I think we should get a museum, maybe a hospital, maybe a library, a school, and maybe a courthouse. Maybe not the library because we have a bookshop and it would be pretty much the same thing throughout but a city usually has a library.
You can look at it as I put it there because, in my own subjective opinion, I like the look, story and building experience of 9 other modulars more, which can definitely change over the years. That being said, I think Assembly Square is an absolute need for any lego City. It brings the different buildings together into a cohesive community but I was looking at it more on an individual building and how I thought it looked versus the other, with a bit of that cohesion built into my ranking. At the end of the day, that is how I felt that day and it is all subjective and I respect your opinion. Where would you have put Assembly Square on your list?
@@brickafide at the end of the day everyone has their own preferences, I respect your choice. We are all so passionate about the Modular’s. I would put the AS on top of my list.
It’s so overrated. it barely fits with anything other than the detectives office, every room is boring especially the music studio, and between the three buildings there’s nothing that stands out. And as a bonus the one roof is super lazy, using those dump truck scoops was annoying and still annoys me
@@alexcapriani4341 the left most building, I believe is the music studio/shop. Just push on the exterior wall from the front right side and it wants to cave in. I stand by my decision that it is completely overrated. People like it because it’s the “biggest” and that’s just too simple of a reason..
I like Assembly square because it looks outstanding, has many great techniques and colors, and creates a bit more sidewalk frontage for scenes. I would put it higher than 10, maybe five. I agree the bags in each step are out of control. We needed two full size lunch trays and two dinner size plates to sort parts 😳🥴😣
My favorite is probably the detective's office. So much story potential, the outside is amazing, and interior really leaves nothing to be desired. Thanks for putting it in the top three!
a school would be great, definitely a museum of any kind (except for maybe an art museum) but the architecture style and unique pieces to include would be really nice. Personally, I want more residential buildings, more townhouses like the one included with the pet shop but larger and more detailed. An apartment building could be a good alternative too. Sure, you can consider houses to be lazy filler, but having them makes great mixed zoning and makes the city more alive. (Also I know it wouldn’t happen but a bodega/corner store/deli would be an absolute banger set)
I love this comment! I really want to make the museum Rebrickable model by I think it’s Brick Artisan on Rebrickable. It takes Assembly Square, the Police Station and the lego ideas fossils so it’s a very expensive set, well over 500 bucks, but it’s so awesome! I really want to do it. But I completely feel you on a school or apartment buildings, I would be in for both of them. More for the school over the apartments in my opinion!
I know people might disagree, but the bookshop is actually my favorite modular. It’s sophisticated yet modest. It’s also the only modular I currently have. Everyone has their favorite and even if I don’t completely agree with this ranking, I respect everyone’s opinion
Wow, very strong hot takes here. I respectfully disagree with a lot of your rankings, because exterior looks are the most important to be as I install light kits in all of my buildings and they are displayed on a shelf, limiting how well you can see inside. It seems like you valued the interior just as much as the exterior when making the rankings. My top three would be Brick Bank, Assembly Square, and Boutique hotel just for the exterior looks alone.
Also, I think boutique hotel works perfectly placed to the right of the Parisian Restaurant, as the two patio sections look good next to each other and allows you to see more of the back side of the hotel
It is interesting, because I feel like my mind changes a lot on these. But this year, I am really gravitating towards the Boutique Hotel as my favorite, with the Parisian or Grocer close behind. I will have to really look at these again to see what catches my attention.
I definitely feel you on that. Thoughts and opinions on these can vary throughout the years and definitely depending on the layout of a City because something my be your favorite center piece then you rearrange and now something else is catching your eye. It is all very subjective and difficult to rank. Thank you for the support! I appreciate it!
A apartments, big apartments, very big apartments would be nice, because Lego rarely release residential buildings or some kind of hospital would be a great idea 👌
@@brickafide a school is really needed i would love to see a school im 11 and me and my brother collect modulars we got 5 right now i want all of them lol they are so addicting but way to overpriced
@@Mazarine-Msm yes they are, I did a price analysis about a year ago that it would cost $22,000 (recalling from memory) to buy every modular building ever released, sealed on eBay + ones currently in stock at lego.com….
But then again, their after market price is also what makes them so more alluring. Idk, because it makes them seem special because they cost so much. It’s all theoretical but just a thought
You know what, so do it! It holds a special place in my heart as my first modular (of which sent me down a spiraling deep, dark and EXPENSIVE path to collect them all!). But isn’t that everyone’s experience… 😅
Great video! I really think that Jazz club should be ranked higher though. It's Italian restaurant and it's interior is amazing! Also the police set could be better at 2nd
I can totally see where your coming from! Most of the Modular’s are excellent and it’s really hard to rank them against one another. I look forward to making an updated video in the future and a few sets will likely move around a bit!
The Town Hall was what got me into the Modular series and I never looked back other than structural pieces I can display around the house like Orchid, Modulars and Minecraft have been my two main series since I can make whole cityscapes out of them. My opinions on the few modulars I have are 1) Town Hall (funnest to build) 2) Fire Brigade (Hardest to build love looking at it and THAT FIRE TRUCK) 3) Emporean (has gotten the most looks) 4) Pet Shop (my wifes favorite love the interior pet shop and all the small details 5) Cinema (my second favorite to the Fire Brigade, Massive Curb appeal, brings the whole neighborhood to life also love Corner Pieces for their Flexibility). Considering my next one right now Really eyeing up Assembly Square, The Hotel and the Perisian Restaurant (but is so expensive everywhere I look =/ )
I really appreciate your comment and all that you shared! I love your reasonings for each set and I can see your love for the good ole Modulars. I will say that Persian is good but after building it, after the video, it has ALOT of detail but it doesn't fill the same modular space (32 x 32 baseplate) like most of the others. Secondly, you have to get Assembly Square before the END OF THE YEAR!!! Supposedly... it is retireing this year but then again you can never be 100% sure with lego but you got to get it before it retires or it will surely be $500 right away on secondary market! Also, the police station is for sure retiring this year! it is on lego's last change section of their website, I would definitely try to pick that one up pronto! If your Tempted, Please use the Amazon affiliate link in the videos description if you consider picking these up from Amazon!
Personally, I never understand what all the fuss is about with the town hall. The build isn't super interesting and the interior just seems so... bureaucratic, which to be fair is very true to life, it just lacks that humor and love many of the other buildings have.
I feel your thoughts here and I can definitely see that is how a lot of people would feel. At the end of the day they are all pretty much awesome, their modulars for crying out loud! But that was just how I ranked them this time around. And Town Hall got the top spot because, although they are all good looking, whenever I see someone's City and they have it, it just grabs my attention immediately, even if they have something taller like the Daily Bugle!
I only have the boutique hotel and while I think your opinion is valid I have to disagree, the side balcony definitely gives the city a better skyline from the side and adds a lot of details.
My top 3 out of box no mods are in no order: parisienne restaurant, movie theater, boutique hotel. Prob my least favorites are fire station and town hall bc while necessary are boring. Police station is great for mods.
i was also gonna say something about Assembly Square- haha 😐. i feel like TLG is going the wrong direction for Modulars and Trains. Their Best in Class are from another time…
I am a little split on the museum. I haven’t purchased it yet because focusing on Christmas gifts and such but I will get it eventually. It’s tough for me to say, because I love Dino’s and I’ve wanted a museum for my city, so much so I bought another police station and Assembly square to do a Dino exhibit rebrickable model a few months ago, but now not sure what to do…but honestly at this moment, I don’t like the exterior color
I just recently got the Jazz club and its my first modular set, I just got the first section done and I'm on to the second floor, I can't wait to finish it
Hey Brickafide, with the pending release of the modular Museum I’m really excited and wanna get into modulars. Out of the current available sets, which modular would you recommend I start with?
I would start with police station or assembly square because those are about to retire by the end of year. Otherwise, I think the book shop is a great one to start with!
It's a matter of taste. But I really totally don't agree much with this ranking at all haha. Like how on earth does the greengrocer become higher than Assembly Square and Boutique hotel. For me number. 1 I think is the detective's office. Number 2 I put Parisian restaurant. number 3. Assembly Square and number 4 boutique hotel. The funny thing is that if I am not mistaken. All of these modulars are all designed by the same guy. But you can correct me if I am wrong. And I rank all of these mainly in how they look. Not at how much a city needs them or if the building process is frustrating. I rank these with what i consider the nicest details and nicest overall look. The only thing that is a bit different in the way I rank it is Diner Restaurant. Because Diner I think. Is probably the best designed in building techniques. The guy that it designed also does not normally do modular buildings. He mainly builds things like cars and the Titanic if I am not mistaken. He is probably the best Lego designer. And I think I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one to think so. He just really thinks outside the box so the speak. Can do things with angles and upside down inside out and whatnot. That you go. What the x@!X??? But with the diner I'm just not to crazy about how it looks. Even though the looks work well with 50s theme. Regarding the town hall. I think it is big and bulky. And that makes it kind of nice. But I don't find an interesting build in terms of how it was designed, The female designer that designed it also did the movie theater. And that one is really underrated in my opinion. It looks better in real life than it does in photos let me first say that. And the one thing that nobody seems to notice or give it credit for is the fact that despite of being such an unusual-looking building. It does fit in any city lineup. It's definitely not a building filler. it is really an eye-catcher especially if you add lights to it. What I recommend you always do with all your building. And I think that is pretty amazing. That you can make something unique and still make it like it belongs to all the other modulars. And I think it i far more interesting then the boring city hall.
The sanctum is good, a lot of interior details and great figures. I’ve always thought it was one of the best until I owned it. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy it and the old MCU, but I do find it a little boring on the exterior. It’s not one that I usually glance at versus others. That being said I would say approximately at half the pack, maybe a little higher than the middle of the list
Unpopular opinion: I dislike the townhall, it just doesn't really interest me and I feel like it just looks awkward places in cities due to its size and also somehow feels a bit flat to me? I'm not really sure how that makes sense cause it's not like the facade is actually flat, but it just feels like it lacks dimension lol, idk I'm just not really a fan and would prefer something with a bit more curb appeal, just something with a bit more visual interest, but that's just my take
I respect your opinion and I can see where you are coming from. I think I like it’s size and it also really appeals to me because it’s one that I really want to own just haven’t forfeited the cash yet so maybe that has something to do with my feelings on it. It just always one of the first things that catches my eye when I see it in a city
@brickafide that makes perfect sense, I'm a bit like that with the downtown dinner, it looks incredible and the overall uniqueness of the design always caught my eye, on its own I think it looks great, but next to other modulars I have to admit it looks a bit awkward, it's like a corner building that was just given up on and made a regular building last minute lol, but I've always just been drawn to it and overlooked certain aspects so I for sure get what you're syaing, I do gotta admit tho, the townhall for sure does get my attention everytime I see it in a city, it is definitely a stand out building
Lol. I didn’t add them because although they are Modular and in most city’s, they aren’t technically apart of the “Modular Building” subtheme sets. They are great though!
Your selections are excellent, though I can’t comment on the older retired sets, because I’ve been only being a lego’er for about 1 1/2 years. I have most if not all the current modular sets, but would LOVE TO be able to buy the older retired sets. I really don’t like to buy from Brick Link. I had a bad experience as I tried to buy from 1 seller, paid my money, but received nothing and never got a response. Can any one suggest how I may be able to buy some of the older retired sets? I would truly appreciator r help and guidance. Thank you a lot garylatz
I have had success with eBay. They have good buyer protection just make sure returns are eligible. Otherwise going to lego conventions is another great way or lego resell places like bricks and Minifigs. I would stay away from Facebook market place or similar, you can get a good deal but there’s just so many scams, never send money before hand
@@brickafide I'm just saying that the jazz club bears a resemblance to many old movie palaces I've been to before, and would be a nice facade for a full-depth theater. The fire station could also work, having similar architecture.
Parisian restaurant is my favorite. I work in a restaurant so there’s a personal thing there. Plus it’s simply beautiful. Come to think of it I don’t own any other sets like the Modular’s that depict real every day life. So the things I do or what I’m into personally can be found within these sets. I like boxing and I play music. So the diner is my second favorite. I’m all about the 1950’s diner aesthetic and it all comes together for me. Then my 3rd is actually Brick Bank. I’m a huge fan of heist movies. This is the greatest bank set ever made. A vault. Multiple tellers. Executive office. The story there is great. It’s at number 3 for me because I love those types of movies and I have robbers set up in my bank now. As far as literal play goes, I don’t see what gets better than having the police station and the bank and having a bunch of cops and robbers.
I can’t argue with you there! And yes the brick bank has come around to being one of my favorite as I slowly buy all of these older Modular’s. It will be higher in an update video January of next year
@@brickafide I’m in the process of buying not all of them, but collecting many. I have 4 currently. Looking to get the police station before it retires probably this year, and after that I’m saving up for awhile for Town Hall. There’s others I want before that one but Town Hall seems to be the hardest/most expensive to get. Best to get it before its harder and more expensive haha. I’ve come to love the business commercial style of Brick Bank, Corner Garage, and Emporium. All corner buildings too. They just have a nice “office building” style kind of architecture along with plain and simple colors. Nice to get those along with the other crazier modulars like Diner and Jazz Club.
@@warhead5225 you got a good plan. I have all the ones because the assembly square and Persian. Looking to pick up palace cinema and emporium next week hopefully
@@brickafide I have assembly. Highly recommend. To me the left building above the cafe kind of felt like an afterthought but that building and the 2 others are absolutely beautiful on the outside. The fountain is very charming. And if you’re building a city, assembly fills out the space of 2 Modular’s. The other 2 buildings are packed with detail. No wasted spaces or empty areas. I was amazed about everything that was going into these little spaces. It’s not my favorite set of them all, but it’s perhaps the most important. For anyone who gets only one modular ever, that’s the one they should and probably would get. It’s basically a street block on its own.
I like alot of your rankings but would definitely place town hall well down the list. Very little story, interior is lacking and despite its size the exterior is bland when compared to some of the other modulars. I would also place boutique hotel much higher and probably place the corner garage and grand emporium slightly lower. Thanks for your vid
Hey, the first set is always hard to place because of that nostalgic value and what it meant to you. I totally understand. All the Modular’s are great, it’s the hardest list I have ever had to put together! Thanks for the comment, glad to hear your thoughts!
I’m glad you mentioned that! I have created a custom one based on x3 of set 40574! You can checkout my review of the original set and my plans for the Modular or go to my home page and check out the Community Tab where I have some pictures of the build I have created. Video soon, just trying to make the Rebrickable.com instructions first!
I generally don't like set ranking videos because they are all subjective based upon the authors personal opinion. That said, I completely disagree with most of your list. Palace Cinema is at the bottom and my top three are #3 Assembly Square, #2 Town Hall #1 is Cafe Corner. I personally couldn't care less about the interior as I don't play dolly house with them, they are display only. Also, given that the new Museum is out, my opinion is that it's the ugliest color they could have used.
@@brickafide nice 👍. And maybe for next time you can also include another “modular” like daily bugle, sanctum sanctorum, haunted house, and the newest but no yet released avengers tower in the ranking list 😆.
I personally think yes, it is a modular. However, Lego doesn't explicitly label it as one from the main line of modular's and their branding. I will definitely consider putting it in a future update list but on the first go around I wanted to make it explicitly the "Modular Theme"
My favourite one was the Emporium because the billboard looks cool and I am a severe shopaholic also I like the "shop" on top of that the colour scheme looks really nice! BUT I have to disagree that you placed Assembly Square 10th THAT is a crime. I also do not know why you added the Town hall as 1 it honestly looks kinda ugly
I do like the emporium, it sets behind me at my desk and so does the Town Hall. IDK I just love the Town hall and as for Assembly Square, I think it ranked it lower than it could have been placed because I do believe it is still a little overhyped, at least in todays time.
I think Parisian Restaurant is objectively the best modular, but Grand Emporium will always be my favorite cause it was my first. I like the Police Station and Fire Brigade, but feel like they date your city by being so old-timey. Grand Emporium feels like it could exist in any time period, to me at least
The cafe corner got me out of my Lego dark age so it’ll always have a special place in my heart… I have all of em except market street (I’m one of the few that don’t count it as an official modular) but my favorite is the detective’s office. Being in healthcare, I would really like a hospital at some point.
Yes! A full 2 wide base plates or at least 1.5 baseplate hospital or a public school would be awesome! Thanks for the short story also, it’s always great to learn about what got people out of their dark ages haha
My ranking (I own all of them except the Cafe Corner, Market Street, Green Grocer, and Town Hall, and I'm excluding the Natural History Museum because I haven't built it yet): 18. Market Street 17. Corner Garage 16. Brick Bank 15. Palace Cinema 14. Cafe Corner 13. Pet Shop 12. Bookshop 11. Fire Brigade 10. Town Hall 9. Green Grocer 8. Boutique Hotel 7. Jazz Club 6. Grand Emporium 5. Assembly Square 4. Police Station 3. Detective's Office 2. Downtown Diner 1. Parisian Restaurant
@@brickafide Detective's Office blew my mind when i first built it. So many cool building techniques and the interiors were easily the best ever up to that point
And thank you for the comment! Yeah, idk I just love the town hall. It sits behind me on display in my office and I spin around and give it a nice long glance every once in a while!
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I used to hate the police station, but have grown to like it. The Detective's Office and the Diner rank high on my list.
Brick bank at 16# is crazy
Yes I know, I have come to love it in the past 6 months as I acquire more of the older Modular’s. It will be higher in next years update for sure
I think we should get a museum, maybe a hospital, maybe a library, a school, and maybe a courthouse. Maybe not the library because we have a bookshop and it would be pretty much the same thing throughout but a city usually has a library.
Hey I am with you on that! It may take a bit of fun and story out of the build, but another major municipal building is definitely needed soon!
A museum would be so fun! Or even an antique store.
We're actually getting a natural history museum on 1st of Jan, 2024. It's confirmed.
How'd you they did?
YES, a #courthouse ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻
I only have the jazz club so here is my top three 1. Jazz Club 2. Jazz Club 3. Jazz Club
Lol
I only have the boutique hotel, so here is MY top three:
1. Boutique Hotel
2. Boutique Hotel
3. Boutique Hotel
I also have only the jazz club
Here's my ranking:
1.
2.
3.
(I don't have any modulars)
I can’t believe you ranked Assembly Square at 10th place. I respectfully disagree
You can look at it as I put it there because, in my own subjective opinion, I like the look, story and building experience of 9 other modulars more, which can definitely change over the years.
That being said, I think Assembly Square is an absolute need for any lego City. It brings the different buildings together into a cohesive community but I was looking at it more on an individual building and how I thought it looked versus the other, with a bit of that cohesion built into my ranking. At the end of the day, that is how I felt that day and it is all subjective and I respect your opinion.
Where would you have put Assembly Square on your list?
@@brickafide at the end of the day everyone has their own preferences, I respect your choice. We are all so passionate about the Modular’s. I would put the AS on top of my list.
It’s so overrated. it barely fits with anything other than the detectives office, every room is boring especially the music studio, and between the three buildings there’s nothing that stands out.
And as a bonus the one roof is super lazy, using those dump truck scoops was annoying and still annoys me
@@alexcapriani4341 the left most building, I believe is the music studio/shop. Just push on the exterior wall from the front right side and it wants to cave in. I stand by my decision that it is completely overrated. People like it because it’s the “biggest” and that’s just too simple of a reason..
I like Assembly square because it looks outstanding, has many great techniques and colors, and creates a bit more sidewalk frontage for scenes. I would put it higher than 10, maybe five. I agree the bags in each step are out of control. We needed two full size lunch trays and two dinner size plates to sort parts 😳🥴😣
Very weird reasonings for not liking Assembly Square... good ranking overall though
1. Detective Office 2. Parisian Restaurant 3. Boutique Hotel
My favorite is probably the detective's office. So much story potential, the outside is amazing, and interior really leaves nothing to be desired. Thanks for putting it in the top three!
You betcha! its a great set and really one that has been climbing my favorite list!
@@brickafide I don't have any modular buildings yet, but that will definitely be one of my first.
a school would be great, definitely a museum of any kind (except for maybe an art museum) but the architecture style and unique pieces to include would be really nice. Personally, I want more residential buildings, more townhouses like the one included with the pet shop but larger and more detailed. An apartment building could be a good alternative too. Sure, you can consider houses to be lazy filler, but having them makes great mixed zoning and makes the city more alive. (Also I know it wouldn’t happen but a bodega/corner store/deli would be an absolute banger set)
I love this comment! I really want to make the museum Rebrickable model by I think it’s Brick Artisan on Rebrickable. It takes Assembly Square, the Police Station and the lego ideas fossils so it’s a very expensive set, well over 500 bucks, but it’s so awesome! I really want to do it. But I completely feel you on a school or apartment buildings, I would be in for both of them. More for the school over the apartments in my opinion!
Amd now we have it 😂
The school just can't be sold in America.
I know people might disagree, but the bookshop is actually my favorite modular. It’s sophisticated yet modest. It’s also the only modular I currently have. Everyone has their favorite and even if I don’t completely agree with this ranking, I respect everyone’s opinion
Thank you for your understanding, bookshop was my first and only for a bit of time so it also holds a special little place in my heart
Same for me my friend I love it
bookshop is definitely UP there in the list. I disagree with most of this ranking
Wow, very strong hot takes here. I respectfully disagree with a lot of your rankings, because exterior looks are the most important to be as I install light kits in all of my buildings and they are displayed on a shelf, limiting how well you can see inside. It seems like you valued the interior just as much as the exterior when making the rankings. My top three would be Brick Bank, Assembly Square, and Boutique hotel just for the exterior looks alone.
Also, I think boutique hotel works perfectly placed to the right of the Parisian Restaurant, as the two patio sections look good next to each other and allows you to see more of the back side of the hotel
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The Boutique Hotel truly is a spectacle. Great way to honor the 15th anniversary of LEGO Modular Buildings!
It is quite good
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I think a school could be quite a cool modular set.
Heck yeah!
Definitely agree about the pool hall in the detective office modular. I think it's one of the best interior rooms out of all the sets.
Boutique hotel was so underrrated
It is interesting, because I feel like my mind changes a lot on these. But this year, I am really gravitating towards the Boutique Hotel as my favorite, with the Parisian or Grocer close behind. I will have to really look at these again to see what catches my attention.
I definitely feel you on that. Thoughts and opinions on these can vary throughout the years and definitely depending on the layout of a City because something my be your favorite center piece then you rearrange and now something else is catching your eye. It is all very subjective and difficult to rank. Thank you for the support! I appreciate it!
SAME!
A apartments, big apartments, very big apartments would be nice, because Lego rarely release residential buildings or some kind of hospital would be a great idea 👌
I respectfully disagree on the ranking of the Brick Bank. BB trumps the Grand Emporium any day of the week.
Yeah, I have come around on the Brick Bank a bit since making this video, I hope to do any update come early January 2024.
I would love to see a 2024 modular be a post office
That would be nice! I personally want something big like a 300-350 set of a museum or school or something like that!
@@brickafide a school is really needed i would love to see a school im 11 and me and my brother collect modulars we got 5 right now i want all of them lol they are so addicting but way to overpriced
@@Mazarine-Msm yes they are, I did a price analysis about a year ago that it would cost $22,000 (recalling from memory) to buy every modular building ever released, sealed on eBay + ones currently in stock at lego.com….
But then again, their after market price is also what makes them so more alluring. Idk, because it makes them seem special because they cost so much. It’s all theoretical but just a thought
I’m not sure why but I really like the bookshop because of the row house design but the thing is it that it actually has a decent exterior
You know what, so do it! It holds a special place in my heart as my first modular (of which sent me down a spiraling deep, dark and EXPENSIVE path to collect them all!). But isn’t that everyone’s experience… 😅
In my opinion, the best Modular’s (not in order) are the Brick Bank, the Detectives Office, the Parisian Restaurant, and Assembly Square.
Great video! I really think that Jazz club should be ranked higher though. It's Italian restaurant and it's interior is amazing! Also the police set could be better at 2nd
I can totally see where your coming from! Most of the Modular’s are excellent and it’s really hard to rank them against one another. I look forward to making an updated video in the future and a few sets will likely move around a bit!
@brickafide
My Top 3:
1: Assembly Square.
2: Boutique Hotel
3: The Diner
What is your opinion on my ranking? 😀
It’s great because it’s your favorite and your opinion and no one can take that away from you! ♥️😎
The Town Hall was what got me into the Modular series and I never looked back other than structural pieces I can display around the house like Orchid, Modulars and Minecraft have been my two main series since I can make whole cityscapes out of them. My opinions on the few modulars I have are 1) Town Hall (funnest to build) 2) Fire Brigade (Hardest to build love looking at it and THAT FIRE TRUCK) 3) Emporean (has gotten the most looks) 4) Pet Shop (my wifes favorite love the interior pet shop and all the small details 5) Cinema (my second favorite to the Fire Brigade, Massive Curb appeal, brings the whole neighborhood to life also love Corner Pieces for their Flexibility). Considering my next one right now Really eyeing up Assembly Square, The Hotel and the Perisian Restaurant (but is so expensive everywhere I look =/ )
I really appreciate your comment and all that you shared! I love your reasonings for each set and I can see your love for the good ole Modulars. I will say that Persian is good but after building it, after the video, it has ALOT of detail but it doesn't fill the same modular space (32 x 32 baseplate) like most of the others.
Secondly, you have to get Assembly Square before the END OF THE YEAR!!! Supposedly... it is retireing this year but then again you can never be 100% sure with lego but you got to get it before it retires or it will surely be $500 right away on secondary market!
Also, the police station is for sure retiring this year! it is on lego's last change section of their website, I would definitely try to pick that one up pronto!
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Personally, I never understand what all the fuss is about with the town hall. The build isn't super interesting and the interior just seems so... bureaucratic, which to be fair is very true to life, it just lacks that humor and love many of the other buildings have.
I feel your thoughts here and I can definitely see that is how a lot of people would feel. At the end of the day they are all pretty much awesome, their modulars for crying out loud!
But that was just how I ranked them this time around. And Town Hall got the top spot because, although they are all good looking, whenever I see someone's City and they have it, it just grabs my attention immediately, even if they have something taller like the Daily Bugle!
I only have the boutique hotel and while I think your opinion is valid I have to disagree, the side balcony definitely gives the city a better skyline from the side and adds a lot of details.
My top 3 out of box no mods are in no order: parisienne restaurant, movie theater, boutique hotel. Prob my least favorites are fire station and town hall bc while necessary are boring. Police station is great for mods.
Nice Lists!
They should do some kind of YMCA building. It could have a gym, pool, juice bar, etc.
Nice item, good storytelling. Still, I don't quite understand the Brick Bank, it's definitely in my top 5 :)
My Personal top 3 are the Police station, the Jazz club and the Boutique Hotel because of its great Detail
i was also gonna say something about Assembly Square- haha 😐. i feel like TLG is going the wrong direction for Modulars and Trains. Their Best in Class are from another time…
Just curious, where would you rank the natural history museum?
I am a little split on the museum. I haven’t purchased it yet because focusing on Christmas gifts and such but I will get it eventually. It’s tough for me to say, because I love Dino’s and I’ve wanted a museum for my city, so much so I bought another police station and Assembly square to do a Dino exhibit rebrickable model a few months ago, but now not sure what to do…but honestly at this moment, I don’t like the exterior color
Really wordy and disorganized response on my part but been a long day 😮💨
I love the diner but i think the palace cinema better for some reason.
That’s a difficult one
My top 3 are the book store for 1st, the police station for 2nd, and the brick bank for 3rd
I NEEDED this !
I’m glad that it satisfied!
I just recently got the Jazz club and its my first modular set, I just got the first section done and I'm on to the second floor, I can't wait to finish it
That's epic! I am glad that another person has been turned over to the dark side! haha Now you will probably want to own them all!
@@brickafide pfft
Very great list, I agree with most of the picks, good job👌
Thank you for your thoughts and encouragement!
Hey Brickafide, with the pending release of the modular Museum I’m really excited and wanna get into modulars. Out of the current available sets, which modular would you recommend I start with?
I would start with police station or assembly square because those are about to retire by the end of year. Otherwise, I think the book shop is a great one to start with!
But a lot of people really enjoy the boutique hotel so maybe that one would be good if you like how it looks!
Okay awesome, thanks!
I think I’m leaning towards the book shop because I’m not really interested in the police station and the assembly square seems overrated lol
@@g3entertainment627 haha sounds like you have been in Modular’s for a while! (Psst, my first was the bookshop!)
Number 18 could be potential for a Rdr2 theme (Saint Denis) or turn of the century Victorian style
It's a matter of taste. But I really totally don't agree much with this ranking at all haha. Like how on earth does the greengrocer become higher than Assembly Square and Boutique hotel. For me number. 1 I think is the detective's office. Number 2 I put Parisian restaurant. number 3. Assembly Square and number 4 boutique hotel. The funny thing is that if I am not mistaken. All of these modulars are all designed by the same guy. But you can correct me if I am wrong. And I rank all of these mainly in how they look. Not at how much a city needs them or if the building process is frustrating. I rank these with what i consider the nicest details and nicest overall look. The only thing that is a bit different in the way I rank it is Diner Restaurant. Because Diner I think. Is probably the best designed in building techniques. The guy that it designed also does not normally do modular buildings. He mainly builds things like cars and the Titanic if I am not mistaken. He is probably the best Lego designer. And I think I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one to think so. He just really thinks outside the box so the speak. Can do things with angles and upside down inside out and whatnot. That you go. What the x@!X??? But with the diner I'm just not to crazy about how it looks. Even though the looks work well with 50s theme. Regarding the town hall. I think it is big and bulky. And that makes it kind of nice. But I don't find an interesting build in terms of how it was designed, The female designer that designed it also did the movie theater. And that one is really underrated in my opinion. It looks better in real life than it does in photos let me first say that. And the one thing that nobody seems to notice or give it credit for is the fact that despite of being such an unusual-looking building. It does fit in any city lineup. It's definitely not a building filler. it is really an eye-catcher especially if you add lights to it. What I recommend you always do with all your building. And I think that is pretty amazing. That you can make something unique and still make it like it belongs to all the other modulars. And I think it i far more interesting then the boring city hall.
Where would you place the Sanctum Sanctorum in this ranking? I understand the type of building is totally different, but if we give it a go..
The sanctum is good, a lot of interior details and great figures. I’ve always thought it was one of the best until I owned it. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy it and the old MCU, but I do find it a little boring on the exterior. It’s not one that I usually glance at versus others. That being said I would say approximately at half the pack, maybe a little higher than the middle of the list
Unpopular opinion: I dislike the townhall, it just doesn't really interest me and I feel like it just looks awkward places in cities due to its size and also somehow feels a bit flat to me? I'm not really sure how that makes sense cause it's not like the facade is actually flat, but it just feels like it lacks dimension lol, idk I'm just not really a fan and would prefer something with a bit more curb appeal, just something with a bit more visual interest, but that's just my take
I respect your opinion and I can see where you are coming from. I think I like it’s size and it also really appeals to me because it’s one that I really want to own just haven’t forfeited the cash yet so maybe that has something to do with my feelings on it. It just always one of the first things that catches my eye when I see it in a city
@brickafide that makes perfect sense, I'm a bit like that with the downtown dinner, it looks incredible and the overall uniqueness of the design always caught my eye, on its own I think it looks great, but next to other modulars I have to admit it looks a bit awkward, it's like a corner building that was just given up on and made a regular building last minute lol, but I've always just been drawn to it and overlooked certain aspects so I for sure get what you're syaing, I do gotta admit tho, the townhall for sure does get my attention everytime I see it in a city, it is definitely a stand out building
I like the Jazz club A LOT probably top five for me
Nice!
your videos are really well made, I'm surprised you dont have over 1,000 subscribers
Thank you very much! Needed that today haha! But I am glad you liked it, I have a similar one coming out today at 4:00 PM but of the Lego Ideas sets!
Saw brick bank on the last place and immediately turned off the video
Now you'll never know why!
2 sets you forgot are dr stranges sanctum and the daily bugle I get it why it wasn’t included it would have take first or second by default
Lol. I didn’t add them because although they are Modular and in most city’s, they aren’t technically apart of the “Modular Building” subtheme sets. They are great though!
Don’t you think it would be cool if there was a Modular museum? And have like a cafe next to it.
Sorry for the late response but YES! Check out the dino museum Modular on Rebrickable! I need to get that myself!
guess your dream came true!
I can’t believe that the brickbank is place 16. it’s my first house.
I am sorry for that! It’s still great because all the Modular’s are!
The emporium and assembly square have to be better on the ranking no way
Your selections are excellent, though I can’t comment on the older retired sets, because I’ve been only being a lego’er for about 1 1/2 years.
I have most if not all the current modular sets, but would LOVE TO be able to buy the older retired sets. I really don’t like to buy from Brick Link. I had a bad experience as I tried to buy from 1 seller, paid my money, but received nothing and never got a response.
Can any one suggest how I may be able to buy some of the older retired sets? I would truly appreciator r help and guidance.
Thank you a lot
garylatz
I have had success with eBay. They have good buyer protection just make sure returns are eligible. Otherwise going to lego conventions is another great way or lego resell places like bricks and Minifigs. I would stay away from Facebook market place or similar, you can get a good deal but there’s just so many scams, never send money before hand
I think if you made it two deep, the jazz club might be a good basis for a theatre. Of course doing that would cost an additional $200.
Or one could mod their one and only jazz club if they chose
@@brickafide I'm just saying that the jazz club bears a resemblance to many old movie palaces I've been to before, and would be a nice facade for a full-depth theater. The fire station could also work, having similar architecture.
Today I learned nineteenth century movie theatres existed and had red interior carpets.
That they did
Brick Bank at number 16!!! That is literally my favorite modular building. I am so confused,
Parisian restaurant is my favorite. I work in a restaurant so there’s a personal thing there. Plus it’s simply beautiful. Come to think of it I don’t own any other sets like the Modular’s that depict real every day life. So the things I do or what I’m into personally can be found within these sets. I like boxing and I play music. So the diner is my second favorite. I’m all about the 1950’s diner aesthetic and it all comes together for me. Then my 3rd is actually Brick Bank. I’m a huge fan of heist movies. This is the greatest bank set ever made. A vault. Multiple tellers. Executive office. The story there is great. It’s at number 3 for me because I love those types of movies and I have robbers set up in my bank now. As far as literal play goes, I don’t see what gets better than having the police station and the bank and having a bunch of cops and robbers.
I can’t argue with you there! And yes the brick bank has come around to being one of my favorite as I slowly buy all of these older Modular’s. It will be higher in an update video January of next year
@@brickafide I’m in the process of buying not all of them, but collecting many. I have 4 currently. Looking to get the police station before it retires probably this year, and after that I’m saving up for awhile for Town Hall. There’s others I want before that one but Town Hall seems to be the hardest/most expensive to get. Best to get it before its harder and more expensive haha. I’ve come to love the business commercial style of Brick Bank, Corner Garage, and Emporium. All corner buildings too. They just have a nice “office building” style kind of architecture along with plain and simple colors. Nice to get those along with the other crazier modulars like Diner and Jazz Club.
@@warhead5225 you got a good plan. I have all the ones because the assembly square and Persian. Looking to pick up palace cinema and emporium next week hopefully
@@brickafide I have assembly. Highly recommend. To me the left building above the cafe kind of felt like an afterthought but that building and the 2 others are absolutely beautiful on the outside. The fountain is very charming. And if you’re building a city, assembly fills out the space of 2 Modular’s. The other 2 buildings are packed with detail. No wasted spaces or empty areas. I was amazed about everything that was going into these little spaces. It’s not my favorite set of them all, but it’s perhaps the most important. For anyone who gets only one modular ever, that’s the one they should and probably would get. It’s basically a street block on its own.
Ha! Everyone rates things so differently. I think that’s great, actually. 😊
This list is objectively wrong.
Sounds subjective
Brick Bank, Detectives Office and Assembly Square are my top 3!
Love the detectives office! And I have started to come around on the brick bank recently. It should be higher on the list come next year
I don’t understand who you would put the bank that as that bad a # it’s in my top 5 maybe 3
I LOVE LEGO CREATOR EXPERT THEY'RE JUST AWESOME
That they are!
Me with 0 modulars: hmmm yes o agree yes i concur
Lmao
I like alot of your rankings but would definitely place town hall well down the list. Very little story, interior is lacking and despite its size the exterior is bland when compared to some of the other modulars. I would also place boutique hotel much higher and probably place the corner garage and grand emporium slightly lower. Thanks for your vid
I appreciate your thoughts and opinions! Nice little list you got going on. Thanks for the comment!
Great Choices, only thing Id disagree with is the Bank, but thats probably because it was my very first set
Hey, the first set is always hard to place because of that nostalgic value and what it meant to you. I totally understand. All the Modular’s are great, it’s the hardest list I have ever had to put together! Thanks for the comment, glad to hear your thoughts!
Downtown Diner and Assembly Square too low imo.
Thank you for your thoughts! They are all great, just personal opinion. I wish they could all be number one!
@@brickafide yeah fair.
Nice video! Sweet sets. Thanks for sharing. New Subscriber and regular viewer incoming. Have an awesome one.
Hey thanks! I really appreciate it and glad that you are here!
Keeping my fingers crossed for a Hospital or Post Office
Hospital or school for me! Like a 1.5 or 2 baseplate monster of a set!
They should have a lego store as a modular building
I’m glad you mentioned that! I have created a custom one based on x3 of set 40574! You can checkout my review of the original set and my plans for the Modular or go to my home page and check out the Community Tab where I have some pictures of the build I have created.
Video soon, just trying to make the Rebrickable.com instructions first!
4:33 no way that is made up of 32 cafe corners
Totally yes way dudeee
I generally don't like set ranking videos because they are all subjective based upon the authors personal opinion. That said, I completely disagree with most of your list. Palace Cinema is at the bottom and my top three are #3 Assembly Square, #2 Town Hall #1 is Cafe Corner. I personally couldn't care less about the interior as I don't play dolly house with them, they are display only. Also, given that the new Museum is out, my opinion is that it's the ugliest color they could have used.
The corner garage should definitely be lower
I like your thoughts & opinion. But i disagree with the brick bank 😁.
I appreciate your view points and yes, I have also come around on the Brick Bank and in a future update video it will be ranked higher.
@@brickafide nice 👍. And maybe for next time you can also include another “modular” like daily bugle, sanctum sanctorum, haunted house, and the newest but no yet released avengers tower in the ranking list 😆.
@@Gigantic889 I will consider it for sure!
Can the sanctum sanctorum be considered a modular??
I personally think yes, it is a modular. However, Lego doesn't explicitly label it as one from the main line of modular's and their branding. I will definitely consider putting it in a future update list but on the first go around I wanted to make it explicitly the "Modular Theme"
To add, I would say the Sanctum is more of a modular in my eyes then the Factory set which I ranked lowest.
Ok, thanks for elaborating man👍
Can’t wait for the updated tier list.
Pet shop should be higher.
Thanks for your opinion! I would love for it to be higher but the final product just doesn’t do it enough for me
Fire Brigade, Police station, and detective office, for me!
Nice! It always surprises me how good the detectives office truly is.
My favourite one was the Emporium because the billboard looks cool and I am a severe shopaholic also I like the "shop" on top of that the colour scheme looks really nice! BUT I have to disagree that you placed Assembly Square 10th THAT is a crime. I also do not know why you added the Town hall as 1 it honestly looks kinda ugly
I do like the emporium, it sets behind me at my desk and so does the Town Hall. IDK I just love the Town hall and as for Assembly Square, I think it ranked it lower than it could have been placed because I do believe it is still a little overhyped, at least in todays time.
Ranking the bookshop so low is insanity.
Yeah, I have grown as I have acquired more Modular’s. I’ll have an update list at some point with some new views and rankings
Pretty controversial list you've made here lol.
Wasn’t the original intention. Just my thoughts. But thanks for the comment!
The assembly square at 10. Really? You can't be serious..
I think Parisian Restaurant is objectively the best modular, but Grand Emporium will always be my favorite cause it was my first. I like the Police Station and Fire Brigade, but feel like they date your city by being so old-timey. Grand Emporium feels like it could exist in any time period, to me at least
That's a good take on the Grand Emporium and is so true!
Its supposed to be old timey
I disagree with A9 too
The cafe corner got me out of my Lego dark age so it’ll always have a special place in my heart… I have all of em except market street (I’m one of the few that don’t count it as an official modular) but my favorite is the detective’s office. Being in healthcare, I would really like a hospital at some point.
Yes! A full 2 wide base plates or at least 1.5 baseplate hospital or a public school would be awesome! Thanks for the short story also, it’s always great to learn about what got people out of their dark ages haha
Everyone agrees market street is the worst
My ranking (I own all of them except the Cafe Corner, Market Street, Green Grocer, and Town Hall, and I'm excluding the Natural History Museum because I haven't built it yet):
18. Market Street
17. Corner Garage
16. Brick Bank
15. Palace Cinema
14. Cafe Corner
13. Pet Shop
12. Bookshop
11. Fire Brigade
10. Town Hall
9. Green Grocer
8. Boutique Hotel
7. Jazz Club
6. Grand Emporium
5. Assembly Square
4. Police Station
3. Detective's Office
2. Downtown Diner
1. Parisian Restaurant
Wow, thank you for a full ranked list, that’s awesome! And YES! Another lover of the Detectives office!
@@brickafide Detective's Office blew my mind when i first built it. So many cool building techniques and the interiors were easily the best ever up to that point
You put the police station doughnut thief over the literal money-laundering-Laundromat for its plot? Very controversial takes you have here…
I think the police station is a better Modular personally, and the connection with the brick bank is a plus.
@@brickafide I’m just talking story-wise, but I agree
L take after L take throughout the entire video... respectfully.
Your list is F’d
Thank you for your opinion.
Building experience is one of the factors but use stock photos. I wonder if he built the sets or not.
I sure do. Stick around and see my building a city series. It’s coming very soon just working out the table and shelving situation.
Reply to this comment and I'll give you a cookie or sub, your choice
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@@brickafide you choose
@@bethanyandlogan A sub would be great but I think ima have to go with a giant chocolate chip cookie please!
@@brickafide 🍪
@@bethanyandlogan nice!
The only modular I don't have is your #1.😂 I really don't like it. Nice to see everyone has his own ranked list. Thanks for the video.
And thank you for the comment! Yeah, idk I just love the town hall. It sits behind me on display in my office and I spin around and give it a nice long glance every once in a while!
blind man made this list
Seriously.. how do you rank the town hall #1 and the grand emporium over the green grocer..
For many reasons, but it takes me too long to type it out because I don’t have a braille keyboard
@@brickafideEverybody's a comedian
@@timewarpdrive77 and everybody’s a critic
This ranking is just the worst
Thanks Enrique
Rubbish rating review