LEGO Mini Modulars (10230)

About This Set

The Modular Buildings series, shrunk to fit on a desk. Mini Modulars (10230) recreates the first five Modular Buildings — Café Corner, Market Street, Green Grocer, Fire Brigade and Grand Emporium — as 1,356 pieces of microscale models that connect side by side into a single street. Released in January 2012, it was sold only to LEGO VIP members, and it is the only official microscale version of the modular street LEGO has made.

Each building keeps the details its full-size original is known for, translated into a footprint of just 6.5 cm square. The mini Café Corner has a fan above the doorway and the printed HOTEL signage; Market Street is picked out in transparent bricks; the Green Grocer keeps its fire escape at the rear; the Fire Brigade has a brick-built bell and white arch wall elements; and the Grand Emporium carries its rooftop sign, skylight and window-washing platform. The set was designed by Jamie Berard, the designer behind several of the full-size modulars including Café Corner itself, which gives the miniatures an insider's eye for which details mattered. Connected together, the street measures over 14.5 cm tall, 32 cm long and 6.5 cm wide. The five originals it compresses span 2007 to 2010, so the little street also works as a pocket history of the modular series' first era, from before the Pet Shop and the Town Hall joined the line.

Key Features

• Microscale versions of the first 5 Modular Buildings — Café Corner (10182), Market Street (10190), Green Grocer (10185), Fire Brigade (10197) and Grand Emporium (10211)
• Buildings connect side by side into one street, like the full-size modulars
• Mini Café Corner with a fan above the doorway and printed HOTEL signage
• Mini Market Street built with transparent bricks
• Mini Green Grocer with transparent bricks and a fire escape at the rear
• Mini Fire Brigade with a brick-built bell and white arch wall elements
• Mini Grand Emporium with rooftop sign, skylight and window-washing platform
• Designed by Jamie Berard, designer of several full-size Modular Buildings
• Dimensions — the connected street measures over 5 in. (14.5 cm) tall, 12 in. (32 cm) long and 2.5 in. (6.5 cm) wide; each building is 2.5 in. (6.5 cm) square

Theme Background

The Modular Buildings series began with Café Corner in 2007 and set the template for LEGO's adult building range: detailed street buildings on a standard footprint that connect to form a town. Five buildings in, LEGO marked the series' early success with Mini Modulars, a VIP-exclusive set that compressed those same five buildings into microscale. It works as both a souvenir of the series and a display piece for collectors whose full-size street has outgrown the shelf — the whole of the original run, in 32 cm.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which buildings are included in LEGO 10230 Mini Modulars?

The set builds microscale versions of the first five Modular Buildings: Café Corner (10182), Market Street (10190), Green Grocer (10185), Fire Brigade (10197) and Grand Emporium (10211).

How big is LEGO 10230 when built?

Connected together, the five buildings measure over 5 in. (14.5 cm) tall, 12 in. (32 cm) long and 2.5 in. (6.5 cm) wide. Each individual building is 2.5 in. (6.5 cm) square.

How could you buy LEGO 10230?

Mini Modulars was an exclusive set sold only to members of the LEGO VIP programme when it was released in January 2012, through LEGO Stores and the LEGO online shop.

How many pieces are in LEGO 10230?

The set contains 1,356 pieces.

Does LEGO 10230 include minifigures?

No. The buildings are built in microscale, far smaller than minifigure scale, so no minifigures are included.