Lego is expensive in both time, money, and space used. I remember when I first got back into it and heard people say that they r out of space but me with my piddly lil collection thought "oh that won't happen to me cause I will never amass that amount of parts"... Well, I was wrong. But its worth it😂
Expensive in space used! Yes!! I got back into Lego a couple years ago and as of this year… my collection is too big I don’t really have space for it 😭 but I don’t wanna get rid of the bulk cuz I make a lot of MOCs
@@Junk_Draw3r lmao exactly. I had to go from it being stored in a closet, to being stored in a closet and bedroom, to having to move the office downstairs and the bedroom to the office leaving the larger bedroom for the Lego which I can't complain cause it is badass but now that it's full, what am I to do?🤣
Hahahah! I had a LOT of Lego at home initially but had to bring everything to my office. My girlfriend didn't like the bookshelves being filled with Lego cause "where should I put all of my books?!" 😂
Wow, your video quality is better than anything I have ever seen! 🤩 This video brought me so much joy! I'm super motivated to build my own modular now, after having built the Natural History Museum without instructions!
That's so awesome to hear, thank you for the compliment! And I hope you succeed with your modular! If you want you can share it in the Discord server 😄
Simply looking at real buildings and integrating elements from them into your MOCs really does help a lot. That's exactly what helped me start making decent-looking modular buildings.
Thank you very much for this video, great to see someone who really shows how you can make a modular building yourself. I have been trying to design one in studio 2.0 for a while now. greetings from the Netherlands.
Those are some great tips. I've got a line-up of modulars myself as well and decided to add some of my own. I'm not quiet happy with most of the designs, so this'll help me redo them and to make them fit better with the official sets. I've also noticed that for some other custom models I've created, it was cheaper to source the parts from LEGO directly, instead of browsing Bricklink. Especially if a lot of the parts are available in the PAB walls in the stores. XD
Great video! The quality of your videos is great and really makes me want to make a lego town of my own (already started a bit, but I don't have a lot of space yet). Also a video about your experience sourcing parts and ordering them would be really appreciated, I'm tempted to buy on bricklink but it's a bit daunting
Nice video. Agree on the cost vs effort part. Being Dutch too finding the cheapest way is not easy. Though if i really want a set i just find it in a discount. Bricklink order also add up a lot in cost. But to make your own building is indeed cooler
Very true! I have a Lego store 5 minutes away from my studio and I hop in about every week or so to see if they have something cool on the pab wall. It rarely changes though...
I´m totally up to you! It feels like TLG picked here randomly a building out of the Franchise to bringe it on shelfs. The Gringotts Bank has been an iconic place in the movies and looks fantastic (even if the underground hasn´t been a necessary build for me). Same for the Diagon Alley. But this set feels a bit displaced for me (only in the movie it has been burned down - in the books nothing like this ever happened). So waht´s that special about it!?! In my eyes it looks like a "playset" and not like a "UCS" one. Sure the rooms are build very well sand a lot of easter eggs are in, but I´m missing THAT one specific extra which triggers me. For me not worth the price as I´m missing the great added value related to the originally released playset...
Great video! I’m working on an extension for the Natural History Museum. Initially, I planned to use parts from the Haunted House since they are the same color, but there weren't enough compatible pieces, so I started buying bricks from Bricklink. I’m not even halfway through, and the cost is already around €400, so I’m not sure if I’ll take this approach for other buildings. I might just get more copies of official modular buildings and modify them to fit my city layout and design.
Thanks so much for this video! I appreciate it. I would like to hear a little more about size and scale... How high are typical walls per floor for a minifig modular, what's a minimum depth X width per room? What size do you like to make sidewalks? I wanna try making my own modulars, but it's hard! lol
The sidewalks are 8 studs deep, that's kind of a must if you want everything to connect properly. Besides that, you can honestly do whatever you feel like. I think usually the floors are about 10 bricks tall but if you want a taller one just go for it! It's Lego, so your creativity is the limit really
Blij dat ik je kanaal gevonden heb. Je werk is indrukwekkend. En zo goed als je met je eigen MOCs bent: weg met de modulars die zo van de plank komen uit de legocatalogus. Ontwerp het allemaal zelf!
Renzo dit is geweldig! Ik ga je MOC gebruiken voor mijn eigen stad! Heb je ook links naar andere ideeen? Ik zou graag je lantaarnpalen willen gebruiken
This were achually some really good tips and roght after i watched this i went straight to stud io to build my own modular and if i save up i will mayby also buy some bricks to build it
Your town hall is nice, no discussion there, but it does something, real Lego modulars don't do - it has a quite obviouse symmetrie. Although this honors the reference, it breaks the typical modular esthetic. I would have added a tower or something like that to one of the wings to break the symmetry. Otherwise very useful video, thank you!
That's actually very helpful feedback, thanks! When I was building it, I did feel like it was almost a little off but couldn't put my finger on it. I think making it not as symmetric could be nice indeed. I'll definitely make some changes down the line and keep this in mind!
Heel goed bezig!! Zeer professioneel!! Ook jouw ai-stem (vroeg me af welk programma je gebruikt) is vlot en past perfect bij de content die je maakt, mag je zeker blijven gebruiken. Je hebt een abonnee bij!!😊👌🏻
Thanks Filip! En tof om je erbij te hebben als member, dat waarderen we enorm! 😄 Ik heb een kopie van mijn eigen stem gemaakt met ElevenLabs. De video's hiervoor hebben we met text to speech gedaan, maar inmiddels gebruiken we speech to speech. Dat klinkt nog net iets natuurlijker
I order from both the Lego website and Bricklink. You just need to compare some of the parts before buying them. Sometimes they're cheaper on the Lego website. I've found that that's mostly the case with tiles in popular colors. A 2x2 light grey tile is like 7ct from Lego and 15ct on Bricklink last time I checked
Definitely! My studio is 5 minutes away from a Lego store and I go there about once a week to see if they have any good parts on the wall. Finding what I need sadly doesn't happen very often though
Imagine having to sort your own Lego collection and finding all the parts you need for a random set from 2009. Except you aren’t you, you are the Lego company. They can’t make everything all the time, and they can’t store enough bricks to supply old sets forever.
I bet this is exactly it. And you can generally source most of the parts from Lego anyways. If you're okay with not having a specific printed pieces that only came in one set, it's easy to replace
Lego is expensive in both time, money, and space used. I remember when I first got back into it and heard people say that they r out of space but me with my piddly lil collection thought "oh that won't happen to me cause I will never amass that amount of parts"... Well, I was wrong. But its worth it😂
Expensive in space used! Yes!! I got back into Lego a couple years ago and as of this year… my collection is too big I don’t really have space for it 😭 but I don’t wanna get rid of the bulk cuz I make a lot of MOCs
@@Junk_Draw3r lmao exactly. I had to go from it being stored in a closet, to being stored in a closet and bedroom, to having to move the office downstairs and the bedroom to the office leaving the larger bedroom for the Lego which I can't complain cause it is badass but now that it's full, what am I to do?🤣
Hahahah! I had a LOT of Lego at home initially but had to bring everything to my office. My girlfriend didn't like the bookshelves being filled with Lego cause "where should I put all of my books?!" 😂
Gotta move into a bigger house I guess... Oh well! 😂😂
@@renzo260 well it depends.... Were they books about Lego?🤣
0:38 not day passes when i don't regret doing this rip my old legos😢
Wow, your video quality is better than anything I have ever seen! 🤩 This video brought me so much joy! I'm super motivated to build my own modular now, after having built the Natural History Museum without instructions!
That's so awesome to hear, thank you for the compliment! And I hope you succeed with your modular! If you want you can share it in the Discord server 😄
Simply looking at real buildings and integrating elements from them into your MOCs really does help a lot. That's exactly what helped me start making decent-looking modular buildings.
It really is!
Ok how do you not have at least 1 mill subs the quality of your vids are better than vids I’ve seen from people with like 3 mill
Hahah that's so nice of you, thanks! I'll try to keep improving, maybe we can get there some day
0:42-0:59 is so relatable because that exact lego ferrari set got me back into lego as an adult but now prefer designing mocs that fit my aesthetic
Awesome!
YEEAAAHH RENZO
Eindelijk gepost en meteen perfect!!
Lekker bezig!
Lekkerrrr!
Thank you very much for this video, great to see someone who really shows how you can make a modular building yourself. I have been trying to design one in studio 2.0 for a while now. greetings from the Netherlands.
Awesome to hear! Good luck with your own project!
2:37 mood also wholesome
Those are some great tips. I've got a line-up of modulars myself as well and decided to add some of my own. I'm not quiet happy with most of the designs, so this'll help me redo them and to make them fit better with the official sets.
I've also noticed that for some other custom models I've created, it was cheaper to source the parts from LEGO directly, instead of browsing Bricklink. Especially if a lot of the parts are available in the PAB walls in the stores. XD
That's so cool to hear! Good luck with your modulars!
And yes, definitely. I have noticed it's mostly tiles that are way more expensive on Bricklink
Great video! The quality of your videos is great and really makes me want to make a lego town of my own (already started a bit, but I don't have a lot of space yet). Also a video about your experience sourcing parts and ordering them would be really appreciated, I'm tempted to buy on bricklink but it's a bit daunting
That's awesome to hear! I'm actually writing the video on that already, it's a LOT of research though so it might still be a while
I really like the range of topics you cover in this video!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Looks pretty amazing. Bought my first LEGO last week, and keep watching all these videos and really want to create and buy more xD
Awesome! Don't buy more than you realistically can afford though, I've made that mistake 😂
Your videos are getting better and better I subbed
Awesome, thanks! Welcome aboard 😄
@@renzo260 hiiii
Great video ! I live in the Hague too ✊✊😂
Hahah no way! Awesome
Nice video. Agree on the cost vs effort part. Being Dutch too finding the cheapest way is not easy. Though if i really want a set i just find it in a discount. Bricklink order also add up a lot in cost. But to make your own building is indeed cooler
Very true! I have a Lego store 5 minutes away from my studio and I hop in about every week or so to see if they have something cool on the pab wall. It rarely changes though...
Such a fantastic video! I've always done very simple custom builds. This has a ton of great info on how to expand your abilities. Thanks for sharing!
I'm glad it's useful! Good luck on your projects!
i never realized the fire brigade set was so expensive but with all the dark red that makes sense right now im needing to get a bunch of replacements
You could substitute it for a different color though, just make your own version of it!
Just discovered your channel! This is great. Thanks for the fun and quality content.
Glad you're enjoying it!
Your the best Lego UA-camr you are helping me make my own Lego city so thanks :)
That's awesome to hear! Hope your city is coming along nicely!
OMG YOU ACTUALLY COMMENTED :D
This is a GREAT video!!
Thanks!
This is a great video. Excellent suggestions.
I'm glad you liked it!
Ha, nice video and very cool to see we happen to live in the same city 👍🏼
Thanks! And that's funny haha!
the front assembly square is amazing
Do you think I should put that design on the side as well?
@@renzo260 yes it would look great
Who are you ? Why havent I seen you earlier! Great Video, love it !
I'm Renzo, nice to meet you haha! And thanks I really appreciate it! 😄
I´m totally up to you! It feels like TLG picked here randomly a building out of the Franchise to bringe it on shelfs. The Gringotts Bank has been an iconic place in the movies and looks fantastic (even if the underground hasn´t been a necessary build for me). Same for the Diagon Alley. But this set feels a bit displaced for me (only in the movie it has been burned down - in the books nothing like this ever happened). So waht´s that special about it!?!
In my eyes it looks like a "playset" and not like a "UCS" one. Sure the rooms are build very well sand a lot of easter eggs are in, but I´m missing THAT one specific extra which triggers me.
For me not worth the price as I´m missing the great added value related to the originally released playset...
Well done. Good video. You have a new subscriber!
Thanks! And welcome to the channel 😄
Great video! I’m working on an extension for the Natural History Museum. Initially, I planned to use parts from the Haunted House since they are the same color, but there weren't enough compatible pieces, so I started buying bricks from Bricklink. I’m not even halfway through, and the cost is already around €400, so I’m not sure if I’ll take this approach for other buildings. I might just get more copies of official modular buildings and modify them to fit my city layout and design.
Yea it adds up really quickly! I hope you get to finish the Museum though, sounds like a cool project!
thx for the help
Very helpfull👍
Great to hear!
Thanks so much for this video! I appreciate it. I would like to hear a little more about size and scale... How high are typical walls per floor for a minifig modular, what's a minimum depth X width per room? What size do you like to make sidewalks? I wanna try making my own modulars, but it's hard! lol
The sidewalks are 8 studs deep, that's kind of a must if you want everything to connect properly. Besides that, you can honestly do whatever you feel like. I think usually the floors are about 10 bricks tall but if you want a taller one just go for it! It's Lego, so your creativity is the limit really
i live in Rotterdam and the townhall is beautiful, after the roof it looks very similar
Awesome! Glad you like it 😄
Wait a second, you have a good channel and you started at 2007, so why haven't you got 100k subs?!!????!
Cause I've been away for a loooong time. But almost there!!
@@renzo260 I hope you get them soon
For the roof you can get inspiration from the modular petshop.
Oh yea that does look a little similar! I might use that if I make any changes later on
Blij dat ik je kanaal gevonden heb. Je werk is indrukwekkend.
En zo goed als je met je eigen MOCs bent: weg met de modulars die zo van de plank komen uit de legocatalogus. Ontwerp het allemaal zelf!
That's awesome to hear, thank you! It's definitely worth designing your own buildings!
Jammer dat het geen stadhuis van Middelburg is. Leuke en geweldige video voor de rest.
Er zijn zoveel stadhuizen in Nederland, moest toch echt een keuze maken hahaha
Great vid
Thanks! 😄
Отлично!👍
Спасибо!
Renzo dit is geweldig! Ik ga je MOC gebruiken voor mijn eigen stad! Heb je ook links naar andere ideeen? Ik zou graag je lantaarnpalen willen gebruiken
Leuk om te horen! Op dit moment nog niet echt, maar heb wel een hoop plannen voor nieuwe toevoegingen 😄
@@renzo260 wil je graag een x foto’s sturen van mijn stad. Hoor graag je mening/ideeen
Stuur maar door hoor, ben wel benieuwd! Als je de Discord joint heb je gelijk een hele groep die vast met je mee wil denken 😄
@@renzo260 wat is je discord?
This were achually some really good tips and roght after i watched this i went straight to stud io to build my own modular and if i save up i will mayby also buy some bricks to build it
Awesome!
cool, im from italy, now im gonna build my own modular
Awesome! There's a lot of great building inspiration in Italy
Your town hall is nice, no discussion there, but it does something, real Lego modulars don't do - it has a quite obviouse symmetrie. Although this honors the reference, it breaks the typical modular esthetic. I would have added a tower or something like that to one of the wings to break the symmetry. Otherwise very useful video, thank you!
That's actually very helpful feedback, thanks! When I was building it, I did feel like it was almost a little off but couldn't put my finger on it. I think making it not as symmetric could be nice indeed. I'll definitely make some changes down the line and keep this in mind!
I also recently sorted my Lego
Awesome!
I was the 1000th like on this video
Is it victor von doom ?
Heel goed bezig!! Zeer professioneel!! Ook jouw ai-stem (vroeg me af welk programma je gebruikt) is vlot en past perfect bij de content die je maakt, mag je zeker blijven gebruiken. Je hebt een abonnee bij!!😊👌🏻
Thanks Filip! En tof om je erbij te hebben als member, dat waarderen we enorm! 😄
Ik heb een kopie van mijn eigen stem gemaakt met ElevenLabs. De video's hiervoor hebben we met text to speech gedaan, maar inmiddels gebruiken we speech to speech. Dat klinkt nog net iets natuurlijker
@@renzo260 Ik kijk uit naar nieuwe content!! Keep up your great work!!👌🏻😉
hey were are you ordering your pieces from ? I just starting collecting individual pieces from lego , any thoughts ?
I order from both the Lego website and Bricklink. You just need to compare some of the parts before buying them. Sometimes they're cheaper on the Lego website. I've found that that's mostly the case with tiles in popular colors. A 2x2 light grey tile is like 7ct from Lego and 15ct on Bricklink last time I checked
The building in the Hague is nearby my sister
Put city hall on lego ideas and it can be new lego ideas set.
I honestly might once I add details to it
nah bro this is so cool man ngl from 2007 bro lol bur also ye fr bro i also love story bro lmao
One way that you can decrease the price is to visit the Lego store occassionally and pick up several common and uncommon parts in bulk.
Definitely! My studio is 5 minutes away from a Lego store and I go there about once a week to see if they have any good parts on the wall. Finding what I need sadly doesn't happen very often though
How do you got all modular buildings all build in your studio?
I built them myself! If you're a member of the channel you can also find all the files in my Discord server :)
Currently my mocs are blocky and a bit boring, guess I need to work on my building skills
Hope the video helps :D
Why do Lego retire sets when then are still very popular
Imagine having to sort your own Lego collection and finding all the parts you need for a random set from 2009. Except you aren’t you, you are the Lego company. They can’t make everything all the time, and they can’t store enough bricks to supply old sets forever.
I bet this is exactly it. And you can generally source most of the parts from Lego anyways. If you're okay with not having a specific printed pieces that only came in one set, it's easy to replace
I know
how to download the assembly square
The netherlands 🤗
PHEW at least I’m not required to to outside
The internet is a wonderful place hahaha
@@renzo260 realy?
Really?
Absolutely! You don’t need to go outside for pretty much anything anymore. Just use the internet 😂
@@renzo260 ehh
The Discord address is not valid in the U.K. 😢😢
Buy broken modular sets they have a lot of bricks
That's a great idea actually!
I think bro means more harry potter😂
So your saying Lego sets are not overpriced and sourcing the blocks alone cost more?? Surprising..
Crazy right! But that makes you wonder, are the individual parts well-priced? 👀
Bricklink Studio does not exist in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, , Sad 😞 😢
Pretty sure it does I have a friend there that uses it
It's on the internet, you have internet in the UK right? Hahaha
I’m not tryna be mean but you sound like AI 😭🙏
Beep boop 🤖
No good
Why not?