LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Main Street 31141 primary version review! 'A' model, 'B' grade?

[@KewneRain]

My problem with Lego these days is they use a gazillion small parts to make intricate details, which makes the model look nice but it REALLY drives the price up. tbh, I miss the older sets where you got fewer parts but the model still looked amazing because of clever use of existing elements.

[@diannalang5021]

Thank you for your thorough review, and I’m always excited to see these 3in1 city street sets. A couple of years ago you made one of my favourite lego videos ever, where you combined several small builds into a city block. I know you’ve got heaps of content, but if you could consider doing an updated version with some of the sets that have come out since I’d love to see it.

[@Studious_Studios]

I really like this, many good ideas for facades and small microbuilds. Can't wait for the B and C models reviews. Keep up the good work Jang ! Thanks for those great reviews.

[@sofullcole]

Who else thinks creator is kinda underrated? If so I’d love to hear what your favorite creator set is!

[@azarishiba2559]

Creator AND Classic!

[@johnblack3204]

​@@azarishiba2559the Creator and Classic lines or some of my favorites. I just love how they inspire creativity and personalized customization to the builds.

[@FlymanMS]

City too, it has so much poptential.

[@Hanzilla75]

I am so happy you reviewed this set after the new city modular buildings and house sets. Its a good contrast. I like your observations and I am definately going to get this set even if I have a ton of unopened sets already waiting for me. This is in my opinion the best way to start a small Lego town or city. I love the interior details and minifigure selection. Can't wail for the alternative build videos, especially the build with the arch / porch in the middle of the building. Thanks for your excellent reviews.

[@ZCarsMuppets]

I am personally a HUGE fan of this set and sets like this. The amazing thing I'm seeing more and more from LEGO are houses and buildings that look very much like the expert series modular building sets but much more scaled down. This means they're so much less expensive and younger people can build them.

[@AldenG]

I agree the depth of the buildings should be extended by one stud. Minifigs sticking out of rooms while occupying them is not a good look.

[@NexusTrimean]

This would be really great as a facade for a shelf city, enough space out front for road plates and sidewalks.

[@wilfriedl.3233]

Thank you for this review. This set reminds me of the Winter Village - Market Street, a lot: it's the same scale, the same "not compatible with the actual CITY/FRiends/HP modular system" and it also figures a music shop.

[@splinter8930]

I personally don't have much of an issue with the incompatibility with the City sets. Although it sure would have been cool to see, this is a 3-in-1 and therefore isn't designed to be compatible. I agree on the pricing and lack of depth though.

[@karentiel]

I really like the way they did the brickwork on the bottom level of the hotel with the tan brick pieces and the tan ingots. It gives a really nice brickwork texture. Cute little set, but I, too, was disappointed that it doesn't match the modular 8x16 system of the other new city and friends sets.

[@SonicmanChannel]

I honestly really want this set, its not to extravagant, but it doesn't need to be, ive always wanted a city style set and this one is nice, cheap, and will go well with my downtown noodle shop set, its right up my ally.

[@rbaldino]

Nice video. I'd actually be really curious to see this set compared to the new Friends' Heartlake City Community Center set, which is also $140, but seems to be more substantive.

[@stuchly1]

Thank you so much for reviewing this set. Looks fun to play with and colorful. Shame to see it's not compatible with the other swap around module system.

[@attackonponyproductions4927]

This is so cool! I can't wait until I can buy these and add it to my collection. I bought three of the noodle shop sets, and I can't wait to ad this to that little street I have going on.

[@ryz8]

Did you combine the noodle shops to make a huge noodle shop mech?

[@attackonponyproductions4927]

@@ryz8 no, I built the different stores to make one long street.

[@lumpyize]

Man creator rly turned into old CIty and City with Friends now have nice building. There are very goodf builds in modern creator but i really miss sets from like 2000s -2015s

[@empatheticrambo4890]

Creator continues to be among the very best of Lego

[@bobdickens3674]

i managed to get this from costco for only $69.99. I was really really surprised that its price had dropped that low. I'm guessing its not selling super well

[@timpainter]

Thanks for a great detailed review. I was eyeing this at target the other day, and now I think I need it.

[@KrissFliss]

I love these sets, shame they never mad such sets when I was a kid.

[@handgrenades153]

I'm glad LEGO decided to keep the 1/3 plates for the base and floors in the creator lineup. The new city 2/3 tall plate system is great for playability but I can't find a use for elsewere. I wish they kept the 1/3 plates for the floors and used the 2/3 only as baseplates.

[@THEREALLILBIGMANE]

Got it for my girlfriend because we were building a Lego Main Street before we knew this existed haha

[@greenhill004]

The teal second floor over the pink bottom music floor looks so nice I'd buy it if it were a Friends set.

[@KJF-ny]

It seems strange that with the advent of the 8x8 and 8x16 modules, that this one wouldn't have been updated to follow suit. Even if it was created and stowed away for a while, they should have revisited it before launch and brought it up to par with the others. Maybe it's a purposeful decision to keep parity between Creator and the City lines? Seems strange if that's the case...

[@KenTails]

Part of me wants this, but I'm on the fence about this one. On the one hand, it looks like an actual bit of a street, and a nice way to start a little town/city, but on the other hand, each building does seem too thin & lack interior space, and for that the hotel especially kinda feels (looks) like just a facade, like it's a background building in a Universal Studios theme park or something. At least on the video, it might just be due to the all-consuming white void, haha I do want a little town/city street for my lego minifigs and vehicles to cause havoc in, but I'm not sure if this is the right one.

[@Sonicmax8728]

Great review man!

[@BirbarianHomeGuard]

As a child, sturdy facades that communicate locales is all one needs!

[@ronik24]

Yes, selling air for a premium price, that is all Lego needs ;-)

[@FlymanMS]

I really like those "minimalist" versions of modular buildings sets

[@starmovies5523]

Just my opinion, but I might be one of the few who don’t like that new system in the city sets.🤷‍♂️ In my opinion they feel empty, too much random spaces, and doesn’t look appealing to me to play with. I like this set better, more detail and spaces that make more sense to me personally (and less empty / lifeless) Again, all just my (probably unpopular) opinion.😁

[@Brick-Life]

Normally these creator building sets are very good but this year it is a lot worse being unrealistic and too many weird colours

[@dustybricks113]

I'm just stuck on does it say Hotel or Motel... as someone with a English minor, it matters to me... Great review. I agree, should have been made compatible with Legos other systems in City and Friends layouts. Would have made a really good way to make a city grow quickly.

[@dgray3771]

I get your gripe with the 8x16 I was looking at it myself too. But then I look at the sets I own from the city line, and the bike paths.... yeah that ain't all that compatible. I wish they made a set of road plates with the bike lanes in it and some corner stuff so you can continue the bike lanes. As for this set I might indeed put the bike lane alongside it. 2 studs wide. It got 2 times 12 wide, a 16x16 wide, and a 18 wide? Basically to make it fit you need 8x8+ a bikepath. That isn't all that bad. If you do the math it comes down to 16+12+12+18=58 16+16+16+10=58 You should then add 6 more to the end of it. So some green + a bikepath. That would do. Anyone can get a 6x6 plate from somewhere.

[@NeonSupernovaUPW]

Great review, Hang. I feel it definitely could use a few more studs depth indoors, but the exteriors are nice. Looking forward to the secondary builds!

[@kirboioproductions74398]

Good review Jang might pick it up myself

[@sirencalloftoys9162]

I believe that the buildings would be compatible with the Winter Village Main Street set from December. Those have the same depth.

[@warrennewman5325]

Wow looks fantastic great review jang

[@gregm963]

I think it's a nice looking set and could see my niece and nephew loving it. Too bad the instructions aren't split for multiple builders. I also think the alternate builds should have more depth to contrast with the main build.Then you could choose between completeness or maximizing frontage.

[@lbricks7631]

Interior spaces and detail is underwhelming, it feels like they're going backwards, as the last Creator 3-in-1 Building had more.

[@Dr1fto]

I wonder if this was designed before the most recent city/freinds setup. Addinv the green top to pink bottom one reminded me of the modular dinner color style

[@claires1063]

I think I expect more than this from the Creator line. This is above City quality, but it's not quite enough imo.

[@EvilLobsterKing]

Not matching the standard from city (and friends?) is a real missed opportunity. I presume it was a case of sets being developed within their own silos, and thats a shame, because it could have been an incredible moment of synergy. Oh well, maybe next time

[@skyborne80]

It's a bit disappointing that there's no brick built animals. Usually 3-in-1 buildings they include at least a bird or something in one of the builds.

[@Gameprojordan]

Although it's the cheapest option of the 3 recent "downtown city block" style sets, I'd rather just save up the extra money to buy either the Friends or City versions

[@AHYL88]

I probably would've prefered this set was split in half, if only to give each of these buildings more depth; this is big and price is fine to a point but the lack of depth hurts this. I say price is fine to a point because this is actually, awkwardly, £5 more costly than the Monkie Kid - City of Lanterns set, the "cut price modular building" set, which is not as long but has significantly more bulk and depth to it, and also adopts the side by side building system layout if you want to use that, albeit loosely. Although that said, that Monkie Kid set isn't sold elsewhere in the UK so discounts are non-existent (unless Lego discounts that set which is unlikely), while this Creator set is more widely available and discounts are guaranteed. No idea what the distribution of Monkie Kid sets are like in the US though.

[@krisgold9077]

The record shop could be a reference to the yellow submarine and did the beetles do a gig on a rooftop?

[@armandocampamartinez8307]

I think the miss with the modular system is that this was developed in parallel without much knowledge of it

[@burningbricks_]

Thanks for your honest review! But I only feel this set is more a supplementory set with all the cool, but small parts and tiny and narrow facades. I really miss the old standalone houses with their big pieces. If Lego still had both types/style of buildings you could really mix them and build complete, living and awesome houses.

[@ActionJacksonVideos]

Oh hey, the drummer’s torso was previously exclusive to the version of Cole from Ninjago City Docks! That’s cool.

[@Amy-yf9zc]

i disagree. i think all of the interiors are fine. they get the job done well enough, and dont really need to any bigger. i also think the criticsm of this not being in the City/Friends Modular is a bit odd. this isn't a City/Friends set, it's a Creator set. it'd be like complaining that Ninjago doesn't fit the same modules as Monkie kid or something.

[@bobgruner]

The new 3-in-1 modular buildings are too shallow, especially compared to previous ones, IMHO.

[@nilsnyman6767]

I like this! Nice little city starter. Easy to modify into complete builds for those imaginably challenged.

[@Benjamin0119]

It is so weird LEGO came up with a new system for buildings and then ignored it for this set and used a different one, even if it's a separate theme. And those buildings are WAY too thin. I could see using this for the back portion of a city layout up against a wall, assuming you didn't have any taller buildings in front of it.

[@mitchellhogg4627]

Creator sets get totally overshadowed by city sets yet creator sets would actually create such a good city setup

[@Alverant]

I got one earlier this year and another at half price clearance at Target. I feel like I got a good deal.

[@Zenlore6499]

A little weird that it’s incompatible with the City sets, but it’s a decently solid set I suppose!

[@BrickHQ]

This is a great set, but too little depth, more depth would have made it much better. Using the city modules system would be better I love the hotel worker minifigure Price is expensive

[@andrewblumenthal6611]

Hey Jang, would this link up well with the road plate set that they have out now? Looking to build up our city and wanted to know if this would be good as part of the neighborhood. Thanks!

[@jkb2016]

Who doesn't like roof stages and recording studios next to their hotel room?

[@tylerttinsley]

I think the depth is perfect and see why they changed things. The thin floors block less light from getting into the interior and are easier to access for putting mini figures into. The three or two stud sidewalk is just enough to suggest a street outside and probably looks good when placed next to the new street pieces. Very much built for play and looks fine for display. I would love to see what three copies of this set can do when combined.

[@redheads604]

Why make it modular if it's not compatible with the City and Friends set??

[@NooceneSounds]

Oh thanks, Jang. Appreciate that.

[@aslamc9288]

It’s a neat set, but it really does feel more like a Hollywood backlot where the buildings only have facades and no interiors than it does real city street with real buildings.

[@jkb2016]

Great how many awesome buildings we're getting this year. Bad if you can't afford all of them =/

[@Angrist17]

I like a lot of the way this looks but it feels like a missed opportunity to without the 8x8 and 8x16 compatibility. This one doesn't even feel like the older 3-in-1's where if you bought 2 you could make some really nice complete buildings. Hopefully the other builds are good.

[@bluelanternof2814]

I thought they were moving away from using technic pins for these kinds of moduals in favor of clips

[@xinlu2806]

Is this really a new system? Creator had these kindoff modular buildings for years now, i thought at least they used all the same kind of "system". I agree with the criticism though, better compatibility with city would be nice

[@7bittedie9]

4:16 maybe it is an english record player so it drives left side - that was flat

[@larikmustafa2035]

looks great but the depth sadly kills it for me, 3 studs is too little, city needs to do at least 4-5 studs

[@blsof8bc]

Thank you, Jang!

[@kevinmiranda1769]

Costco had it for $49.99 so I think I got a great deal

[@Howlox]

This is a good set for a kid. There's a lot you can do with this.

[@owenwilliams427]

This is a great set i really like it

[@Howlox]

There's old pearl gold? What? I thought there was flat gold and pearl gold, I didn't know there were two types of pearl gold.

[@philipportelli7700]

Target has this at 50% off!

[@benjamindale1471]

This would’ve flown off the shelves at $100

[@Lordodragonss]

This may be one of the first meh Creator sets in like 10 years... Like, there is nothing really wrong with it, but IMO two music shops should have been combined. This set has WAY too many colors.

[@GusG_]

I love 3in1 minimodulars but htis one looks very lackluster and empty and wont look good with the other 8x16 with much more depth. This is just facades

[@SlinFane]

what a shallow disapointment. looks good from the outside but its just a front.. hopefully the alternative build will give it more depth. as it is here it is more like a skyline. not doing the job for me

[@MH-rc6dr]

I got this off Amazon and guess what it was 119$ and I had a 140$ Amazon gift card

[@bearabletable7527]

People can easily turn these into modulars!

[@somerandombrick]

sure to be on my checklist a good set for value if you ask me

[@MoreVanityBG]

this set is really cool but, like you said, it is not compatible

[@OnionTheBat]

Insanely overpriced but cute little set, props to the designer

[@AmrXcellent]

The scale seems off from all the other Lego sets.

[@brickymcbrickerson9506]

Big meh from me..

[@zoltanrudolf]

It's been a great year for LEGO City but let's face it folks, this set is a dud.

[@hawkofsteel5169]

Creator is really going downhill now.

[@mickeymoff]

I'm glad so many people are happy with this but to me this set does little right. Neither design nor price appeal to me at all. This just looks lazy.

[@st0lf]

nah man, i"d pay 50. like you can"t do anything with these. if lego wants to make doll houses, they should include some space at all. lego can"t hold a candle to their competitors these days. I think it"s better that way. Saturate the market with companies that do it better, rather than having one large one that can afford being lazy and greedy.