LEGO 10264 Creator Expert Corner Garage, Workshop and Vet Clinic Set with 6 Minifigures & Animal Figures, Modular Building Series, Gift Idea

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The vet’s office waiting area has two couches, with a resident parrot on a perch and a large fish in a small aquarium. The orange fish in the aquarium is attached to the wall with a Technic pin, and as we saw in the official product photos, tends to want to “float” upside down — perhaps the vet should look into getting a larger tank that doesn’t kill his fish… A small balcony on the left is accessible via a door by the stairs. The bay window is the work of a genius. More about it below.

When it's released on 1st January 10264 Corner Garage will be the 14th modular building to be produced since the series started in 2007. They all have their own unique style and colour palette but they all take inspiration from a bygone era when buildings were more than just a steel frame and plate glass. Ultimately then, whether you choose to incorporate this latest building into your modular collection becomes a matter of taste and aesthetic preferences rather than anything that is objectively better or worse about 10264 Corner Garage. Is it my personal favorite? No, not necessarily. But I do think it fits well with the new, fresh direction that LEGO began taking with Downtown Diner, and I’ll be interested to see where the theme heads in the years to come. The wall turns the corner by having a 1×1 round column as the corner, with the 1×2 rounded plates extending from the column into each connecting wall. At first sight the looks of this new modular are a bit bland compared to previous ones, but for the kind of utilitarian building it is supposed to be, I find it OK. It might not blend well with all the MB's, but i.m.o it will go fine with e.g. DO, PS, BB, FB and the likes who also have a bit a rougher look. the toilet, of course, which has a old-fashioned high wall-mounted cistern. Presumably the man washes himself in the kitchen sink given there's no shower.The bay window is built using two sand blue train windows on their side. There's a view of the second floor, below, that shows how they are connected. I don't think I've seen them used in this way before. It looks excellent. Before I start the review, I should give a big thanks to the LEGO AFOL Engagement team for getting the set sent out in time for me to review it on the day it's revealed. The press release was distributed last Wednesday, the set was sent on Thursday and I received it on Friday afternoon. I had a family commitment away from home over the weekend so had to take it with me and build it while my wife and daughters were off watching Mary Berry rustle up something tasty at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham.

Here you can see the inside the bay window. The train window assemblies are held in place by the grey telescope pieces at the side. Roll up the door to access Jo's vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift. Nevertheless, it's an outstanding model and one that fans of the modular buildings will want to add to their street. Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor's desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.The crane mechanism is sturdy enough to haul the pink Cadillac that came in Downtown Diner. (The lady from Downtown Diner seems rather upset that her car is being hauled away. Perhaps she shouldn’t have double parked.) The fact it's a corner building, with a garage forecourt in front, has reduced the surface area of the actual building considerably but nevertheless I feel that what space there is has been put to good use. Perhaps the interior is not as detailed as in other modulars but I think what's been provided is adequate. I guess you can't satisfy everyone - if you try something different people will go "it doesn't fit with the others" and "this is the first modular I'm going to skip", if you go more traditional people will complain that "it looks bland and samey" or "it looks just like 10xxx in a different color". I also suspect those who complain the loudest are the ones who keeps their modulars in pristine condition, I usually modify mine so any issues can generally be sorted out. As is always the case with modular buildings there are a lot of tiles to lay on the baseplate. However, it's not quite as intricate as on some. By the time parts in bags #1 have been exhausted the first few layers of the walls have been laid, along with the car elevator, which you'll see in action below. The kitchen area is fairly well appointed, with sink, worktop, cooker and hob. The door on the right leads to...

Set 10264 Corner Garage is a 2,569 piece Creator Expert exclusive set with 6 minifigs released in 2019. It is the fourteenth modular building and fifth corner building, released in January 2019. However, the set was moved from Modular Buildings under Advanced Models to Creator Export and was the first of the Modular Buildings to do so. It resembles that of a 1950s-style American building where its bottom floor is made up of the garage, the middle floor has a veterinarian's office, and the top floor is an apartment with roof access. The second and third bags include the parts for the rest of the ground floor, including the gas station island and awning. One of the 4×4 plates in the island’s base clips into the white turntable base described above. Both the second and third floors include a bay window on the right side, above the garage door. The bay windows are built from pairs of boat bridge windows on their sides, with a central 1×2 column of windows to fill the gap. The far side of the exam room features a desk with cluttered papers and a lamp along with another desk with a frog under a heating lamp and some medicine bottles. Bags #3 provide the remainder of the parts for the ground floor structure, the petrol pump and the awning above.At the end of the first bag, the ground floor is still only partially complete, though it includes all of its interior detail. The LEGO designers have made extensive use of the relatively new rounded 1×2 plate throughout the building, starting with the columns on either side of the door on the left side of the structure. There are two mechanics and a dog who work in Jo's Garage on the ground floor. Maybe it's old man Jo who it's named after or maybe young Jo. If the latter, the boss is not afraid to get her hands -- and face -- dirty by the looks of it. Here's all the equipment and furniture from the vet's room: An instrument table with microscope, an amphibian tank (there's supposed to be a frog in it but he hopped out when I removed it to photograph!), a desk with very cool lamp, and a operating/inspection table. The overall floor plan of the top story (bag group 5) is essentially identical to the middle story with the vet’s office, minus the central dividing wall perpendicular to the front wall. This makes the top floor fairly wide open, focused more on the interior details to which we’ll return later in this review. I think waist printing is suitable for many types of clothes specifically fitted for an hourglass look, particularly the original forms of clothing that introduced that type of printing (bodices/corsets). But it can definitely be overdone as well, particularly when used for articles of clothing like clothes that might not look any different from one wearer to the next, like a loose cloak or a bulky mascot costume.

Capture the hustle and bustle of a busy corner garage, with a vet's clinic upstairs and an apartment above that. The front hood pops off to reveal an engine, so that the mechanics have something to work on in their garage. The sideways ship windows are attached to plates with clips, which in turn attach to columns of telescope pieces (as shown in this photo from the next floor up, which has less clutter in front of the window).

Anyway, after something like 6 hours of building, another hour or so photographing and post-processing and a couple more writing it, I'm pleased to be able to bring you this review so soon after its reveal. Channel Islands, including Jersey and Guernsey (Sark, Alderney and Herm are an additional 1 days delivery from Guernsey) 48 Hour Dispatch Service I think it's an interesting design - it reminds me of an early 1900s factory building (with a 30s-50s garage) - the kind making semi-handmade items like shoes, clothes or musical instruments. I've long thought the modular series needs more industrial buildings to break up the overly gentrified look it has now, so I might add a chimney and some machinery. OTOH my city could use a better vet - the only option right now is Dr. Frankenstein ("Painful experiments while you wait!") above the pet store.