Honestly, I think this is a brilliant idea. It looks like it’s just about minifig scale, so if you have a few laying around you could set up a scene, sure, but here’s a bigger issue. Millions of Lego fans (and non-Lego fans who are open to them) live in apartments and either don’t have the money or the space (or both) for full modular buildings. And this gives you an intricacy level and visual quality of the modular buildings, but at a scale and price for people who haven’t gone for modulars (like myself, for example, because of the space they take up; as a city dweller, I feel like modular buildings are kind of out of the question) to consider. This seems like a feeler for a new facade series. And let’s face it-how many people build a modular building, enjoy the build, and then put it on a shelf to only look at the outside of it from one angle anyway? These could easily fit on a desk or on a crowded bookshelf of a studio or one bedroom flat for people all over the world. I think from a business standpoint, it’s a brilliant idea and I hope it’s successful. I think it’s a little high in price, maybe $60-70 would feel better, but if you’re a price per part fanatic, this seems like something to champion. I’m not, but I still think that it’s a small discount away from being a really nice model of a facade of a building.
I actually love this concept. It’s small enough to fit in my display area and it has some interesting building techniques. I’m not interested in building a Lego city which is where I think most of the buildings fit well. With this type of set I could have the building experience and be able to display it.
Ill buy it at a HEAVY DISCY for a Cool parts pack only lol. All the printed Glass pieces are Dope. Too bad we cant get that on alot of Expensive sets (Prints) Shame!
What's worse is how unwarranted it is. If it were justified for what you get that would be one thing, but when competitors are offering sets for 1/3 to 1/2 the cost with the same quality or better plus extra features, then you realize something is definitely rotten in the state of Denmark.
the "nowadays" is deceptive. lego was always super expensive... in the 60s and 70s much more than today, considering inflation. and price per piece hasnt really changed over the years
When I first saw this, I was thinking it was a new line of GWPs, like the Shops and Buildings of the World. Also I don't need any fancy building techniques. I build to relax, sticking some brick on top of each other. I don't want to think about any complicated techniques. I completely agree on the base of this. Too many pieces go into the detail. But you hardly look down on the street. You look at the building, the seating areas, the windows, etc. Such a shame. I won't be getting this, though it looks good.
This'll be $100 in my country-so not exactly cheap! But it's a day one purchase for me. I love the colour scheme and the set looks like a fun, interesting build that will look great on my bookshelf until I eventually use the elements and techniques for a MOC. I've recently built the Tudor Corner, Fountain Garden, and Beekeepers' House & Flower Garden. My taste in LEGO sets is pretty specific so I didn't anticipate there'd be anything else this year to capture my imagination- except for interesting additions to the PAB store. But now I can hardly wait for the French Café's release!
I have a city, but want this set because it will look cute in my kitchen. I am hoping it will fit on a shelf on the wall above my espresso machine. I really like the cliffside set from Ideas (I think) that hangs on the wall and I saw this and wanted it for that purpose. I am sure people will not want it for their city unless they make a MOD out of it.
I disagree on the scale: From the bottom of the door to the top of the lintel (excl. the arched window), the floor height is 22.5 plates. For the Guarded Inn in the Tudor Corner it is 23 plates. For the Boutique Hotel it is 23 plates (incl. the arched lintel above the door). So it seems to be minifigure scale to me... Do we all agree on what the building depicts? It's a 1.5 floor café in the style of an Art Nouveau pavilion. It really reminds me of the Otto Wagner pavilion at Karlsplatz in Vienna, although not French. Maybe it's the little depth of the build that adds to the scale confusion. I would rather have a café that's open to the back with some more to scale interior. One puts it to the wall anyway for closing it off, would have been playable and cheaper if it wasn't for all that filler bricks. But probably that's also for stability reasons, as the techniques are quite intricate. Overall I like it, price could be lower and as it isn't store exclusive it will likely be. I would have changed the color scheme a bit as it really reminds me of Boutique Hotel though.
As someone who likes the looks of the modular buildings but is hesitant to shell out $200+ on a single Lego set, this seems almost tailor made for me. If only it came with a couple of minifigures.
I feel like Lego is embrassing adults, giving us cheaper sets... but this is a miss. If this was made for mini figures I could see it more popular. I feel they will sell a few, but can see moc builders buying it. Part of me would love a scene like this, expect with castle or adventure. sigh
Can we please just get some more affordable castle sets? This set is nice but I just can’t see how it would fit into someone’s existing collection and I also don’t think it’s got the wow factor to be a must buy to begin a new collection.
Lego not releasing Castle Army Building sets when they HAVE to know at this point how populair the Castle figs in the CMF series are is absolutely wild to me, makes no sense from a business/profit perspective.
Instead of waiting forever for Lego to maybe provide for us castle fans, check out the stuff Funwhole, BlueBrixx, Reobrix, Baka, etc. have been releasing. The Funwhole medieval sets are particularly nice (and way cheaper than Lego).
I might buy this set in the future sometime as I think it will work well next to the Lego Paris architecture skyline set which I do currently have as well as the Lego Parisian restaurant.
If it was a half baseplate modular building o would consider buying it. But despite being relatively affordable. It doesn’t look like it’s worth 80$ this could have been an introduction to a series of smaller half baseplate Modulars that are more affordable than the bigger 200$+ sets. I feel like they missed an opportunity here for example there are probably loads of kids who look at sets like Tudor Corner but get bummed out because they can’t afford it. Now Lego could come in with more affordable half baseplate modular sets that kids can afford to buy with allowance money. Which would encourage kids to buy the bigger more expensive sets when they can one day afford to spend the money on them.
Short answer, no. If I had been to Paris, or into café buildings, I'd probably go for it as part of "my visit to Paris" display (I have one for England) if I had that in my history. We'll see where this goes- might be a restaurants of the world theme. Great review (as always).👍
@memyselftheone For me, if I can get a product of equal or better quality elsewhere cheaper, that's who gets my money. But I'm quite aware of Lego purism. I think it's unwarranted, but to each their own.
It's not a set that interests me out of box. I wouldn't know what to do with it; it's not the right scale to be converted into an actual building (or way too cost prohibitive anyway) and I'm not someone who just puts sets on display (with 1 exception: the Indiana Jones Temple of the Golden Idol set). I do love some of the elements in the set, but that's just not worth 80 bucks to me. So no, I won't be getting it. Instead I'll keep an eye on brinklink for individual pieces I might want. What I want is a half baseplate modular for around 100 bucks (in addition to the regular 'normal sized' modular of course). That's the dream.
This is the kind of set were even if you don't buy it, it's worth skimming the instructions so that you can learn the techniques. I belive those arch pieces have been on PAB walls in the past, so many people have some already (and know to look for them in the future). Also i love the use of the bar hub piece that is frequently used in lego flowers as a chair back (effectively using the connection points as greebling). With regard to the price, i would consider myself an afol, and have a ton of mocs and smaller sets, but have only bought 2 sets that cost $100 or more(great wave and pre-price increase globe), despite being able to afford them. Partly, this is a space issue, but its partly that it just feels too expensive (it helps that my afol focus, botanical, is a cheaper theme). Buildings arn't my thing, but if they were, i would perfer this set over a modular. I will say that if they released a train sation in this format, i would buy it IMMEDIATLY.
I like the trees, windows, and doors. I struggle with all buildings in this color. I just see a flesh tone. Eek! Saying that, I will still be tempted to get this even though I’m trying to keep my Lego village small and winter themed. Ahh, if it isn’t minifig scale, that might keep it out of my basket. I might just get it (on sale) for the pieces that I like and use those in a moc.
I really dislike more and more over the years facade sets. So LEGO sets that peak my interest has reduced significantly. I now spend more of my "brick money" more on a different brand or bricklink for parts for MOC.
If it was under $50, I’d consider it. But like the recent Fountain Garden, it looks like one of those sets that is a little overpriced and equally underwhelming
This set doesn't interest me, but the concept does. I have fond memories of Japan and if they were to release a Japanese themed addition, I would consider it.
Check out the little Japanese buildings from Cada! I have two of them displayed next to each other, and they make a beautiful little Japanese street scene.
It’s nice looking, but it actually agitates me, as it could be a great modular or city building. If you take a brand like funwhole, you’re getting full sized buildings, with light sets, for the same price as a lego “facades”. This set just reminds me of how stupidly over-priced Lego is.
This is a 40% off parts buy. There are some very nice parts here that aint cheap, so when it goes on serious sale I will grab a couple for parts. Or someone like Brick Artisan is going to get hold of this and maybe a cheap Friends or City set and create a very nice modular, and then I will buy it. This set is Legos attempt to get Botanicals buyers also look at more Legoey sets, get those that buy the Orchid to buy a kind of building so they eventually buy a modular building.
This set makes no sense. I would rather save up times 3 and get s modular. Each floor on my Tudor Corner by itself is better to me than this set and cost less than 3 of these.
Ultimately everyone’s millage differs and just because I don’t like a set or theme, doesn’t mean others feel the same. That said, first impression of this….. absolutely garbage and way way way over priced. Wouldn’t go near this.
I really don't care about piece count versus price. I do care about impact and usability versus price, and $80.00 for a non mini-figure scale display piece isn't something I'm interested in. If it was a mini-figure scale so that it could be integrated in some fashion into a "city" type build, then it would have more appeal, I think. This feels like something I'd expect to be on sale in France at a tourist gift shop for Lego fans to buy to remember their trip- though at $80.00 I still probably wouldn't, lol. Even on sale a display piece like that holds little appeal for me.
This will be a flop.👎✨ Lego should cancel this!!💯 The designer of this set is a failure he/she should be ashamed, he/she made lego look like a cheap funwhole set from china🤮
Honestly, I think this is a brilliant idea. It looks like it’s just about minifig scale, so if you have a few laying around you could set up a scene, sure, but here’s a bigger issue. Millions of Lego fans (and non-Lego fans who are open to them) live in apartments and either don’t have the money or the space (or both) for full modular buildings. And this gives you an intricacy level and visual quality of the modular buildings, but at a scale and price for people who haven’t gone for modulars (like myself, for example, because of the space they take up; as a city dweller, I feel like modular buildings are kind of out of the question) to consider. This seems like a feeler for a new facade series. And let’s face it-how many people build a modular building, enjoy the build, and then put it on a shelf to only look at the outside of it from one angle anyway? These could easily fit on a desk or on a crowded bookshelf of a studio or one bedroom flat for people all over the world. I think from a business standpoint, it’s a brilliant idea and I hope it’s successful. I think it’s a little high in price, maybe $60-70 would feel better, but if you’re a price per part fanatic, this seems like something to champion. I’m not, but I still think that it’s a small discount away from being a really nice model of a facade of a building.
The Canada version would be a Tim Hortons with hockey stick door handles 😅
I actually love this concept. It’s small enough to fit in my display area and it has some interesting building techniques. I’m not interested in building a Lego city which is where I think most of the buildings fit well. With this type of set I could have the building experience and be able to display it.
I won’t be buying it.
Already at pre-order sale for 60,- in The Netherlands 😅
Your LEGO-studio is somehing I have never seen before! Thank you
Ill buy it at a HEAVY DISCY for a Cool parts pack only lol. All the printed Glass pieces are Dope. Too bad we cant get that on alot of Expensive sets (Prints) Shame!
It kinda looks like it’s for minifigs, it looks nice from the outside.
It's not though, the scale doesn't work. They're too big for this scene. It's weird!
Gotta mod it for minifigs
I'm definitely getting it! I don't have the space for a city and modular are too big, so this is perfect.
the price is such a turn off for sets nowadays, what a shame
What's worse is how unwarranted it is. If it were justified for what you get that would be one thing, but when competitors are offering sets for 1/3 to 1/2 the cost with the same quality or better plus extra features, then you realize something is definitely rotten in the state of Denmark.
the "nowadays" is deceptive. lego was always super expensive... in the 60s and 70s much more than today, considering inflation. and price per piece hasnt really changed over the years
@@Zwurbelbart i´d assume modern technology massify reduced the manufacturing and logist cost associated of brick building sets.
When I first saw this, I was thinking it was a new line of GWPs, like the Shops and Buildings of the World.
Also I don't need any fancy building techniques. I build to relax, sticking some brick on top of each other. I don't want to think about any complicated techniques.
I completely agree on the base of this. Too many pieces go into the detail. But you hardly look down on the street. You look at the building, the seating areas, the windows, etc.
Such a shame. I won't be getting this, though it looks good.
This'll be $100 in my country-so not exactly cheap! But it's a day one purchase for me. I love the colour scheme and the set looks like a fun, interesting build that will look great on my bookshelf until I eventually use the elements and techniques for a MOC.
I've recently built the Tudor Corner, Fountain Garden, and Beekeepers' House & Flower Garden. My taste in LEGO sets is pretty specific so I didn't anticipate there'd be anything else this year to capture my imagination- except for interesting additions to the PAB store. But now I can hardly wait for the French Café's release!
I have a city, but want this set because it will look cute in my kitchen. I am hoping it will fit on a shelf on the wall above my espresso machine. I really like the cliffside set from Ideas (I think) that hangs on the wall and I saw this and wanted it for that purpose. I am sure people will not want it for their city unless they make a MOD out of it.
I disagree on the scale: From the bottom of the door to the top of the lintel (excl. the arched window), the floor height is 22.5 plates. For the Guarded Inn in the Tudor Corner it is 23 plates. For the Boutique Hotel it is 23 plates (incl. the arched lintel above the door). So it seems to be minifigure scale to me...
Do we all agree on what the building depicts? It's a 1.5 floor café in the style of an Art Nouveau pavilion. It really reminds me of the Otto Wagner pavilion at Karlsplatz in Vienna, although not French.
Maybe it's the little depth of the build that adds to the scale confusion. I would rather have a café that's open to the back with some more to scale interior. One puts it to the wall anyway for closing it off, would have been playable and cheaper if it wasn't for all that filler bricks. But probably that's also for stability reasons, as the techniques are quite intricate.
Overall I like it, price could be lower and as it isn't store exclusive it will likely be. I would have changed the color scheme a bit as it really reminds me of Boutique Hotel though.
As someone who likes the looks of the modular buildings but is hesitant to shell out $200+ on a single Lego set, this seems almost tailor made for me. If only it came with a couple of minifigures.
I feel like Lego is embrassing adults, giving us cheaper sets... but this is a miss. If this was made for mini figures I could see it more popular. I feel they will sell a few, but can see moc builders buying it. Part of me would love a scene like this, expect with castle or adventure. sigh
I think I'll buy it and use it to create a modular with that facade, 'cuase I really like that.
Can we please just get some more affordable castle sets? This set is nice but I just can’t see how it would fit into someone’s existing collection and I also don’t think it’s got the wow factor to be a must buy to begin a new collection.
Lego not releasing Castle Army Building sets when they HAVE to know at this point how populair the Castle figs in the CMF series are is absolutely wild to me, makes no sense from a business/profit perspective.
Instead of waiting forever for Lego to maybe provide for us castle fans, check out the stuff Funwhole, BlueBrixx, Reobrix, Baka, etc. have been releasing. The Funwhole medieval sets are particularly nice (and way cheaper than Lego).
Scale is weird, okay could be dealt with but then they have eg standard croissant which makes it HUGE. 🤔
i will buy it during some sale
I’m with many of the others, an excellent parts pack once it goes on sale. I wish they had made it Minifig scale.
Better: buy the French-themed Funwhole Book Café for the same price. 1700-piece modular with lights and figures.
@@SO-ym3zs That book-cafe is a really neat set, I’ve had my eye on it for a while.
@@aslamc9288 I really like it. It fits in nicely with some of my other European-themed modulars from Pantasy and Lego, too.
It's nice but too expansive for what it is.... Also, it is clearly minifig scale
I might buy this set in the future sometime as I think it will work well next to the Lego Paris architecture skyline set which I do currently have as well as the Lego Parisian restaurant.
If it was a half baseplate modular building o would consider buying it. But despite being relatively affordable. It doesn’t look like it’s worth 80$ this could have been an introduction to a series of smaller half baseplate Modulars that are more affordable than the bigger 200$+ sets.
I feel like they missed an opportunity here for example there are probably loads of kids who look at sets like Tudor Corner but get bummed out because they can’t afford it. Now Lego could come in with more affordable half baseplate modular sets that kids can afford to buy with allowance money. Which would encourage kids to buy the bigger more expensive sets when they can one day afford to spend the money on them.
Short answer, no. If I had been to Paris, or into café buildings, I'd probably go for it as part of "my visit to Paris" display (I have one for England) if I had that in my history. We'll see where this goes- might be a restaurants of the world theme. Great review (as always).👍
I like it, but I do not $80 like it. That same $80 gets a complete three story Funwhole structure that lights up with a lot more printed parts.
The more Funwhole and Pantasy sets I build, the less Lego makes sense on multiple fronts.
What we asked for: half sized/cheaper modulars. What we received: this.
For cheaper modulars, Funwhole and Pantasy already have us well covered.
@@SO-ym3zs Yeah, but no. It's not Lego. To many people that matters.
@memyselftheone For me, if I can get a product of equal or better quality elsewhere cheaper, that's who gets my money. But I'm quite aware of Lego purism. I think it's unwarranted, but to each their own.
It’s giving FunWhole, sure it’s high quality but like who wants this?
It'll sell really well. It's quaint, gorgeous and fits on a shelf.
They should’ve made it minifig scale…
As it is, I don’t see it selling well at all. Maybe after 30% discount it’ll do well.
More than 30% ill buy! LOL
I'd spend $35 max for that.
If it was priced as an impulse buy then maybe but £80 no chance. My wife would kill me for wasting money.
It's not a set that interests me out of box. I wouldn't know what to do with it; it's not the right scale to be converted into an actual building (or way too cost prohibitive anyway) and I'm not someone who just puts sets on display (with 1 exception: the Indiana Jones Temple of the Golden Idol set). I do love some of the elements in the set, but that's just not worth 80 bucks to me. So no, I won't be getting it. Instead I'll keep an eye on brinklink for individual pieces I might want.
What I want is a half baseplate modular for around 100 bucks (in addition to the regular 'normal sized' modular of course). That's the dream.
This is the kind of set were even if you don't buy it, it's worth skimming the instructions so that you can learn the techniques. I belive those arch pieces have been on PAB walls in the past, so many people have some already (and know to look for them in the future). Also i love the use of the bar hub piece that is frequently used in lego flowers as a chair back (effectively using the connection points as greebling). With regard to the price, i would consider myself an afol, and have a ton of mocs and smaller sets, but have only bought 2 sets that cost $100 or more(great wave and pre-price increase globe), despite being able to afford them. Partly, this is a space issue, but its partly that it just feels too expensive (it helps that my afol focus, botanical, is a cheaper theme). Buildings arn't my thing, but if they were, i would perfer this set over a modular. I will say that if they released a train sation in this format, i would buy it IMMEDIATLY.
I like the trees, windows, and doors. I struggle with all buildings in this color. I just see a flesh tone. Eek! Saying that, I will still be tempted to get this even though I’m trying to keep my Lego village small and winter themed. Ahh, if it isn’t minifig scale, that might keep it out of my basket. I might just get it (on sale) for the pieces that I like and use those in a moc.
They went full Wes Anderson on this one.
I really dislike more and more over the years facade sets. So LEGO sets that peak my interest has reduced significantly. I now spend more of my "brick money" more on a different brand or bricklink for parts for MOC.
where are the awesome creator 3 in 1 buildings we got a few years ago (noodle shop etc...) ? It was the perfect small city on a budget
Not a purchase for me. Maybe if it goes on sale. It just looks like a large GWP to me. 🎉
What??? I'm totally not interested in this set. The price is absurd.
Lego's rapacious overpricing is expected--that's how the company rolls--but this is pretty egregious for such a little, underwhelming thing.
It feels like a scrapped modular building pitch with great builds so they release a modified one to showcase the builds. Idk
I'll pass on it.
I don’t like this set at all.
If it was under $50, I’d consider it. But like the recent Fountain Garden, it looks like one of those sets that is a little overpriced and equally underwhelming
It looks like it should be $35. As it stands, a big, big markup for a meh, meh set.
Yes.
Am I the only one who finds the reflection of the lights in the background glass distracting?
This set doesn't interest me, but the concept does. I have fond memories of Japan and if they were to release a Japanese themed addition, I would consider it.
Check out the little Japanese buildings from Cada! I have two of them displayed next to each other, and they make a beautiful little Japanese street scene.
This is a rubbish set, dust collector
It’s nice looking, but it actually agitates me, as it could be a great modular or city building.
If you take a brand like funwhole, you’re getting full sized buildings, with light sets, for the same price as a lego “facades”. This set just reminds me of how stupidly over-priced Lego is.
This is a 40% off parts buy. There are some very nice parts here that aint cheap, so when it goes on serious sale I will grab a couple for parts. Or someone like Brick Artisan is going to get hold of this and maybe a cheap Friends or City set and create a very nice modular, and then I will buy it.
This set is Legos attempt to get Botanicals buyers also look at more Legoey sets, get those that buy the Orchid to buy a kind of building so they eventually buy a modular building.
This set makes no sense. I would rather save up times 3 and get s modular. Each floor on my Tudor Corner by itself is better to me than this set and cost less than 3 of these.
They should had made it on 32x32 baseplate and just 1 floor with like 2 minifigures so it’ll still fit in our cities. This? Nobody gonna buy this.
Nah, the folks who like the MOC can get this and turn it into a modular, I'd concede that it's not for the majority of Lego fans that just build sets.
Haven't you read the comments? There are people who will buy it. People who want to display it on a shelf and not building city.
Just another waste of a set for the company that loves to waste set ideas on useless junk 😎
Like I just told Jangbricks, this is a pile of poop. Worse, possibly, than Galidor, Chima, and G2 Bionicle combined….. And that says something.
But it's Lego poop, so that'll be $80, please!
Ultimately everyone’s millage differs and just because I don’t like a set or theme, doesn’t mean others feel the same. That said, first impression of this….. absolutely garbage and way way way over priced. Wouldn’t go near this.
0 interest, no way
I really don't care about piece count versus price. I do care about impact and usability versus price, and $80.00 for a non mini-figure scale display piece isn't something I'm interested in. If it was a mini-figure scale so that it could be integrated in some fashion into a "city" type build, then it would have more appeal, I think. This feels like something I'd expect to be on sale in France at a tourist gift shop for Lego fans to buy to remember their trip- though at $80.00 I still probably wouldn't, lol. Even on sale a display piece like that holds little appeal for me.
Not against the concept but the execution is a failure. It's UGLY! And doesn't look french
This will be a flop.👎✨ Lego should cancel this!!💯 The designer of this set is a failure he/she should be ashamed, he/she made lego look like a cheap funwhole set from china🤮
It's a display piece, what's the confusion about?
Yeah, burnt with legos ridiculous pricing. $80 and figs lame. There is not a set that should not have fig. There’s no risk to Lego give me break