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Series of minifigure scale buildings designed for ages 16 and over.

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What scale are the Mini Modular (10230) buildings?

I'm newly returned to Lego, and, holy cow -- It's a different world than the one I left in the 80s. I always wanted to build a Lego city. The constraints of childhood kept that endeavor at bay. But, ...
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Is "modular" just a theme, or is it bigger?

I first heard of "modular" in the Lego world about the series of modular buildings in sets produced from 2007 onward. The architecture seems to be 1800s to late 2000s. Then read that the ...
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Facebook ads for cheap LEGO : legit or scam?

Today, I spotted an ad on my Facebook feed for the website "winnerattop" Someone commented on Facebook that this website is a mirror of "childtocoll". According to scamadvisor, both domains are only ...
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How do you support upper floors in tall buildings?

When I build a skyscraper out of LEGO and the floor above is weak do I remove the flooring from above and a pillar underneath and then put the floor back or something?
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I'm missing a few pieces in my XingBao set

I just finished the second floor of XingBao's 5052 piece Maritime Museum. And while I'm pretty impressed with the overall quality of the building, I thusfar am missing 4 parts. Is there a way I can ...
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LEGO Modulars Massive Inflation?

What caused retired LEGO Modular sets to spike in value so much? Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated.
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Lego Micropolis tutorials?

I love the Micropolis cities (http://twinlug.com/micropolis-micro-city-standard/) and would like to try to build something myself. Does anyone know good resources for learning to build according to ...
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How can I build a LEGO structure based on a real building?

I have a grandson who wants to build a LEGO building that looks like the high rise building I live in.
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New ways of connecting levels of multi-story modular buildings

Compare these two instructions from the Green Grocers and Pet Shop modular building and you may notice (other than the background colour) that the top of the walls of the buildings are both arranged ...
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Which official LEGO sets are micro-scale versions of existing sets?

The 10230 Mini Modulars set is based on the existing modular series: As well as the 4695 Mini Harry Potter Knight Bus. Have there been other micro-scale sets released by LEGO based on existing sets?