| The next instalment of the intricately detailed | | | | chandelier graces the ceiling inside while a billboard |
| LEGO Modular Buildings has arrived with set 10211 | | | | and skylight sit atop the roof. |
| Grand Emporium. The set follows on from other | | | | The set has an amazing 2182 pieces which will |
| models in this series including Market Street, Cafe | | | | give you an idea of how many small |
| Corner, Green Grocer and Fire Brigade which all | | | | embellishments are in the model. Out of all the |
| join together to create an amazing city street | | | | modular buildings Lego has made so far, this set |
| diorama. | | | | has the most attention paid to the inside. It is |
| The detail in these models is amazing and sets | | | | almost as if Lego initially envisaged this series as |
| them apart from regular models, as does the | | | | being display-only models but then decided half |
| average recommended building age. At 14+ these | | | | way through to focus on the inside as well, to |
| models are more in the league of adult collectors | | | | make them more interactive. There are many |
| who enjoy the attention to detail and design and | | | | small pieces which add a sense of character to |
| the intricate build. | | | | the set and give it a sense of being part of a real |
| This set is a model of a three storey department | | | | "lived-in" Lego city. |
| store and its sidewalk entrance area. There are | | | | The model comes with 7 mini figures which isn't a |
| escalators, mannequins in the window, revolving | | | | lot for a set this size, but as mentioned earlier the |
| doors, clothing department complete with a cash | | | | main focus of theses sets is the buildings. The |
| register and fitting room, a glassware department | | | | Grand Emporium building measures 15" (38 cm) |
| on the second floor and a toy department on the | | | | high and 10" (25 cm) wide and slots nicely |
| top floor. Outside window shoppers can send | | | | alongside any of the other modular sets making |
| letters and buy an ice cream and gaze up at the | | | | an impressive interactive diorama. |
| window washer suspended from the top floor. A | | | | |