LEGO Store Parts Shopping & City Discussion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this VLOG I head to the LEGO store to check out the Pick-A-Brick wall! I ended up finding some pieces I desperately need for the LEGO city! In addition to checking out the LEGO store, I also discuss some changes that I could make to the city regarding the bridges connecting the ocean to the canal.
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i would stop worrying about those bridges for now and come back to them if you do want to change it!
I love the idea of a canal but I think it being the same hight of the city is holding it back. Raising the level of the whole city to give the canal depth is a major change but would go hard
Or cut the table out to drop the level of the canal.
@@oldman-zr2ru yeah! build it with some clear acrylic to make it all waterproof, small filter and even add some goldfish.
Dropping the water is what I already managed sad last video upload, I think cutting the wood and drop it down is the easy way and give alot of depth in the city.
@@oldman-zr2ru and @yuristinkens do you not understand physics?? that would take all the structural integrity out of the tables causing things to misalign and all kinds of problems
Think I'd personally make the boardwalk shorter and stop it at the canal, then there's one less bridge to worry about. More room for the nice looking rocks in the area the other side of the canal.
yeah, I agree.
I think the boardwalk is way to big, it should end before the rocky beach. And this way it will be one less bridge, and more off a view point for the boats do enter in the canal. Also would consider increasing a bit the rocky beach and a small walking access from the right side of the train line.
Great VLOGS, and great city is on the way, congrats on the work!
The board walk is uninteresting. This should be prime estate with a beach, huts, Venice beach boardwalk etc. Theres a tiny version so far that fit well with the basement but looks tiny in the new city. Though I appreciate you'd be working on one area for weeks in this case.
You should spend some few hours to hang all your lego art. That would be a nice view if you film around the city seeing hanging it instead of laying around. Just my 2 cents. ;)
I gave this reaction at the start of the video. Apparently you read my mind 🤣
Iv been posting this comment saying the same thing since he started back on that city.
Arent we overthinking this? Just make the road a dead end with some parking spots on the side. No bridge no problem! Same goes for the boardwalk, make it shorter. No bridge no problem! Then you’re just left with enough space to make a nice bridge for the train
Yes we have street.s In Melbourne Australia. Where the beach is at. End of street s so you. Just have to tourn around. An thay. Just have a wooden log fence at the end of the road or little deciding. Stone wall an walk parth to the. Beach sand so he could do some thing simler to that. To the canal s but have little pier flooring for boat at the spot s.
@@countrabricksbuildcraze8916 exactly! Maybe make it a rocky private beach! This way you get the big tourist beach and the nice quiet secret beach that only the locals know. Maybe even place the lighthouse there
Bridge height is perfect for a canal - barges, gondolas etc will suit it amazingly well
Just keep doing what you want with your city. It’s YOURS. Like you’ve said before, if it makes YOU happy, there’s no need to change it. Personally, I think your city looks amazing and it’s really inspirational ♥️
Personally, I would consider lowering the water. Yes, It's a lot of work but would be the best solution long term. I'd also reroute the train behind the first block of bulidings so the bridges aren't so close together. Although that might not be an issue if the water was lower.
On the topic of the canal, I think you should revert your design to those low arches, and instead do 5x of them side by side with water going underneath. No need to make space for boats or anything to actually fit through. I think everyone is stuck on the idea of big wide arches & adding height, but multiple small ones will work just fine. Good luck and take some time to ponder it before reconstruction!
I agree I think the canal should be fed from the mountain and the area under the road, train track, and boardwalk is just for run off (theoretically controlled by dams or locks). Either the low arches or a series of pipes. Most of the arch or pipe would be below water level relieving the need for bridges. The canal would be for small tourism related boats. A river behind the campground could be made for fishing boats and jet skis with a public boat ramp.
Even just putting little wall two brick high around the canal s could work to make the canal look like thay lower than the city ground level. Kinda trickery of the eye. Buy just doing it that way. Well that's what I would do. 😊
The bridges don’t actually need to have clearance underneath them for boats. You could do them as swing bridges. I have a canal near me that has lots of swing bridges either ones that rotate to the side or ones that lift up. Doing so would mean you wouldn’t need to raise them up so high
Sorry I wrote this at the start of the video, before you ruled out a drawbridge
Those who think that the road bridge is too steep should take a drive around more than just their home town. There are road bridges out there that are steeper than that yours Bricksie, I think its just fine.
Remember, this is your city. It might help to move onto another project and come back to the bridges later with a fresh set of eyes.
There is no need big boats floating to the canal. The canal is more like a waterbuffer against floods. Just keep it at little tourist boats and those dont need to be on the ocean. So the opening is good enough 👌
You read my mind again
@@erwincoplo6305 I agree the canal shouldn't be fed by the sea but by the mountain. I think the canal should be for tourist boats. Maybe small arches for runoff not access from the sea.
Hi Bricksie.
Thanks for taking us Lego shopping
It's always fun to see what you need to buy, and what's on the shelves etc.
I do think the canal is for small boats, and barges. And you will sort out the gradients correctly. It was fun looking underneath the bridges to the canal on the other side. Was great to see the perspective.
Keep up all the good work! We love it.
I think it could be really cool if the train track was a draw bridge, then there’s no grade, a really cool bridge, and it keeps the lore of boats being able to go under the bridge (when it’s raised), just a thought! :)
I completely agree, the arches aren’t needed, do them as raising bridges and it solves the problem. And maintains the illusion.
@@razorsitch9882 well said!
It could be, but how long do we all want to watch hi I'm rebuild the same thing over and over with a whole city to fill, it's always something he can go back to once everything is roughly in place.
@@evilqueen6402oh 100%, could always switch gears for awhile and build it later on. I just thought it could be a really cool project, I’d love to see him design an awesome custom train draw bridge. Would look awesome!
he confirmed in the video he will not be building a drawbridge
I liked the arches and bridges just fine the way they were. I like 'em the way they are now.
It's your city and I enjoy watching it!
Same with me. I enjoy the process and in the end, it's Bricksie who decides. I'm good with that. Suggestions are okay, but I won't make any. 😉 Go Oilers! Friday is going to be CRAZY!! 🎉🎉
What a shopping centre. That was Cannonball by the Breeders in the back ground. Great song and shocked they were playing it.
Hi Bricksie! I really think the train grade starting near the rocks is a great idea. Also, when I saw you making the train bridge, I was a bit confused with your brick choice. I don't fully understand how Lego trains work, but it seems like you could make the train go up only 3 blocks instead of 4 using the same arches (please try this when you expand the bridge as you will have even less space of the left side). As a final thought, I'm sure the road bridge will look much better and won't stick out like a sore thumb when the rest of the city behind also has grade changes.
Finally managed to find some masonry on PAB wall the other day, in both 1x2 white and 1x4 nougat and packed a box. One of the Lego employees saw me and commented about how it's pretty much gone as soon as they put it on the wall. Haven't had the best luck with much green/landscaping lately though except they still have lots of the small branches in light green and larger ones in dark green.
comments: Draw bridge!
Bricksie: Cool idea, NOT gonna do it!
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comments: the grade of the roads is not realistic!
Lego-city: ...
a huge benefit of raising the gradient of the train track earlier is that you could integrate a pedestrian walkway underneath the train track to make the boardwalk feel like less of a dead end. You could also add some small stores, and street vendors into that green area between the boardwalk and the train track to give the boardwalk more life.
The Lego truck is a Costco retailer exclusive set which is why it has two minifigs wearing Costco uniforms and Costco hotdog stand. They have it for US$75
If you had a drawbridge that was a combination of the train track and road, you would only need to build one
Then it solves your grade issues
I think the arch size i good, especially the height. You do not want enormous ship in a urban canal. This size is good enough for a leisure boat.
Starting the hill before the corner is a great idea, it will give the city a bit of hight.
I say leave the arch the way it is, it looks good without diverting attention from the city.
Jordan possibilities are endless. Your city to create and modify as many times as you wish.
I'm thinking that you could raise the whole of the last two blocks of modular buildings, but understand that would be a lot of work. I think it could be awesome to have some level changes in the built-up areas.
Raise the whole corner including the buildings or lower the table on the river section
I love your two boutique hotels together , its so clean , I just can't stop looking at it❤
Thank you for showing us the view from under the bridges.
If you raise the train track in the corner, you could do some sort of billboard behind it, between it and the rock cove, slap a mini bricksie logo on it! Looking great! Good job!
I keep saying it, you do great elevated trains and I’m sure you can do great elevated roadways. Where I live by the beach in New York City the trains are elevated to make it easy to get to the beach. To make it easy for the canals to reach the water. Alternatively you can make everything a drawbridge. Those are fun projects and we have plenty of those around here too
The height on the overpasses is fine. For the train, definitely space out the incline. It'll help the train - right now it gets pretty slow ascending but if it is spaced further apart it'll fare better. That entire cove corner can elevate a bit and look really cool.
Keep the train track elevated through the s curve and put a tunnel walk-through for the pedestrians to cross under the train. Solves your slope issue because you have the long run to the train yard to use to bring it back down. I really like the look of how the city is coming to shape.
Good thing is … your city is a moving beast. Like any city. Anything can be changed and updated. Worry about the bridges later. One day, it will come to you. It would be nicer if they were decorative and different. Or consider making a multi arch bridge on the first bridge, then taper down to one.
One suggestion would be to raise the canal and tunnel the road and train underneath. This would create elevation and landscaping possibilities. Aqueduct the water out of the canal.
I love the city and I know it’s yours but I personally think the best option for the canal is to raise the city up a few studs like in real cities, but I know that would be really hard, or you could just move the canal over to the edge of the downtown and shift all the buildings over, but I do like the look of the canal through the city.
An idea for the canal would be to flip the university and boutique hotel so that the hotel could have a waterfront view and the university could use the grass across the street for student studying. Especially if the train gets raised it could be interesting for a hillside study thing
I like the bridges for the road, track and sea walk. Plenty of time if you want to modify it in future. Doing great job Jordan!
When it comes to the PAB wall, I’d consider this, if you spend an hour stacking 5 boxes, or throw the same parts in 6 or 7 boxes and spend a lot less time on it for the extra 20 or 40 bucks, how fast can you make that money back selling Minifigs or whatever. It’s a balancing act, what’s more valuable, a few extra parts or your time. Personally, I’d be throwing parts in boxes and making my money back in the time I saved instead.
Time is not a concern here, clearly 😮
20 to 40 bucks adds up real quick when you have a city the size of Jordan’s…
Plus - all the thinking/planning you can do while stacking those boxes…
You could have the seawall be higher on the right side of the bridge to help disguise the slop and minimize the bridge slope.
I think um you mentioned raising the buildings near the canal, so this could also be part of the sea wall height.
And move the sidewalk away from between the road and train…to the building side…I’ll still bang on about that one
As you said you might raise the train on the right side. If you do that, you can connect the sidewalk and the boardwalk under the tracks with a tunnel or just some fence if the train track is only supported and not built around
I like the idea of raising the corners to decrease the grade. It would bring the track up out of the mils plates so it's not dug in
The sidewalk on the road over the canal makes more sense on the other side since there are sidewalks in front of the buildings it could marry up with. Just a suggestion since the bridges are in discussion.🥰👍
On the S curve side you could raise the track a bit before the the s curve. Keep it level there, then the bridge would just start a little higer on that side, decreasing the dramatic incline.
Like in Venice (Italy) you could add a Venetian Gondola under the low bridge with two people on and the "gongoliere" (the sailor) jumping on the bridge. I've seen videos and photos online about it. Could be a nice addition.
I think the road bridge is a little steep but the train track and boardwalk is fine and the arches are fine. The city is looking good so far!
I feel the train track is sitting rather high relative to its arch. I don't recall how the substructure is built, but I suspect it can be lowered by 2 plates or a brick without affecting the clearance underneath.
I also don't think the arches need widening. I'd strongly recommend building the sides of the canal before committing to an arch-widening; I even wouldn't be surprised if they're already too wide.
If you want to change it, sure! I don't think you need to change anything for the commenters! I love your creative process either way! One part of me would love to see a complete and perfect lego city fully covering the entire table as I'm sure other people would too, but really the other part says never finish it! Always keep building it! the city is endless building and content and that journey itself is the real dream! Youve made alot of progress on the city already! Also i love seeing Pab wall parts get used in mass! I and others might have these parts too, not every one can buy every cool custom part so its refreshing seeing what can be done with readily available parts vs some totally custom, almost too perfect moc, but thats just me! Love your content bricksie!
Raising the gradient of the road will allow you to move the university to another area and create a university precinct with a park in front of it (and maybe a couple of extra buildings).
Just an Idea, you mentioned trying to incorporate a walkway from boardwalk to a canal sidewalk.....what about UNDER? Widen the archway on the road and train to accommodate the canal and a pathway underneath. And lower the boardwalk back to level to attach the canal sidewalk. It's a half baked idea but hope it help
I've seen road grades like that on creeks. Sometimes even in real life you got a distance problem like that and have to adapt to it.
I swear Jordan, you're living the dream. 🏆
Side note, I really need that life size cactus dude. 🌵
Hi Jordan,
Love your Lego City. Just a few ideas. You could put in a draw bridge to allow boats, barges in. For the train you could have a raised train track section that gradually decreases as it go to the countryside and to the train station. It would allow for more vegetation. The boardwalk could have a movable section to allow boats to pass similar to ones in the Netherlands. Hope this gives you some ideas.
Best Regards,
Seamus Howley, Ireland
The train bridge would be great if you raised the very middle track by one single stud to stop the train from having to clack off of it a bit more
Rather than extending the tran incline you could maybe lower the height of the bridge track by a brick. Keep the arch height but drop the height of the track. This would decrease the incline so the heavier trains can make it over easier and not come screaming down the other side. You might also be able to take out the flexi track pieces. Just a thought.
My toddler is I think a little older than your kiddos. And a birthday gift I got for my little one was the Duplo animals of the world and wow it's definitely a hit! Expensive set, but so worth seeing the joy from playing with all the cool animals!
Something that might be cool since I know you like connecting things is for the canal to connect to a lake be the campground.
Modify the bridges to be amulti span arched bridge, as suggested below. Boats don't need to fit underneath, except a kayak or canoe.
definitely raising the train track earlier and keeping the corner flat and integrating it into the rocks would look super cool
the bridge on the broadwalk definitely needs extending but i think the road looks fine personally , whatever you do will be super awesome dude love your videos and will continue watching everyday
If your goal is to gradually include an incline leading into a mountain range might I suggest starting that grade from the water on. If you have extra sheets of melamine left over why not just cut them to size and just lay another sheet over the top of the table. You just have to lay the sheets around to fit where you want to canal to go. That will give you some actual elevation to work off of cause that seems to be the main struggle. You can use some of those pool table discs things to add even more height, consider it like your raised platform in your old setup, just much lower and spread out.
I like it. The only change I would make is making the road start and end one section wider. Everything else is great.
What if you move the railroad tracks back a baseplate and so they run between fire station and the buildings on the back side of it and remove the street right on the ocean and then you could have an iconic skyline waterfront (keeping the boardwalk) that would be similar to several world cities. Then the first focus would be on your lovely city and not necessarily the infrastructure which (because of Lego’s strange mini figure proportions) can sometimes look clunkier than the more elegant buildings? Just an idea. Always love your great videos and the mural and city look spectacular!
its wide enough as the canal will be comparable on the other side after building upgrades and elevation increase. awesome, enjoy!
I’d suggest getting the canal landscaped first and then adjust the bridges to suit the configuration of the canal. I think the current width of three canal is influencing comments in relation to the bridge.
2 comments about the train tracks. First, if you raise the rails between the city and beach, it would help separate the two areas. Second, I feel that you could make a minor change to the two rail lines that go through the train station. I think one line should turn and go towards the city and the other turn and go towards the amusement park. It would allow you to isolate two separate loops to have two trains running at the same time without their paths crossing.
The foot bridge looks better slightly flattened out but the road is ok. The rail looks good but when your batteries are running low the train might not make it which is a shame. The rocky area in the corner is looking really good.
speaking of bridges, I think you should have a ped bridge farther up the canal. Maybe you're already thinking of that in the future.
Bricksie, are you planning on doing an underwater section with a sunken ship and the reef. I think it would be a cool addition, as long as you had space for it.
I think elevating the track there and at the beach would work.
The height of the brides is now fine. - Provided the boats in that area are very low lying - check the house boats in Amsterdam for example as inspiration.
Like the saying:third time it’s a charm!!😁
Keep up your good work Jordan!👍🏼
I think you’ve got carried away with what is directly in front of you, if you intend to make the canal deeper and the buildings raised up to achieve this, maybe start there and work forward. I then think the bridge height dilemma will solve itself. 👍
if your elevate the railway it would give your space for a ped and possible road link from down town to the beach front but by all means leave it as is for the time being
I have 3lego stores and a discovery centre near me in Toronto and they never get good parts like this on their PAB walls. It would almost be worth the 30 hour drive to West Edmonton mall for this wall selection
The drawbridge is a neat idea... but you just have nowhere to put the mechanism unless it's a structure like the lift span on the old Okanagan Lake floating bridge... and something like that is absolute overkill for a span as small as the width of the canal. Keeping the bridges basically as they are there looks great, I think, and when you have the rest of the city together to your satisfaction the canal bridges can be revisited then if you get some ideas along the way.
The grade of the bridge for the cars is realistic.....People haven't been in Amsterdam i guess. The bridges there over the canals are steep!
i like the train bridge i wouldn't change it at all if it was me. maybe add a couple tiles over the studs in the middle part but it looks great
I'd still "lower" the track over the canal by 1 stud tall, as it appears you have the arch level height and one more row on top of that over the canal. If you lower the track down 1, the arch is still the same and that lowers the whole grade up and down by one...
What if… you started the rise for the train on the far side, before the curve begins? The train is then at height needed for the canal AND allows you to create an underpass access point for pedestrians to access the boardwalk at that far end. Enjoy watching your videos!
Hey Jordan, just a thought but why not move the sidewalk to the other side of the bridge that way it’s facing the canal. Not sure what your plan is with the sidewalk between the road and railroad. You don’t even need to move the bike lane, just place the sidewalk next to the bike lane. Keep up the good work!
It all looks great, I’d start working on the other side of the canal and if adjusting the bridges and arches is warranted at that point make the decision then!
elevate the train track across the front of the entire city of have it elevated 1 city block back form the the water. Then make that entire road/track area a water front park area wiht bike and walkng trails
You could have the Boats for the canal come from the other end so you don’t need a bridge at the end of table but I really think it’s your city and do what you want
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looking forward to the medieval section
I think a bridge looking like the Golden Gate Bridge would be sick
The arch needs to fit a boat through it, like a canal boat or smaller boats
This is an amazing project you are undertaking and I enjoy watching it evolve. Having said that, I think that a city of this calibre should not have short cuts. With all due respect, these bridges feel rushed. Instead of building up more, have you considered lowering the canal? Modify the woodwork of the tables and sink the canal quite a bit lower?This is going to be the ultimate city and you are going to require endless hours of content, so the fact that it is a ton of work should not matter. Just my 2 cents. Keep up the good work!
Would you consider a live where you and some local members build the DnD set while playing the campaign? I think that could be fun & funny 😄
Great video as always! Maybe for the bridges you could sorta fake some of the elevation change also, like make the actual train track and roadway not go up quite as far, but have the sides of the bridges go up higher (like side walls). This could create the illusion of a higher bridge but allow you to actually lower the travel surfaces a bit to lessen the grades. Just a thought. Keep up the great work!
Great shout and definitely worth a try!
Dude, you're taking these comments to literally. It's your lego and your studio/city.
could you leave the train bridge sides as they are so it looks right but lower the track by one or two bricks to help with the gradient? if you put a black brick across the side of the track you probably wouldn't notice it being lower than the arch.
The people complaining about the bridges being too steep or the arches not being wide enough have clearly never been to Venice or Amsterdam where there is a canal going through the city and there all types of small steep bridges or narrow arches. Leave them how it is, it'll look perfect once you start working on the canal and the water isn't just a baseplate wide
bring back the raised train line and start the incline on the long stretch and swap it where the boardwalk is. the water can then move back some and you will have alot of breathing/ creating room around the road area.
you could start the grade around the corner and wait till behind the beach to start the down grade that way you could have pedestrian tunnels from the beach to the town
i think you should put some kind of railing on the sides of the raised bridge
I misread Parts as Paris and thought you’d been to the Lego store in Paris, which I really enjoy going to. I’d love to meet you if you are ever there!
I got the Lego truck at my local Costco for 75. It was a pretty nice building experience. I regret nothing…
We bought the Snow White Cottage yesterday because it doesn’t have that huge warning sticker on it yet. Lego employee said the next shipment will probably have it on it
Hair and beard game on point Bricksie!
It's a brand new wave of Harry Potter castle sets this year so you can start now and you're not behind! They are fun builds so far