One of the most interesting sets for LEGO City builders this year is the #31141 LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Main Street. The set comes with 1,459 pieces and three alternate builds. LEGO sets like these are a fantastic way to boost LEGO city displays, so let’s take a closer look.
The first alternate build is a street with a corner hotel, music store, record store, and café. Some of the nicer accessories are the musical instruments and the coffee machine. The buildings are open at the back for full accessibility. The six included minifigs a coffee shop worker, a hotel receptionist, a singer, a wheelchair user, a child, and a store clerk. The characters’ hair and torsos can be switched for greater diversity. In the video below, JANGBRiCKS will show you the layout in detail.
The second alternate build is an archway market street with a photo studio and a flower shop.
The third alternate build is a 4-floor art deco apartment building with an attached little park with a weird-looking tree. This is the smallest alternate build in terms of piece-count, but also the tallest.
In addition to the alternate builds, each module in the different layouts is its own separate unit and can be detached to play with separately and can be configured in different ways. And of course, if you get three sets, the three layouts can be put together to make one extra-large city scene!
I really like and would highly recommend LEGO Creator 3-in-1 buildings. They usually offer nice designs and a good selection of parts, colors, and accessories. I feel that in the case of the #31141 LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Main Street, the first alternate build looks the best with the other two options a little bit forced. But you can still learn from the clever designs and building techniques of the alternate models. I also really like the color selection with some nice hues and combinations. This is another technique LEGO fans can learn from.
Overall, this is a great set LEGO fans could use to start a LEGO city or add to their current city. If you would like to check out the set, it’s available at the LEGO Creator section of the Online LEGO Shop.
What do you think? How do you like the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Main Street? Do you have this set already? Or are you planning to get it? Which is your favorite alternate build? Feel free to share your thoughts and own reviews in the comment section below!
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The got the first build right with nice buildings and colors. Like you said, the other buildings feel somewhat forced. Like they had a hard to using the same pieces in a logical way. The tree is a great example. But this is often the case with 3-in-1 builds. I can’t think of any 3-in-1 Creator set where the second or third alternate build is better than the main one.
There is another similar set from Friends. I like them both. One thing you didn’t mention is that if you get two sets you could also potentially build up the back. Or just use your current pieces.
Some great piece selection here. And I like the colors.