Modular Buildings
Downtown Diner
RETIRED 2020-11-01 · retail $169.99 · 2018-01-01 → 2020-11-24 · ★ 4.3 (7) · owned by 22,554 · wanted by 7,691
Sealed mark is +71% against retail.
sealed: sells ≈ 13.5×/mo · 130 live asks ≈ 9.6 mo of supply opened: sells ≈ 5.8×/mo · 51 live asks ≈ 8.7 mo of supply
Your position
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The figures — 7 in the box · $54.22 of value
twn309Boxer, Wavy Reddish Brown Hair$21.92
twn313Rock Star$7.47
twn308Bodybuilder$6.69
twn311Manager, Dark Purple Legs$5.14
twn310Chef, Moustache, Dark Tan and Gray Sideburns, Stubble, Wrinkles on Shirt$4.97 n=3
twn312Downtown Diner Waitress - Female, Dark Azure and White Striped Shirt with Red Scarf, Medium Azure Legs, Black Ponytail, Red Roller Skates$4.53
twn310aChef, Moustache, Dark Tan and Gray Sideburns, Stubble, No Wrinkles Front or Back$3.5 n=1BrickLink sold guide, new condition. Figures are excluded from the parts-out figure above — they are priced separately here.
The evidence
Live asks: opened n=51, median $278.1, from $192.73 · sealed n=130, median $362.82, from $253.67 · asks are opinions, not value.
Parted out: $154.11 gross · $47.58 net at 74% of pieces priced.
Instructions — 2 official PDFs
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Reviews — from Brickset owners
I saw this on the LEGO site shortly after buying the 10232 Palace Cinema to build during quarantine and I couldn't resist! Along with a movie theater, a 50s diner is one set I've always wanted along with a recording studio and when I saw that was one of the floors I was even more stoked. The sidewalk has some great detail. I like the updated flowers as well as the parking meter (guess this is the only spot on the mod…
This set is amazing! It is very well priced and has an amazing selection of minifigures. While some dislike the choice to include non-simple facial expressions on the figures, I personally think it was an excellent choice. The Cadillac looks excellent and has an amazing colour scheme. The exterior is amazing, but the interior is where it really shines. The kitchen is fabulous, and the seats are amazing. The gym upsta…
Part 1: the build I found the construction of this build mostly very enjoyable, with many snot (studs not on top) techniques, and a very cool assisting model of a car that had many interesting techniques. Part 2: the parts The parts for this set are very good, bringing back rock raiders teal and having NO STICKERS and only printed pieces. Remember that lego, we do not like stickers. Part 3: the playability This is a …
Summary The Diner to me is somewhat of an odd duck in the Lego Modular line-up for two reasons: it is clearly based on American architecture and it is placed in the 1950's/1960's. As with set 10246 Detective's Office the exterior is IMHO not its most attractive feature, but this is made up for with the interiors and the building techniques used. The latter is the clear strength of the set. To me, this modular is some…
Nostalgia brought forth in Lego! I had taken a two-year hiatus from collecting Lego after getting started in College, last year. I was in my dorm one day when I saw a promotion for the Sixty years of Brick and noticed that this beauty of a set was available. I immediately jumped on to Lego shop at home and purchased this gorgeous set. This one set single handedly reignited my interest in Lego again. Every detail in t…
The Downtown Diner is a great model let down by poor decisions in architectural style and colour and there are various flaws throughout. However, a 1950's diner has been long awaited by many Lego fans including myself and I am happy with the model overall. Box: The box is about the average Modular box size and shows the usual features and the model alongside the other modulars. Immediately there is a suggestion of th…
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