this is such a fantastic way to "review" a set, and although modulars aren't really my thing (just due to their price), this really makes me want a modular city/street, good stuff!
Thank you! Pricey though they might be, they undoubtedly give you some of the best bang for your buck. I used to collect them, but space became an issue too.
The videos you see online about turning sets into Modular’s are not usually that good but the way you turned that into a modular building is just so aesthetically pleasing and fits in perfectly even with the limited pieces. Props to you my guy.
I'm so glad LEGO has been doing these! I really wish they had included little explainers/fun facts in the instructions though. That would have been perfect
@CheeseyStudios I totally agree. I just scooped a lunar lander and that instruction manual is full of cool little tidbits! I wish they'd fit that into more sets, especially ones like this
Brilliant way to review set without revealing everything! My only note is that the circular family table is huge in Chinese culture and seeing it split into two semicircles was 😬 But otherwise it looks awesome 😁
I think it would be nice to use a 32x32 plate to keep it more original, but instead of increasing the size of the building itself adding a small garden or Chinese park in front or out the back!
I’m super excited for this set… and waiting to do this exact thing. Thank’s for showing us how a finished version looks against the other modulars. It looks amazing.
Glad this proved to be such a practical video! I'm surprised they didn't make it a modular right off the bat, but I did enjoy the added challenge of converting it. So, what's your plan? 16x32 or 32x32? Corner or regular?
Wow this is such a great idea and I love the end product of this project. I really love the christmas sets LEGO releases every year, and now I'm dying to see your spin on it. Just making your own take on christmas set like Hollyday Main Street or Santa's visit that would be soo awesome!
Thank you so much! Funnily enough, I was just doing some small modifications to the OG Winter Village Toy Shop! Probably nothing video-worthy, but I might drop a picture on my Instagram if it turns out nicely.
The original set is beautiful, but what you did is simply brilliant! I'm definitely doing something similar so I can add this amazing build to my city! Thanks for the idea and great video!
What a neat idea! As a modular building collector, I have never thought to add a 16x32 corner MOC! I have created a 16x32 townhouse to accommodate for the wide Assembly Square to even out the layout, but a corner would have been an awesome choice! Considering I have an odd number of corner buildings and the Cafe Corner will probably forever be out of my price range, a MOC corner would be very helpful! Thanks for a great idea! And for a wonderful video/build!
@CheeseyStudios I've always thought the modular city was missing a post office. That would make a pretty nice corner, I bet! I live in smalltown Wisconsin, and our post office isn't all that big, so I don't think it would be too bad of an idea!
Wonderfull review. I love how you've shown what you can do with the set, instead of just showcasing it and highlighting parts of it like every other review out there.
1:56 Oh, boy. The way you lined up the ingot 1x2s with the LEGO logo and injection moulding marks. None upside down... 😍🤩🥰 If there was any question about before, can definitively say I'm a Cheesey subscriber for life
If you're willing I honestly think this has great potential to be upsized to a standard corner modular at a later date when you have more time, partly because it feels slightly off for it to be half sized and the layout not being symmetrical, but also just because it offers something different to the NYC look of most other modular buildings - a contrast to the blocky, smoothness of sets like the Police Station and Jazz Club because of that intricate detailing, something you would see more clearly if it was larger. It would mean you could also fit in everything as intended and maybe add a custom structure on the roof like a cloth ceiling? Just throwing my ideas out there!
I think the orange tree might actually be a kumquat tree! Would definitely look forward to more content like this, if it became a format hahaha such a cool way of examining a lego set, while keeping the customization and personal dedign aspect of it. Always loved the lego masters mini challenges where the teams had to modify and transform the same set and use the same parts collection :)
So excited to see this! Ive transformed all released spring festival sets into a massive cultural quarter for my modular city. I'm absolutely going to have to steal some techniques from you for this one! Good stuff man
Nice looking sets, and a nice conversion given the short time you had available! 😀 Off the top of my head, to avoid the need to buy a second set to incorporate the kitchen I'd be tempted to add the kitchen to the back (i.e. as if it were a knock-through) as that way it could be a different building style, and maybe have offices or something above it... but obviously that would need more than three hours. 🤣
woah, you did all that in three hours?! dude!! that's incredible!! i know you were in lego masters but still, converting a whole building with that level of detail in three hours is super impressive... awesome video!! (as always, lmao)
This looks lovely! I was on the fence about buying before, but I'll definitely be picking this up and trying to give it the modular treatment as well after seeing this!
3 hours!?! ive been trying to make my own mini modular to fit on a shelf between the jazz club and the bookshop for months! seriously this looks really great
Your videos are constantly top quality and this one’s no exception! Well done 😊 I was quite surprised you said you did this in three hours. Impressive! 🎉
From what I understand at least it's an efficiency thing. They can pop the bricks out (and make more) by putting them on the side. Quantity > Quality :C
@@CheeseyStudios Speaking of quality, just chatted with a Lego friend in New Zealand and he never heard of "brittle brown"! Wondering whether only US was affected by that...
Thank for this! I've been tempted to get it for a similar conversion. Would love to get it to include in Ninjago City. Also want to incorporate the Monkie Kid city sets for a big East Asia-inspired super city!
Agreed; it doesn’t even have to fill the whole baseplate. The restaurant could be pushed back to regular sidewalk depth, and there could be an alley running down one side of the building.
ok hear me out what if you turn it into a 32 by 32 but in modular fashion it’s only the bottom floor of it and you can turn it into a china town building
I love your chanel really much and I like your suggestion of destroying and rebuilding existing sets. I actually built an even microier scale Hogwarts out of that micro scale one earlier this year and I only used pieces from that set
At last, a building that is Chinese enough! Don't get me wrong, I love how Ninjago looks and all, but for me it's frustrating not seeing enough Far East themed sets without westernizing excessively the details or mixing it with fantasy almost always (and that considering how I actually love fantasy). The day I see something similar with Latin American culture, my mind will blow and my wallet will suffer XD XD I doesn't have a modular set, and I've only have built a nice 20 x 20 studs café campestre (I don't how to say it in English XD XD ), so it's actually small but cozy (and sturdy, I haven't realize how much sturdy my MOC's tend to be o.o ).
Hey Cheesey did you see that they’re making a Lego version of Minecraft in Fortnite? Sounds weird, but it actually looks pretty cool. You should check it out, since Lego and Minecraft are some of your main topics!
I got the spring lantern festival earlier this year for only $120 a full 18 months after it retired from a toy store that was going outvof business in my area even though I had a lego budget this year I wasn't going to say no to getting the 1 Chinese new year set I wanted forcmy collection. Will I get this set? Probably not, but that's due to needing to add the museum. Modular in, and I am planning for the Avengers tower, and my city is currently a mess with 2024 plans to redo my entire resident area as well so I don't want to over do my plans.
NICE BUILD, BUT WHAT IS ALL THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SAND GREEN BRICKS AT THE BASE? THEY ALL LOOK COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER. IS IT QC ISSUE?
HELLO THERE Most of those were from my personal collection, spanning many different years and production runs. However, the color is still problematic, though I doubt to the extent shown here.
@@CheeseyStudios lol thanks for the reply, it all makes more sense now! Btw love the videos, keep up all this great content and please consider exploring more of the old system sets from the 90's! Love from Italy WHERE PEOPLE SPEAK IN CAPS LOCK 💖
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this is such a fantastic way to "review" a set, and although modulars aren't really my thing (just due to their price), this really makes me want a modular city/street, good stuff!
You can check out @Brick_Crafts who's building a Lego city, western and lunar themed areas that's gonna be a museum next year.
Thank you! Pricey though they might be, they undoubtedly give you some of the best bang for your buck. I used to collect them, but space became an issue too.
I agree
Ok peasant
@@CheeseyStudios exactly.
Would love to see this incorporated into a Ninjago city modular now! Superb work, and a very unique video style!
Thank you! That would be a really fun way to go about this too :o
The videos you see online about turning sets into Modular’s are not usually that good but the way you turned that into a modular building is just so aesthetically pleasing and fits in perfectly even with the limited pieces. Props to you my guy.
Really appreciate it! This set was practically begging to be converted.
Wow, those sets look so cool! Even without your upgrade, they look fantastic, but your version is insane! Great video!
LEGO always goes all-out in these sets, and it's awesome. They made my job easy here!
恭喜發財！After living in Taiwan for 2 years, these sets are such a cool way to explore and share in other cultures! Thanks for the awesome review!
I'm so glad LEGO has been doing these! I really wish they had included little explainers/fun facts in the instructions though. That would have been perfect
@CheeseyStudios I totally agree. I just scooped a lunar lander and that instruction manual is full of cool little tidbits! I wish they'd fit that into more sets, especially ones like this
Brilliant way to review set without revealing everything!
My only note is that the circular family table is huge in Chinese culture and seeing it split into two semicircles was 😬
But otherwise it looks awesome 😁
I did wonder about that - whoops. Another reason to upgrade to 32x32, ha!
I think it would be nice to use a 32x32 plate to keep it more original, but instead of increasing the size of the building itself adding a small garden or Chinese park in front or out the back!
Love it! Awesome job! Would love a rebrickable instruction set if you do those
I’m super excited for this set… and waiting to do this exact thing. Thank’s for showing us how a finished version looks against the other modulars. It looks amazing.
Glad this proved to be such a practical video! I'm surprised they didn't make it a modular right off the bat, but I did enjoy the added challenge of converting it. So, what's your plan? 16x32 or 32x32? Corner or regular?
The chinese building sets are always so beautiful and richly detailed :)
I know, right? I always look forward to these!
Wow this is such a great idea and I love the end product of this project. I really love the christmas sets LEGO releases every year, and now I'm dying to see your spin on it. Just making your own take on christmas set like Hollyday Main Street or Santa's visit that would be soo awesome!
Thank you so much! Funnily enough, I was just doing some small modifications to the OG Winter Village Toy Shop! Probably nothing video-worthy, but I might drop a picture on my Instagram if it turns out nicely.
@@CheeseyStudios that would be great! I can't wait for it 😁
This looks amazing, you should buy another and make a full 32x32 modular, I would love to see that
The original set is beautiful, but what you did is simply brilliant! I'm definitely doing something similar so I can add this amazing build to my city! Thanks for the idea and great video!
No problem! Really glad you found this useful. Definitely send a picture once you add it to your city - I'd love to see the final result!
What a neat idea! As a modular building collector, I have never thought to add a 16x32 corner MOC! I have created a 16x32 townhouse to accommodate for the wide Assembly Square to even out the layout, but a corner would have been an awesome choice! Considering I have an odd number of corner buildings and the Cafe Corner will probably forever be out of my price range, a MOC corner would be very helpful! Thanks for a great idea! And for a wonderful video/build!
Thank you! I'm really glad you found this useful too. Hope you can make the 16x32 corner happen! What building do you think you would make?
@CheeseyStudios I've always thought the modular city was missing a post office. That would make a pretty nice corner, I bet! I live in smalltown Wisconsin, and our post office isn't all that big, so I don't think it would be too bad of an idea!
Wonderfull review. I love how you've shown what you can do with the set, instead of just showcasing it and highlighting parts of it like every other review out there.
Thank you! It looks like you'll be taking a similar approach to your BrickNerd review of the dragon - I love it!
way better than the original! i'm surprised this wasn't already a modular building! you should make instructions for this custom model!
I wonder if LEGO ever considered making it a modular, or if they just kinda forgot lol
@@CheeseyStudios probably so. lego does that quite often
Love this, with all the New Years sets, I bet a whole Chinatown section of a modular city would be stunning
1:56 Oh, boy. The way you lined up the ingot 1x2s with the LEGO logo and injection moulding marks. None upside down... 😍🤩🥰
If there was any question about before, can definitively say I'm a Cheesey subscriber for life
I've gotchu covered 😎
If you're willing I honestly think this has great potential to be upsized to a standard corner modular at a later date when you have more time, partly because it feels slightly off for it to be half sized and the layout not being symmetrical, but also just because it offers something different to the NYC look of most other modular buildings - a contrast to the blocky, smoothness of sets like the Police Station and Jazz Club because of that intricate detailing, something you would see more clearly if it was larger. It would mean you could also fit in everything as intended and maybe add a custom structure on the roof like a cloth ceiling? Just throwing my ideas out there!
I do hope someone takes up my challenge to go all out with a 32x32. It has all sorts of potential!
I think the orange tree might actually be a kumquat tree!
Would definitely look forward to more content like this, if it became a format hahaha such a cool way of examining a lego set, while keeping the customization and personal dedign aspect of it. Always loved the lego masters mini challenges where the teams had to modify and transform the same set and use the same parts collection :)
Honestly, I'd love doing something like this again too!
@@CheeseyStudios "Transforming Galidor Nick into a Modular!" would be a hilarious challenge 😂
Awesome video! Looking forward to getting these!
Thank you! They're both fantastic sets (no surprise there, ha!)
Totally on my WANTED list in January ❤🎉 thanks for the guide 😊
No problem! Really glad you found this useful
So excited to see this! Ive transformed all released spring festival sets into a massive cultural quarter for my modular city. I'm absolutely going to have to steal some techniques from you for this one! Good stuff man
That's awesome! Glad you found this useful and please, 'steal' away! 🤣 That's what this video js for :)
As someone who’s been getting into Modular’s recently this video was very interesting on how you changed the set to fit within the modular line
Perfect timing then! Glad you found this useful :D
Nice looking sets, and a nice conversion given the short time you had available! 😀
Off the top of my head, to avoid the need to buy a second set to incorporate the kitchen I'd be tempted to add the kitchen to the back (i.e. as if it were a knock-through) as that way it could be a different building style, and maybe have offices or something above it... but obviously that would need more than three hours. 🤣
I do hope someone takes up my challenge to double up on the set. That could be pretty sweet if built right!
LEGO people in the Toy Story universe must be so lucky, look at how HIGH they would get to live XD
They'd be living their best lives lol
I didn’t know the lantern festival looked so good next to Modulars! Love your build, I just have too many corner buildings already!
Thank you! Really glad you like it. ❤️
Sweet ! Such a nice MOC of this set ! Thanks for sharing Cheesey ! 💕
No problem at all! Glad you enjoyed
woah, you did all that in three hours?! dude!! that's incredible!! i know you were in lego masters but still, converting a whole building with that level of detail in three hours is super impressive... awesome video!! (as always, lmao)
Thank you so much
This looks lovely! I was on the fence about buying before, but I'll definitely be picking this up and trying to give it the modular treatment as well after seeing this!
That's awesome! I think you'll enjoy it a lot. :)
3 hours!?! ive been trying to make my own mini modular to fit on a shelf between the jazz club and the bookshop for months! seriously this looks really great
Ha, thank you! Making a modular from scratch would be a LOT harder - LEGO did all the difficult work for me on this one! xD
love this theme so much!
also cheesey acting like we have space for modulars AND the minecraft layout lolol
modulars lucky to be alive because I can't be bothered to sort them out xD xD
I love these sort of videos, would love to see more videos like this where u expand on released sets
Glad you enjoyed! I'd love to try this format again
Very creative, would’ve never thought of it myself.
Glad you like it! I'm glad it worked out so well. It was a really fun little project!
Your videos are constantly top quality and this one’s no exception! Well done 😊 I was quite surprised you said you did this in three hours. Impressive! 🎉
Thank you! LEGO definitely made the job easy for me - the original designer did some great work!
This turned out fantastic, good job
Appreciate it!
I love how you ensure the mold marks on those ingot tiles must all be oriented identically, I suffer from the same OCD :-). Great remake, Caleb!
Glad to know I'm not alone xD I wish LEGO would just hide those again! Ahhhhh
@@CheeseyStudiosI have been noticing that some older tiles don't have mold marks on the side! What's going on there I wonder!
From what I understand at least it's an efficiency thing. They can pop the bricks out (and make more) by putting them on the side. Quantity > Quality :C
@@CheeseyStudios Speaking of quality, just chatted with a Lego friend in New Zealand and he never heard of "brittle brown"! Wondering whether only US was affected by that...
Haven’t even watched the video, and I already need more “turn to modular videos”
It was really fun to do! I'd definitely like to do more of these in the future
This is an epic conversion! I have no Modulars, so I will probably just use the pieces to make a building similar for my next city 😁
Thank you!
@@CheeseyStudios you’re welcome! It’s great you still reply to your comments, even though your channel is giant 😁
Fantastic design!
Thank you!
This is amazing! I’ll definately have to try this. Merry Christmas!
Thank you! Do send me a picture of your finished model if you end up trying it :)
Doubling up the set would be awesome
What you did looks great
Thank you! I hope someone accepts my challenge to combine two. That would make for a really sweet building!
Thank you!
Glad you found this useful!
Super cool man that looks really neat.
Appreciate it!
Welcome to our restaurant!
-Can i order now?
Sorry no kitchen sir.
Okay but where is the toilet?
-sorry sir
With that said, i like it
lol thanks 😂
This was such an amazing set from lego. ❤ and you did an amazing job
Appreciate it!
this looks amazing for a HONG KONG themed MOC modular
Thank for this! I've been tempted to get it for a similar conversion. Would love to get it to include in Ninjago City. Also want to incorporate the Monkie Kid city sets for a big East Asia-inspired super city!
your build is awesome
Really appreciate it!
32 by 32 would be great for this.
32x32 with 2x copy of the set? Recipe for success lol
Agreed; it doesn’t even have to fill the whole baseplate. The restaurant could be pushed back to regular sidewalk depth, and there could be an alley running down one side of the building.
I love it but I’m going to get two of them and make it 32 x 32. This is a cool set though can’t wait.😊
That'll be epic! Send me pics if you do end up customizing it. I'd love to see it
looks beautiful 👍🏻
Thank you!
This is brilliant!
Thank you!
great video, thank you
Appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed
This is amazing!
Thank you!
I was planning on getting 2 of these to do the same thing!
That's gonna be epic!
Would love to see the same done for other Chinese lunar new uear sets
This one modularized could be pretty interesting: brickset.com/sets/80105-1/Chinese-New-Year-Temple-Fair
I thought the building is only 31 studs wide so it should fit on a base plate 32X32 without removing kitchen and bathroom?
You need room for the sidewalk!
you did a really nice job!
Thank you!
Nice work, love it
Thank you! Cheers!
It looks real good
Thank you!
That's amazing. do you plan to share the instructions?
I do not unfortunately - the model has been destroyed for some time now 😂 But I'd highly encourage you to try and make your own!
Sounds good! thx@@CheeseyStudios
Oh wow. What a good idea.
Thank you! I just couldn't stop thinking about the concept while I was building, and then realized that was the perfect way to do a video on this set!
ok hear me out what if you turn it into a 32 by 32 but in modular fashion it’s only the bottom floor of it and you can turn it into a china town building
Could be pretty cool!
Im planning on getting 2 to make it whole
I love your chanel really much and I like your suggestion of destroying and rebuilding existing sets. I actually built an even microier scale Hogwarts out of that micro scale one earlier this year and I only used pieces from that set
That's so cool! I love that you did that
Hi ! Great modular transformation. Have a manual to sell to do this ?
Unfortunately I do not, but I'd highly encourage you to try and make your own!
Awesome work!!!! Ok, where I can buy the instruction for? :D
I don't do instructions, but I'd highly recommend giving your own a try!
Loved the build.
Plus I rly liked the background music you used. What song was that?
Thank you! First song is "Empire Seasons" by Dan Henig, second is "Embrace" by ItsWatR :D
Love yiur video plus how much when release
It's been a busy busy month! Glad you're enjoying the extra content :)
I would love to see what you would do to the Auspicious Dragon.
Well, I did take a few pieces off it to make flags for my Island Castle MOC. Does that count? 🤣
At last, a building that is Chinese enough! Don't get me wrong, I love how Ninjago looks and all, but for me it's frustrating not seeing enough Far East themed sets without westernizing excessively the details or mixing it with fantasy almost always (and that considering how I actually love fantasy).
The day I see something similar with Latin American culture, my mind will blow and my wallet will suffer XD XD
I doesn't have a modular set, and I've only have built a nice 20 x 20 studs café campestre (I don't how to say it in English XD XD ), so it's actually small but cozy (and sturdy, I haven't realize how much sturdy my MOC's tend to be o.o ).
Hey Cheesey did you see that they’re making a Lego version of Minecraft in Fortnite? Sounds weird, but it actually looks pretty cool. You should check it out, since Lego and Minecraft are some of your main topics!
If I can find a way to play it, I'd definitely be interested in giving it a try. It's quite interesting for sure.
I got the spring lantern festival earlier this year for only $120 a full 18 months after it retired from a toy store that was going outvof business in my area even though I had a lego budget this year I wasn't going to say no to getting the 1 Chinese new year set I wanted forcmy collection. Will I get this set? Probably not, but that's due to needing to add the museum. Modular in, and I am planning for the Avengers tower, and my city is currently a mess with 2024 plans to redo my entire resident area as well so I don't want to over do my plans.
That's awesome! That one is a great set
Do you have a list of parts you used?
Unfortunately I do not. I'd recommend order just a bunch of extra sand green bricks and plates, and you could do most anything then!
is this a teaser for Cheesey's Lego City? 👀
Ha, not quite. xD If only I had the room...
Hello, a very nice set, are there instructions for building this?
Best regards, Olli
Unfortunately there are not, but I'd still encourage you to give your own design a try!
I would try the best i can to integrate the full size build into the city, but i really like your adaptations
Excited to see what you come up with!
@@CheeseyStudios oh man i do NOT have the money lol
👀sand greeeeeeeen and dark green ingots
Do you have any instructions for this or a part list for the additional parts to purchase ? Great work!
OMG Merry Christmas yourself!
Thank you! ❤️
i think i am going to get two copies of theis set and do a regular modular before i get the museum.
That'll be epic! I'd love to see pictures once you're done 👀
wow so good
Thank you!
Will you be reviewing the new city space sets? The crystals and mining tools are giving me MEGA power miners vibes
I think I will be, yeah! Really excited about having basically a new space theme
I completely forgot that Lego released that set😂
Well, almost xD Technically comes out in 2024! It's very very new to say the least
@@CheeseyStudios oh yeah 👍
Super cool sets, how much are they?
In the US, the Dragon is $89.99 and the Restaurant is $129.99!
@@CheeseyStudios Thanks! I think I might be picking up the restaurant
Nice
Thanks!
Well I need to fill half a baseplate so this will do the job
Ay, perfect! Are you gonna try for a corner module too?
do u put a lut or something on ur videos or is that how it comes out of camera becuase the reds look so nice
I'm glad you like it! It's some in-camera lighting settings. Nothing too fancy :)
Yoo cool!
Thank you!
Tbh id just go for a 32x32 and put a small garden in the back
That would be cool!
This is on super discount on Lego for x2 points. Thank you for convincing me!
Oh hey, nice! Are you gonna make it into a modular as well?
@@CheeseyStudios I'll try to we'll see. I have a backlog of projects for my city, lol. Thanks for showing it's possible.👍
Pretty cool, shame they have to order in from other restaurants to meet their food quota :p
Indeed xD Someone's gotta make that 32x32 building happen!
@@CheeseyStudios Here's to hoping the discord comes in clutch yet again!
NICE BUILD, BUT
WHAT IS ALL THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SAND GREEN BRICKS AT THE BASE? THEY ALL LOOK COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER.
IS IT QC ISSUE?
HELLO THERE
Most of those were from my personal collection, spanning many different years and production runs. However, the color is still problematic, though I doubt to the extent shown here.
@@CheeseyStudios lol thanks for the reply, it all makes more sense now!
Btw love the videos, keep up all this great content and please consider exploring more of the old system sets from the 90's!
Love from Italy WHERE PEOPLE SPEAK IN CAPS LOCK
💖
Early merry Christmas and good luck on Lego masters holiday special 🎉
Thank you so much! ❤️
No stairs?
?
If this is 3 floors tall, a kitchen could be fitted.
For sure, yeah!
Series?
Honestly, I might do this again if another set is just asking to be remade like this! It was quite fun.
Like a China town building now 😂
Basically!
Neat
Thanks!
How did u get this early
I'm part of LEGO's review program called the LEGO Ambassador Network!