Review Time! The Lumibricks Street Mod Garage L9088 Building Block set

 

Hey brick fans!

If you're looking for a cool garage building for your Lego city layout, the Lumibricks Street Mod Garage is right up your alley!  The set not only looks good, but it has a lot of play features, for those grease monkeys that want to get down and dirty.   And now is a great time to pick up your Lumibricks set!

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Street Mod Garage Features

The Street Mod Garage is part of Lumibricks Street Fusion theme and replicates an 70s to 80s style American style independent two storey garage clad in gray and red bricks. It features an opening front door and a swing up custom printed garage door.  One cannot miss the giant wheel next to all the printed signage including a graphic Roar Wild banner, as well as the logo Built For Speed Customs.  The garage apparently belongs to the Street Machine Club.  

The side of the building looks fantastic with all of the industrial features.  Ducting for the HVAC unit can be found outside.  There is a small balcony that opens up from the second floor. Below that is the service entrance with a graffiti covered window next to it.  The Street Fusion themed sets usually feature a lot more grafitti on the buildings, but the garage doesn't feature much at all.  For recreation, there's a small basketball and hoop for letting off steam.  The ladder was placed on the roof in the set instructions, but I've moved it down to the ground floor instead.

The opposite side of the garage is fairly non-descript with only a bank of windows to break up the monotony of gray bricks.

The two toned rear wall of the garage can be removed for easy access to the interior.

With the wall removed one can see that the garage consists of a work area, a set of ramps and an upper mezzanine.  The work area houses a compressor and various cabinets and vehicle parts.  Next to the ramps is a wall of storage units.

More parts storage can be found on the inside of the rear wall.   There is a small staircase that leads from the mezzanine to the rooftop.

Here's a better look at the interior layout of the Street Mod Garage.

The bright white light fixture looks exactly like flourescent lighting!

Here's the rooftop layout as I was building the garage.  It's dominated by a giant skylight.  There's a cool seating area that is made up of the front end of a vintage car.  I guess this is where the mechanics go to relax, have some grub and listen to some tunes on the radio.

For even more playability, the entire front wall of the garage can be removed for interior access and display.   This is definitely a unique and cool feature to this set,  And if you're wondering, yes a vehicle can definitely fit inside the garage!

Here's the sports car that is included with the street mod garage.  It has a sloped front end and a giant wing reminiscent of a 1970s Dodge Daytona or Plymouth Superbird.  The car can be modified and customised with extra parts.

I decided to convert mine into a convertible and replaced the gold rims with some black rims!

In addition to the sports car, you also get these cool little parts carts, three in total.

As with all of the Lumibricks sets, you get some custom minifigures, and the Street Mod Garage includes four new figures, two guys and two gals, great for all you Lumibricks minifigure collectors!  Between all of the removable walls, printed pieces, the garage accessories, the custom car and the minifigures, this is an awesome set to create your own little scenes and dioramas.  So much play value in this set!

So you saw some of the interior lighting features, now let's look at the exterior lighting. One look and you can instantly recognize that it's a Lumibricks set!

Build experience and quality

Piece quality is what you’d expect from a well-made third-party Lego compatible kit: clutch is good, ABS feels solid, and parts inventory is generous. Because the model uses a lot of printed elements and small decor pieces, the build is as much about micro-assembly as macro-structure — lots of small bags and little bits to track. The instructions are available as a PDF on Lumibricks’ site (handy if you want to preview steps before you buy).  In fact, as a first, I decided to use the online instructions from the Lumibricks website instead of using the thick manual that is included with the set, during my garage build.

I would point out there is one tricky area of construction and that is the wireless connector in behind where the large sign sits. If you don't have the connection point orientated correctly or pushed down firmly, the overhang light over the front sign won't light up.  I encountered this problem myself and you just have to take your time and troubleshoot it.

Modifications

This doesn't typically apply to most builders and collectors of Lumibricks sets, but I always like to do little enhancements to the sets that I build.   The first noticeable thing I did was using a raised baseplate or MILS plate for the base of the garage.  I find that it makes the set more rigid and sturdy and makes it easier to move around.

Initially I built the sidewalk area as per the instructions, but later I decided to remove the crack in the sidewalk.  Another enhancement was adding door knobs to the doors where applicable.  

Finally, I decided to move the hub where all the lighting wires are connected from the rooftop down to the mezzanine area inside the building.  The reason being is that I don't use the provided battery pack to power the lights on my sets.  Instead I will connect my sets to a USB extension cable that is connected to a power supply from the wall.

Final Verdict and Recap

The Lumibricks Street MOD Garage (L9088) is a stand-out set that one must add to a Lego style city layout.

The set contains roughly 1,935 pieces, is sized perfectly to sit on a 32×32 stud baseplate, and includes 18 printed pieces, a multi-element LED kit (the product page lists seven LED lights). It also includes a dedicated car model with tuning/upgrade parts and garage accessories, with four minifigures.

It's a great set for Lumibricks fans that love the Street Fusion series and people who love to photograph the details of the sets like I do.   

The set:   Lumibricks L9088 Street Mod Garage

Theme:  Street Fusion

Piece count: 1935 pieces

Age Rating: 16+

Printed parts: Yes 18 pieces

Stickers: No

Lighting kit: Included with 7 LED lights

Minifigures: Lumibricks versions, 4 included

Where to get it: Search for the Lumibricks Street Mod Garage on your favourite Amazon site or get it directly at the Lumibricks online store.

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Thanks again to Lumibricks for sending me this awesome set to review!

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