LEGO 10190 Market Street

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Market street was the first Modular Building I got at my first ever visit to a LEGO brandstore. I really love the ‘modular’ trait of the set. Although I own all other and love the direction this ‘theme’ has taken (with exception of the awful pink diner perhaps) I do miss this particular aspect in the current sets. And yes, this is definitely a modular in the same way that the first year bionicle sets are still bionicle despite _also_ being branded technic. It sort of spun off from Factory whilst Café Corner was already branded a separate subtheme. It's just a holdover from early installment weirdness because they both came out in different ways.

The second building is two storeys high, with a coffee and doughnut shop on the ground floor next to a small alleyway. I particularly like the tree growing up through the alley, and the basic coffee cup sign is very effective. A pair of chairs with a small round table sit on the narrow pavement in front of the shop window. The window frames are the old style 1x4x3 train windows used inside-out with window pane pieces. I'm not sure the two were designed to be used together because the pane pieces can be pushed inwards slightly, and very easily, which makes them look odd. You'll probably notice a few instances of that in the photos. And then you have to explain all the design inconstancies with the rest of the modular line. Market Street violates a slew of design rules that even todays fan Mocs adhere too. " Now, from an internal perspective my opinion is that it is just too small. I�d like to add an interior but a majority of it is already consumed by the staircase which (unlike Caf� Corner) starts exactly in the center of the room on each floor. Then the staircase traverses the room effectively cutting it in half. The Diner was my first Modular, and it's still my favorite in terms of aesthetic and build experience. Now we own five others, plus the Spring Lantern Festival, and we've built a couple compatible Modular MOCs. I look forward to getting the Boutique Hotel soon (and the Daily Bugle!!!).Apparently this was originally designed in dark red but changed due to the imminent release of the Fire Brigade" The third building is taller still, with three storeys, albeit one under the eaves of the roof. The ground floor is a vibrant pink and blue music shop, with excellent awnings above the floor-to-ceiling window and door, and a piano sign running up the storefront.

Of course, some of these potential arrangements would be less logical than others — most obviously, the ladder/fire escape above the cafe would hit a dead end if you put the recording studio on top. Conversely if you put the rooftop concert space on the cafe and the second-floor apartment to its left, the ladder can serve as access for both spaces! If you have the time, it'd be neat to see photos of some alternate arrangements! Similar to Cafe Corner as Huw mentioned some of the parts like the white hoses are very expensive and I don't think they necessarily look good to begin with, like the Cafe Corner I made a Stud.io model of this set but modified both to lessen the catalogue of expensive parts but also make some minor aesthetic changes. Maybe it seems that way in the review because they only reviewed the minifigures from the A-model — though I'd argue that being in a band is a kind of work in and of itself, and it also seems likely that even there, the two members of this girl group are also responsible for running the music and record stores! Market Street hasn't stood the test of time as well as Cafe Corner but I. think it succeeds at adding variety and interest to a modular street, with some modding and addition to the market which direly needs it I think it'll hold it's own against the more detailed modulars that have been released starting from the Parisian Restaurant. Modular to me does not mean: small version. Modular can also mean inter-exchangeable. So modular building, using building as a verb. As Huw has shown in his great review (thanks!) the floors can be rearranged. I think this is the core meaning of building modular. Using units of same shape en sizes.Bike Shop & Café did it better IMHO. The buildings could fold to create complete (small) buildings or open up for a similar street effect. And I can't help but feel that the size here is a bit too large for what is essentially a collection of seperate buildings. At this point you're basically barred from entry if you can't buy a full street instead of the components. And I don't feel the builds are particularly cohesive as a whole. As for the set, it looks interesting. While not my least favorite "modular" it also isn't anywhere in my top either. And I never considered it a modular because of branding only, but in design it is 100% a modular. And since LEGO confirmed its inclusion, I guess why argue with the company. They've never branded things weird before ;) ;)

As with the Caf� Corner set, we get a ton of pieces in a wide range of colors. At first glance, you definitely will notice there are a lot of really small (1x1, 1x2, etc.) tiles and plates.Good review! This set is definitely very impressive, not just in terms of piece count and builds but also in terms of sheer variety of building techniques and architectural styles. And I agree with you that the furnishings are quite impressive as well, despite each room's limited floor area. The set also continues the neat recent trend of mixing and matching minifigure parts to create different characters for each of the three models. If anything, the features that set it apart the most from other Modular Buildings Collection sets are the many ways it was thoughtfully tailored to allow builders dissatisfied with the base model to modify it to their liking! No other Modular Buildings have never been designed with as many deliberate "workarounds" for architectural or decorative features that may be divisive among AFOLs. And to think that those considerations were made for a set introduced long before there were even grounds for making any sort of generalizations about what does or doesn't fit with the series' historical or geographic setting! The upper floor also features a bed of the same design, and a small bath. A door opens inwards into the tight space, providing access to the very small balcony. The roof is relatively plain on the inside, with a small air conditioning unit. A bright and colourful modular street with a detailed hotel (exterior, at least), and a great minifigure selection.

Since Market Street is Factory, I wonder if we'll see more Cafe Corner style sets under the exclusives heading, modular building... Don't like the bright colors in these newer city and creator sets, looks like a combination of City and Friends." Note that two of the hairpieces are exactly the same, but the faces in Market Street are unique (i.e. not the plain smiles).A few months after the first modular building 10182 Café Corner was launched, a compatible set, 10190 Market Street, was released later in 2007.