o0ger Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Hello fellow AFOLs! I have not yet shown my Mini Modulars to you in this forum. Some of you may have found them anyway on Flickr or Repubrick. So let me now show you my six Mini Modulars and also introduce you to my project on LEGO Ideas! Mini Modulars II In 2007 LEGO introduced a very appreciated series of sets. It was the LEGO Creator Modular Buildings. The first five of these where Café Corner, Market Street, Green Grocer, Fire Brigade and Grand Emporium. In 2012 LEGO Designer Jamie Berard put together a set of mini-versions of the first five Modular Buildings. It was released as 10230 Mini Modulars and it was a great success! It spawned an onslaught of LEGO creations, in the mini modular standard, all over the internet. After the release of the Detective's Office i 2015, we all waited in anticipation for the Mini Modulars II , with mini versions of the latest five Modular Buildings. But it never came. I've built my Mini Modulars based on the "standard" introduced in 10230 Mini Modulars released in 2012. My houses are all compatible with the original Mini Modulars. Just like in the original set the bottom 8x8 plate is the same color as the 32x32 baseplate in the original. Also, all other colors are the same as their reference. I've also tried to jam as much detail as possible in the buildings. But I've excluded lamp posts and vehicles, just like in the original set. My version of Mini Modulars II have Mini Modular versions of the following sets: Pet Shop, Town Hall, Palace Cinema, Parisian Restaurant, Detective's Office and Brick Bank. Please support this project at LEGO Ideas! https://ideas.lego.com/projects/125009, and please share this project with your local LUGs! Take a look at my Flickr album for more images of my Mini Modulars! I would like me to tell me what you think of my Mini Modulars. Also, please make suggestions on how I should promote and/or adjust my LEGO Ideas Project. Thanks! Quote
doink Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 I think this is akin to the Architect range and is brilliant. Nice work. Quote
Mr Greeble Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Yours are waaaay better. Nice job. Quote
LegoPercyJ Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Looks amazing! I love the way you made all the details from the modular in mini form. Quote
anders67 Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Great work and brilliant tech! Supported! Quote
Blue Wren Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) I loved the original 10230 and your additions are fantastic! They capture the detail of the other modulars perfectly. Edited December 23, 2015 by Blue Wren Quote
o0ger Posted December 23, 2015 Author Posted December 23, 2015 Thank you everyone! Here are some closeups of the individual buildings. And please take a look at my flickr page for more images. Quote
Paperballpark Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 Sorry to put a downer on such a good representation of the most recent modulars, but this bit: It was released as 10230 Mini Modulars and it was a great success! needs a citation. I heard that contrary to what you've stated, the original Mini Modulars was a pretty terrible seller. Quote
MAB Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) And also if Lego decided to do a follow up to a first set that they designed, I cannot see them paying a third party for the idea. If you want to make money off this, sell the instructions. If you want others to be able to make them, give them away for free. Edited December 28, 2015 by MAB Quote
CM4Sci Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 Insta vote! Didn't know the first one sold so bad. Why? Quote
GhostDog Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) . Edited February 1, 2024 by GhostDog Quote
o0ger Posted December 30, 2015 Author Posted December 30, 2015 Sorry to put a downer on such a good representation of the most recent modulars, but this bit: needs a citation. I heard that contrary to what you've stated, the original Mini Modulars was a pretty terrible seller. Hi Paperballpark! No worries. I have no source for that statement. It was a guess based on the popularity of all the nodular buildings. Any source that supports our contradicts my statement would be appreciated! And also if Lego decided to do a follow up to a first set that they designed, I cannot see them paying a third party for the idea. If you want to make money off this, sell the instructions. If you want others to be able to make them, give them away for free. Ok MAB. Good point! I have no idea what the other LEGO Ideas contributors got in provision for their sets. Honestly, I'm not in it for the money. I have put a lot of soul and effort into my mini modulars. It seems that wherever I show them in the AFOL community they are very appreciated. I was a bit disappointed when there was no follow up to the original Mini Modulars. This is my way of making LEGO aware that there are people who wish there would be a Mini Modulars II. I can only hope they would give me some credit. But either way is good for me. The instructions for these buildings have been available for free for a long time. Please take a look at my Flickr page or download them over at Repubrick.com. My super talented friend Anders67 have made some awesome instructions for most of the buildings over at www.swebrick.se. Here are links for them: Parisian Restaurant Town Hall Brick Bank Detective's Office Palace Cinema Quote
P3_Super_Bee Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Very nice MOC indeed. Reminds me of the Toys-R-Us Bricktober "town" from the last two years. Size wise, not at all the building represented here. Edited January 2, 2016 by P3_Super_Bee Quote
o0ger Posted January 6, 2016 Author Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Hello again everyone! I don't know if the links to the instructions above work or maybe require login. But here are links for the LXF-files: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3948340/o0ger_Pet_Shop_Mini_Modular.lxf https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3948340/o0ger_Town_Hall_Mini_Modular.lxf https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3948340/o0ger_Palace_Cinema_Mini_Modular.lxf https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3948340/o0ger_Parisian_Restaurant_Mini_Modular.lxf https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3948340/o0ger_Detectives_Office_Mini_Modular.lxf https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3948340/o0ger_Brick_Bank_Mini_Modular.lxf These links don't work anymore. I have given up on dropbox. Most of my builds are available on the BriXtar App (iOS and Android) or you can download them from https://www.repubrick.com/ (yeah, you have to watch an ad to be able to download files from there, that's the price you pay) Edited August 24, 2018 by o0ger Quote
Boromir Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 1000 thumbs up! Your mini modulars are awesome and I love how many details you managed to include. They would sell far better than 10230 I'm sure! Quote
awu Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 hi Ooger ... can i get the lxf file for this ? as the drop box link is not accessible anymore Quote
o0ger Posted August 24, 2018 Author Posted August 24, 2018 14 minutes ago, awu said: hi Ooger ... can i get the lxf file for this ? as the drop box link is not accessible anymore See my edited post a few rows above. Hope that helps. Quote
SassQueen Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Love these minimodulars! [Edit - found a solution, but leaving this bumped anyway b/c these MOCs are awesome!] Edited July 24, 2019 by SassQueen Quote
Demon9999 Posted December 8, 2019 Posted December 8, 2019 Brilliant work, o0ger is it possible to order sets from you? Quote
o0ger Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 16 hours ago, Demon9999 said: Brilliant work, o0ger is it possible to order sets from you? @Demon9999 no, but you can bricklink them yourself mostly. Quote
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