The Cheapest Modular Buildings to Buy Right Now from LEGO and others

[@MrFox-wn5jt]

Great video and some great suggestions - i'd never heard of Cada before now, but will definitely be getting the Underground Station and the full Shell set with LED's at some point. They'll look amazing next to the Funwhole sets I have.

[@SO-ym3zs]

It's a great time to be a modular fan. With Lego pricing always rising and quality declining overall, manufacturers like Pantasy and FunWhole make it affordable to build something top quality for your city. I've also built some of the Cada Japanese-style city modulars, and they're beautiful, though like you say, the lighting is very rudimentary compared to FunWhole's much more sophisticated implementation.

[@artofmanslife]

Thanks for watching! Ahh yes the Japanese street buildings look so good, on my wish list to get!

[@OutpostMJ]

Helpful "tutorial" -- thanks Ali. I'm fortunate to have most of the Lego modulars (missing first 3 and latest one -- Museum). This year I discovered Pantasy and Funwhole and have dozen of these modulars/cabins/medieval. I didn't know about CaDA modulars. Money's tight and I'm slowing down on Lego and happy for legitimate alternative brands.

[@artofmanslife]

I’m with you, also slowing down on LEGO, even not getting the new xmansion set, the latest Funwhole sets have won the battle of my wallet 😂

[@sandra1620-ni]

The alternative builds are great. I have the London Underground from Cada and the Antique Store from Funwhole. Both were great builds and at a reasonable price. The only thing I've found is the Antique Store is a bit taller and chunkier looking beside Lego's buildings and because they're a different shape you need to have a little walkway between the buildings. When space is limited, it's not so good. But as a standalone, they're wonderful buildings in their own right 😊

[@artofmanslife]

Thanks for watching as always!! 😍 oh that’s really good feedback on the Antique Store, still not got that yet their latest sets are tempting especially the new Theatre.

[@neilrusling-je6zo]

The Pantasy Bakery is excellent, give it a go and you will not be disappointed. I would get more but I am fast running out of space and I am more interested in converting the sets I have than buying more...unless they are trains...you can never ever have enough trains.

[@artofmanslife]

Thanks for watching! Trains! I’m trying to figure out how best I can have a train track in the city …

[@thebrickhiker]

Thank you for this video! As a long time Lego builder [as a kid in the 70s], I've never had a Dark Ages and continue to build with Lego, but branched out a few years ago to CaDA due to them having a license for Mazda. I'd seen plenty of Mega sets in stores, but the subject matters of the sets never appealed to me, though watching some reviews, I did appreciate their attention to detail and how they can make a marbling effect on their bricks to better simulate ground or rock texture. Fast forward to now and I own 2 FunWhole sets, looking to buy a 3rd - the amazing Theatre, and also want to purchase the PANTASY Tongfu Inn, as I absolutely love that design though I know that is not as easy to incorporate into a Lego modular-based city since it lacks one wall, but I feel that can be modified. :) I am liking that these competitors to the Danish king of bricks are getting more attention, and doing things better than Lego can do. Printed 1x2 cheese slope pieces edge to edge so that when put on a 2x2 plate there's no seam in the printing? Fantastic, FunWhole! Bringing back super old retired pieces that apparently cost Lego too much to continue to make? Another win for FunWhole. Original designs for all these companies - yes please! I doubt I will ever not buy a Lego set, but there are things I did not buy from them this year due to just not being a good value, and instead I gave my money to these other companies. If more people do this, perhaps the Danish king of bricks will lower their prices and increase their quality. One could hope! Thank you again for this video - I subscribed! :)