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124-585: Advanced Lego models began being featured in the mid-1980s under the Lego Model Team subtheme (a subtheme of Lego System) and were discontinued in 1999 (with the exception of a re-release in 2004). Future advanced models received packaging without a logo and sold as Lego exclusives, beginning with the Statue of Liberty set in 2000. In this timeframe, multiple subthemes were released, such as the Modular Buildings ,

248-474: A classic bubbler-style jukebox , soda fountain-equipped counter, and an open-plan kitchen. The middle level has a gym with boxing ring, punching bag, and weight training room. The upper-level houses a recording studio, complete with vocal booth, mixing desk, and a cabinet for refreshments. The façade of the building features pink-and-teal 20th century Art Deco styling with a large pink "DINER" sign. Though Streamline Moderne style architecture first emerged in

372-568: A 1950s-style convertible automobile recalling an homage to Elvis Presley 's pink Cadillac . One of the minifigures also features an Elvis-style of pompadour hairstyle . For the first time since 2007's Market Street, the included six minifigures have individual, varied faces rather than the classic Lego smiley faces used in the previous sets. Subsequent Modular Buildings continued to use these stylized faces. The set measures over 13 in (33 cm) high, 10 in (25 cm) wide and 10 in (25 cm) deep. Corner Garage (set number: 10264)

496-405: A 3D façade. During development of this first set in the series, the designer team led by Jamie Berard considered the cost of several options. One more expensive version had additional café features, dark green interior walls, a bike and an additional minifigure. In contrast, a lower cost version of the set was considered which lacked rear exterior walls, interior stairs, and extra interior walls on

620-459: A Lego Factory set, Market Street was to showcase a fan design, thus promoting the design-it-yourself vision of Lego Factory. The modularity of the resulting model also may inspire people to design their own floor modules (or furniture sets) in Factory, without having to build an entire house. Market Street is the only set in the series to be released with Lego Factory branding on the box – and as such

744-416: A baby figure). The Assembly Square ground level features a bakery with counter, cash register, shelves, opening oven, wedding cake and assorted buildable pastries and treats; a florist's shop with counter, cash register, garden tools, flower arrangements, bouquets and a blue and yellow macaw parrot element; and a café with an espresso machine, counter, bench seating and pie elements. The middle level features

868-403: A bank, secretary's office, bank manager's office, laundromat, and a detailed façade and sidewalk. The bank features an atrium foyer with wide, arched entrance, triangular-patterned floor tiling, ornate chandelier, oxidized-copper colored skylight, transaction counter with hidden alarm buttons and security glass, and a bank vault with safe deposit boxes and a large round door. The laundromat features

992-518: A bathroom. In the rear of the Police Station, there is also a reference to the American sitcom, Brooklyn Nine-Nine . Above the donut shop is an apartment with a kitchenette, record player, rug, and a bed. The set contains hidden features such as a bed that is hinged to reveal an opening in the floor providing access to the donut shop below and the floor in the jail cell can be lifted to reveal a spoon and

1116-479: A bay window. Green Grocer differs from the previous two sets in the series because it has a greater level of detail inside. Whereas Café Corner and Market Street had bare interiors, each floor in Green Grocer contains a prop such as a radiator or some furniture. The first floor is fully furnished as a grocery store with refrigerated shelves with opening doors and cartons of food. The assortment of Lego food pieces in

1240-494: A bell tower, an opening garage door, a 1930s style fire truck, and four minifigures with a fire-dog. Unlike the other modulars, all floors in the Fire Brigade set are fully furnished. The Fire Brigade is the first Modular to come with a vehicle, the 1930s-style fire truck. The set also includes some new, unique pieces, such as gold fire helmets and a red sliding garage door. New building techniques introduced with this set include

1364-593: A champagne cooler in the arm rest and a fax machine. Three different DB5s were used for filming. This same car briefly reappeared in the next film, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). It was set to make a cameo appearance in the Scotland scenes in The World Is Not Enough (1999), but most of these scenes were cut in the final edit. Another DB5 (registration 56526) appeared in Casino Royale (2006), this time owned by

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1488-501: A dumpster and trash can at the back. The set includes five minifigures. The Detective's Office (set number: 10246) is the tenth set in the Modular Building line and was released 1 January 2015. This set contains 2262 pieces. It contains a detective's office, a barbershop named "Al's", a billiards table "pool" room, and an upstairs detective's office with a corridor. The "Al's" sign resembles the various brick-built lettering signs from

1612-532: A frog toy, a birdhouse, a bucket, and a brush. Until the Brick Bank, this was also the shortest set by height and stands at just over 25 cm. The next tallest modular is Market Street at 33 cm. The set includes a full interior including a toilet, bed, kitchen, and fireplace. Town Hall (set number: 10224) was released in March 2012 and is the seventh set in the Modular Building line. The set contains 2766 pieces and

1736-872: A great flower and a bit of finding the elements that already exist then building the flower that you want to build." Horizon Forbidden West: Tallneck was released on 1 May 2022 and based on the Horizon Forbidden West videogame . The set consists of 1,222 pieces and one minifigure of Aloy with a Watcher. A set based on Optimus Prime from the Transformers franchise was released in June 2022. The set consists of 1,508 pieces and can transform between robot and truck modes. Lego designer Joseph Patrick Kyde commented, "This idea came about because two toy companies were able to say, look, we have this amazing icon of pop culture and we’re going to work together to try and give Optimus Prime

1860-451: A long-time – but a great Lego The Lord of the Rings set is never late, it arrives precisely when it means to! It was important to us that we created something really special in this recreation of Rivendell. We aimed to add as much detail as possible and create an engaging experience throughout the build to delight fans recreating scenes or proudly displaying Elrond’s home. We are really pleased with

1984-487: A male newsstand operator/the donut thief. It measures over 14.5 inches (37 cm) high (including antennae), 10 inches (25 cm) wide, and 10 inches (25 cm) deep. The side of the building features a large poster for "Soap Suds", a reference to the laundromat featured in the Brick Bank set. On either side of the station are a donut shop and a newspaper kiosk. The station consists of an evidence locker, jail cell, interrogation room, detective's office, mugshots room, and

2108-420: A method of creating numbers built into the structure using standard Lego bricks. On the front of the building the year 1932 appears, which is a reference to when Lego was founded. The number 3 also appears on the pavement of the set representing that this is the third set on the series from Lego set designer Jamie Berard, who had previously designed Café Corner and Green Grocer. Grand Emporium (set number: 10211)

2232-606: A model based on the Wright Flyer . While the Sculptures sub-theme ended shortly one year after its debut, the Aircraft sub-theme continued; with three consecutive sets from 2001 to 2003 and two sets in 2006 and 2012, where the subtheme officially ended with an overhaul of the original Sopwith Camel set. A 2083-piece Concorde set was released on 7 September 2023. In the early-to-mid-2000s, more sub-themes were created. World Buildings,

2356-558: A much shorter lifespan than its predecessors. Palace Cinema (set number: 10232) was released in March 2013. It is the eighth set in the Modular Building line and the third corner building. The set contains 2194 pieces and features architectural homage to the Egyptian Revival architecture of the early 20th century, albeit with Chinese-like cultural appropriations similar to Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theatre . As such, it also features Hollywood Walk of Fame type printed star tiles for

2480-481: A music store with a buildable drum set, two guitars and saxophone element; photo studio with an "antique" large-format bellows camera atop an adjustable tripod; and a dental office with buildable reclining chair, waiting area, telephone and a sink. The upper level features a dance studio with buildable piano and reflective mirror element; an apartment with buildable foldout sofa bed, detailed kitchen, toilet, micro Lego train, modular buildings and Eiffel Tower, and access to

2604-577: A new ZF five-speed transmission which was more robust than the earlier David Brown unit (except for some of the first DB5s); and three SU carburettors . This engine, producing 282 bhp (210 kW), which propelled the car to 145 mph (233 km/h), was available in the Vantage (high powered) version of the DB4 from March 1962. It became the standard Aston Martin power unit with the launch in September 1963 of

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2728-793: A new form that he hasn’t really had before," and continued, "It’s a testament to the importance of the Transformers brand. It’s such a strong icon that everyone on both sides wanted to make this happen for the fans. We’re all so excited about it." A second set based on Bumblebee in a similar style is set to release in July 2024. Atari 2600 was released on 1 August 2022 and based on the Atari 2600 home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. The set consists of 2532 pieces and one minifigure of Atari Video Game Player, and includes brick-built dioramas of Asteroids , Adventure , and Centipede . Rivendell

2852-676: A new version of the Volkswagen Beetle that was released in 2008. The sub-theme continued on with the release of the Porsche 911 , a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car , in 2021. In 2022, Vespa 125 was released on 1 March 2022. Back to the Future Time Machine was released on 1 April 2022 and based on the Back to the Future DeLorean time machine . Chevrolet Camaro Z28

2976-441: A pizzeria, a managerial office, a tailor's workshop, a dressing room and a rooftop greenhouse. The set has 2899 pieces and eight minifigures, including a drummer, pizza chef, bass player, club owner, tailor, jazz singer, magician and pizza delivery driver. The modular measures over 12 in (30 cm) high, 10 in (25 cm) wide and 10 in (25 cm) deep. Announced on October 30, 2023 and released on December 1, 2023

3100-416: A printed window, tiled floor and four laundry machines—one of which contains a play feature for "laundering money": placing Lego money bills or coin elements through this machine will fall into a special deposit box inside the bank's vault. The rooftop also has another play feature for a robber to descend the chimney by rope and exit through a special entrance atop the bank vault. The secretary's office features

3224-469: A reading room with a grandfather clock, lamp, and a sitting chair. The top floor of the bookshop has a dark red roof with light grey architectural details. The townhouse is built above a crawl-space basement with a staircase, garden, and lamp post. The first floor is teal with white accents and features a bay window, dining table, and living area, while the roof has a complex build involving a varied roof-line, dark blue tiling, and dark grey top. The back part of

3348-537: A retired color, Bright Bluish Green, and Police Station was able to introduce a new mold, the 1x3 inverted arch brick. Aston Martin DB5 The Aston Martin DB5 is a British grand tourer (GT) produced by Aston Martin and designed by Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera . Originally produced from 1963 to 1965, the DB5 was an evolution of the final series of DB4 . The "DB" designation

3472-478: A rooftop terrace with buildable barbecue, table and a neglected plant. This set marked the tenth anniversary of the Modular building sets and contains numerous "easter egg" references in the set's use of brick elements, colors, and architectural details used in Modular sets released over the previous years. It measures over 13 in (33 cm) high, 15 in (38 cm) wide and 10 in (25 cm) deep. This

3596-415: A series of resident, retail, and restaurant buildings introduced in 2007; and Winter Village Collection, a series of winter - holiday themed models, sometimes delving into deep fiction, introduced in 2009. In 2013, advanced models were officially classified as under Lego Creator Expert, a subtheme of Lego Creator , and received their own logo (which was updated multiple times in the future), beginning with

3720-805: A similar packaging template but are classified under their own themes, such as the Temple of the Golden Idol being part of the Indiana Jones theme. A set based on the Titanic was released in November 2021. The set consists of 9,090 pieces. Everyone is Awesome was released in May 2021. The set consists of 346 pieces and 11 minifigures. The set was created to celebrate diversity and the LGBTQIA+ community . A 1:1 scale model set based on

3844-453: A small kitchen. This Modular varies from previous buildings in that it introduced play features of a secretive or "illicit" nature: it has secret compartments that allow cookie smuggling throughout the building. It also is different because it is the first Modular to have two buildings on the same baseplate. The front of the building features a newspaper stand, a tree, and two balconies. It includes six minifigures. Brick Bank (set number: 10251)

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3968-552: A sub-theme centered on recreating famous landmarks (similar to Lego Architecture ) began with a set depicting the Eiffel Tower . The sub-theme has continued on, with releases such as the Old Trafford —Manchester United, Colosseum and Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium sets. A model of the Eiffel Tower was released on 25 November 2022, and it holds the record for the tallest Lego set at 4 feet and 10 inches as well as having

4092-475: A tunnel leading to the rear of the building with a crack on the exterior. Celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the modular building series is the Boutique Hotel and the sixth corner building. Released on January 1, 2022, the Boutique Hotel (set number: 10297) is a three-story corner building that encompasses a hotel and an art gallery. The set has 3066 pieces and seven minifigures, including two hotel staff,

4216-403: A waiting area with sofa. The upper level has an apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed, and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol, and flower garden. The set also includes a scooter, tow truck, and six minifigures, as well as bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish pieces. Instead of the usual blocky-structure corner buildings offer, the set produces a 45-degree angle cut at

4340-469: A wall clock, desk, typewriter, cabinet with opening drawers, fireplace, and an espresso machine. The bank manager's office features a large desk with banker's lamp and approval stamp, leather-look chair, printed portrait, statue, and a cabinet. It includes five minifigures. The Brick Bank also introduced some rare elements such as a metalized-paint gold ingot and coins, and the less-common colors of Sand Blue and Sand Green. Assembly Square (set number: 10255)

4464-464: A window washer, two museum employees, the museum's curator, and two visitors. The building's exterior is colored in olive green and includes a large portico supported by two large pillars, as well as a cherry blossom tree. The first floor of the museum contains exhibits on paleontology, including several fossils and a brontosaurus skeleton that extends into the second floor. The second floor contains several space-themed exhibits that contain references to

4588-465: A woman, a businessman, a backpacker, a coffee cart worker and a staff member from the art gallery next door to the hotel. The modular measures over 13 in (33 cm) high, 10 in (25 cm) wide and 10 in (25 cm) deep. The gallery next to the hotel includes several pieces of art while the main building encompasses a lobby/reception with a check-in desk, vase with flowers and large sofa. The second floor encompasses two guest rooms while

4712-547: A young boy in a flannel jacket and lime green scarf , a woman with a purple top, and a man with suspenders and a tie. On 27 November 2020, the 2021 modular building was revealed as being a large three-story police station with a donut shop and newspaper stand on the sides. Police Station (set number: 10278) is the sixteenth set in the Modular Building line and was released on 1 January 2021. The set has 2,923 pieces and 5 minifigures, including 2 1950s era male police officers and 1 female police captain, female donut shop employee, and

4836-435: Is 1.5 times wider than the usual modular building width. Downtown Diner (set number: 10260) is the thirteenth set in the Modular Building line. It was released on 1 January 2018 and contains 2480 pieces. This building reintroduces the teal color (what Lego calls Bright Blueish Green) that had not been in production since 2008. The first level of this building is a 1950s-style diner. It has a curved front window, red bar stools,

4960-735: Is a series of Lego building toy sets introduced in 2007, with new sets usually being released annually. Created in response to feedback and suggestions from the Adult Fans of Lego bricks (AFOL) and Teen Fans of Lego (TFOL) communities , the sets in this series are generally intended for more advanced builders. Although the sets are still scaled around the minifigure and depict town and city life, they are much more complex than traditional Legoland Town/City sets; they contain more than 2,000 total pieces and make use of unorthodox building techniques not usually used in previous official Lego sets. In contrast to most Lego sets aimed at children and adolescents,

5084-534: Is a unique set in the Modular Buildings series in that it has fewer than 2000 pieces and is recommended for builders 10 years and up rather than the usual 16 or 18. One of the reasons this set was smaller than the others was to provide a lower cost entry point into the Modular Buildings series. Prior to 2018, this was the only Modular Building set to have minifigures that did not all have the Lego classic smile face. As

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5208-624: Is from the initials of David Brown who built up the company from 1947 onwards. The DB5 is best-known for its role in the James Bond films. It was first driven by the fictional spy in the film Goldfinger (1964). In 2013, the car featured on a "British Auto Legends" postage stamp issued by the Royal Mail . The principal differences between the DB4 Series V and the DB5 are the all-aluminium engine, enlarged from 3.7 litres to 4.0 litres;

5332-519: Is recommended for builders 10 years of age or older. It was one of the first leading buildings. The set features include opening doors and windows, a gate, a striped awning, and three minifigures. Advanced construction techniques used in Market Street include: curved staircases, "stripped paint" sections on the walls, interchangeable floors, Dutch/Belgian stepped roof, a basement, offset windows, and wrought iron-look decoration and gate. Market Street

5456-413: Is recommended for builders 14 and over. It is the tallest Modular set, taking the title from the Green Grocer, having three floors with generally higher ceilings than the norm, plus a clock and bell tower on the roof. It contains many interior details, such as a working elevator, along with board tables and balconies to look to the floor below. Along with the many interior decor details, the building features

5580-412: Is recommended for builders 16 years of age or older. It is the first set in the series that is actually two buildings that separate using the same Technic pins that link the rest of the modular buildings together. They can be reversed or separated and wrapped around another building. The brown building is a brownstone -style town house with elevated ground floor atop a crawl-space and the sand blue building

5704-512: Is sometimes questioned how official it was intended to be as a modular building entry as it was designed by a fan rather than a Lego designer. Eric Brok, a fan from the Netherlands, designed the set working closely with LEGO designers. Green Grocer (set number: 10185) was the third of the Modular Buildings series. It was originally released in March 2008. The set contains 2352 pieces and is recommended for builders 16 years of age or older. Some of

5828-456: Is the Pet Shop. The brown building was the second building after Market Street that had a basement. There is a feature on the Pet Shop on the ground floor where the staircase can be folded away for more access room for playing as this was an issue with Market Street. There are four minifigures, two parrots, one dog, one cat, and a fish tank with goldfish. The set also includes three dog bones, a ball,

5952-593: Is the artist's studio that includes a cast iron heater, easel, paintbrush, and two works of Mondrian-style Modernist art. This is a nod to the fact that the original Lego brick color palette of red, blue, yellow, black, and white were chosen based on Mondrian's art. Outside the upper floor stairs lead down to the roof terrace for diners lined with hanging lanterns and flowers. This set also includes hard-to-find white croissants and brick elements in olive green, dark blue, and dark red. Advanced exterior details include façade with croissant detailing, sidewalk, bench, scooter, and

6076-516: Is the eleventh set in the Modular Building line and is the shortest Modular in height, the fourth block corner building, and the first corner building to not feature a direct-corner entrance. It was released on 1 January 2016. This set contains 2380 pieces. Like the Palace Cinema it contains only two furnished floors although it also had higher than normal ceilings like the Cinema. The Brick Bank features

6200-401: Is the fifth set in the Modular Buildings series and second corner building released in March 2010. The set contains 2182 pieces and is recommended for builders 16 years of age or older. Modeled to look like a realistic early 20th century department store, the set includes an exterior with an ice cream stand, store window displays, window washer platform, and rooftop billboard. Interior details for

6324-564: Is the fourteenth modular building and fifth corner building, released in January 2019. It has 2569 pieces. The building resembles that of a 1950s-style American building, much like the Downtown Diner. The ground level has a gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop with a roll-up door, vehicle lift, and tire mounter. The mid-level has a veterinarian's office owned by a character named "Dr. Jones" with an examination table, fish tank, and

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6448-415: Is the ticket and concessions area leading up to the theater floor housing a reel-to-reel projector showing a black and white motion picture to a maximum seating of six. This floor also has stairs accessing the roof, atop which the two brick-built promotional searchlights can be placed. The set includes six minifigures. Parisian Restaurant (set number: 10243) is the ninth set in the Modular Building line and

6572-404: Is the twelfth set in the Modular Building line. It was released on 1 January 2017. This set was at the time the largest of all Lego modular buildings, containing more pieces than any previous Modular set at 4002 pieces. This set also includes the most minifigures: nine when including an infant figure (a dentist, barista, baker, florist, music store assistant, dancer, photographer and a LEGO fan, plus

6696-555: The James Bond franchise . The same car (registration BMT 216A) was used again in the next film, Thunderball , a year later. The DB5 is considered to be the quintessential vehicle associated with the Bond character and it has reappeared in subsequent Bond films. A different DB5 (registration BMT 214A) was used in the 1995 Bond film GoldenEye , in which the car was Bond's personal vehicle and had no gadgets - although it did come equipped with

6820-575: The Kingfisher Bird was released on 1 February 2024, consisting of 834 pieces. The instruction booklet highlights that it is specifically based on the Azure Kingfisher . Icons designer Jamie Berard has commented multiple times on the challenges of set design. The Sydney Opera House set was mentioned as one of the most difficult sets to design, and past attempts had always resulted in failure. Prior to that, Jamie Berard also mentioned Green Grocer

6944-638: The Lego City , Lego Technic , Lego Icons , Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars themes had earned for the full year of 2022. Revenue for the year grew 17 percent to DKK 64.6 billion and consumer sales grew 12 percent in 2022, achieving growth in all major market groups with especially strong performance in the Americas and Western Europe. In August 2023, The Lego Group reported that the Lego Icons , Lego Star Wars , Lego Technic and Lego City themes had earned for

7068-561: The Palace Cinema modular building. This established theme of advanced models was considered to help shape Creator Expert's reputation for unorthodox techniques and distant design from typical models, with old exclusives receiving updated packaging and being merged into the newly created subtheme. In 2020, The Lego Group announced that they will be retiring the Lego Creator Expert branding and replace it with 18 + . The Lego Group cited

7192-504: The Taj Mahal set, due to its design, construction, and high piece count. Also, a reviewer named Joe Meno pointed out that the Green Grocer modular building had clear instructions and "so many fun surprises and tricks used in the model." In March 2022, The Lego Group reported that the Lego City , Lego Technic , Lego Icons , Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars themes had earned for

7316-400: The "Birch Books" bookstore and an accompanying townhouse. The set is a return to more classical and European architecture from the last two more modern-American modular designs, Downtown Diner and Corner Garage. An autumn setting is portrayed throughout the set through the use of warm-colored leaves and the attire of the minifigures. The Bookshop was created by Lego designer Wes Talbott, who said

7440-402: The 123 DB5 Convertibles made were left-hand drive . 12 cars were originally fitted with a factory Vantage engine, and at least one further convertible was subsequently factory-fitted with a DB6 specification Vantage engine. A rare factory option (fitted by Works Service prior to customer delivery) was a steel removable hard top. From October 1965 to October 1966, Aston Martin used the last 37 of

7564-407: The 1930s, this modular has a more 1950s-style color treatment than the general era of previous Modulars (~1930s). Other external features include arched linteled windows, balconies, a wrought iron-style exterior staircase, and a detailed sidewalk complete with mailbox, parking meter, flower pots, and the iconic white streetlamp of the Modular collection. It is the third Modular set to include a vehicle:

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7688-443: The 90th Anniversary of Lego, sets directly inspired by those from the classic Space, Castle, and Pirate themes were released; Galaxy Explorer on 1 August 2022, Lion Knights' Castle in 8 August 2022, and Eldorado Fortress in 7 July 2023. Other sub-themes include Trains (sets depicting various types of trains), Maersk , Vestas , and Space (a small amount of sets revolving around real-life spacecraft). Many other licensed sets follow

7812-527: The Aston Martin DB5 chassis to make another convertible model. These 37 cars were known as " Short Chassis " Volantes and were the first Aston Martins to carry the 'Volante' name. The "short" came from comparison with the subsequent DB6 which had a longer chassis, although when compared to the DB5 it was the same size. These cars differed from the DB5 convertible models in featuring DB6 split front and rear bumpers and Triumph TR4 rear lights, as also used on

7936-563: The Bird of Paradise set to be released on 1 June 2021. With 1,173 pieces, it is the largest Botanical Collection set. On 13 April 2022, Lego revealed the Orchid and ' Succulents sets to be released on 1 May 2022. In 2023, Lego revealed the Wildflower Bouquet set and Dried Flower Centrepiece set were be released on 1 February 2023. Lego designers Milan Madge and Chris McVeigh explained the design of

8060-513: The Bond franchise. They produced a model of the car which became the biggest selling toy of 1964. A detailed 1:24 scale plastic kit of the James Bond DB5 was produced by Airfix between 1966 and 1970. A highly detailed, 1:24 scale die-cast DB5 model with many working features was produced by the Danbury Mint in 2006 as a limited edition for Casino Royale . In January 2011, a 1/8 scale model

8184-462: The Classic Space theme, as well as displays that reference past Lego themes. The roof contains a small office for the museum's curator. Lego Designer Jamie Berard created many Modulars Buildings and decided to make a mini version of his set for fun. Five of these were then released as a single set 10230 containing 1,356 pieces, each one on an 8x8 baseplate, making them quarter-scale with respect to

8308-586: The DB4, the DB5 had a live rear axle . At the beginning, the original four-speed manual gearbox (with optional overdrive) was standard fitment, but it was dropped in favour of the ZF five-speed box. A three-speed Borg-Warner DG automatic transmission was also available. The automatic option was changed to the Borg-Warner Model 8 shortly before the DB6 replaced the DB5. Standard coupé: The high-performance DB5 Vantage

8432-403: The DB5. Standard equipment on the DB5 included reclining seats, wool pile carpets, electric windows, twin fuel tanks, chrome wire wheels, oil cooler, magnesium-alloy body built to Superleggera patent technique, full leather trim in the cabin and a fire extinguisher. All models had two doors and 2+2 seating configuration. The boot lids differed slightly between the DB4 mark 5 and the DB5. Like

8556-420: The DB6. A prototype DB5 shooting-brake was custom-built by the factory for David Brown , an avid hunter and dog owner, and a further 11 or 12 coupés were custom-modified for Aston Martin by independent coachbuilder Harold Radford . The tail lights used were Triumph units, and these were also adopted for the succeeding DB6. In August 2019 a DB5 Shooting Brake sold for a record $ 1.765m (£1.456m), making it

8680-503: The Natural History Museum (set number: 10326) is the nineteenth modular building and the largest so far by part count, consisting of 4,014 pieces. This building is also tied with Assembly Square as the widest modular building, as both sets are 1.5 times wider than the other buildings; dimensions: over 15 in (38 cm) wide and 10 in (25 cm) high. The Natural History Museum contains seven minifigures, consisting of

8804-405: The Pet Shop, Town Hall, and Fire Brigade. The featured "Pool" sign uses a building technique never used before. The interior of the pool room features a fan, a pool table, and a dart board. The detective office features clues, a cabinet, and a secret storage space behind a picture. The barbershop features a mirror, scissors, lights, and chairs for customers. The apartment holds an old-style toilet and

8928-751: The Winter Toy Shop. The sub-theme continued on with the release of the Elf Club House in 2020. Lego introduced a Holiday Main Street which was released in October 2022. Lego introduced an Alpine Lodge which was released in October 2023. In 2009, Lego released the Grand Carousel, marking the start of a series of sets depicting attractions found in amusement parks such as the Ferris wheel and the roller coaster. All sets offer

9052-696: The Year" by the Toy Association. Everyone is Awesome (set number: 40516) was awarded "Toy of the Year" and also "Specialty Toy of the Year" by the Toy Association. Everyone is Awesome (set number: 40516) also won British LGBT Awards for 2022. In 2022, adidas Originals Superstar (set number: 10282) was awarded "Best Licensed Product“ in the category "Toys, Games, Novelties (ages 8 and up)" by Licensing International in Las Vegas. Lego Modular Buildings Lego Modular Buildings (stylized as LEGO Modular Buildings )

9176-688: The builder the option to use additional Power Function or Powered Up elements to enhance the playability of the set such as automation, music, and sound effects. In 2020, Lego released the Haunted House, the first to officially use the Fairground Collection name and retroactively included the sets before it. Loop Coaster was released in July 2022. In 2020, Lego announced that a sub-theme named Botanical Collection would be introduced with two sets to be released on 2 January 2021. The two sets are Flower Bouquet and Bonsai Tree. On 2 May 2021, Lego revealed

9300-480: The cars were finished in the same Silver Birch colour scheme as the original. The Goldfinger DB5s were created in association with the producers of the James Bond films, EON Productions . It was intended that they would sell for about £2.75 million each. The first of the new cars rolled off the production line at the beginning of July 2020. With Goldfinger , Corgi Toys began its decades-long relationship with

9424-405: The common ideas submitted were more town and everyday buildings, structures with more architectural detail, realistic buildings, minifigure scale buildings, solid and enclosed buildings. These ideas were taken into consideration and a year later the first set in the Modular Buildings series, Café Corner, was released. Some LEGO fans were invited to provide feedback and suggestions during the design of

9548-410: The designers of the earlier sets is that they were not able to work with the full palette of Lego bricks and colors ever produced when designing. Instead, they were limited to the bricks and colors currently in production by Lego at the time of the product design. As an example, for Café Corner, the designer wanted to include a bicycle piece in the set, but at the time, the machine that made bicycle pieces

9672-426: The dried flower centrepiece. With the rose, I started with the mud guards, and I really liked that technique. But I was looking for an element that could curve nicely over that. I went through quite a few expressions and none of them felt right. Then I found this great new shell element and it just made everything come together. It literally clicked, I guess! So yes, it's a bit of finding an element that you can turn into

9796-481: The factory in Newport Pagnell , north Buckinghamshire, where the first DB5s were built. The cars were authentic reproductions of Bond's Goldfinger DB5 and were fitted with most of the spy gadgets seen in the film. Several of the gadgets were designed to be functional, including smoke screen, simulated oil slick delivery system, revolving number plates, and rear bullet shield. Wherever possible, Aston Martin used

9920-538: The final design and how we have brought Rivendell to life in brick form.” In May 2023, Pac-Man Arcade was released on 1 June 2023 and based on the Pac-Man arcade game . The set consists of 2,651 pieces and one minifigure of Pac-Man Arcade Game Player. A brick-built replica of the Adidas Superstar shoe released in 3 July 2021. The set consists of 731 pieces and is packaged in a box resembling shoeboxes. To celebrate

10044-566: The first 5 modulars released in 2012. In 2008, an exclusive model was released depicting a Volkswagen Beetle 1960 'Charlotte' model. In following years, numerous large-scale sets mimicking real-life motor vehicles were released such as the Volkswagen T1 Camper Van, James Bond Aston Martin DB5 , and the Fiat 500 . Since 2014, at least one set has been released every year, therefore beginning an organized sub-theme. In 2016, Lego introduced

10168-481: The first six months of 2023. Revenue was DKK 27.4 billion, a growth of 1% compared with H1 2022. Consumer sales grew 3% outperforming a declining toy market and contributing to strong market share growth. In 2019, Roller Coaster set was awarded "Toy of the Year" and also "Playset of the Year" by the Toy Association . In 2022, Flower Bouquet (set number: 10280) was awarded "Toy of the Year" and also "Grown-Up Toy of

10292-432: The front. The set measures over 12 inches (30 cm) high, 10 inches (25 cm) wide, and 10 inches (25 cm) deep. Bookshop (set number: 10270) is the fifteenth set in the Modular Building line, released in January 2020. The set comes with 2,504 pieces. The set consist of two separate buildings akin to the Pet Shop, making it the second set in the series that is actually two buildings that separate. The model features

10416-503: The full year of 2021. Revenue for the year grew 27 percent versus 2020 to DKK 55.3 billion and consumer sales grew 22 percent over the same period, outpacing the toy industry and driving market share growth globally and in largest markets. On 28 September 2022, The Lego Group reported that the Lego Star Wars , Lego Technic , Lego Icons (formerly Creator Expert), Lego City , Lego Harry Potter and Lego Friends themes had earned for

10540-403: The grocery includes carrots, apples, and bananas. There is also a stairway to the apartment above and a mailbox set with letters. Fire Brigade (set number: 10197) was the fourth set in the Modular Buildings series released in September 2009. The set contains 2231 pieces and is recommended for builders 16 years of age or older. Modelled to look like a realistic 1930s fire station, the set includes

10664-678: The homing screen in the cockpit. In June 2022, The Lego Group announced that a construction set of James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 would be released in August 2022 as part of the Lego Speed Champions range. The Little Car Company in Bicester , UK, in partnership with Aston Martin Lagonda, created 'Junior Edition', two-thirds scale, electric-powered replicas of the DB5 convertible, the DB5 Vantage and

10788-426: The individual flowers. Milan Madge explained, "It's a little bit of both. Sometimes there is a perfect element that comes along that just works for a specific type of flower, and then we build the flower around it. Other times we're looking to create a specific flower, we go and see what elements we have that can make it really work and stand out, like the pirate's hat." Chris McVeigh explained, "I certainly had that with

10912-453: The majority of the Lego community, some, such as the Modular Buildings, are officially classified and recognized by the Lego company. In the early 2000s , Lego created various uncategorized exclusive sets relating to aircraft and sculptures, beginning with the Statue of Liberty and Sopwith Camel sets, which eventually evolved into sub-themes themselves. These sets featured large-scale sculptures and planes based on real-world aircraft, such as

11036-443: The model was inspired by the houses of Amsterdam and the dollhouses that were built by his mother. The set measures over 11 inches (28 cm) high, 10 inches (25 cm) wide, and 10 inches (25 cm) deep. The Bookshop's ground floor features a birch tree with several new colors of foliage elements, as well as a display window and store in medium nougat and light grey colors. The first floor features decorative white windows,

11160-540: The most valuable Shooting Brake-bodied car of any marque sold at auction. The Aston Martin DB5 became widely known after special effects expert John Stears modified a DB5 for use by James Bond in the 1964 film Goldfinger . Author Ian Fleming had placed Bond in a DB Mark III in the novel , but Stears persuaded the company to make its DB5 prototype available. There were a total of four Goldfinger DB5s. Two of these were used in filming and two were used only for promotional purposes. The first filming car, DP/2161/1,

11284-402: The movie production company, Eon Productions , and appeared in later Bond movies. Another silver-birch DB5 with the original registration BMT 216A was used in the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall , which coincided with the 50th anniversary of the release of the first Bond film, Dr. No , in 1962. The car is destroyed in the film's climactic finale, although a highly detailed 1/3rd scale model

11408-559: The original Mini Modulars, based on 6x8 plates, and each one includes two vehicles; the target age is given as 7 and up. In October 2015, four new sets were released for Toys "R" Us Bricktober. They are 40141 – Bricktober Hotel (204 pcs), 40142 – Bricktober Train Station (180 pcs), 40143 -Bricktober Bakery (234 pcs), 40144 – Bricktober Toys "R" Us store (165 pcs). This time the base is 8x8 and 8x10. As last time they each include two vehicles. LEGO has released several large Marvel sets that include

11532-553: The original buildings. Initially, this set was for Lego Group VIPs only, but it later became available for general sale. In October 2014, four sets similar to the Mini Modulars were released as Toys "R" Us exclusives. They are 40180 (Bricktober Theater), 40181 (Bricktober Pizza Place), 40182 (Bricktober Fire Station) and 40183 (Bricktober Town Hall). Despite the similarity of names, they are not mini versions of existing modular buildings; they are new designs. They are simpler builds than

11656-484: The original design of the Cafe Corner, creating an official sub-theme and rapidly gaining popularity amongst its target audience of adults and teenagers with its assortment of retail , real estate , eatery, office, and other buildings, becoming one of the most renowned Creator Expert subthemes. 18 Modular Buildings sets have been created as of 2024. In addition, a Mini Modulars set consisting of minituarized versions of

11780-471: The outer sidewalk, LEGO elements that returned to decorate the walls in 2018's Downtown Diner. Palace Cinema is the first Modular Building set to be released with the Lego Creator Expert branding on its box and was the first to include stickers. Some of these are movie posters containing Lego in-jokes such as the ubiquitous brick separator tool used to disassemble (Godzilla-like "The Brick Separator"),

11904-446: The pilastered portico and brick façade treatments of United States Colonial Revival architecture . The 1891 date on the building represents the birth year of the founder of Lego and when reversed, it is the birth year of the designer, Astrid Graabæk (1981). The set was released by Lego on 16 February 2012. There are eight minifigures in the set including a wedding couple. The set had a global discontinuation date of 31 December 2014 and had

12028-431: The reason as to make it easier for adults to see which sets were meant for their age range. The Lego Creator Expert theme remains, however, boxes do not feature the logo and feature an all-black design. In 2022, The Lego Group announced the Lego Creator Expert theme will rebranded as Lego Icons in June 2022 and will be on packaging on 1 January 2023. Even though most sub-themes are not official and are rather classified by

12152-399: The roof of each building breaks away to reveal two small bedrooms. The Bookshop comes with five minifigures and several mini-builds featuring a bookshelf with a printed " Moby Brick " book cover, four-poster bed, lamp, grandfather clock, and toy plane, as well as a bluebird and chameleon element in new colors. The five minifigures include a shopkeeper with glasses , an older man with grey hair,

12276-414: The same manufacturers as were used in the original 1963-65 production run. ZF Friedrichshafen , for example, supplied the transmission and Connolly Leather supplied the interiors. As in the 1960s, the aluminium body panels were hand-made and fitted by hand to a steel chassis. The engine was a 290bhp 4.0 litre inline six-cylinder with three SU carburettors, mated to a five-speed ZF manual transmission, and

12400-525: The same pin connecting feature that the Modulars have, allowing them to be easily mixed in. These include 76178 (Daily Bugle), 76269 (Avengers Tower), 76218 (Sanctum Sanctorum), and 76294 (The X-Mansion). LEGO has also released several Ninjago City sets that can be connected to the Modular buildings. These include 70620 (NINJAGO® City), 70657 (NINJAGO® City Docks), 71741 (NINJAGO® City Gardens), and 71799 (NINJAGO® City Markets). Timeline A challenge faced by

12524-518: The second floor, and had only two minifigures but no bike. Market Street (set number: 10190) was the second of the Modular Buildings series and designed by Dutch Lego fan Eric Brok under the Lego Factory theme, a theme composed of sets primarily designed by fans of Lego and not by the Lego design team. It was originally released as a follow-up to Café Corner in Fall 2007. The set contains 1236 pieces and

12648-547: The second most pieces at 10,001 (which includes the Brick Seperator). In 2007, Lego released the Café Corner modular building. The set depicted a near 2,000 piece, three-story structure that gave the builder the option to remove individual floors to access the interior (which was empty) accompanied by minifigures and semi-complex building techniques. In the following time, one set was released consecutively each year mirroring

12772-437: The set features include a blue and white awning, opening doors and windows, detailed interiors to each room, a roof terrace, a fire escape, access to a courtyard behind the building, and four minifigures. Advanced building techniques used in Green Grocer include using black skeleton legs and hammers to make railings, black spear guns as railings for the fire escape, a paddle for a pendulum in a grandfather clock, and hinges to make

12896-458: The set. All sets in the series can also be joined to form a larger neighborhood layout of several buildings standing adjacent to each other. Connectors at the base of the models are aligned for easy connection with other models in the series. Café Corner (set number: 10182) was the first of the Modular Buildings series sold exclusively through Lego stores. It was originally released in April 2007 and

13020-473: The six months ending 30 June 2022. Revenue for the period grew 17 percent to DKK 27.0 billion compared with the same period in 2021, driven by strong demand. Consumer sales grew 13 percent, significantly ahead of the toy industry, contributing to global market share growth. In February 2023, Eiffel Tower, Titanic, Colosseum and Taj Mahal were listed on "The biggest Lego sets of all time" by Lego fansite Brick Fanatics . In March 2023, The Lego Group reported that

13144-532: The suggested age of most sets in the Lego Modular Buildings series is 16 years or older. The Lego Modular Buildings sets have been received with positive reviews and are considered by Lego designers and fans as "adult collection". In 2006, a poll was taken, aimed at the community. Adults were asked to share and opinions about what concept they would like to see for a future model from the Lego Group. Some of

13268-435: The third floor room includes a larger space and detailed bathroom. A patio is accessed via stairs between the hotel and the art gallery and is topped with a potted palm tree, seating and a small serving bar. The building is topped with a curved skylight and brick build accessories include a luggage cart and a coffee stand. On 14 December 2022, the 2023 modular building was revealed as being a Jazz Club (set number: 10312) with

13392-466: The three-floor building include an escalator, dressing room, and a wide assortment of merchandise. It is built as a block corner building, similarly to Café Corner, Palace Cinema, Brick Bank, Corner Garage and Boutique Hotel. There are seven minifigures, including two that are decorated with blank faces to look like mannequins. Pet Shop (set number: 10218) is the sixth set in the Modular Buildings series released in May 2011. The set contains 2032 pieces and

13516-411: The time-consuming sorting of Lego elements ("Forever Sorting"), and Lego's iconic 1990 red Airport Shuttle 6399 set ("Mystery On The Monorail"). Also, Palace Cinema was the second of the Modular Building sets to have only two floors (albeit with higher ceilings than the norm) instead of the usual three and the second to include a vehicle: a black car styled loosely on a convertible Buick. The ground floor

13640-566: The villain, Alex Dimitrios. This car had Bahamian number plates and left-hand drive (where the previous British versions had been right-hand drive). In the film, Bond wins the car from Dimitrios after beating him in a card game. The Goldeneye DB5 was put on display at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden. Of the three cars used in the production, one car, DB5/2187/R, was filmed for the static ocean-side shot. A second car, DB5/1885/R,

13764-510: Was a difficult model to design, and became one of his favorites due to the set's result. Café Corner was also commented as a difficult model to design due to piece limitation. The designer, Jamie Berard, wanted to add a bicycle piece into the set but the machine was temporarily broken, and he also had to work with instruction designers to implement set techniques onto the instructions since most were different from regular set design. Fairly high reception has been provided to Icons. Newsweek praised

13888-534: Was acquired by the Louwman Museum in The Hague . The second publicity car, DB5/2008/R, was auctioned by RM Sotheby's in August 2019 for $ 6.4 million to an unknown buyer. These two cars were displayed at the 1964 New York World's Fair to promote the film. Sales of the DB5 increased after it was described as "the most famous car in the world". After Goldfinger , the Aston Martin DB5 became closely associated with

14012-406: Was broken. It had to be fixed for the designer to be able to include the piece in his design. With Market Street, the fan designer was limited to only the bricks and color combinations available as 'active components,' meaning bricks that were already in production. No new bricks could be introduced. This requirement has since been removed. The designers of the Downtown Diner were able to reintroduce

14136-570: Was constructed for the destruction scenes. Two cars were used during filming: DB5/1484/R (first seen in GoldenEye) and a second car, DB5/2007/R. It is seen again in Spectre (2015), firstly in Q's underground workshop in various stages of rebuild, and at the film's ending, fully rebuilt, with Bond driving it away. In 2019, Aston Martin confirmed that the car would be featured in the next Bond film, No Time to Die , to be released in October 2021. The plan

14260-513: Was driven in the chase scene against a Ferrari in Monte Carlo. This car was sold at a Christie's auction in 2001 and entered the Guinness Book of Records that year after receiving the highest price paid for an item of Bond memorabilia. It appeared in the Bond exhibition at Beaulieu before moving to a new home in the London Film Museum . The third car, chassis number DB5/1484/R, was retained by

14384-535: Was fitted with gadgets. This DB5 was the original prototype and was painted Dubonnet Red. Before it appeared in Goldfinger , it was used in episode 2.17, "The Noble Sportsman," of The Saint . This car, chassis number DP/216/1, was later stripped of its weaponry and gadgetry by Aston Martin and resold. It was retrofitted by subsequent owners with non-original weaponry and later appeared in the film The Cannonball Run (1981), driven by Roger Moore . Chassis DP/216/1 DB5

14508-409: Was introduced in 1964. It featured three Weber carburettors and revised camshaft profiles. This engine produced 325 bhp (330 PS; 242 kW) at 5,500 rpm. 65 DB5 Vantage coupés were built. 123 convertible DB5s were produced (also with bodies by Touring), though they did not carry the 'Volante' name until 1965. The convertible model was offered from 1963 to 1965. Originally only 19 of

14632-565: Was loosely based on a corner building in Denmark, as well as other countries around the world. The set contains 2056 pieces and is recommended for builders 10 years of age or older. Some of the set features include a three floor building set on a street corner, a vertical 'Hotel' sign, opening doors and windows, café tables and umbrellas, a striped awning and three minifigures. Many unusual building techniques were incorporated, such as annexes, fanned minifigure-sized skis as decoration, angled corner, and

14756-568: Was released by part work magazine publisher GE Fabbri in the UK. Over 85 weekly parts, the model built into one of the biggest 007 scale models, with working gadgets and lights. In 2015, Hot Wheels Elite released their Cult Classics Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 in 1/18 and 1/43 scale, the 1/18 model featuring many of the gadgets from the original film. In July 2018, LEGO unveiled a 1:8 scale 1,290-piece DB5 construction set with front machine guns, hidden telephone, ejector seat, bullet shield, tyre shredders and

14880-403: Was released in January 2014. This set contains 2469 pieces and has a fully stocked, blue and white tiled kitchen with tableware serving two interior tables, two street-side tables (on a patio tiled in a subtle design with the word "CHEZ"), and two upper terrace tables. On the first upper floor (terrace level) is as an apartment with pull-down Murphy bed , kitchenette and fireplace. On the top floor

15004-542: Was released on 1 August 2022. In 2023, Land Rover Defender 90 was released on 1 April 2023. In 2009, a sub-theme named Winter Village Collection was introduced, focusing on winter-holiday themed sets. Since 2009, Lego has been releasing one set every year such as the Winter Village Market, Santa's Workshop, and the Winter Village Fire Station. In 2015, Lego rereleased the first set in the collection,

15128-452: Was released on 8 March 2023 and based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy . As the largest set of the line, it consists of 6,167 pieces, fifteen Minifigures and three sections. Its Minifigures include the entire Fellowship of the Ring, Elrond, Arwen, Bilbo Baggins, Gloin and two elves. Lego Design Master Mike Psaiki explained, “We know many of our fans have been anticipating a set like this for

15252-615: Was stolen in 1997 from its last owner in Florida and was reported to be still missing in 2021. The second filming car, DB5/1486/R, was used for driving scenes and had no gadgets. After filming, gadgets were added and the car was used for promotion. It featured the pop-out gun barrels behind the front indicators, the bullet shield behind the rear window and a three-way revolving front number plate showing " LU 6789 " or " 4711-EA-62 " or " BMT 216A ." In 2010, RM Auctions sold this car for $ 4.6 million to Harry Yeaggy. The first publicity car, DB5/2017/R,

15376-526: Was to build replicas and not use existing vehicles. Eight replica DB5 stunt cars were built for the movie. The DB5 seen in a high-speed chase at the start of the film was sold for £2.92 million at a charity auction in London in 2022. In 2020, as the next phase of the Continuation programme which had started in 2017 with the reborn DB4GT, Aston Martin began construction of 25 new DB5 Goldfinger -themed cars at

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