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Modular or not?  

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  1. 1. Do you consider the Haunted House a modular house?

    • Yes
      84
    • No
      63
    • Maybe with some modifications.
      25


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I voted no. At first I thought it could be, but the more I thought about it, I decided no. Mainly because it doesn't connect to other modulars, but also because the floors do not lift off and it opens like a dollhouse. As a side note, I hope that LEGO designs more buildings that open like the Haunted House does. I prefer seeing the entire inside at once rather than one floor at a time.

Posted

Wow. So far, 11 out of 37 people think the Haunted House is a modular. That's like 30%.

Amazing....

Ha. If I were building a modular diaroma, the HH would be dead smack next to the Green Grocer on the block.
Posted

I voted no. At first I thought it could be, but the more I thought about it, I decided no. Mainly because it doesn't connect to other modulars, but also because the floors do not lift off and it opens like a dollhouse.

As a side note, I hope that LEGO designs more buildings that open like the Haunted House does. I prefer seeing the entire inside at once rather than one floor at a time.

The problem with that style design is that you can't hinge open a house while it is connected to series of them on a city block. I understand that its nice to be able to get at the whole building but its not really a good implementation on a large layout, which really reinforces that it indeed is not a modular.

Posted

The problem with that style design is that you can't hinge open a house while it is connected to series of them on a city block. I understand that its nice to be able to get at the whole building but its not really a good implementation on a large layout, which really reinforces that it indeed is not a modular.

Good point. The Haunted House would need need to be on an end (corner)

Posted

There are many sets that don't ever get a large discount, especially ones this large and rare, since TRU has had for $170 before, I thought it was likely Amazon would sell it for that much as well at some point. I would be extremely pleased to see this for less than $170 considering how solid its price history has been.

Posted

I'm glad they hinged the HH. Lifting off each floor in the modulars is the main thing I don't like about them. If you really want to "play" with the modulars, it makes sense to space them apart anyway, in which case the lift off floors offer no advantage. Whereas if you just want to staticly display them, a hinged system would offer no disadvantage. But I'm not in charge at Lego, so this is what we get... :)

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I'm glad they hinged the HH. Lifting off each floor in the modulars is the main thing I don't like about them. If you really want to "play" with the modulars, it makes sense to space them apart anyway, in which case the lift off floors offer no advantage. Whereas if you just want to staticly display them, a hinged system would offer no disadvantage. But I'm not in charge at Lego, so this is what we get... :)

I think the reason they didn't go with a hinged system is because they have to be able to connect the buildings. Would make that part a little difficult. I do actually like the idea better though. My old blacksmith shop with the blue roof is my favorite set, largely because of the hinges.

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