. The recent 'Simpsons' sets feature the ability to hinge open the builds. Why not both? For this, my third MOC Modular, as well as the 'Cafe Corner Compatibility' of the set, I've designed the Construction Site so that when the top floor is lifted off to reveal the mezzanine level the main building will hinge open for play.
One common feature of all the modular buildings is that they do not hinge open; access to the insides of the models is by lifting off the respective floors.
Ryan Taggart included a bricklayer, two glaziers, a painter, and a tiler in the LEGO Ideas submission. Somehow, the glaziers seem to have been omitted in this model.
There is limited artwork on the boxes of the BrickLink Designer Series sets, so there is little opportunity to highlight the play features in the models. The window frames on the upper floor are clearly designed to be lifted on or off using the crane. Perhaps there was a need for the glaziers after all!
Lack of sticker sheet
This set could have benefited with either printed parts or a sticker sheet.
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There is a work bench on the upper floor. See how much better this scene looks with a building plan sticker on the white 2x4 tile as seen in the LEGO Ideas submission. This would also give the architect a purpose.
Ryan Taggart also comments in his LEGO Ideas submission about the modular feature of the construction yard:
The building yard can attach either side of the main building.
One of the compromises is that the crane has been moved off the centreline of the 16x32 baseplate and is also tied to the building. This prevents the option of moving this modular section to either side of the building. Attaching the tower to the building does, however, match real-life tower cranes.
Demolition vs construction
The tools for the construction workers are more appropriate on a demolition site: pneumatic hammer and pickaxe.
Random inclusion of parts
There is a spanner attached to the inner side at the base of one of the columns.
There is an unusual trestle or platform clipped onto the ground floor.
Out in the wild
I seized a moment when the weather looked good to take an image of the Modular Construction Site with a real life construction site in the background.
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Awesome review. I love the photo with the real crane.
Great review and Very thorough, great use of construction terms. Glad I picked one up when I could, just painful waiting for it to finally ship. Set looks awesome, time to break the seals and build it. My fatherinlaw who is a long retired Carpenter/Form-maker will have lots of commentary about this set from past high rise buildings he built in Toronto.
Thanks for the review. I seriously considered buying it, but the price was just a bit too much, combined with the fact that I spent too much at the time already.
I did like this one, but not quite enough to justify the price... The only one I got from the 2023 releases was the 910004 Winter Chalet.
Thanks for the awesome review @FlagsNZ
Can you just explain the following in a bit more detail please?
"As a side note, when Technic elements were introduced in 1978, one of the reasons that Technic bricks were designed with open studs is that parts threaded onto Technic axels and then threaded through the Technic holes they would have rubbed on the LEGO moulding on the studs had they been there."
bent plates are a huge L
ILLEGAL!! This looks awesome. I favoured the train station. Otherwise, I would have been after this instead. Great review!
Hmmmm, if only I had enough money.
love this build, thank you for the guide on cranes as well. very informative. self climbing tower cranes are so interesting.
This is one I would be tempted to shorten, rather than lengthen, as when compared with other modular buildings it is quite tall.
waiting for the right price to purchase.
Foreman: Instructions coming in from central. Okay, it says here that anything that's weird then blow it up. [the workers start blowing up the buildings] Alright, everyone, let's make it look exactly like it does in the instruction.
Construction Worker 1: Hey, buddy! I need one-by-two keyhole!
Emmet Brickowski: No, problem, Michael.
Construction Worker 2: Two-by-two macaroni over here.
Emmet Brickowski: Two-by-tow macaroni flying in. Here's one, Mel.
[Everyone chatters around]
Construction Worker 2B Cheese slopes! Cheese slopes! Come on, everybody.
Emmet Brickowski: Roger that, Roger.
Gail: Can I get a couple of lurps over here
Emmet Brickowski: Thanks, Gail.
Construction Worker 3 : Hey, guys. Watch me drill this down. [everyone cheers.]
@daniellesa said:
"This is one I would be tempted to shorten, rather than lengthen, as when compared with other modular buildings it is quite tall.
waiting for the right price to purchase."
I think the price will just go up and up in the future..
Ryan should be really proud of this model and set. Fantastic for the review to highlight the technical design choices - everything that’s there is there for a reason, and I like that very much indeed. Good job all around!
The disappointing thing with the Brickink Designer Programme sets is that the majority (I suspect) never get built as the prices rise so quickly so people just keep them in sealed boxes... I like this set and did actually used to own the city tower crane set from a few years ago to make my own 'in progress' part of my city - as with a real city though the building was completed, the crane was dismantled (and sold rather than being moved on to a different project!) due to lack of spare land!
Really like the examination of legal and illegal building techniques!
Still an awesome idea for a modular, something LEGO could do as well.
Great set, great idea, and very good execution. It looks amazing next to the rest of the modulars, and you can't help but constantly wonder what the full building would look like.
Too bad it was so limited in distribution.
"LEGO City has always had a range of construction sets. This set adds that feature to the Modular building theme."
Too bad it is actually neither, officially.
Great review. It looks like a fun 'why is this not more widely available' type of set. I'm very grateful these reviews exist because the designer program sets are otherwise very hard to find detailed information on unfortunately.
I love the inclusion of a build similar to the cement mill of 5610 Builder and the hook being similar to 7905 Building Crane. In the original submission you can see even more similarities to the crane from that set.
The set also has some 6390 Main Street vibes as that might be the only other set that ever tackled this subjet matter beside arguably 7633 Construciton site (which does not feature a stationary crane).
Man, if it weren't for all the great City buildings we got this year I'd lament we're severely missing construction sets. The 'always had a range of construction sets' is just not true. We've had a range in 2005-2006, 2009 and arguably one in 2015 if you count 'demolition' as being close enough. Outside of those years we got small individual sets, but never a 'range'.
“ Unfortunately, at the corner of the white window sill, the white 1x1 brick is laid sideways over a stud with the LEGO moulded onto it. This is illegal.”
Couldn’t this be avoided by using a white 6231 (Panel 1 x 1 x 1 Corner) with the panel parts facing up and out?
@Lordmoral said:
"Hmmmm, if only I had enough money."
Truly the lament of every Lego fan these days, as we seemingly get a new $200 set reveal on a daily basis.
Great review of a really smart and interesting set. I like the "modular building" part a lot. Most fan-based modulars are fussy and over-designed. This one is clean and simple and very effective.
I find it interesting that one piece (the 1x1 cone) has been redesigned to avoid the stress problem mentioned in Stressing the Elements since that document was authored. That aside, nice review! This one fits more in line with the modular aesthetic than the Lego Store, IMHO. Also, I love the use of the shield piece as a trowel.
I always enjoy reading and hearing about legal/illegal techniques. It’s something that makes perfect sense to most of us, yet if you tried explaining to someone off the street they’d be confused as ever.
Great review, and many thanks for highlighting the legal and illegal builds. Lego themselves should pay more attention to that document - the UCS 75331: The Razor Crest also contains an illegal build caused by the LEGO logo on the studs: at the front two 1x2 light grey panels (26169) partially covers one 2x2 clear slope (35277) each. Not to mention the seriously illegal binoculars build at the rear of the Batmobile in 76252: Batcave – Shadow Box.
Good to see such an in-depth technical review!
Since I won't ever get the chance to buy this set (availability or cost), I thought I'd download the PDF instruction manual from the link in the instruction card photo FlagsNZ posted, which took me to
https://bdpinstructions.s3.amazonaws.com/910008.pdf
Be warned: it's just over 200 MB large, has 979 pages, and 1086 steps - with the typical half-a-dozen-at-most pieces per step.
I was lucky enough to score one during the crowdfunding program and although I would have really loved it in my city. I just couldn't justify the extreme worth it had become. For that much money (sold it for almost 600 euro) I can buy so much more sets...
@Space_1979 said:
"Good to see such an in-depth technical review!
Since I won't ever get the chance to buy this set (availability or cost), I thought I'd download the PDF instruction manual from the link in the instruction card photo FlagsNZ posted, which took me to
https://bdpinstructions.s3.amazonaws.com/910008.pdf
Be warned: it's just over 200 MB large, has 979 pages, and 1086 steps - with the typical half-a-dozen-at-most pieces per step. "
All of the BDP instructions may be found from https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/past/bdp-2021.page , navigating to the round and the specific model, and clicking the blue "Building Instructions" link (this isn't available for the previous AFOL Designer Program, though) @Huw , would it be possible to link to those pages from the Brickset Instructions sections?
I ordered 910008 as soon as the preorder went up and it is absolutely superb. Ryan Taggart is an absolute legend and you should absolutely support him in all his endeavors. If you really want to add this to your city but can't afford the $600 price tag on Ebay, there is the Lepin 15031 Construction Site as an unauthorized knockoff. I always prefer real Lego, but having such exclusivity for a fantastic Modular is kind of bullshit.
@FlagsNZ, FYI you've referenced 'LEGO Modular Store' in the sections 'The Box' and 'Instructions' where I think you meant to refer to this set 'Modular Construction Site'.
Nice thorough review as always, thanks for doing these.
@darkstonegrey said:
" @FlagsNZ, FYI you've referenced 'LEGO Modular Store' in the sections 'The Box' and 'Instructions' where I think you meant to refer to this set 'Modular Construction Site'.
Nice thorough review as always, thanks for doing these."
Fixed. That will teach me to indiscriminately cut and paste from my last review!
@Space_1979 said:
"Good to see such an in-depth technical review!
Since I won't ever get the chance to buy this set (availability or cost), I thought I'd download the PDF instruction manual from the link in the instruction card photo FlagsNZ posted, which took me to
https://bdpinstructions.s3.amazonaws.com/910008.pdf
Be warned: it's just over 200 MB large, has 979 pages, and 1086 steps - with the typical half-a-dozen-at-most pieces per step. "
I meant to comment on that in the review. Yes, the download file size is huge. And yes, there were some obvious over simplification of build steps that you wouldn't normally find in a 18+ Creator Expert / Icons set.
@flagsNZ "The overarching opinion I had when assembling this model, as well as the Modular LEGO Store, due to their cavernous interior ground floors was that these buildings reminded me of the many classical heritage buildings that have had their interiors removed whist retaining the historic facard."
That last word should be facade, as in face of the building. Excellent review by the way. Can't wait to build this set!
@kkoster79 said:
" @flagsNZ "The overarching opinion I had when assembling this model, as well as the Modular LEGO Store, due to their cavernous interior ground floors was that these buildings reminded me of the many classical heritage buildings that have had their interiors removed whist retaining the historic facard."
That last word should be facade, as in face of the building. Excellent review by the way. Can't wait to build this set!"
Thanks for pointing this out. I've fixed the typo. I am mildly dyslexic and usually get my partner to proof read my articles before they go live. You can tell when I haven't done that step.
@raven_za said:
"Thanks for the awesome review @FlagsNZ
Can you just explain the following in a bit more detail please?
"As a side note, when Technic elements were introduced in 1978, one of the reasons that Technic bricks were designed with open studs is that parts threaded onto Technic axels and then threaded through the Technic holes they would have rubbed on the LEGO moulding on the studs had they been there.""
I think the reason for open studs on any brick is due to the inability to hollow out the stud from behind with certain shapes. For example, a Technic brick with solid studs would result in too high wall thickness between the stud and the Technic hole. It’s down to good design practice for injection moulded parts.
Outstanding review of a set I loved building. Thank you.
I think the set would be improved using parts 90809, 18899, and 16175...just thinking it'd help things/break up 'the sameness'...
Hopefully this doesn't come across as too pedantic, but
"The columns on the facade"
Those are pilasters, not columns. Pilasters are (at least as used here) decorative elements formed from articulation of the connected wall that appear as if they are columns partially embedded in the wall. A column is entirely free-standing; you can walk all the way around it.
@gearwheel said:
"Hopefully this doesn't come across as too pedantic, but
"The columns on the facade"
Those are pilasters, not columns. Pilasters are (at least as used here) decorative elements formed from articulation of the connected wall that appear as if they are columns partially embedded in the wall. A column is entirely free-standing; you can walk all the way around it."
Thanks for the correction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilaster
I had the pleasure of getting the obtaining the original ideas submission instructions from Ryan very shortly after it didn't pass the review. I bricklinked the model within a week after that. Although the original model differs slightly (larger crane not connected to the building and such) it remains one of my fav fan designed buildings. I was very pleased to see that more fans were able to obtain this model through the BDP.
Great review, thanks. I finally understand the reason for those seemingly random pieces.
The one thing I dislike from this set is how the windows on the top floor don’t align with those on the floor underneath it.
Fantastic review! I gave this one a miss in favor of the others. The only one I didn't get. You can't get everything.
Quite nice. Fun set.
Rather than pay over the odds on the secondary market place, I would just buy the Lego Sanctorum 76218, a construction crane 7905, extra supports etc. from Bricklink and then use your imagination to use half the pieces on the middle floors to build an extra unfinished top floor.
This is a very cool set...fantastic, really! Thanks for the superb review and build-up. LOVE the pic of the crane with the 1/1 scale crane BTW ;)
@Ridgeheart said:
" @CopperTablet said:
"I ordered 910008 as soon as the preorder went up and it is absolutely superb. Ryan Taggart is an absolute legend and you should absolutely support him in all his endeavors. If you really want to add this to your city but can't afford the $600 price tag on Ebay, there is the Lepin 15031 Construction Site as an unauthorized knockoff. I always prefer real Lego, but having such exclusivity for a fantastic Modular is kind of bullshit."
I think this comment broke my mind. I get that it's well-intentioned and I appreciate the sentiment of support, but you're basically saying "you should support this artist, but also the companies that shamelessly steal his designs"."
The set is sold out forever. Ryan gets $0 if you go without it because Lego made it an exclusive and Ryan gets $0 if you buy a Lepin, and Ryan ALSO gets $0 if you buy a 910008 for $600 on Ebay. There is no stealing and you should absolutely send him some money on Patreon or something if he has one.
I must admit I really don’t mind the digital instructions too - in particular as you mention to zoom in and also rotate, particular when needing to be place parts in particular areas not initially clear on printed instructions.
I’m glad you also highlighted my frustration with for such an intricately designed set - the cement mixer. For a set honing in on playability, the fact that it basically falls apart if you touch it is baffling.
Appreciate all the references to "our world", always interesting to see where everything comes from. Those help elevate your reviews far above average!
Thank you!
One of the things that is frustrating to me (this is one of the three sets I bought from this wave and the one I’m most disappointed in) is that we don’t get to see the finished product before stuff goes on sale.
I really prefer the original. A whole lot.
Nice review, thank you! It is a much more interesting set in detail (once you showed all the interior) than it looked from the outside. I kinda wish now that I'd bought it. What put me off visually about the set isn't the height of the crane but rather how skinny the boom is; it looks wrong. But I could have fixed that. Great work all around!