I actually have a tip for placing the hotel, if you actually take off the palm tree and place it next to the police station, it provides a nice view of the soap n suds sign on police station, or if you like the tree you can leave it, but I feel like they intentionally designed the set that way so you could see the sign
The Downtown Diner and the Boutique Hotel are my favourites. Gotta say though, I think the Bookshop is underrated. It's one of the rare modular that transcends the era, it fits in with the 30s theme but at the same time looks like it could be modern-day buildings.
Market Street is probably my least favorite, but there was never really a “bad modular” in my opinion. Each one has always been a fun build. And as for pet shop, I completely agree. Not much going on. Cafe Corner is my most wanted set, but has no interior like most of the early Modulars do. Number 1 on my list is Town Hall, then Fire Brigade, as a firefighter pretty much any classic LEGO fire station is great. Number 3 is Palace Cinema. And again, this is just a matter of opinion. Every modular has been such a fun build, and I hope to eventually piece together Cafe Corner, as that will complete my Modulars. Really enjoyed this video and hearing your favorites!
Exactly…. All the modulars have something going for it. Now thats a goos list! Town Hall is a must! Esp for any city. Pieces together Cafe Corner… using updated pieces… is actually not that bad. I need to do the same for marketstreet.
Diner is my NO.1. I LOVE the different layers from different angles. I love the penetrability which you don’t see on other sets. You can see the straight and curve lines blinders together. Also I love the colour combination. Hope lego can make more these kind of sets
I've only recently got into the modulars, starting with the Bookshop because it was reasonably priced (and I'm a bookworm). Now I'm already working on my 6th for my little town of Brickholm! In order of purchase, Bookshop, Boutique Hotel, Police, Palace Cinema, Assembly Square, and now Diner. Palace Cinema my favorite right now.
My Ranking of All Modular Buildings in 2022 17. Market Street 16. Cafe Corner 15. Green Grocer 14. Pet Shop 13. Grand Emporium 12. Town Hall 11. Birch Books 10. Palace Cinema 9. Detectives Office 8. Corner Garage 7. Fire Station 6. Parisian Restaurant 5. Brick Bank 4. Downtown Diner 3. Police Station 2. Boutique Hotel 1. Assembly Square
I really love these kind of videos, collaborations. It’s really nice to see both of your opinions on the Modular buildings and how different they are. I started with the Parisian Restaurant as well and the Diner as my second so those 2 are special to me. Great video and please make more like it.
Great lists guys… Here’s mine: 1. Assembly Square 2. Parisian Restaurant 3. Boutique Hotel 4. Palace Cinema 5. Detectives Office 6. Police Station 7. Brick Bank 8. Downtown Diner 9. Corner Garage 10. Book Shop 11. Town Hall 12. Fire Brigade 13. Pet Shop 14. Green Grocer 15. Cafe Corner 16. Market Street
I’m curious of where would you put the new jazz club? Another question is, what you think of the overall decision by Lego of making a Jazz club? Who needs that in a city? So many things they are missing!
I own Brick Bank, Corner Garage, Bookshop, and Assembly Square. Looking to add the Police Station to that real soon. Then I’m gonna go back and get the Parisian Restaurant and Downtown Diner. Then I’ll probably stop there until another one that really hits me comes along. The hotel only has one apartment with a bathroom. I don’t like that. In fact, I’ve added a bathroom into the bookshop because I feel only the brick bank could get away with not having one. My favorite is assembly. Just fills out so much and immediately turns your one or two other Modular’s into a city block. Then Brick Bank. I like how the whole building is for one purpose, allowing multiple rooms all centered around a bank. So you have tellers, an executive bank office, another smaller office area outside. It feels like a real bank. It wouldn’t if it followed the other Modular’s and had the upstairs serve a different purpose. It’s one of the only ones where the entire building is the purpose. Another like that is the cinema. But that’s not enough space to fill out a believable movie theater in my eyes. The brick bank is perfect in that regard. I’d say in terms of play, brick bank is the best out of them all. Assembly has it beat in looks and runs circles around it in outside appeal and genius building techniques to pull off impressive architecture. So much so that even tho I love the bank, I give assembly the dues it deserves. Really looking forward to both the diner and restaurant tho. Im a musician, I like boxing, and I work in a restaurant. All 3 levels of the diner represent what I like or do. And the restaurant is the perfect piece for when I want to make a mafia owned restaurant in this 1940s city block, redoing the second level of it to resemble a mafia dons office. Then switch out all the yellow tones of the minifigs for flesh ones and that’ll be my city block. Also looking to add the vintage car to it, the James Bond Aston Martin, and the 1930s cars from the Indiana Jones Shanghai Chase set on the streets. Got a long ways to go but the idea is coming together
I definitely feel like the bricklink modular Lego store counts as a full fledged modular. Something about having a Lego store in a city made of Lego makes me feel super giddy. Plus the overall theme and architecture of the model fits very well in the modular lineup as a whole
The Market Street set has a bit of a backstory that makes it more of an emotional set for some people. It was designed by a Lego fan thru the Creator/Factory program, it was the first fan set to make it to market, and the designer died just before the set was released if I recall the story correctly. For me the #1 set is probably Assembly Square, then the Diner, and the Palace Cinema. I actually got to meet Astrid at a con when she stopped to discuss my microscale city. Bottom 3 -- Boutique Hotel is #17, then #16 Brick Bank, #15 Pet Shop. I have all 17 Modulars on a 20 foot long shelf in my Lego display room - makes a really nice wall of buildings. The shelf gives me room for 5 more before I have to move.
Yes…!!! I remember hearing about it but didn’t mention it because I wasn’t sure. Such a sad story from what I remember. The first fan designer set is actually set#3739 Blacksmith Shop released in 2002 designed by Brickmania’s Founder Dan Siskind. Assembly square is the best… even if Emily doesn’t agree haha.
It's a good representation the fact that a lot of fans of this line... are scattered to what they call a good or bad modular... to the point where LEGO always has the difficult job in creating the perfect set.
I placed my Boutique Hotel next to the Parisian Restaurant and I think it works really well because that side of the restaurant has a lot of detail so it being more exposed works well
(despite owning none of the modular sets yet) my three favourite modulars are 1. Assembly Square 2. Parisian restaurant 3. Brick Bank Assembly Square is at the top of my lift because I like big sets, and with 4002 pieces its perfect for me, but also the little easter eggs relating tom the modulars from 2007 up until the assembly square. Parisian restaurant was third on my list but after hearing you say the story about it I moved it up, i also like the visual appearance, and the colour scheme is great. Brick bank is third because its got a funny little story to it, also the appearance i like, it looks awesome with the use of zip-line pieces for roof detail, and the chandelier i like. While I will say the bookshop is my least favourite, its nice to look at from the front, but in my opinion i like the pet shop more, pet shop is about fifth on my list, and in fourth is the palace cinema. Boutique Hotel would be sixth, its nice and I would like it at some point, but it doesn't make me excited as much as the other modular sets.
I love all 6 modulars I have so it is very hard to rank them! But here we go... 1. Assembly Square 2. Brick Bank 3. Parisian Restaurant 4. Palace Cinema 5. Detective's Office 6. Downtown Diner
The police station is definitely 100% my favorite. It was my first actual modular and when I converted it to Batman themed it made me love it even more. If we are counting the marvel Modular’s tho the Daily Bugle is my #1 cause of them having Daredevil
Love the ranking and now I can't unsee the extra reference with the café corner coffee cart mini fig since Jamie was the designer to do café corner in 2007. I plan to finish my boutique hotel today and add my 9th modular to my lego city. Would be 10 but I missed brick bank. Next month I think I will rank all 9 of my modulars I have.
I have the police station in the middle of my city, because I consider it a centerpiece, because of the colors, and it is just pretty in my opinion. My second favorite though, is boutique, third is Parisian restaurant, fourth is bookstore, fifth is garage (these are only the modulars I own). I am probably going to get the diner, and palace cinema, the diner for obvious reasons, but I want the palace cinema because of the memories of the Great Movie Ride that used to be in Disney's Hollywood Studios, which they replaced with some mickey themed ride. I will probably moc the interior to make it look like the great movie ride.
Thanks for nice video, it’s clear that any viewer’s personal list is simply a shuffle of the lot. Personally I love building the Detective office the most for some reason, as for the looks the winner for me is the Boutique Hotel with its unusual shape - I’m getting it any day now. ;)
I'm new to modulars in the past two years. My top two are the police station as number 1, and the parisian restaurant as number two. Bottom two for me are the diner and grand emporium.
stranger input: I own Detective, Parisian, and Bugle, and give all of them good marks. I also own corner garage, and think its a bit small, but i still like it Assembly Square is VITAL I need because its going to really complete a nice city street. Diner looks Gorgeous, it will add a radio to my city, I would only remove the pink lettering. Hotel looks nice, need it. Need cinema for city richness, and a generic batman pic The bank is 10/10 story and such a powerhouse corner. About to get grand emporium. Its an exterior powerhouse, so with some interior tweaking itll be good Bookshop is super weak, the buildings both seem super small Market street: Opportunity to make an open street market, I would get it if it werent for the price tag lol. Town Hall andPet Shop add some necessary bits, being a town hall, more business, and some nice housing. I also like Green Grocer, but once again, price tag. I could rest easy without Cafe Hotel and Fire Brigade My current obtaining plan is: Assembly Square, Hotel, Diner, Cinema, Bank, etc. Unless theres an insane deal of course.
Fire Brigade is my favorite but I like Market Street since it was my first. I'm missing all modulars from the Detective office to the Police Station. Just got back into lego recently and bought Boutique Hotel but I'll have to collect them all before I leave them out of my rankings. RIP to my wallet.
Great video! My favorite modular isn’t in the modular series. It’s the Daily Bugle! It is so detailed and such a great set for a Marvel fan! I also have the Corner Garage and Bookshop.
I took time away from Lego but then I noticed that I needed Lego back in my life as an AFOL.. I’m glad you’re still making good quality content Shy! I’m also sad I missed out on BricksLA..
Sometimes we all need a break… especially if its something we love. Keeps us enjoying what it is! Thanks for sticking with the channel! Dont worry about BricksLA… didnt miss much.
Amazing video. New into lego world. So very cool to see all the modular buildings. I Have the boutique hotel. And am seeking out the others. I did really like the look of the assembly Square. I feel it can become a real stand out point in a city. I dont think I didn't like any of them. Maybe not the biggest fan of the pet store possibly. But great video. Will catch up on some older videos as well
My Rankings 17. Café corner (nothing against it. Just not great for now days standards. Back then perfect. Nowadays lack of interior or better pieces makes it hard to like) 16. Market Street (I always like duel buildings and the apartment is nice. I also like it’s cameo in the lego movie) 15. Pet a shop (one of my favorite sets. But it’s not great. Overall bias for pets is why I love the set but in all realness, it’s not great) 14. Green Grocer (interior with nice tiling and I like the color. But it’s not the biggest eye catcher) 13. Bookshop (I like the fall feel but I’m not the biggest fan of the set as a whole.) 12. Detectives Office (most overrated modular in my opinion. Granted people have their own opinions and I respect that, but I don’t see the hype.) 11. Corner Garage (looking at picture makes it feel like one of the worst modulars. But when you get it, it’s a lot better. Granted not the best, but not as bad as you thought it would be) 10. Downtown Diner (love this set for a lot of reasons. But the left side is very weird and hard to put with other modulars. But as a stand-alone set it’s quite amazing.) 9. Grande Emporium (heavy New York vibes. Idk what it is. But I think of a new your corner building when I see it) 8. Parisian Restaurant (nice build and the colors are great, but putting it next to another modular is tough because the right side is a weird balcony kinda area. That’s the only really downside to it) 7. Boutique Hotel (the more I look at it, the more I like it. All the references and colors are amazing. It’s a great set and one I am definitely buying at some point.) 6. Brick Bank (really reminds me of Doc Ock vs Spider Man bank battle. The vault is amazing, the pieces used in general are amazing, and I love the Chandelier.) 5. Fire Brigade (one of the best older sets ever. It looks like a modern modular and is quite amazing, the car is a nice touch, and the buildings height and coloring looks outstanding and is one of the first things you look at when looking at someone’s lego city.) 4. Police Station (some people hate and some people love. I am a lover of this set. Amazing design, amazing posters and ads and news papers. The donut shop is a clever idea. And it looks great next to a lot of modulars.) 3. Town Hall (heavy Parks and Rec vibes. It’s height makes it look like its the centerpiece of any lego room, the color scheme is perfect, and the Elevator is quite unique to any lego set. One of my favorite legos sets I don’t own. 2. Assembly Square (what else can I say? It’s the biggest, has very unique design compared to any of them, and it has a lot of minifigures. A set that is hard to hate for sure. When I was deciding which modular to buy first I couldn’t stop thinking about Assembly Square so I bought it. Visually pleasing for sure) 1. Palace Cinema (most underrated set in my opinion. I hate when people complain about the red carpet and the emptiness because it’s a modular. Of course it won’t fit a whole theater inside. And it’s the only set with a red baseplate ever. Plus the design and similarity compared to the Chinese Theater in LA makes it look amazing. I love this set and really want it one day.) Other “Modulars”: Spring Lantern Festival (I would probably put this at 18 if it were official. It’s a very spread out build but isn’t great for modular standards. But I do like it. ) Daily Bugle (definitely would put 1. For modular standards it fits a lot of the boxes. Color scheme is very consistent, very tall which makes it stand out more, and my favorite set ever.)
Love this topic Shy and this is my fav theme! And the contrast of opinions and preference between you and Emily is interesting. I’m more closer to Emily in terms of rating exterior as most important as that is what you look at 95% of the time after you build it. Plus I haven’t built them all yet so can’t compare build experience. My least favourite is Market Street as it looks ugly and doesn’t fit well with the others and is one of two that I don’t own yet. Then Pet Shop and Town Hall as they look boring. Top three in order are Boutique Hotel (don’t own yet but def buying multiple), Parsian Restaurant and Green Grocer for their exterior looks. Maybe my opinion will change once I build them all.
I have done the wires on some light up kits - and I agree with Emma - kind of don't want to do it again unless the set is designed with them. It's a hassle to get the look of the lights
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME thanks. Watched that video too - was more curious where you would personally rank the the most recent Jazz Club (unless you have it at the same spot Emily does)?
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME - cool, appreciate you taking the time to respond. I'm coming back to LEGO after years away and this helps me prioritize which modulars to start with. Keep up the great work!
I am glad you ranked them, because I can't! I love them all for something diffferent, mainly the different techniques, I learnt a lot from all the builds.
Lol! Its funny because we all have different reasons for liking a set over each other… which is probably why LEGO can’t win when coming out with these sets.. people would never be satisfied.
For me whenever assessing a set that will go in the city it's always looking at what you get from the footprint, assembly square having an extra half baseplate means is has to be judged to a higher standard, therefore is much lower down my list.
I’m starting to feel like “in my opinion” there is no best. I like them all for different reasons. Now if I had to start all over, the Parisian Restaurant would be the first I’d go for, followed by Assembly Square. Boutique Hotel and the Diner would be next, then Corner Garage. So I guess that’s probably my top five. Lol
Hey fellow veteran and afol (great channel u got), i got a great idea for u ..... Why dont u making your military service or tour service ribbons from lego stones (I dont know the excact name in english) on a nice standard or something? with kind regards from the netherlands
The bricklink lego store modular didn't count as a lego modular as it isn't really Lego. it wasn't designed by lego, even market street had a lego designer involved. And on the front of the box it probably won't say Lego which shows that Lego is distancing themselves from it. If brickmania sold a set called a modular would you have to include that? It's still built from lego bricks. However if you did include it, for me it would be bottom of the list, a whole modular used for just a lego store with a tiny store room doesn't fit the theme, the bank comes with a laundrette, the police station comes with a doughnut shop, the only modulars with a single entity are those that just couldn't be done any smaller, department store, cinema, town hall and fire brigade.
Lol the LEGO store was just to bring up the conversation that leads to anything else that follows modular rules… but are not modulars. But to dive into it.. BrickLink is under the LEGo Group now… so therefore… just as much LEGO if not more LEGO than… lego by target, adidas, or movies and video games. Also the boxes that we’ve seen so far from those in the EU that already received the boxes from the first round… has a LEGO logo on it… and they’re made from a LEGO factory in Europe… so made by LEGO. Remember LEGO ideas aren’t originally designed be LEGO designers either. A modular LEGO store by Brickmania wouldn’t count.. for the obvious reasons that it doesn’t touch the LEGO group. In the end… it comes down to.. does the LEGO modular Store follow the rules of what “us as fans” think what modular rules are… because they’re rules that fans have made… based on what we see in the line… not necessarily what LEGO has created…. It would be blow everyone out of the water if LEGO created a modular in the future that was just an open space building!
Pour moi ce n'est pas chez Lego que l'on trouve les plus jolies boîtes. La plus belle est celle-ci JIE STAR 89107 Lion Pub La plus difficile à construire est celle là MOC 29962 Modular Cathedral
Congratulations person to the right. You have somehow managed to give me a brain tumour and a seizure in the space of 30 mins. I’m going to go sit in my bed now, aiming to wake up as soon as possible because of this sinister nightmare. I straight up can’t comprehend what I just saw. Parisian second lowest? it’s first for me by a long shot. Also due to nostalgia pet shop is top 8 for me. Im sorry that the audience has to listen to my experience Good job on the explanation overall. But my list is vastly different than this.
Market street is cool and police office was designed by a dork, I hate that set absolute shame, cinema chinese palace is also a puke modular. Assembly square Bank and fire brigade are wonderfull. Fire Brigade n1.
Wow I never realized the drastic difference in LEGO mods between the market street / pet shop vs all the more recent mods. There is a huge difference in texture and details. The bottom 2 on the list do not deserve the aftermarket prices they have. The design standards definitely don’t hold up to todays parts usage. Yes they are nostalgic but they def look like 🗑 compared to the rest. (When compared they just look way outdated from a design pov) You can clearly tell when they hired Jamie 💯 👍
Exactly…. People hold the first 3 as better than whats out now… although really good for their time… and the rarity…. Technique wise… it doesn’t compare… in the end its like comparing a tesla to a Ford model T… obviously one is better in well… everything… while the other… was the birth of a line and rare to find.
They are asking for and getting those prices because the older sets are using bricks which are no longer being made or not being made in the colors in the sets. That makes them impossible to part out easily.
Thanks for including me in this! So fun to chat modulars with you!
Thank you for joining me!!! Lets see if your list changes next year!
I actually have a tip for placing the hotel, if you actually take off the palm tree and place it next to the police station, it provides a nice view of the soap n suds sign on police station, or if you like the tree you can leave it, but I feel like they intentionally designed the set that way so you could see the sign
Great video.
Do you both have your lists posted somewhere? Could you put them in the description of this video.
Thanks ✌🏻
The Downtown Diner and the Boutique Hotel are my favourites. Gotta say though, I think the Bookshop is underrated. It's one of the rare modular that transcends the era, it fits in with the 30s theme but at the same time looks like it could be modern-day buildings.
Market Street is probably my least favorite, but there was never really a “bad modular” in my opinion. Each one has always been a fun build. And as for pet shop, I completely agree. Not much going on. Cafe Corner is my most wanted set, but has no interior like most of the early Modulars do. Number 1 on my list is Town Hall, then Fire Brigade, as a firefighter pretty much any classic LEGO fire station is great. Number 3 is Palace Cinema. And again, this is just a matter of opinion. Every modular has been such a fun build, and I hope to eventually piece together Cafe Corner, as that will complete my Modulars. Really enjoyed this video and hearing your favorites!
Exactly…. All the modulars have something going for it. Now thats a goos list! Town Hall is a must! Esp for any city. Pieces together Cafe Corner… using updated pieces… is actually not that bad. I need to do the same for marketstreet.
Diner is my NO.1. I LOVE the different layers from different angles. I love the penetrability which you don’t see on other sets. You can see the straight and curve lines blinders together. Also I love the colour combination. Hope lego can make more these kind of sets
I remember upon release… many people were conflicted about it! But it’s really good to see that now… people really appreciate it… designs and all.
I've only recently got into the modulars, starting with the Bookshop because it was reasonably priced (and I'm a bookworm). Now I'm already working on my 6th for my little town of Brickholm! In order of purchase, Bookshop, Boutique Hotel, Police, Palace Cinema, Assembly Square, and now Diner. Palace Cinema my favorite right now.
My Ranking of All Modular Buildings in 2022
17. Market Street
16. Cafe Corner
15. Green Grocer
14. Pet Shop
13. Grand Emporium
12. Town Hall
11. Birch Books
10. Palace Cinema
9. Detectives Office
8. Corner Garage
7. Fire Station
6. Parisian Restaurant
5. Brick Bank
4. Downtown Diner
3. Police Station
2. Boutique Hotel
1. Assembly Square
I really love these kind of videos, collaborations. It’s really nice to see both of your opinions on the Modular buildings and how different they are. I started with the Parisian Restaurant as well and the Diner as my second so those 2 are special to me. Great video and please make more like it.
Thank you! It makes me happy that you enjoy this. They are really fun to do! Parisian and the Diner are such great sets!
Great lists guys… Here’s mine:
1. Assembly Square
2. Parisian Restaurant
3. Boutique Hotel
4. Palace Cinema
5. Detectives Office
6. Police Station
7. Brick Bank
8. Downtown Diner
9. Corner Garage
10. Book Shop
11. Town Hall
12. Fire Brigade
13. Pet Shop
14. Green Grocer
15. Cafe Corner
16. Market Street
I’m curious of where would you put the new jazz club? Another question is, what you think of the overall decision by Lego of making a Jazz club? Who needs that in a city? So many things they are missing!
I own Brick Bank, Corner Garage, Bookshop, and Assembly Square. Looking to add the Police Station to that real soon. Then I’m gonna go back and get the Parisian Restaurant and Downtown Diner. Then I’ll probably stop there until another one that really hits me comes along. The hotel only has one apartment with a bathroom. I don’t like that. In fact, I’ve added a bathroom into the bookshop because I feel only the brick bank could get away with not having one. My favorite is assembly. Just fills out so much and immediately turns your one or two other Modular’s into a city block. Then Brick Bank. I like how the whole building is for one purpose, allowing multiple rooms all centered around a bank. So you have tellers, an executive bank office, another smaller office area outside. It feels like a real bank. It wouldn’t if it followed the other Modular’s and had the upstairs serve a different purpose. It’s one of the only ones where the entire building is the purpose. Another like that is the cinema. But that’s not enough space to fill out a believable movie theater in my eyes. The brick bank is perfect in that regard. I’d say in terms of play, brick bank is the best out of them all. Assembly has it beat in looks and runs circles around it in outside appeal and genius building techniques to pull off impressive architecture. So much so that even tho I love the bank, I give assembly the dues it deserves. Really looking forward to both the diner and restaurant tho. Im a musician, I like boxing, and I work in a restaurant. All 3 levels of the diner represent what I like or do. And the restaurant is the perfect piece for when I want to make a mafia owned restaurant in this 1940s city block, redoing the second level of it to resemble a mafia dons office. Then switch out all the yellow tones of the minifigs for flesh ones and that’ll be my city block. Also looking to add the vintage car to it, the James Bond Aston Martin, and the 1930s cars from the Indiana Jones Shanghai Chase set on the streets. Got a long ways to go but the idea is coming together
You talked about the Lego store being a modular which I agree. How about the Venetian Houses? That one is amazing.
I definitely feel like the bricklink modular Lego store counts as a full fledged modular. Something about having a Lego store in a city made of Lego makes me feel super giddy. Plus the overall theme and architecture of the model fits very well in the modular lineup as a whole
ngl but that Bookshop rating kinda struck a nerve hahaha
I love that set so much, that it was my first modular ever!
haha sorry. We knew were going strike a bunch... even towards each other! Although lower on my list. It's still a good set!
The Market Street set has a bit of a backstory that makes it more of an emotional set for some people. It was designed by a Lego fan thru the Creator/Factory program, it was the first fan set to make it to market, and the designer died just before the set was released if I recall the story correctly.
For me the #1 set is probably Assembly Square, then the Diner, and the Palace Cinema. I actually got to meet Astrid at a con when she stopped to discuss my microscale city. Bottom 3 -- Boutique Hotel is #17, then #16 Brick Bank, #15 Pet Shop.
I have all 17 Modulars on a 20 foot long shelf in my Lego display room - makes a really nice wall of buildings. The shelf gives me room for 5 more before I have to move.
That's so sad
Yes…!!! I remember hearing about it but didn’t mention it because I wasn’t sure. Such a sad story from what I remember.
The first fan designer set is actually set#3739 Blacksmith Shop released in 2002 designed by Brickmania’s Founder Dan Siskind.
Assembly square is the best… even if Emily doesn’t agree haha.
Sweet lord did she call Assembly Square a filler modular?? Wow...
The Botique, The Bookshop and Police Station were my first 3 modulars. They all look awesome!!
It was neat seeing how you both agreed on some sets but completely opposite on some.
It's a good representation the fact that a lot of fans of this line... are scattered to what they call a good or bad modular... to the point where LEGO always has the difficult job in creating the perfect set.
I LOVE how 'boring' the police station looks!
19:34 Those control panel prints are so old! Sure i had a set from '99 with that print
I placed my Boutique Hotel next to the Parisian Restaurant and I think it works really well because that side of the restaurant has a lot of detail so it being more exposed works well
I think the Boutique Hotel foreshadowed the next modular building. I think the next modular is going to be a Music Hall.
You were kinda correct with this one, a Jazz Club is a music hall in a sense
(despite owning none of the modular sets yet) my three favourite modulars are
1. Assembly Square
2. Parisian restaurant
3. Brick Bank
Assembly Square is at the top of my lift because I like big sets, and with 4002 pieces its perfect for me, but also the little easter eggs relating tom the modulars from 2007 up until the assembly square. Parisian restaurant was third on my list but after hearing you say the story about it I moved it up, i also like the visual appearance, and the colour scheme is great. Brick bank is third because its got a funny little story to it, also the appearance i like, it looks awesome with the use of zip-line pieces for roof detail, and the chandelier i like.
While I will say the bookshop is my least favourite, its nice to look at from the front, but in my opinion i like the pet shop more, pet shop is about fifth on my list, and in fourth is the palace cinema. Boutique Hotel would be sixth, its nice and I would like it at some point, but it doesn't make me excited as much as the other modular sets.
My personal ranking:
17: Market Street
16:Café Corner
15:Pet Shop
14:Corner Garage
13:Green Grocer
12:Grand Emporium
11:Town Hall
10:Fire Brigade
9:Diner
8:Detectives Office
7:Parisian Restaurant
6:Boutique Hotel
5:Palace Cinema
4:Brick Bank
3:Bookshop
2:Police Station
1.Assembly Square
I love all 6 modulars I have so it is very hard to rank them! But here we go...
1. Assembly Square
2. Brick Bank
3. Parisian Restaurant
4. Palace Cinema
5. Detective's Office
6. Downtown Diner
They make so many corner buildings. I guess if you have little parking lots or alleys for some of them?
Just got Boutique Hotel this week. It’s my first modular. I was never interested in modulars before but it just looks so good.
The police station is definitely 100% my favorite. It was my first actual modular and when I converted it to Batman themed it made me love it even more. If we are counting the marvel Modular’s tho the Daily Bugle is my #1 cause of them having Daredevil
If you added the LEGO store, sanctum sanctorum, and daily bugle, where would they be on your ranking?
Love the ranking and now I can't unsee the extra reference with the café corner coffee cart mini fig since Jamie was the designer to do café corner in 2007. I plan to finish my boutique hotel today and add my 9th modular to my lego city. Would be 10 but I missed brick bank. Next month I think I will rank all 9 of my modulars I have.
I have the police station in the middle of my city, because I consider it a centerpiece, because of the colors, and it is just pretty in my opinion. My second favorite though, is boutique, third is Parisian restaurant, fourth is bookstore, fifth is garage (these are only the modulars I own). I am probably going to get the diner, and palace cinema, the diner for obvious reasons, but I want the palace cinema because of the memories of the Great Movie Ride that used to be in Disney's Hollywood Studios, which they replaced with some mickey themed ride. I will probably moc the interior to make it look like the great movie ride.
Bro pet shop is so lit it’s like perfect city buildings I love how traditional they look
Technically the Boutique Hotel does have a bathroom.
Both of you offended me LOL... This seems to be the nice thing about modular buildings. They are as diverse as people :)
Thanks for nice video, it’s clear that any viewer’s personal list is simply a shuffle of the lot.
Personally I love building the Detective office the most for some reason, as for the looks the winner for me is the Boutique Hotel with its unusual shape - I’m getting it any day now. ;)
Parisian restaurant is one of the most beautiful and elegant modulars.
I'm new to modulars in the past two years. My top two are the police station as number 1, and the parisian restaurant as number two. Bottom two for me are the diner and grand emporium.
I don't have have any modulars but loved the video. More collabs, please Shy!!!
great list!! Now i really want Assembly Square
lol.. you said you really liked this one!!! so... don't wait haha.
I just ordered it today and i wait for it to come
Parisian restaurant and the bookshop are my favorites because they looks nice on the outside and the inside 🤷🏼♂️
20:01 "The playstation" lol
Assembly Square is not a filler set to me. Assembly Square is the heart of a city street:)
The Detective Office is my favorite for sure. But Boutique Hotel and Downtown Diner are tied for second.
Holy crap the Parisian restaurant in the bottom 😱
stranger input:
I own Detective, Parisian, and Bugle, and give all of them good marks.
I also own corner garage, and think its a bit small, but i still like it
Assembly Square is VITAL I need because its going to really complete a nice city street.
Diner looks Gorgeous, it will add a radio to my city, I would only remove the pink lettering.
Hotel looks nice, need it.
Need cinema for city richness, and a generic batman pic
The bank is 10/10 story and such a powerhouse corner.
About to get grand emporium. Its an exterior powerhouse, so with some interior tweaking itll be good
Bookshop is super weak, the buildings both seem super small
Market street: Opportunity to make an open street market, I would get it if it werent for the price tag lol.
Town Hall andPet Shop add some necessary bits, being a town hall, more business, and some nice housing. I also like Green Grocer, but once again, price tag.
I could rest easy without Cafe Hotel and Fire Brigade
My current obtaining plan is: Assembly Square, Hotel, Diner, Cinema, Bank, etc. Unless theres an insane deal of course.
My list is:
1. Assembly Square
2. Detective's Office
3. Brick Bank
4. Parisian Restaurant
5. Police Station
Fire Brigade is my favorite but I like Market Street since it was my first. I'm missing all modulars from the Detective office to the Police Station. Just got back into lego recently and bought Boutique Hotel but I'll have to collect them all before I leave them out of my rankings. RIP to my wallet.
Awesome video on the modulars sets it’s awesome
Great video! My favorite modular isn’t in the modular series. It’s the Daily Bugle! It is so detailed and such a great set for a Marvel fan! I also have the Corner Garage and Bookshop.
I took time away from Lego but then I noticed that I needed Lego back in my life as an AFOL.. I’m glad you’re still making good quality content Shy! I’m also sad I missed out on BricksLA..
Sometimes we all need a break… especially if its something we love. Keeps us enjoying what it is! Thanks for sticking with the channel! Dont worry about BricksLA… didnt miss much.
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME I just heard about BricksLA in the podcast and your right.. sound like I didn’t miss much..
Amazing video. New into lego world. So very cool to see all the modular buildings. I Have the boutique hotel. And am seeking out the others. I did really like the look of the assembly Square. I feel it can become a real stand out point in a city. I dont think I didn't like any of them. Maybe not the biggest fan of the pet store possibly. But great video. Will catch up on some older videos as well
My Rankings
17. Café corner (nothing against it. Just not great for now days standards. Back then perfect. Nowadays lack of interior or better pieces makes it hard to like)
16. Market Street (I always like duel buildings and the apartment is nice. I also like it’s cameo in the lego movie)
15. Pet a shop (one of my favorite sets. But it’s not great. Overall bias for pets is why I love the set but in all realness, it’s not great)
14. Green Grocer (interior with nice tiling and I like the color. But it’s not the biggest eye catcher)
13. Bookshop (I like the fall feel but I’m not the biggest fan of the set as a whole.)
12. Detectives Office (most overrated modular in my opinion. Granted people have their own opinions and I respect that, but I don’t see the hype.)
11. Corner Garage (looking at picture makes it feel like one of the worst modulars. But when you get it, it’s a lot better. Granted not the best, but not as bad as you thought it would be)
10. Downtown Diner (love this set for a lot of reasons. But the left side is very weird and hard to put with other modulars. But as a stand-alone set it’s quite amazing.)
9. Grande Emporium (heavy New York vibes. Idk what it is. But I think of a new your corner building when I see it)
8. Parisian Restaurant (nice build and the colors are great, but putting it next to another modular is tough because the right side is a weird balcony kinda area. That’s the only really downside to it)
7. Boutique Hotel (the more I look at it, the more I like it. All the references and colors are amazing. It’s a great set and one I am definitely buying at some point.)
6. Brick Bank (really reminds me of Doc Ock vs Spider Man bank battle. The vault is amazing, the pieces used in general are amazing, and I love the Chandelier.)
5. Fire Brigade (one of the best older sets ever. It looks like a modern modular and is quite amazing, the car is a nice touch, and the buildings height and coloring looks outstanding and is one of the first things you look at when looking at someone’s lego city.)
4. Police Station (some people hate and some people love. I am a lover of this set. Amazing design, amazing posters and ads and news papers. The donut shop is a clever idea. And it looks great next to a lot of modulars.)
3. Town Hall (heavy Parks and Rec vibes. It’s height makes it look like its the centerpiece of any lego room, the color scheme is perfect, and the Elevator is quite unique to any lego set. One of my favorite legos sets I don’t own.
2. Assembly Square (what else can I say? It’s the biggest, has very unique design compared to any of them, and it has a lot of minifigures. A set that is hard to hate for sure. When I was deciding which modular to buy first I couldn’t stop thinking about Assembly Square so I bought it. Visually pleasing for sure)
1. Palace Cinema (most underrated set in my opinion. I hate when people complain about the red carpet and the emptiness because it’s a modular. Of course it won’t fit a whole theater inside. And it’s the only set with a red baseplate ever. Plus the design and similarity compared to the Chinese Theater in LA makes it look amazing. I love this set and really want it one day.)
Other “Modulars”:
Spring Lantern Festival (I would probably put this at 18 if it were official. It’s a very spread out build but isn’t great for modular standards. But I do like it. )
Daily Bugle (definitely would put 1. For modular standards it fits a lot of the boxes. Color scheme is very consistent, very tall which makes it stand out more, and my favorite set ever.)
Nice video! You two are fun to listen to. Please repeat !👍
Love this topic Shy and this is my fav theme! And the contrast of opinions and preference between you and Emily is interesting. I’m more closer to Emily in terms of rating exterior as most important as that is what you look at 95% of the time after you build it. Plus I haven’t built them all yet so can’t compare build experience. My least favourite is Market Street as it looks ugly and doesn’t fit well with the others and is one of two that I don’t own yet. Then Pet Shop and Town Hall as they look boring. Top three in order are Boutique Hotel (don’t own yet but def buying multiple), Parsian Restaurant and Green Grocer for their exterior looks. Maybe my opinion will change once I build them all.
The bank is probably my favourite
Next time include the sanctum and daily bugle
I have done the wires on some light up kits - and I agree with Emma - kind of don't want to do it again unless the set is designed with them. It's a hassle to get the look of the lights
After making this video… my lights went out. And now I have to troubleshoot where the issue is coming from. Might change my opinion. Haha
Might Be Too Soon To Say But I Feel As Seeing That I'm Now A Modular Expert, My Absence Is A Missed Opportunity
Lol good thing I referenced you! Plus you’re hard to book when you’re traveling! Haha
Detectives office is my favorite by far!
It’s definitely underrated! Such a great set!
@shytimeismytime, love these type of videos. Saw you ranked all the modulars w/@Emmasuaurus thru 2023 and am curious where you rank the Jazz Club?
Here is the one for this year which includes Emily’s ranking with the jazz club.
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@@SHYTIMEismyTIME thanks. Watched that video too - was more curious where you would personally rank the the most recent Jazz Club (unless you have it at the same spot Emily does)?
@@JoshStaffieri hmmm it def would be around 4-5 ranking if I were to guess.
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME - cool, appreciate you taking the time to respond. I'm coming back to LEGO after years away and this helps me prioritize which modulars to start with. Keep up the great work!
@@JoshStaffieri get the modulars that are retiring first.
I am glad you ranked them, because I can't! I love them all for something diffferent, mainly the different techniques, I learnt a lot from all the builds.
Lol! Its funny because we all have different reasons for liking a set over each other… which is probably why LEGO can’t win when coming out with these sets.. people would never be satisfied.
I’m happy to have every modular ever, and it’s so hard for me to pick favorites, I love them all so much.
I would say the same thing if I had Marketstreet in my collection. It is definitely not an easy task.
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME yeah that’s true. Have you tried to part it out on bricklink?
@@chicagolanddesigns6447 yes I have it ready in a wanted list.
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME that’s good. I think I got mine for like 100 bucks so just keep checking. I got mine a long time ago though
$280 Set is Filler?
Oooooh Green Grocer sooo low…. Ouch, that’s my fav.
For me whenever assessing a set that will go in the city it's always looking at what you get from the footprint, assembly square having an extra half baseplate means is has to be judged to a higher standard, therefore is much lower down my list.
I never thought of it like that... footprint is very important in any city building.
What abt the daily bugle?
Finish the video.. it’s there lol
This is such a fun video! Loved how you were so different on many sets, loved the different perspectives :D #tramassemblysquare
Parisian restaurant is EASILY the best modular how this girl got it in bottom three is beyond me
Watch the updated video that we made for this year… with the jazz club included. Emily changed her mind. Lol
My #1 is the pet shop not because it is objectively good, but rather memories associated with it :)
I’m starting to feel like “in my opinion” there is no best. I like them all for different reasons. Now if I had to start all over, the Parisian Restaurant would be the first I’d go for, followed by Assembly Square. Boutique Hotel and the Diner would be next, then Corner Garage. So I guess that’s probably my top five. Lol
Exactly… in the end… we all like the modulars in our own way… to the point where LEGO is unable to satisfy what the fan really want out of this line.
When you guys talked about quasi modulars you forget the ghostbusters firehouse. Way better then fire brigade in my opinion.
I didn’t mention Ninjago City, Docks, and Gardens as well. Haha
Worst: Bookshop it’s too small and that white tree doesn’t make sense. Best: Grand Emporium
It's called a birch tree... it's called Birch Books for a reason
💯 agree with you that market street is the worst.
Hey fellow veteran and afol (great channel u got), i got a great idea for u .....
Why dont u making your military service or tour service ribbons from lego stones (I dont know the excact name in english) on a nice standard or something? with kind regards from the netherlands
Thats a cool idea… Not with LEGO stones… but tiles might work out!
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME tiles are even better yeah!
You missed the Daily Bugle!
We mentioned it at the very end. 😊
Detective's office should be #1!!!
Is that a dyna?
Yes it is!
The bricklink lego store modular didn't count as a lego modular as it isn't really Lego. it wasn't designed by lego, even market street had a lego designer involved. And on the front of the box it probably won't say Lego which shows that Lego is distancing themselves from it. If brickmania sold a set called a modular would you have to include that? It's still built from lego bricks.
However if you did include it, for me it would be bottom of the list, a whole modular used for just a lego store with a tiny store room doesn't fit the theme, the bank comes with a laundrette, the police station comes with a doughnut shop, the only modulars with a single entity are those that just couldn't be done any smaller, department store, cinema, town hall and fire brigade.
Lol the LEGO store was just to bring up the conversation that leads to anything else that follows modular rules… but are not modulars. But to dive into it.. BrickLink is under the LEGo Group now… so therefore… just as much LEGO if not more LEGO than… lego by target, adidas, or movies and video games. Also the boxes that we’ve seen so far from those in the EU that already received the boxes from the first round… has a LEGO logo on it… and they’re made from a LEGO factory in Europe… so made by LEGO. Remember LEGO ideas aren’t originally designed be LEGO designers either. A modular LEGO store by Brickmania wouldn’t count.. for the obvious reasons that it doesn’t touch the LEGO group. In the end… it comes down to.. does the LEGO modular Store follow the rules of what “us as fans” think what modular rules are… because they’re rules that fans have made… based on what we see in the line… not necessarily what LEGO has created…. It would be blow everyone out of the water if LEGO created a modular in the future that was just an open space building!
These prices are way off lol
Pour moi ce n'est pas chez Lego que l'on trouve les plus jolies boîtes.
La plus belle est celle-ci
JIE STAR 89107 Lion Pub
La plus difficile à construire est celle là
MOC 29962 Modular Cathedral
Love the hat
Assembly NO.1 no discuss
She's so adorable
Lol you actually missed out talking about the pet shop
What did we miss about the set? =)
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME rating #
@@edwardhakobjanyan it’s #16 at 1:44 into the video lol
Congratulations person to the right.
You have somehow managed to give me a brain tumour and a seizure in the space of 30 mins. I’m going to go sit in my bed now, aiming to wake up as soon as possible because of this sinister nightmare. I straight up can’t comprehend what I just saw. Parisian second lowest? it’s first for me by a long shot. Also due to nostalgia pet shop is top 8 for me.
Im sorry that the audience has to listen to my experience Good job on the explanation overall. But my list is vastly different than this.
Lol so many people will be triggered by this one.
Super!!!!! Emily should have had a biased opinion in favor of the Parisian! haha JK
What people do to show themselves
Thank you for watching!
@@SHYTIMEismyTIME your welcome plastic lovers
From want I watched, females seem to rate differently from males.
Hi
The fire department flag on the front is a confederate flag.... just saying.....
Market street is cool and police office was designed by a dork, I hate that set absolute shame, cinema chinese palace is also a puke modular. Assembly square Bank and fire brigade are wonderfull. Fire Brigade n1.
Wow I never realized the drastic difference in LEGO mods between the market street / pet shop vs all the more recent mods. There is a huge difference in texture and details. The bottom 2 on the list do not deserve the aftermarket prices they have. The design standards definitely don’t hold up to todays parts usage. Yes they are nostalgic but they def look like 🗑 compared to the rest. (When compared they just look way outdated from a design pov) You can clearly tell when they hired Jamie 💯 👍
Exactly…. People hold the first 3 as better than whats out now… although really good for their time… and the rarity…. Technique wise… it doesn’t compare… in the end its like comparing a tesla to a Ford model T… obviously one is better in well… everything… while the other… was the birth of a line and rare to find.
They are asking for and getting those prices because the older sets are using bricks which are no longer being made or not being made in the colors in the sets. That makes them impossible to part out easily.