10255 - Assembly Square

[exciter1]

  On 9/29/2016 at 6:43 PM, minicoopers11 said:

2699 DKK is 400 USD. Just throwing that out there.

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[Val-E]

So, if it´s a square does that make a corner or a street building more likely to retire?

[Mos_Eisley]

  On 9/29/2016 at 6:45 PM, thedingman5 said:

^ Yes, was just going to mention that.  This is $400 USD.  Going to be a large setup.

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Damn, now I have a new prediction. A rehash Market Street, Cafe Corner, and smaller Town Hall surrounding a super-sized 40221 Fountain. 

[Pedilego]

There are 11 modular buildings. 12 would make a full "city square" with 4 baseplates of market real estate in the middle. $400? The Lego pieces of this mystery/puzzle fit together pretty nicely.

[kahuka]

If this "completes" a collection of modulars, it could really boost the completionist urge for people to collect the old sets.

[Val-E]

Bad news for CITY square investors, it is.

[jaylay]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:20 PM, Val-E said:

Bad news for CITY square investors, it is.

Not necessarily.

[Alpinemaps]

  On 9/29/2016 at 6:43 PM, minicoopers11 said:

2699 DKK is 400 USD. Just throwing that out there.

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Oops, thanks for correcting me.  I saw the $150 number quoted on Reddit.  It was on the Internet, so it must have been true!

[gregpj]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:03 PM, Pedilego said:

There are 11 modular buildings. 12 would make a full "city square" with 4 baseplates of market real estate in the middle. $400? The Lego pieces of this mystery/puzzle fit together pretty nicely.

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That makes a pretty big assumption about city layouts though....  I hope that's not what this is. Not only will that break many people's displays (displaying in lines on a shelf, or cabinets) it's also next to impossible to "play with." Public spaces where people congregate come in all shapes and sizes around the world. As impressive as a 4 baseplate square might be in size, it would be terribly difficult to display and I don't see it worth $400.

(side note, sell last Fountain 40221 set just in case ...)

[Darth_Raichu]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:03 PM, Mos_Eisley said:

Damn, now I have a new prediction. A rehash Market Street, Cafe Corner, and smaller Town Hall surrounding a super-sized 40221 Fountain. 

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Why create new set when you can re-package the old ones? 

 

[gregpj]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:28 PM, Darth_Raichu said:

Why create new set when you can re-package the old ones? 

 

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Which of the old modulars had the fewest cheese slopes?

[Val-E]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:29 PM, gregpj said:

Which of the old modulars had the fewest cheese slopes?

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Parisian restaurant definitely not!

[marcandre]

Sandcrawler costs Kr2800 in Denmark. This will probably be $300 in the us. 

[Val-E]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:34 PM, marcandre said:

Sandcrawler costs Kr2800 in Denmark. This will probably be $300 in the us. 

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TH part 2?

[gregpj]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:31 PM, Val-E said:

Parisian restaurant definitely not!

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I should have said retired ... but maybe this is just a combo pack of existing sets.

Parisian Restaurant + Brick Bank leaves about $70 in value for a nice assembly square on a 32x32 baseplate.

[Val-E]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:36 PM, gregpj said:

I should have said retired ... but maybe this is just a combo pack of existing sets.

 

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I fear it may be a combo of CC and GG, though, on recent form.

Edited September 29, 2016 by Val-E

[minicoopers11]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:34 PM, marcandre said:

Sandcrawler costs Kr2800 in Denmark. This will probably be $300 in the us. 

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Good point. The sets are usually cheaper in US.

[Phil B]

Maybe it's my past experience living in post-Communist countries but I expect this set to be just  4 baseplates and 400 minifigs .....

[exciter1]

  On 9/29/2016 at 6:42 PM, cladner said:

is that the reception for the kmart parking lot wedding you posted a couple of weeks ago?

the only thing more eagerly anticipated than the new modular announcement is whether any modulars retire ever again or if one or two modulars retire this year to make up for last year when none retired (or was last year making up for 2 retirements the year before???)

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That's our state flower down in the lower right.

[CM4Sci]

Exciting! I believe this photo is legitimate and I can't wait to see the real thing! 

Edited September 29, 2016 by CM4Sci

[MrToes16]

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  On 9/29/2016 at 8:08 PM, Phil B said:

Maybe it's my past experience living in post-Communist countries but I expect this set to be just  4 baseplates and 400 minifigs .....

 

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Well I guess if we assume TLG follows the the same price per piece trend as the rest of the modular sets at ~.06 to .08 per, we are looking at somewhere between 5000 and 7000 pieces in this set.  We would probably need around 1000 minifigs each with a hat or wig and an accessory. (give or take a megaphone and pretzel)

 

But if they start throwing in stickers then that will blow my calculations.

 

[Brian Briggs]

  On 9/29/2016 at 8:08 PM, Phil B said:

Maybe it's my past experience living in post-Communist countries but I expect this set to be just  4 baseplates and 400 minifigs .....

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Hm, they could repack CMF series 1-15 into a huge set to inhabit that square...

Edited September 29, 2016 by Brian Briggs

[abri123]

What about a midi-size collection of all the sets, as opposed to the mini modular one a few years ago?

[Fenix_2k1]

  On 9/29/2016 at 7:29 PM, gregpj said:

Which of the old modulars had the fewest cheese slopes?

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I was highly amused when i built PS recently. They instruct you to put a cheese wedge in the bin.  How times have changed. 

[Ed Mack]

  On 9/29/2016 at 6:43 PM, exciter1 said:

 

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At first, a park like scene came to mind.  Then I thought of a few smaller buildings in a small marketplace.  Now I think it might be the first true "square" Modular, with four completed sides, with different "assembly options."  Maybe a modular within a Modular.