LEGO City Update - Train Track Ballast - Straight & Curved 🚆🏹
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2024
- An instructional video for adding ballast to both straight and curved LEGO train tracks, including my preferred method, and adding some track to my LEGO City, "Brick Nottingham".
TEMPLATE FOR CORNERS
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This is SO SUPER HELPFUL...I have avoided adding trains/tracks because it seemed so daunting to figure that out. Thank you so much!!!
You are most welcome. Not many people are going back to my early videos but there are some great builds / tips there I think. Glad to be of help!
This is the video that brought me to this channel. I can’t wait to try this!
Welcome. There's a template on my Community feed a while back, for the corners!
As always, the best. Slowly (very slowly) building up a city with my 5 year old and was just starting to lose sleep over how I am going to get the curved tracks right. Thought of a couple of ways and then just thought, "Robin Hood Bricks will have a video on this!" And lo and behold...Thanks!
The template for doing the corners is on my Community page. That should help as well!
@@RobinHoodBricks Oh wonderful! As you would say, "that looks rather fantastic!"
Nice to see the beginning of the city
Am I much worse at presenting? I can't look!
Been considering how to tackle the corner/ballast issue myself, think I might use your method. Great video!
I have a corner template on my Community page that may be useful!
Why don't you do it without baseplates? I think I would do my city only with baseplates where I need to build something, an empty landscape, roads and places where there are curved rails can all be done with paper or carpets instead of plates.
@@موسى_7 I think that looks a lot worse. Each to their own!
@@RobinHoodBricks it's only a toy, we can't do it perfectly.
But we do desire different levels of quality, to each to their own as you put it
Edit: I prefer using paper instead of plates because I like doing it cheap like Scrooge McDuck.
@@RobinHoodBricks I love the way you built this want to get the template, but could not fins in th youtube community tab...
Thanks for this. Excellent solution and looks great. 😀
There's a template for doing corners on my Community tab!
Nicely done
Ahh, you found it!
Yes I finally did
It's the start of a lego train layout. I used to think like this with my old n guage dioramas.
That seems like a long time ago now!
@@RobinHoodBricks it was but its still in my room on display. Inspired by bits and bobs around Nottingham
Cool!
Excellent tutorial, brilliant design, I wouldn’t have thought of this.
I thought it was really good too. It is a bit complicated, but well worth the effort with the finished result!
Wow this is excellent tutorials Robin I do also preferred your method of ballasting every little bits really help saving the costly plates and it achieved the 3D look as well I never knew how ppl did the corners thanks for that Robin, at the start of your city are those Black IKEA table Robins❤️👍❤️
Yes IKEA tables all the way. This way is my own way. Other people do it, and the corners, differently. I think it looks better and is cost effective. I can't believe how much some people spend on it!
thank you i have been searching every where for a 1 up ballasting for curve area!
you should add some photos without the track in your flickr album to show what you have laid underneath it
Haha, yes. It's got to be the best method. The two high method is too raised!
Yeah, I'll try to remember to do that. I have a colour coded picture with each type of piece easy to distinguish. It's still time consuming to lay!
Inspirational
I didn't like the systems others used so I made my own. My template for corners is on my Community tab if you need it!
amazing and unbelievable...
I just picked up my first train set (60197) in the Black Friday sales. This video will be super useful when I add it to my City.
Be warned. Everything I'm doing now started with me buying a train (60051). It can be addictive!
Never though of adding ballast, but now I would do always :)
Beware, it costs a lot to do, but it does look great!
Good I idea for people who are doing a train layout at train shows
That's right!
Awesome video mate, thank you for taking the time to make it.
Can you please give me a parts list of what you have used in this video.
The template of the parts used for a corner is on my Community tab. I think it's the first post I did. It's a colour coded set of instructions!
This video is your best video in my opinion!
Glad it was useful. Did you find the curve template on my Community tab? It's on the channel page!
@@RobinHoodBricks yes I found it very useful.
Thanks a lot!
Great technique! Thanks for sharing it. Great video. I look forward to starting this on my city, hopefully soon!
Thanks, I didn't like any of the methods others had done so I decided to make my own technique. There is a template for corners on my Community tab!
Fantastic video I will definitely use your method. It will save a lot of parts as I also have 2 long circuits of parallel track on my city layout. Thank you very much and very well done!
Cool, thanks!
This is really great. Thanks
No problem. The corner template is on my Community tab!
This is excellent! Thank you so much!
You're most welcome. The template for corners is on my Community tab, a waaaay back!
Well I just used you’re ballast method in my own Lego theme park, and it looks very good indeed.... to bad im not able to show it to you Robin... non the less, thanks for you’re tutorial!
Excellent news. You can reach me on Instagram, if you have it. The link is on each video and my channel's About page.
If love to see it!
Robin Hood Bricks I haven’t got insta..... i’m not really into socialmedia... Maybe i will make a video some day ....
I'm not into social media either. I got one to support this channel and now don't post to it very often!
Brilliant 👌
Thank you. You're very kind!
great video, much more serious....haha
I hadn't relaxed into it at the beginning!
definitely a rich mans hobby!
Haha, yes. And this is the cheapo version, haha!
I come from the future! You probably have no idea what you brought yourself into. 😀 😀
Haha. Well I was certainly committed enough to buy a ton of parts for ballast!
I just got the Hogwarts Express yesterday. I want to add the train tracks for display, maybe add some powerfuntions to run it around a Xmas tree. Your ballast technique is so realistic and will try to emulate it on my project. Thank you for sharing!
Edit: forgot to mention. Truly appreciate the clear explanation of your projects and editing of videos 👍
Wow, thank you for taking the time to comment so nicely. I'm glad you'll be using my technique and I appreciate the general feedback even more!
@@RobinHoodBricks, it is a pleasure!
oh no! I'm too late for the five year anniversary! 😲 OK, then I will be back for the 6 year one. 😀
Yeah that kinda passed by without event as I was super busy focusing on the new room. Hey ho!
4 year anniversary! 🙂
Woop woop, go me!
Nice video! I'm starting here to catch up on your lego city! Is this the right vid to start on?
I think there was only one before that. Check out my playlists. There's an everything one and one with all the city updates without the hauls!
Hi Robin, great tutorial. On the straights do you have plate underneath the central parts of the track to support or just the edges.Thanks
It is very economical. Just use 1x6 or 1x8 plates under the edges and 2x4 plates in the gaps. That's all you need. Plus 1x1s for ballast!
Nice idea! ;-) I'm exciting on how it's going on. :)
Thanks. It'll be a while until the trains are running but stick with me, it's gonna get very BIG!
@@RobinHoodBricks Sounds interesting! :) Can you roughly guess, how long it will take?
Quite a long time I think, as it is a big room and videoing it all takes a lot of effort too! I have a lot of videos ready to go...
Wow! Hi TH-cam instead of hello!
What was I thinking, haha. It's amazing how much hasn't changed though!
Good Morning Robin Hood, Why do you prefer the 4x2 tile ballast instead of the 4x1 tile in the center. Not to sure which one to go for as both look great.
1x4 tiles need to have a level bed in the middle which uses a LOT more parts. It therefore needs to be raised another plate above the baseplate which I think is ugly. Also my technique has a lot more depth between sleepers.
I think that thin sleepers look less realistic as they are too narrow. Each to their own though. I'm really happy with my method and it cost enough as it was already!
it is good idea to do that but what kind of plate do you use? green(old) or bright green(classic)?
Normal (old) green throughout. It's hard to tell the difference on camera but Bright Green is awful and will never be called "green" on my channel. In case you don't know, you can still buy brand new Old Green baseplates from LEGO Bricks & Pieces. Search for part 3811, although they are £7.36 as I type!
Cool
The corner template is on my Community tab!
What about the beginning of a new year makes people reminisce and reflect on how things started..? 🤔 It's so odd to actually see the table under the train tracks - especially in this corner of your room...
Anyway, I will definitely come back to this video when I am ready to figure out how to get my train tracks into my roads for the tram. 😅 Knowing where the curves line up with the studs of the base plate below will be very helpful for covering it all up.
Don't forget I added the template for doing the corners on my Community tab of my channel. Enjoy!
Hi Robin, great video. Your solution for ballast is exactly what I was looking for. I read in your other responses that the instructions for this are in the community tab, but I can’t find your community tab. Were they moved?
The community tab is there but is only available on certain devices. So maybe try a computer and the tab is there. It's the multi-coloured picture of a curve. Enjoy!
9:13 : How did you figure this out (the matching of the studs between baseplate and corners)? Did you use Bricklink Studio for this?
No it's not accurate enough. I used real life parts. The corner template is on my Community page if you need it!
Hey Robin, I'm having a klutzy moment trying to recreate your curve ballasted track. Did you put this in any one of the modeling programs for Lego? Has to be something more predictable than my lousy trial and error. If so, can you share with me?
The template is already on my Community tab on my channel. It's colour coded so it's easier to read. That'll save you some time!
Hi, looks mint. Do you have the schematics for your curved plating?
Yes, it's on the Community tab of my channel. Enjoy!
@@RobinHoodBricks awesome. Thanks
Have you ever made some engine sheds or a round house for the locomotives
I have an engine shed based on the old LEGO official one but no round house. It'd take up too much of my city centre!
@@RobinHoodBricks i know what you mean so an engine shed will have to do for your city if you plan on doing so of cause
@@williampulfer-melville8536 Yes. It'll be kinda like a tunnel. Charging in one end and out the other, but it looks cool!
@@RobinHoodBricks you'll need some buffers in front of wall at the end of the shed
@@williampulfer-melville8536 It has doors at both ends so they go all the way through it. At high speed!
But! How do you figure the position the bend track and all the little plates etc?
I did it by trial and error, but you can use the template I added to my TH-cam Community page. It's right back at the beginning!
This is really awesome, curious to know what method you used to work out where the studs fit the corner pieces.
I think the road ramp is still too short, most track crossings at least around me have the road at track height.
The method I used was perseverance. The template is on my Community page if you need it.
The 6x8 ramp pieces are worth the raised rails I think!
@@RobinHoodBricks - thanks will check it out.
Having recently reentered the world of lego through my sons i came across your channel while looking how to solve this exact issue. Brilliant channel and videos by the way. I do have a question the 32x32 stud base plates you have used in your two track setup are these thinner than the usual 10x4 etc plates? my memory could be wrong as its been a few years but i thought they were the same thickness. thanks
You're welcome. Baseplates have always been thinner and can't have things attached to the underside. They go up to 48x48. Plates are thicker and go up to 16x16 and would end up more expensive for the same area. The brand new road system is based on plates and is causing a lot of people issues as isn't at the same level as older baseplates.
Corner template for the ballast is on my Community tab!
@@RobinHoodBricks thank you for info. I will check out the community tab. I did notice this complaint about the new roads. I am curious why and what Lego have planned with these new road sections.
I really like this!!
But I have all the pieces for my RR ties using 1x4 & 1x1 tiles. Can I not “double up for the 2x4 tile look or are there not studs for them to hang onto?
*edit.
Watching this for the 6th time I think I understand :)
To use the 1x4 “sleepers” singularly in a 1x4 fashion requires a different build, however I believe there is no reason I can’t double up my 1x4 sleepers to use what I already have?
They are decorative wood grain prints, so I really want to use them…and I actually like the 2x4 look better…but I will need more!
Connection won't be a problem at all for either piece as they all go directly onto track pieces. It should look lovely with wood grain prints in pairs too!
@@RobinHoodBricks it looks phenomenal, thank you!
You know the template for the corner sections is on my Community tab!
Do you have a layout for switches?
I haven't done a normal switch in my city so I don't have a template. I did do a continuous curve switch so you could check that video out but it might not help.
Essentially it's similar to a corner but with nothing at all under the big smooth flat area of the switch. Then the straight parts are done normally.
To be honest it'll be held firmly at either end by the straight ends so maybe just use tiles!
Of course you could just use regular gravel...:D
Loose gravel? No. Very hard to keep clean!
@@RobinHoodBricks Of course cleaned and glued!
Dodo à fas ravil
Sorry, even Google Translate won't touch that one!
Those plates are too wide.
I know a lot of people prefer the thinner tiles but if I want the 3D effect in between the gaps of the dark grey track pieces then that is impossible. I, personally, prefer the look of my approach but you do it your way!