LEGO 10190 Market Street

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Huw, I know this is pedantic, but could Market Street possibly be added to both the Modular Buildings and the Factory subthemes, for historical reference? When compared to the vast majority of set in the Factory theme, this set is still an excellent investment for collectors. I have been unable to find out exactly how he came to be involved, but an interview with him in BrickJournal issue 8 provides information on how it was designed in conjunction with the Creator team shortly after Jamie Berard had finished Café Corner, and that it was intended to 'showcase a fan design, to promote the design-it-yourself vision of LEGO Factory'.

The collection and use of this information is subject to the privacy policy located here: https://rakutenadvertising. When considered in isolation it's fine, but I don't think it's aged well, and it doesn't really match the architectural style or design of the café or subsequent buildings. If you decide to try to gather the pieces to build this set, you'd be looking at 1239 individual pieces (If the minifigures are treated as a single piece. There had been a few LEGO Factory sets before this one, but Market Street in particular was clearly meant to encourage LEGO fans to create their own MOCs expanding on the modular street — after all, in that first year, that was really the only way to turn Cafe Corner and Market Street into a larger neighborhood!

The stairs are very cleverly done, and the windows are offset half a brick into the wall, but apart from that it’s very simple. I feel like i've seen other attempts at giving the first modulars interiors before, but I can't remember where. It pretty much has to stand first in the row with the market street part to the right, or the terrace will be blocked off by the next building.

As Christmas trees are a popular place for toys to be found, Ask Toy Tech offers a brief history and pictures of the Christmas ornament tradition. No Modular Building had paving stones in a shape other than squares or rectangles… until Assembly Square. However, functionally you get a better look with any modern 1x4x3 window since they use the opening window panes anyway. One could easily populate the empty market with some stalls of one’s own building and design, though two big crates of fruit are provided to get you started. LEGO ®, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group of Companies.

Market Street was my first Modular house and it was the first truly large building, that I got into my collection as an AFOL. Since they didn't fill anything with details, and interior details, I just assumed you had to fill it yourself. I removed the garages/markets and displayed the 2 main buildings - one in dark blue and the other in light blue. Made from high-quality 3mm acrylic, this case is strong and durable; perfect for displaying and protecting your favourite LEGO 10190 set. The bakery furniture she created for the Market Street building's main floor may be of interest to owners of the set who are thinking about how they might like to furnish it themselves!

Legolol_back : I think I feel the same way - when I look at this build I can't help but think about the custom builds that appeared in the background of catalogues and idea books from the 1980s and 1990s - nothing that is too complicated, but very imaginative. As we all know, the sets cannot be rebuilt out of just random parts that you find in your kid's LEGO bin. This is fairly typical of the simplicity of the early AFOL designs, which tended to be focused on exterior features rather than any thought of eventually becoming a sprawling cityscape.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. However, it’s still a pretty building and it breaks off the silhouette of the street, just like Parisian Restaurant. I wish he could see how the series has evolved in the years since, and I'm sure he would have loved to continue designing new Modular Building MOCs using parts, colors, and techniques that were not available back when was entrusted with the privilege and responsibility of designing this set.