Essential Extras: Rev up Your LEGO® Modular city with Great Vehicles!

Looking to bring your modular city to life? There’s a whole world of epic sets to explore from the LEGO® City Great Vehicles subtheme!

LEGO Modular Buildings are some of the most iconic and display-worthy sets around. When you’re a LEGO Modular Series fan, you’re always looking for ways to take your town to the next level.

Whether you like to add an extra touch of realism, relish in the architecture or town-planning dreams – there are many ways to make your town bustle. One way is to look beyond the theme, where you can discover great additions that will add to the modular storytelling magic.

One option: get those streets filled with vehicles. Look no further than the LEGO City Great Vehicles subtheme. An assortment of vehicles scaled to perfectly fit your LEGO Modular Buildings.

So, buckle up as we take a ride through some great vehicle sets that add some va-va-vroom to your city. And even better, they’re all available now online or through BrickLink! 

Special delivery!

Could this fun-packed truck pull up alongside your LEGO Icons Natural History Museum (10326)? The LEGO Van (60500) is a compact and ultimately fantastic addition to your street. Park the set outside the museum gift shop, ready to greet eager visitors who have been queuing all night for the latest LEGO sets to be unleashed. Me first, me first! 

This set truly adds a touch of realism to your modular city. After all, what’s more authentic than delivery folk equipped with hand trolley, pallet and box juggling?

Criminally cool transit

Buckle up, or should we say cuff up? The LEGO City Police Prisoner Transport Van (60479) brings jail breakout adventures to life!

Picture the scene... the donut van has pulled up alongside the police station; all eyes are on the donuts. Distracted, the prisoner seizes their opportunity! Working in cahoots with another criminal mastermind, they hook the chain from the motorcycle to pull off the doors and break free! Now that’s what we call an outrageously clever plan...

Just think of the scenarios you could create with vehicles and city dwellers like this? Whether jail breaks are a rare occurrence in your town, or it’s just another day at the office, the opportunities are endless.

Did someone say road trip?

Since you’ve created such a vibrant city, it’s no wonder people are going to want to visit! Out of towners from all around will want to swing by on their adventures to explore the sights and sample the local cuisine. Add the Holiday Adventure Camper Van (60454) to your scenery, complete with mini tourists enjoying some real, quality family time. 

This set adds great storytelling potential to your modular city’s roads. Perhaps this minifigure family are feeling peckish and fancy a quick pitstop at the Downtown Diner (10260) for a bite to eat?  

Maybe there’s even time to rally the townsfolk for a singsong before hitting the open road, back into the wilderness. One thing’s for sure – they’ll want some pics of your city… 

Reduce, reuse, recycle

A core part of any functioning town is its city services – and waste management is no exception! The LEGO City Recycling Truck (60495) powers your city’s eco dreams and brings a lovely touch of reality to your street.  

These minifigure friends offer a friendly face, while blaring music to wake up the city. Keeping the streets clean and with a divider to sort the LEGO glass and paper elements, you can be certain that this town know what goes where.  

Remembering when it’s bin day? Well, that’s a whole other thing... 

Downtown dreaming

Next stop, LEGO City Downtown! It’s not just four-wheeled vehicles that can elevate your city – Great Vehicles come on rails too! Get on the right track with the Downtown Streetcar and Station (60423) and add a super-fun, modern touch to your bustling street. 

Want to really go for it? Grab a few sets and set up stations to get your whole modular city connected by rail. What’s more, what new public transportation service would be complete without the station coffee shop for the morning commute? I choo, choo, choose streetcars!

Time for a pit stop!

Got a need for speed? The F1® Display Truck with Audi F1® Race Car (60493) brings some serious slick style to your roads with jet-black design and flashes of red. With no sign of the pit crew and the truck engine sparking some issues, maybe it’s time to cruise into the Corner Garage (10264) for a fine-tune?

Not something you see every day at this garage, or is it...?

BrickLink Construction Site

Welcome to the BrickLink construction site! As you build your modular city, the LEGO City Cement Mixer (60478) will make sure construction ticks along nicely. Helpful signage can warn fellow passersby that some serious stuff is going down. And when that fails, a lot of elaborate arm waving will do the trick! 

Have you got your blueprints ready to create something special? Make sure you remember your hard hat; it is a building site after all. Mix, pour and cement your modular city with this set!

A fast-food feast

Roll up, roll up! Burgers, fries and all things nice at the LEGO City Burger Van (60404) and LEGO City Fries Food Truck (60488).

The marching band is about to make its debut on LEGO Icons Shopping Street (11371). Everyone’s buzzing with excitement, but some rumbling tums are drumming a tune too. Fear not! The staff are serving up delicious lunches to quench the crowd’s appetites just in time for the show to start.

With two food stalls you’ll be truly spoilt for choice for storytelling in your modular city. And the beauty of vehicles like this? They can be whisked away to any location you wish. Why not start a food tour across modular cities? Or the town’s first food festival? You already know a great duo... the burger to your chips.