Just an idea; What if you made a small park or such that's 1 base plate that you swap out with different seasonal scenes each with it's own swap-able base plate eg; like a big Christmas tree, Easter egg hunt, summer 'party in the park' or a Halloween party.
Your collection of spare bricks may be surprisingly small, but with that comes our awareness of an overwhelmingly impressive efficiency in project management. Your city just became that much more an accomplishment. We can now see the size of your room and wonder, "Who else but Robin could have utilized this tight space so well?" Inspiration finds a new subway stop and we find ever more to admire. You do realize that when your room reaches completion we're going to demand a thrilling biography covering all your building adventures! Plainly, once you conquer LEGO IDEAS, you'll have to head for publishing next! :)
Nice to see the tables all completed. Can’t believe how much the room has filled up in just a year. Funny idea but you should have turned the door to the closet(?) into a barn door with the bottom half just missing the underside of your tables so you could still open it and crawl in. Shame not to have access anymore. 🤣🤣
Thanks for showing us the unglamorous but oh-so-necessary behind the scenes preparation which needs doing before the exciting stuff can be done. More real estate is always welcome! I hope you haven't left any lonely LEGO sets in that now inaccessible cupboard 😱
Your parts collection is indeed a lot smaller than I expected, bit it does make me appreciate the way you work even more. Also with the "can-spacers". You are not only an awesome builder and designer, but a really efficient one at that. I'll be rewatching this to rethink some of my own layout procedures...
Yes, I'm very economical with the money I spend and the pieces I use. Seeing other builders use expensive pieces in quantity where they won't be seen always makes me shudder!
Great news, you do not have to worry about modern soda cans randomly breaking open due to the contents eating away, there is a plastic lining in side the can that prevents leaching from the aluminum to the drink and to prevent the can from corroding. If you were gonna do a subway cam, it'd have to be to watch the subway go through the stations, but watching the behind the scenes of the serene city of bricknottingham is a great way to show what it takes to create such an expansive city
Hi Robin, Thanks for the video again. You had me at ‘second subway station...’ 🤩😂 Wow, that really is a small inventory indeed. That’s one way to look at it. The other way is that you definitely use the parts you have very well. Good to see the 1-2-3-podium bricks on our spare parts once again. Loved the set they came with as a kid, Victory Cup Racers! ‘If it ain’t in here, I ain’t got it....’ And thats why we thank Bricklink 😂 Almost every Lego City AFOL: And here are my Linnmon tables 👌🏼, those scandinavians really empty up my wallet it seems 😂 I can see that not everybody would enjoy this video as much, but for city builders this is one of the most important things to do, because when not planned good, you have yourself rebuilding and rearranging over and over, so thanks for sharing!
Some day I'll be able to build a semi permanent lego display instead of just taking stuff from shelf to table and back again. I love watching your city develop
As a city builder myself I very much appreciate this look at the logistics of how you do your setup. Most folks don't share the nitty gritty details, but i think the practicality of a setup is very helpful to show! I also wasn't expecting those last 2 tables to have the amount of space they do which will be great for the fair area! 😊
That was brilliant, Rob! Love seeing behind the scenes 🙌🏼 It’s like seeing behind the curtain of the Wizard of Oz (without the disappointment 😅). Another great progress update! 👏🏼👏🏼
Love the peek behind the scenes! I’ll admit, I was surprised how little you have for extra bricks. I like your idea of having more purposeful purchases with a smaller home supply.
A few suggestions. Where you made a split track. Could use that to make a subway train storage to store the subway when not in use. It be perfect in that area where you have split track section. Other suggestion is. You could use a jig saw and cut out notches where the new table legs are against the old table so it be flush with the new top table. Great setup and I look forward to the farm lego setup you build.
I LOVE the idea of keeping certain bricks and things for projects organised in boxes! I've never thought of doing it that way- it looks so neat and efficient!
You always seem to pull it off!! Maybe having a raised back platform against your wall, could include the Disney train and castle if that’s the route your going. Think I’d you did something like your castle you’d be able to fit a few smaller rides under a bigger ride and add the affect of the park continuing into the wall/background
Watching this and knowing that lego will not go to any other room has made me sad. 1 year tops and this series will be done. I don't know what im gonna do. Its a bitter sweet moment I must say. Still great job on it all and I'm sure u will figure out something.
@@RobinHoodBricks haha. I will start a petition. Just know that if I win the lottery, I will buy u a huge house with a basement so u can keep going. I will pay for everything. A few of us in the lego community will all live in our very own lego community. I will buy a block of houses and an endless supply of lego. Hey, I can dream can't I.
That's lovely to hear. We should have a chat sometime since we're doing the same thing. My email is on my About tab. Maybe we could collaborate on something or just share ideas for channel growth!
Great video Robin! You have a decent amount of extra pieces. I like how you showed us your process of how you setup your tables and your future project of the fair grounds. I can't wait to see it! The soda can idea is a creative idea to get a consistent height, hopefully they won't leak 😨. I don't mind seeing the lighting tripods. I consider them part of what you need to show us your city so no complaints from me 😁. I also look forward to seeing the next subway station MOC and more of the hospital. Awesome video and keep up the great work!
Really great look behind the scenes! I always love to peek behind the curtain and see how things were made and I love seeing things in construction. Somehow it always makes it even more impressing in the end when there are no gaps left to look through. Also, I think the switchtrack might make a very cool detail to see from the subway station. So, instead of hiding it I'd put it right at the end of the station opening and have a wider tunnel or a split-off from the main tunnel with either some construction workers building more track or some mechanics performing maintenance on another subway train or the track itself. Or another secret base of another villain or hero with its own piece of track where they park their special subway track vehicle for special subway missions. I can't wait to see what's coming and I'm looking forward to seeing the city grow even bigger. I'm dreading the day you fill up that room though... 😅
Making a feature of the switch track is a great idea. Not sure if it'll work but it's a worthwhile consideration. I'll keep going even when the room is full. That's just goal number one!
Nice to see what goes in to making the city happen. On a sidenote its great to see a UK Lego builder and how you maximise space. An issue our American cousins do not seem to have as much. Keep up the good work!
I couldn't agree more. I think we'd all kill for a huge basement or barn. I also don't greatly enjoy when purchasing things becomes the focus. We can all buy a set. Do something fun with it instead!
I realise that door leads into a built in wardrobe by the look of it, but i think if you took the door off, it would give you more room, otherwise your blocking a space you could use for storage. though i realise this is a redundant suggestion at this point, i still thought I'd mention it.😺🐈👍
A very interesting tour indeed but not sure about the drinks cans. I would use scrap chip board laid flat and built up in equal layers. That way you would guarantee the same height and have more longevity. Look forward to seeing the expansion develop.
I couldn't stop laughing when you said the "Aqua Libra..." It was just the WAY you said it with the accent and everything. That really made my day! 😆 Thank you for that!
Yay..a walk on the 'wild side' of brick Nottingham 🤣🤣. Loved it. Your work area is soon neat..mine just looks like a hoarders room. Thank you for sharing..its nice to see 'the flipside of polished' once in a while. Congrats also on the ideas votes!!.I really hope you make it through 😊
I enjoyed this city update very much. It's good to see all the effort that you have to put into the background to make the city. I love the drinks cans and if it works, it doesn't need any improvement imo haha. I'm really looking forward to seeing this side of the Lego room develop and my girlfriend is patiently waiting for you to start your fairground. Great work Robin, keep it up 👍👍
You could turn the base that the lights sit on into some sort of construction site or power plant. Make them part of the world rather than a big blemish.
Very educational as well as entertaining. I was amazed at the small amount of spare bricks as in my collection(over the last 35 yrs)has a vast amount of spare parts. I tend to just buy spare parts and create my moc from what I have on hand. I end up sometimes with a variety of colors while I continue to buy more parts. I was also struck by the smallish size of your Lego room. I am blessed to be working in a 20 ft x 15 ft space. I have taken over 16 ft x 4 ft of it at this time as my wife insisted on it being the great room so we have more room for the grandkids to play. It's amazing how my Lego setup gets so changed by the time they go home!
Love the subway train... great to see the update in progress. The only suggestion I have isn't really Lego city related, and Mrs Hood may have a problem with it... why not paint the walls sky blue? Or at least get some sky panels (Railway modelling?) on the walls behind all the facades etc.
Nice use of the whole room The city will be so grand when completely finished. Using soda cans is definitely a different way, definitely considering that the cost vs extruded aluminum box’s or something strong. That looks like a n unused closet with door blocked by table now. If so why not knock the pins out of hinges and lay door on side under table behind box’s of projects. I was thinking another table with a giant mountain containing a motorized ski slope or any thing. Just having more space for more LEGO 😁
It's cool to see the behind the scenes! I'm assuming the closed door is a closet? Perhaps taking the door off, you could do something in there as well. A cave scene or forest, something comprable to the lighting of a closet. You did say you wanted to utilize every square inch you could 😉
Nice with some behind the scenes, it's nice to see the hard work behind all the colorful plastic men living in their civilized world! Oh and I love the meatballs part of the IKEA parts in the description
Couldn’t help thinking you might want to buy some knee pads. Gardening shops have great ones 😂😂 this was great. So good to see the structure. Loved it ! And love how you do your own thing ‘ !
I loved this video! Perhaps you can find a way to suspend your lights from the ceiling so you won’t have to worry about working around them. Another channel I watch installed some led lights onto the ceiling to help with lighting
Vertical light still casts shadows so I need to move these to point at the action. I'd need to many hooks. You'll only see them in long sweeping views of the city or I'll go without!
Ah ha! You’re actually going for the airport, eh? I know most done do it because of the space. I went for it, and I’m glad I did. Plus, the farm sounds like a really nice addition. I’ve seen a few with a ton of grass pieces, and it looks amazing. It would be expensive, but I think we’ll worth it.
if you ever think about useing the ice train on this track, be sure to have 2 studs space beteween the wall. It runs much smoother then. Greetings from austira o/
Please make a mountain river - ride based on one of the rides of walt disney world for example splash mountain or small world ( there's videos in the internet of those atractions )
Wow, that sounds big and complicated. It'd have to be motorised or it can't come in, and that sounds even harder. Will the Pirate roller-coaster not suffice?!
I supose that the pirate roller coaster can be modified a little bit to become a mountain river ride. Beacause the ride can be like going in a canoe in a forest. But it can be relaxing for the minifigs that are affraid of the roller coaster, just like a landscape ride.
Really enjoyed seeing "inside the machine" that is Robin Hood bricks. Hope there's no Lego in that closet or a blanket for Mrs. Hood cause that would be a nightmare to get!
I was wonderful to see how you will extend your city. The space the really full. You need to be careful on what you eat in order to fit on the holes. Be careful with yours knees by doing some exercise 😀. Above all put some sponge underneath the table or wear a bicycle helmet.
On the new district you could make a train cargo centre for train sheds maybe with the new corocodile locomotive non motorised so it’s not awfully expensive now This is not needed
@Robin Hood Bricks sorry that im late i Got the crocodile lokomotive on the release day with jangs fixes it’s actually rather Nice but it is expensive for a train without motor 😀
Maybe for the theme park you should add a water park like at LEGOLAND windsor! And as you said in another video you don't like the haunted house, maybe you should do your own with a rollercoaster haunted house! And another ride space themed like the black hole that used to at Alton towers! Just a thought...
@@RobinHoodBricks or love to see it done, I'm sure everyone does! Maybe you could do it similar to the haunted house at disneyland in america, by having a graveyard and conservatory! A great thing you could do with that is have a window with the rollercoaster coming out of, then have it go straight down into the conservatory, through some doors, into the graveyard and have the rollercoaster go down into a mosilium and go back to the house part! that would probably mean you would have to get millions of parts but it would be amazing!
Very nice, Robin. A couple of points though. Mrs. Hood didn't seem happy about the drink cans. However, now your 7 UP cans are buried. Hope you don't have anymore leaks or spills. The other point is, (and please forgive me if I don't understand) you've done away with your build table. That was your build table with all the parts on it, wasn't it? Now it does not seem it will be easy to get to it to do large sets and MOCS.
I can still reach the 7up cans albeit with difficulty. None have leaked yet. You're right about the build table. Eventually I'll have to build on my work desk as I paint myself into a smaller corner!
If u get the new train..its cool but eletric parts at top.of roof Need u higher tunnle s entrent s but can fold down the eletric wier part s ..I'm trying to get the moator to power it up ..
As long as Coca-Cola cans are not in direct sunlight, extreme heat or wet often they should last for many years. I have some cans from over 10-15 years ago still sealed in my world wide collection (I still need England & Ireland hint hint) lol
@@RobinHoodBricks yes sir. I have most of eastern Europe in my collection already since my best friend who lives in Austria 🇦🇹 travels A LOT & she grabs me cans from everywhere she goes lol
@@RobinHoodBricks I love bottles made of glass, but they are easily broken in shipping. The plastic bottles don't hold up well after a year or so. They start caving in a little bit & then you have to break the seal to try to pop them back out
So what makes it come from the country, the "bottled in" text? I'll post you a can if you want one. I imagine postage for a full can to USA is ridiculous. Contents? A can of coke. They'll think I'm mad!
suggestion: like the ninja turtles place how its opened up in the wall, do the same thing but where the subway is and it shows a track going off and workers working on it
Classic part of the city is held up by can s ...why not. It workt out. Save cuting any wood weedge s to hold up ikia table top s .are u moveing your carniva fun park. or is it cas cams in a diffrent spot to where you youshaly filming from in parst months
I was a bit shocked about how little extra bricks you have. I guess if your using most of everything you have in use you wouldn't need to have extra As per usual awesome video. In systems like yours I was actual curious to see how the underneath is built
Fantastic to see! If I see this I have plenty of space left 😅 Bizar and cool how full the room is!!!! 😯🤩 One question though, why don't you use something else than soda cans, I think it is dangerous! Don't you think glasses, mugs over even toiletpaperrols are safer and strong enough?
Very cool video. It is great to see how you build up the under space. watching the subway witch does sound great when it hits the corner, I fear that lowering the table for the fair might put that in danger with it being over the top. but I am sure you have that all worked out. its great seeing that you don't have this massive amount of extra bricks that you are holding just using the ones you buy in brick hauls. Now for the question, you will get a ton of. whats in the closet that is now closed forever, and if it's empty you could pull the door and use the space for the scary woods every town has with the haunted homestead that the children dare each other to enter. a second question is do the cans have to be full? is it something that an empty washed out can could hold up or do they need the weight on the drink. I use empties in my shop to hold up a work surface because like you, I found its a set even height and lets my hand reach back to the plugs easier if I have to move a tool, I was afraid that the tools would crush the cans so I sealed the opening but I am crazy like that, just full of hot air... but then again. As always thank you for sharing your video and how you have things set up.
If the table hits the subway when a bit lower I can move them all right a bit and have a bigger gap to bridge there. That's exactly how it is on the marina side. The donut shop is not supported by a table. The closet has some of the bedroom furniture in it so can't be used. The cans have to be full to be strong enough. It's the pressure. Stamp on an empty can and then stamp on a full one!
@@RobinHoodBricks that was why I asked. I have a small shelf, not an entire tabletop, but cans are all a uniform size so whenever one is needed it's an easy replace.
Are u doing commando style to get from spot to spot. Where u stand Under the table s. ..i just take my shose of an walk on the road s in my city. As wide anuf for my feet .just hope to not steep on any car s or mini figs. ..
Even though it wasn't building I very much enjoyed this perspective! I think a subway cam would be nice too.
Cool. I'll check it out!
ooh yeah a subway can would be great!
Just an idea;
What if you made a small park or such that's 1 base plate that you swap out with different seasonal scenes each with it's own swap-able base plate eg; like a big Christmas tree, Easter egg hunt, summer 'party in the park' or a Halloween party.
That's quite a good idea. I'll make a note of it!
Yes.
Yes indeed!
Your collection of spare bricks may be surprisingly small, but with that comes our awareness of an overwhelmingly impressive efficiency in project management. Your city just became that much more an accomplishment. We can now see the size of your room and wonder, "Who else but Robin could have utilized this tight space so well?" Inspiration finds a new subway stop and we find ever more to admire. You do realize that when your room reaches completion we're going to demand a thrilling biography covering all your building adventures! Plainly, once you conquer LEGO IDEAS, you'll have to head for publishing next! :)
Wow, haha. I'll have to move onto something that's for sure. Maybe a themed world? Anyway that's ages off. Thanks so much for your kind words!
Nice to see the tables all completed. Can’t believe how much the room has filled up in just a year. Funny idea but you should have turned the door to the closet(?) into a barn door with the bottom half just missing the underside of your tables so you could still open it and crawl in. Shame not to have access anymore. 🤣🤣
That is a great idea.
Too late now!
Thanks for showing us the unglamorous but oh-so-necessary behind the scenes preparation which needs doing before the exciting stuff can be done. More real estate is always welcome! I hope you haven't left any lonely LEGO sets in that now inaccessible cupboard 😱
Instructions and boxes but I shouldn't need those. It's tough luck if I do, haha!
Robin Hood Bricks ha! Yes. Better not drop anything then 😉
Looking 👀 in from behind the camera📽 shows how much work goes into the city, its not surprising that it takes ages to get the city built.
Yes, I'd be miles faster if I wasn't filming every step of the way!
Your parts collection is indeed a lot smaller than I expected, bit it does make me appreciate the way you work even more. Also with the "can-spacers". You are not only an awesome builder and designer, but a really efficient one at that. I'll be rewatching this to rethink some of my own layout procedures...
Yes, I'm very economical with the money I spend and the pieces I use. Seeing other builders use expensive pieces in quantity where they won't be seen always makes me shudder!
Great news, you do not have to worry about modern soda cans randomly breaking open due to the contents eating away, there is a plastic lining in side the can that prevents leaching from the aluminum to the drink and to prevent the can from corroding. If you were gonna do a subway cam, it'd have to be to watch the subway go through the stations, but watching the behind the scenes of the serene city of bricknottingham is a great way to show what it takes to create such an expansive city
Maybe I'll do the cam and see how it looks!
@@RobinHoodBricks doesn't hurt to try things once, if it fails lesson learned, if it succeeds that's just as good at times I think
Hi Robin, Thanks for the video again.
You had me at ‘second subway station...’ 🤩😂
Wow, that really is a small inventory indeed. That’s one way to look at it. The other way is that you definitely use the parts you have very well.
Good to see the 1-2-3-podium bricks on our spare parts once again. Loved the set they came with as a kid, Victory Cup Racers!
‘If it ain’t in here, I ain’t got it....’ And thats why we thank Bricklink 😂
Almost every Lego City AFOL: And here are my Linnmon tables 👌🏼, those scandinavians really empty up my wallet it seems 😂
I can see that not everybody would enjoy this video as much, but for city builders this is one of the most important things to do, because when not planned good, you have yourself rebuilding and rearranging over and over, so thanks for sharing!
Yes, I'm definitely trying to minimise full reshuffles. Plan and plan again!
@Robin Hood Bricks Planning pay out eventually it shows!
Some day I'll be able to build a semi permanent lego display instead of just taking stuff from shelf to table and back again. I love watching your city develop
Thanks, Alan. It took me a while to get here so one day it'll be you!
As a city builder myself I very much appreciate this look at the logistics of how you do your setup. Most folks don't share the nitty gritty details, but i think the practicality of a setup is very helpful to show! I also wasn't expecting those last 2 tables to have the amount of space they do which will be great for the fair area! 😊
Yes, it's important to show the whole city building process!
That was brilliant, Rob! Love seeing behind the scenes 🙌🏼 It’s like seeing behind the curtain of the Wizard of Oz (without the disappointment 😅). Another great progress update! 👏🏼👏🏼
Haha, without the disappointment. Glad to hear it!
Love the peek behind the scenes! I’ll admit, I was surprised how little you have for extra bricks. I like your idea of having more purposeful purchases with a smaller home supply.
Thanks!
A few suggestions. Where you made a split track. Could use that to make a subway train storage to store the subway when not in use. It be perfect in that area where you have split track section. Other suggestion is. You could use a jig saw and cut out notches where the new table legs are against the old table so it be flush with the new top table. Great setup and I look forward to the farm lego setup you build.
I think the farm will be largely the old sets!
Exciting! I was not anticipating the tables against the window wall being turned into the room. I like it!
Oh yes, the room will be filled!
The switch track in the subway has given me an idea! What if you build an old abandoned subway train in the siding near the station?
That'll be bricked in and over I think. I may do a second track at the second subway station. Who knows? Not much room to work with though!
thanks for this behind-the-scenes look.
You're welcome. I want sure whether to show it but I'm glad I did!
When will you make an airport I am really looking forward to it
Errr, a few months I guess. I thought everyone wanted the Hospital so I'm doing that now!
Robin Hood Bricks if you want to save space I’d recommend looking at the 1985 airport, international jetport and century skyway
I LOVE the idea of keeping certain bricks and things for projects organised in boxes! I've never thought of doing it that way- it looks so neat and efficient!
I had just tidied up. It's not usually that ordered!
make the subway station an open-air station, that would be cool
Open air but in a hole? I think it'll be a cutaway like the other one, but haunted!
Nice taste of the Italian Aranciata to lift up the table. Exited to see how much space to fill up with nice builds.
Yes, we've got loads of space again now!
That Theme Park is gonna be massive can’t wait to see it come along!!!
Yeah, it's gonna be hard to fit everything in tightly!
You always seem to pull it off!! Maybe having a raised back platform against your wall, could include the Disney train and castle if that’s the route your going. Think I’d you did something like your castle you’d be able to fit a few smaller rides under a bigger ride and add the affect of the park continuing into the wall/background
Parp. No Disney. This will be a fairground and not a theme park. Yes rides over one another will be very cool!
Watching this and knowing that lego will not go to any other room has made me sad. 1 year tops and this series will be done. I don't know what im gonna do. Its a bitter sweet moment I must say. Still great job on it all and I'm sure u will figure out something.
Maybe you should lobby Mrs Hood, haha!
@@RobinHoodBricks haha. I will start a petition. Just know that if I win the lottery, I will buy u a huge house with a basement so u can keep going. I will pay for everything. A few of us in the lego community will all live in our very own lego community. I will buy a block of houses and an endless supply of lego. Hey, I can dream can't I.
Cool. I'm in!
The cans remind me of the advertisements on the pillars of the metra in Chicago. The subway looks similar too.
Haha, yes I can see that!
Behind the scenes is just as interesting.
Thank you!
You need to start building your fairground! I’m really excited 😆!!! 👍👍👍
Well I've got a few rides done. I've gotta work out how they all fit together!
Robin Hood Bricks yep! 👍
Very good looking city! I am definitely going to take a lot of your advice into account when rebuilding mine!
That's lovely to hear. We should have a chat sometime since we're doing the same thing. My email is on my About tab.
Maybe we could collaborate on something or just share ideas for channel growth!
Can't wait to see the theme park when it's ready!
That should be the highlight of the whole room!
It's great to see you doing something like this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Behind the scenes footage is allways nice! Thanks for sharing it!
I'm glad I did now!
Great video Robin! You have a decent amount of extra pieces. I like how you showed us your process of how you setup your tables and your future project of the fair grounds. I can't wait to see it! The soda can idea is a creative idea to get a consistent height, hopefully they won't leak 😨. I don't mind seeing the lighting tripods. I consider them part of what you need to show us your city so no complaints from me 😁. I also look forward to seeing the next subway station MOC and more of the hospital. Awesome video and keep up the great work!
Hey, thanks very much, as always!
Really great look behind the scenes! I always love to peek behind the curtain and see how things were made and I love seeing things in construction. Somehow it always makes it even more impressing in the end when there are no gaps left to look through. Also, I think the switchtrack might make a very cool detail to see from the subway station. So, instead of hiding it I'd put it right at the end of the station opening and have a wider tunnel or a split-off from the main tunnel with either some construction workers building more track or some mechanics performing maintenance on another subway train or the track itself. Or another secret base of another villain or hero with its own piece of track where they park their special subway track vehicle for special subway missions.
I can't wait to see what's coming and I'm looking forward to seeing the city grow even bigger. I'm dreading the day you fill up that room though... 😅
Making a feature of the switch track is a great idea. Not sure if it'll work but it's a worthwhile consideration.
I'll keep going even when the room is full. That's just goal number one!
Nice to see what goes in to making the city happen. On a sidenote its great to see a UK Lego builder and how you maximise space. An issue our American cousins do not seem to have as much. Keep up the good work!
I couldn't agree more. I think we'd all kill for a huge basement or barn.
I also don't greatly enjoy when purchasing things becomes the focus. We can all buy a set. Do something fun with it instead!
So weren’t exaggerating when you said you would fill up the room with Lego. :D Thanks for the look behind the scenes!
As long as I can open the door still!
@@RobinHoodBricks Hahaha!
I realise that door leads into a built in wardrobe by the look of it, but i think if you took the door off, it would give you more room, otherwise your blocking a space you could use for storage. though i realise this is a redundant suggestion at this point, i still thought I'd mention it.😺🐈👍
And it's full of the stuff from the old spare room!
A very interesting tour indeed but not sure about the drinks cans. I would use scrap chip board laid flat and built up in equal layers. That way you would guarantee the same height and have more longevity. Look forward to seeing the expansion develop.
I think it came from me using what I already had and then never replacing them, haha!
great city
Thanks so much!
Robin Hood Bricks thanks for replying
I couldn't stop laughing when you said the "Aqua Libra..." It was just the WAY you said it with the accent and everything. That really made my day! 😆 Thank you for that!
You're welcome. Glad it was entertaining!
That’s a lot of projects
Yup.
Keeping this channel fed with three videos a week is a busy job!
Yay..a walk on the 'wild side' of brick Nottingham 🤣🤣. Loved it. Your work area is soon neat..mine just looks like a hoarders room. Thank you for sharing..its nice to see 'the flipside of polished' once in a while. Congrats also on the ideas votes!!.I really hope you make it through 😊
That was very tidied up to be fair but I have to be quite organised to get back out safely. Many thanks for the nice wishes!
I enjoyed this city update very much. It's good to see all the effort that you have to put into the background to make the city. I love the drinks cans and if it works, it doesn't need any improvement imo haha. I'm really looking forward to seeing this side of the Lego room develop and my girlfriend is patiently waiting for you to start your fairground. Great work Robin, keep it up 👍👍
Sorry to the missus, it's gonna take ages to get that all finished. All good things to those who wait, haha!
Brilliant! You've a good "CAN" do attitude!!
You're so-da right!
Looking cool. You could drain the cans and fill them with plaster.
That sounds like more work than is needed. They work already!
You could turn the base that the lights sit on into some sort of construction site or power plant. Make them part of the world rather than a big blemish.
Well I have to move them depending on what I'm filming but good idea!
Very educational as well as entertaining. I was amazed at the small amount of spare bricks as in my collection(over the last 35 yrs)has a vast amount of spare parts. I tend to just buy spare parts and create my moc from what I have on hand. I end up sometimes with a variety of colors while I continue to buy more parts. I was also struck by the smallish size of your Lego room. I am blessed to be working in a 20 ft x 15 ft space. I have taken over 16 ft x 4 ft of it at this time as my wife insisted on it being the great room so we have more room for the grandkids to play. It's amazing how my Lego setup gets so changed by the time they go home!
That's why I aim for maximum density as this is the room I have. Also it's quite spacious for a UK LEGO city!
Can't wait to c the finaly done
It should be sweet!
Love the subway train... great to see the update in progress.
The only suggestion I have isn't really Lego city related, and Mrs Hood may have a problem with it... why not paint the walls sky blue? Or at least get some sky panels (Railway modelling?) on the walls behind all the facades etc.
I asked him this a while ago. I also mentioned he should paint the continuation of his facades.
Because Mrs Hood wants her spare room back in the condition it was loaned!
@@RobinHoodBricks It pays to keep the missus happy at all times 😉😂
Nice use of the whole room
The city will be so grand when completely finished. Using soda cans is definitely a different way, definitely considering that the cost vs extruded aluminum box’s or something strong.
That looks like a n unused closet with door blocked by table now. If so why not knock the pins out of hinges and lay door on side under table behind box’s of projects. I was thinking another table with a giant mountain containing a motorized ski slope or any thing. Just having more space for more LEGO 😁
Sadly the closet is full of Mrs Hood's spare room stuff. I'd have loved to use it as a train yard!
Robin Hood, hopefully there’s another way in or that will be fun (hahaha) to move all LEGO and tables
Hi. I like the drink cans. I think they are like pillars with advertising on them. From Aussie Adam.
Haha, yes like those round adverts!
i really enjoy these types of videos. thank you for the behind the scenes!
Glad you enjoyed it. I wasn't sure at first but I'm glad I did!
Hi. Just another thought. Black duct tape around some cans will give them a rustic finish too.
You won't be able to see them when the bricks are in!
I'm looking forward to the farm!
It's too good a theme to miss out!
It's cool to see the behind the scenes!
I'm assuming the closed door is a closet? Perhaps taking the door off, you could do something in there as well. A cave scene or forest, something comprable to the lighting of a closet. You did say you wanted to utilize every square inch you could 😉
It is full of the original furniture!
Wow, that city is massive! 👍
Check out my recent city tour for more details!
Nice with some behind the scenes, it's nice to see the hard work behind all the colorful plastic men living in their civilized world! Oh and I love the meatballs part of the IKEA parts in the description
I'm glad someone noticed that!
Great video! Can’t wait till the Amusement park is finished!
Yeah, that's gonna take some time!
Couldn’t help thinking you might want to buy some knee pads. Gardening shops have great ones 😂😂 this was great. So good to see the structure. Loved it ! And love how you do your own thing ‘ !
Yeah, I'll be a leader rather than a follower. It's a helmet I need at the moment. I'm losing brain cells a few at a time!
I like seeing behind the scenes videos! Good video
Many thanks!
I loved this video! Perhaps you can find a way to suspend your lights from the ceiling so you won’t have to worry about working around them. Another channel I watch installed some led lights onto the ceiling to help with lighting
Vertical light still casts shadows so I need to move these to point at the action. I'd need to many hooks. You'll only see them in long sweeping views of the city or I'll go without!
Ah ha! You’re actually going for the airport, eh? I know most done do it because of the space. I went for it, and I’m glad I did. Plus, the farm sounds like a really nice addition. I’ve seen a few with a ton of grass pieces, and it looks amazing. It would be expensive, but I think we’ll worth it.
Both the farm and the airport will be the edges of a build against a wall. Either could become far too big otherwise. Enough to see and enjoy though!
Absolutely love your channel and your videos, always look forward to seeing what you are doing, very inspiring with my own city
Awww thanks for that. It gives me energy for the next one!
Wow. Seeing the fairground area not even be there is so strange!
if you ever think about useing the ice train on this track, be sure to have 2 studs space beteween the wall. It runs much smoother then. Greetings from austira o/
I think it'd hit every support and wall, haha. No it only works with this train and it's very close itself!
The expansion that we’ve been waiting for. Definitely interested with how the fun fair area would turn out.
Awesome, that's how!
I really want to see that roller coaster in the city
Me too, and have it running!
Please make a mountain river - ride based on one of the rides of walt disney world for example splash mountain or small world ( there's videos in the internet of those atractions )
Wow, that sounds big and complicated. It'd have to be motorised or it can't come in, and that sounds even harder. Will the Pirate roller-coaster not suffice?!
I supose that the pirate roller coaster can be modified a little bit to become a mountain river ride. Beacause the ride can be like going in a canoe in a forest. But it can be relaxing for the minifigs that are affraid of the roller coaster, just like a landscape ride.
Some years ago, lego friends made a fairground and it had light blue tracks that can be motorized.
Really enjoyed seeing "inside the machine" that is Robin Hood bricks. Hope there's no Lego in that closet or a blanket for Mrs. Hood cause that would be a nightmare to get!
If there is it's staying in there, haha!
I was wonderful to see how you will extend your city. The space the really full. You need to be careful on what you eat in order to fit on the holes. Be careful with yours knees by doing some exercise 😀. Above all put some sponge underneath the table or wear a bicycle helmet.
The helmet would be the most useful. I'm in no danger of being too big to fit through the holes though!
On the new district you could make a train cargo centre for train sheds maybe with the new corocodile locomotive non motorised so it’s not awfully expensive now This is not needed
I'm doing a train cargo area near the bridges. I really don't like that crocodile train!
@Robin Hood Bricks sorry that im late i Got the crocodile lokomotive on the release day with jangs fixes it’s actually rather Nice but it is expensive for a train without motor 😀
I'd enjoy a subway cam (so we can see the station from the subway)
Hmm, maybe. I'll see how it looks!
Cool new video, really like the subway expansion
It's great fun seeing it at one station and then the other!
@@RobinHoodBricks yes, cause now it was just a loop with 1 visible watching point
Can’t wait for the next video
Not long until Wednesday!
This city is amazing! Could we get the exact view from the door? Keep up the good work!
Try my last full room tour. I do one every 25 videos so another will be due very soon. Maybe two weeks!
Great to see some background!
Maybe for the theme park you should add a water park like at LEGOLAND windsor! And as you said in another video you don't like the haunted house, maybe you should do your own with a rollercoaster haunted house! And another ride space themed like the black hole that used to at Alton towers! Just a thought...
I was thinking of a Haunted House rollercoaster but I'm not sure I'll have room. They are so big!
@@RobinHoodBricks or love to see it done, I'm sure everyone does! Maybe you could do it similar to the haunted house at disneyland in america, by having a graveyard and conservatory! A great thing you could do with that is have a window with the rollercoaster coming out of, then have it go straight down into the conservatory, through some doors, into the graveyard and have the rollercoaster go down into a mosilium and go back to the house part! that would probably mean you would have to get millions of parts but it would be amazing!
@@Arthen1 The hardest part would be adding motors to make it all work!
Hello from the United Sates its so early here buy I dont mind your videos are worth it (if you were wondering its 3: 15 here)
It'll still be there in the morning!
@@RobinHoodBricks your vids are too good to wait for
Must admit I'm very surprised by your relative lack of parts - was expecting walls and tubs of stuff!
I thought everyone would assume that. I design electronically and buy only exactly what I need!
In a future special update you could make a stop motion trailer for the channel showcasing the city. Sounds like too much work though
I'm not starting that, haha. Not my strength I think!
You should do a Nottingham-upon-Stud Metro camera.
I'll see how it looks!
you could also use empty cans instead of full cans.
I don't think that would be strong enough. Stamp on an empty can and then try stamping on a full one!
I don't know if you follow Daryl at Bevin's Bricks, but I bet his new Lego Barn is the thing of your dreams, space-wise!
I'd love a LEGO Barn but in the UK we don't have the space. Sigh!
I’m on university semester break and I’ve been sorting my parts collection for the past week
A good system is worth the effort!
Robin Hood Bricks my thoughts exactly
Very nice, Robin. A couple of points though. Mrs. Hood didn't seem happy about the drink cans. However, now your 7 UP cans are buried. Hope you don't have anymore leaks or spills. The other point is, (and please forgive me if I don't understand) you've done away with your build table. That was your build table with all the parts on it, wasn't it? Now it does not seem it will be easy to get to it to do large sets and MOCS.
I can still reach the 7up cans albeit with difficulty. None have leaked yet.
You're right about the build table. Eventually I'll have to build on my work desk as I paint myself into a smaller corner!
cool, in compare for my rooms it is so cleaned up!!!
Haha, it's not always that clear!
It look really good
Cheers, Freddie!
What's the total size of your lego room? It doesn't seem to be extremely large in your videos, but you managed to build a large city in it.
Yes well I go for maximum density and the facades help with that. It's about 10 x 18 baseplates I think, plus the harbour!
If u get the new train..its cool but eletric parts at top.of roof Need u higher tunnle s entrent s but can fold down the eletric wier part s ..I'm trying to get the moator to power it up ..
Nah, I really don't like it at all!
As long as Coca-Cola cans are not in direct sunlight, extreme heat or wet often they should last for many years. I have some cans from over 10-15 years ago still sealed in my world wide collection (I still need England & Ireland hint hint) lol
You collect Coke cans? A rare sight nowadays. It's all bottles now it seems!
@@RobinHoodBricks yes sir. I have most of eastern Europe in my collection already since my best friend who lives in Austria 🇦🇹 travels A LOT & she grabs me cans from everywhere she goes lol
@@RobinHoodBricks I love bottles made of glass, but they are easily broken in shipping. The plastic bottles don't hold up well after a year or so. They start caving in a little bit & then you have to break the seal to try to pop them back out
So what makes it come from the country, the "bottled in" text? I'll post you a can if you want one. I imagine postage for a full can to USA is ridiculous.
Contents? A can of coke. They'll think I'm mad!
Does it matter if it says part of a multi pack?!
Its getting bigger EVERY UPDATE!
That's the plan. No stopping until it's full!
suggestion: like the ninja turtles place how its opened up in the wall, do the same thing but where the subway is and it shows a track going off and workers working on it
With the workers being scared and attacked by a swarm of evil ghosts. Yup!
@@RobinHoodBricks haha
Classic part of the city is held up by can s ...why not. It workt out. Save cuting any wood weedge s to hold up ikia table top s .are u moveing your carniva fun park. or is it cas cams in a diffrent spot to where you youshaly filming from in parst months
It's just waiting there. The fairground will be central on the two free new tables!
What a fun behind the scenes video. I hope you never have to get to that closet, haha. This is a great expansion.
Thanks, Ace!
I was a bit shocked about how little extra bricks you have. I guess if your using most of everything you have in use you wouldn't need to have extra
As per usual awesome video. In systems like yours I was actual curious to see how the underneath is built
Glad you found it useful. Yes, I'm trying to be efficient and cost effective with bricks. Buying thousands for a wall would cost a ton!
Fantastic to see! If I see this I have plenty of space left 😅 Bizar and cool how full the room is!!!! 😯🤩 One question though, why don't you use something else than soda cans, I think it is dangerous! Don't you think glasses, mugs over even toiletpaperrols are safer and strong enough?
They are tougher than you think!
I like a Subway cam
I love your lego city
It's gonna be great when that second subway is in fully!
Very cool video. It is great to see how you build up the under space. watching the subway witch does sound great when it hits the corner, I fear that lowering the table for the fair might put that in danger with it being over the top. but I am sure you have that all worked out. its great seeing that you don't have this massive amount of extra bricks that you are holding just using the ones you buy in brick hauls. Now for the question, you will get a ton of. whats in the closet that is now closed forever, and if it's empty you could pull the door and use the space for the scary woods every town has with the haunted homestead that the children dare each other to enter. a second question is do the cans have to be full? is it something that an empty washed out can could hold up or do they need the weight on the drink. I use empties in my shop to hold up a work surface because like you, I found its a set even height and lets my hand reach back to the plugs easier if I have to move a tool, I was afraid that the tools would crush the cans so I sealed the opening but I am crazy like that, just full of hot air... but then again.
As always thank you for sharing your video and how you have things set up.
If the table hits the subway when a bit lower I can move them all right a bit and have a bigger gap to bridge there. That's exactly how it is on the marina side. The donut shop is not supported by a table.
The closet has some of the bedroom furniture in it so can't be used.
The cans have to be full to be strong enough. It's the pressure.
Stamp on an empty can and then stamp on a full one!
@@RobinHoodBricks that was why I asked. I have a small shelf, not an entire tabletop, but cans are all a uniform size so whenever one is needed it's an easy replace.
Exactly. They're very useful and easy to get!
wow cool
Thanks!
Are u doing commando style to get from spot to spot. Where u stand Under the table s. ..i just take my shose of an walk on the road s in my city. As wide anuf for my feet .just hope to not steep on any car s or mini figs. ..
I crawl under the tables, yes. Going commando means something very different in the UK!