What you need to start a LEGO City & things to think about - LEGO City Building
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- I am happy to answer some questions in the comments, but there were a few more points I didn't mention in the video that I wanted to address quickly:
Regarding Mils plates: As much as this is a fantastic system, when you are just starting out I don't think it is essential. I only started experimenting when I had a particular need. Also when you are totally new to building a city it may just add a lot of case and daunting decisions, so maybe leave it until you have a particular need.
Basically, everyone walks their own journey and there is not right or wrong way to go about it. Just start by lining up some buildings and making a little path, the rest will come from there.
I hope it'll bring you as much joy as it did for me.
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Johanna X
really agree with what you said about doing whatever you like with your city!
i got an old lego alien conquest set (7051) and i was planning to just take it apart.
but then... i looked at my lego city...
and now there is an alien invasion in my lego city and there are Minifigures running away and pointing at the aliens in fear.
i love it so much and it really does show that any lego set can be used in your lego city!
That sounds amazing. This makes me so happy!
I’m so glad there are so many girls into lego, lol makes me feel better when I’m waiting in line between two families at the lego store.
Ive been following your channel for a little bit now and I too have a limited space for my legos but your city inspired me to start building my own.
That is AMAZING to hear! No space too small 😊😊 and building a city is such fun.
Really nice summary of building a city, especially about limitations
It's insane how much you've been able to cram in one room!
She is the cutest Lego builder Ive seen :)
Yay was really looking forward to this video!! Also I can’t stress this enough, your city is my favourite on UA-cam.
Oh my gosh thank you! That is such a huge compliment 😊
@@HighTeaToys It's true!
Agreed
Thank-you so much for this video. My 7 year old had been struggling with his city and space not being good enough. This has helped him to see that he can start with what he has and enjoy it anyways.
Some great advice there and I’m still blown away by how much you’ve got in your “box” room. I am certainly inspired by this to do something similar with my “box” room once it gets vacated.
I really look forward to seeing what you create!
For me you have one of the prettiest and most interesting Lego cities. 😃
Loving the positivity this video offers as it’s a great way to start the weekend!
My lego city is like yours on shelves we can better see the details and what matters are the details you add no matter how your buildings are stored... you have been a source of inspiration for me! A French follower 😊
I'm building a city in the top shelf of my wardrobe. Would love to have one on a table, but its impossible with pets around! 😽
That is very cool though! So many restrictions but that doesn’t mean it can’t be AWESOME! You should share some pictures on discord!
I have a cat problem too, he jumps everywhere. Sadly no Lego in my home, just in my hobby cabin. I’d love a special set in my home. Freddie Fang is a one cat demolition expert! 😃
@@HighTeaToys Will do, just waiting for Palace Cinema, some more road plates and a MOC park :)
@@michellee7465 I have a display cabinet with the space shuttle and a few other sets, keep my cat away from the lego!
@@GoldenJokered that’s one thing I don’t have and it has many advantages! 😀I just have low and high bookcases and shelves!
Love the positivity & good vibes. 😀👍⭐
I honestly would love to build a City but I just don’t have the space sadly otherwise I would give it a go, and great vid!
Always possible to do a bookscase city in the style of shytimeismytime. But totally understand. 😊
Yes that is quite a nice thing to do, I do have a cupboard which I think would look cool if I put lights in it I’ll have to use my DIY skills and see what I can do!😊 I will have to think about clearing the cupboard first though😂
@@owenjones6014 one day right ;) it’s good to have future projects in mind
@@HighTeaToys one day yes :) sometime in the future I will get there with the project!
Hi I can’t wait to move out into my own property have one or two rooms for my Lego collection thank you for your input it’s good to hear what how people do what they do with their Lego and see what’s the best option
I really like what you've done with your space! I'm still trying to figure out how to expand my city with my limited space.
Love this informative video. Gives me great inspiration. Puts it all into prospective. Thankyou for for taking the time to do this
I actually prefer this city over Bricksie's. I agree with your opinion on limitations. Bricksie's city gives me a headache. I feel like an "anything and everything" approach sort of kills the charm, which is what Jang and Bricksie have. But they are talented and I am imagine for them it's less about the end product and the massive display, but more about the process of building. But yes, love your take on limitations and have too much space to fill.
Great video 👏🏼😍 thank you ! Love your city and your energy and happiness about Lego ! Looking forward to more 🤗
I really want to start a city once I have room for it!
You're City looks really good have a great weekend Johanna 💜
Your city is beautiful. Very helpful to people who have small space. Alot of other Afols Lego Cities are too big for people like me with small space.
I need this mantra ❤ your city is so so nice
ive not really built many lego city sets mainly just harry potter but maybe someday in the future! they look really cool and detailed!
I have so many new and old Harry Potter sets, always wanted to put those together to make some sort of „HP City“ (castles, old & new diagon alley, shrieking shack, hogsmeade, burrow, privet drive…) but I’ve always thought I don’t have the space ;)
@@lauradegenhardt3148 thats a good idea! ide love to try something like that too! definitely agree with u about spacing! i have the same problem!
@@syedalihasan8923 I would love to see it, if you ever decide to actually do it! I honestly wouldn’t know where to start with mine… way too many sets to choose from 😂
@@lauradegenhardt3148 oh yes. I’ve seen so many amazing Harry Potter lay-outs and medieval ones. They’re all so cool!
@@lauradegenhardt3148 tbh, im still in the process of rebuilding the great hall, whomping willow, clocktower, astronomy tower, platform 9 and 3 quaters and the burrow! 😂🤣 i was gonna use the pieces to make a giant hogwarts castle at minifigure scale as i dont have the microfigure one and lets just say things didnt go too well... 🤣😅so i ecided to rebuild them for now but if i do ever make something like that i could post it on youtube some day but for now i dont really have many plans to post anything yet!🥰☺
I just want to say that your city videos have been really inspirational to me, especially given the limited space you've been working with. I love the fact that your city has many levels, or that in some parts there's an entire side of the shelf dividing the street in two. It just proves your point that any amount of space is good enough and will help getting creative. Like that MOC building you did from the noodle shop, so that it could fit in one of the dead space.
Thanks for all the advice and bright ideas you've been sharing over the past year!
There's some affordable off brand buildings on Amazon too Because brand Lego can get expensive for the larger buildings sets.
I’m thinking of starting and your video is very helpful. Thanks.
Your blog is so cool and I love your city at different levels
I REALLY love the way you’ve set up your city- I don’t have a lot of space, so mine will probably look a bit more like yours- but what I especially loved was seeing the overhead view of all of your details, it looks amazing!
I think Harry Potter lego sets are somehow super addictive- like, gateway lego sets.. bc I truly only collected the 2010 wave (as an adult, and only bc I am obsessed with HP and at the time I was about to have spine surgery & knew I was going to be bored sitting around & had a stepson who was a lego genius- so I figured I’d have help- which I did.. thankfully!) but.. sometime last year, a friend of mine texted me a picture of the Umbridge’s Encounter set- and I said “I don’t think I have that one- I don’t remember it..” and that is when she told me there was a new wave of HP lego sets out…. Fast forward a year, and I’ve gotten into modulars, city, ninjago, Monkie Kid (I love your Ramen Shop Moc & intend to build it- so THANK YOU in advance for that!).. and pretty much everything in between. So, again, I blame Harry Potter sets for my addiction.. I’ve even purchased Friends sets just bc they were on clearance & figured I could use the pieces. And 4plus sets bc “they have printed pieces”- it goes on and on.. so I get it. Your city is gorgeous- I love that there is now a 3rd level! I can’t wait to see it!
Great advice to have the freedom to explore your imagination about your city theme, I am working on a space city using some city sets
I love your city. By far my favourite one to be honest. It’s something I can follow along in my own city and don’t get frustrated that mine isn’t a huge one and it’s ok not to have all the ridiculously expensive old modulars. I don’t have the space limitations only my creativity! Your honest positive videos I look forward to all the way from Australia.
Thank you so much! It’s a joy to work on the city that’s for sure. I’m glad you’re enjoying the journey. 😊
Great video!!! With a small space you can also do a lot of fun things!!! You are using your space verry wel!!! Did you ever watched small Brick city?
I love the verticality to your layout!
Thanks, very good tips!
A city built only on boat hulls would be pretty cool! 🚢 Would be an interesting project for a Lego convention/exhibition.
Yes! Love that idea.
Tfs your tips and thoughts Johanna! Your city is really unique to well most everything else I’ve seen on YT where people have lots of table tops and space. Love those but like you I don’t have that, so I really appreciate to know about other options. My city plans are super random at this point as I buy sets that mean something to me, not specifically a theme. Like as a child I loved medieval sets and I would love to start with them and get the blacksmith set and some Ninjago dragons, a forest, play with mountains and caves as landscaping, add Winnie the Pooh’s house in there plus HP sets that I have, etc. I love greenery and to work with that will be so relaxing for me. But sadly with current global circumstances, my local Lego store closed their PAB wall as they don’t want people touching the bricks, so sad. So hopefully that opens up again in future. Have a lovely weekend 🤗💖
Sounds like you could take a theme park like approach where you have different themed sections? So each area of you city has a different theme. The medieval quarter, the Ninjago waterfront, etc. It could be super unique that way! Im sure over time it would come together wonderfully. Our lego stored would fill cups for their customers when we couldn’t touch the bricks. But Bricklink has been my main source of bricks as there you can buy exactly what you need. Especially if space is limited it’s easier to only get what you need then needing to store lots of random parts.
This arrangement of your city seemed strange to me at first, but after listening to what you were saying about the limitations etc, I find that you have a very rational and healthy approach👍
and yes, there might be a LEGO master-piece city's out there, but hey! With lack of space or money, the imagination and creativity is all we need!❣
Terrific advice! Start small, be creative with the space you have - limitations are part of the creative process, and above all else, have fun. Doing your own thing is what matters. Don’t feel like you have to copy someone else’s vision. You know what you like - so experiment and let the inspiration just happen as you go. Happy building :-)
I think you might have done a recent rebuild, but I was thinking it would be a little humorous to have sone mini figures scaling ip or down the shelf posts, or via a ladder. Or, even have some large portal type doors at on end to magicslly transport people around?
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I think you will like the x2 or x3 31131 half baseplate corner building that's going around, looks amazing and would suit your city IMO. I love your city FYI, these nook space style cities are much more interesting and cosy. The mini figs can traverse the levels via a chairlift or pulley system, hehe ☺️
It would be nice if Lego made half modulars and sold them on their own. They would be cheaper of course, but what I like about them is that you can have more of them with different facades filling in a smaller space, which makes it look much busier, rather than having big buildings taking up all the space with a single facade. That's why I have multi facade modulars in my Lego Street (not city due to space limitations ☺️) like the detectives office, police building, assembly square and then the bookshop half's to break up the street even more. It makes less look more. I'd like to add the Boutique hotel next as well as the x3 31131 building.
It's actually on my wanted list :P Just need to get some Noodle shop sets to do it. One day I hope.
@@HighTeaToys The creator 3in1 sets are very good to start a city center at low budget. If you can find them that is. And there is a new set ever 2 years or so. The Noodle shop is a great set. Love it a lot. And the dimensions match the new road plates very nicely.
Number one thing you need to start a lego city is money. 🤭🤣🤣
Lots lots of money
You’re not wrong. Though you can take a more chill approach then I have done. 😂
You can building some elevators for minifigures to get on second shelf and third shelf.
great videos
Honestly some of the buildings from the marvel and dc sets are a great way to jumpstart a lego city. Sure a lot of them are banks. bases and street scenery, but it's the impression of it is which what matters the most.
So so true. And you could even take those buildings as a jumping off point and then moc them a little. So many options!
This was so helpful thanks ❤
Ooohh! Did you say tree house city?! That would be epic!! Someone needs to do this!! 😄
Hey are you going convert that shelf pillar into a falling waterfall?!! ..with water flowing from the top shelf (open up a tunnel under the brickbank for it to line up) and ends up flowing (build a little bridge for the red walk path to go over the flow of the water too....) into the water in the City Gardens! 😄
A vertical gondola that raises and lowers (suspended using twine as cables that lift (no need to build a vertical elevator-like structure that takes up too much space--only the lifting structure at the very top shelf)...maybe even motorized!) minifigures to the different levels would be kinda neat
Just far out ideas that popped in my head 😂
That sounds like an amazing idea! Im not sold on the colour yet and where the pillar sits is a little annoying. But as there is likely to come a big lego city in October I may wait with deciding what to do until then.
@@HighTeaToys Looking forward to it's evolution!! 😄
I'm the absolute brokest of broke, but i want to make a Lego city, even if its a tiny one with like 5 buildings, so my plan is to go very unusual with what I use, lots of cheap sets you wouldn't think would work for a city, they're going in mine, and I also have no issue with using knockoff bricks, that will also cut costs a significant amount
“If I wasn’t blind this would be much easier” Story of my life! 🤣
Flying dragon transport. Sign me up 👍
if including trains, do them first. If your city is well established, its a nightmare. I had to rip up two tables and completely start again to realise my vision, buts thats the also the fun!
I think having a train station would be mandatory first imo. But you can do it on the outside, provided you got space. That is usually the issue, people tend to start too far in the back and then realize, crap I put all that stuff in the rear how do I lay the track. If people take to heart not to go to the outside edge of the table too fast they can always add the rails and train later with minimal issues to their city.
I got into Lego after I saw some Lego games on steam and after watching UA-cam collectors I really wanted to buy something.
And guess what I got... Assembly square lmao
What is the building to the left of the patisserie? I know it’s a MOC, but I can’t work out which one. 😄
Were did you say you can buy bricks from please I'm new an looking to start a city
How much is it to be a member?
There should be a join button that you can see or click the link in the description and that takes you to the page where it’s explained. That’s probably the easiest way :)