I like the brickbuilt tire marks better. I think they look a little closer to the real-life example, and they showcase your skill as a builder much better than the rubbed rubber method.
The rubber marks look more realistic buuut I prefer brick built since it doesn’t stand out from the city and the rubber marks just take away from the Lego feel
Nah, logically thinking, the airplane wheels are real tires, not lego tires, therefore actual rubber marks is the only one that makes sense even though its for lego
This is easily the most realistic runway I've seen in lego. Everything from the tire marks to the landing zone to the correct runway numbers. You never cease to amaze me with your city. Keep up the hard work!
Well then Lego people know nothing about airports! I found some inaccuracies which were quite Infuriating (wrong reason for turn around, not enough taxiways coming off the runway especially compared to the airport in the comparison which is Prague I think? (I play WOA, that’s where the blue light shot one comes from) but either way I still found those quite infuriating.
@@golemofiron7250This is most likely not an INT'l airport (judging my size of city), so it probably would not have heavy traffic, thus not needing too many exit taxiways. although yes, that is not why turnaround sections are used, it's not that bad. the creator still did an incredible job.
In the big open field, I think you should add a small hangar for private jets or small privately owned planes, such as Cessnas. Adding a super short runway is just kind of awkward, I also think the airport terminal ought to be a bit bigger, or you should have the train station be a terminal on the side, there just isn't enough space.
For the terminal, you should add a multi-story car park too, and a taxi pick up and drop off point. Or have a car park just a little away from the terminal with a park and ride bus service (or tram)
Definitely like the brick built markings. At a distance, they simulate the effect very well. The tire marked ones, I feel would go mostly unnoticed by the viewer, since they are more faint.
As a plane nerd and someone who has quite a few hours in small planes, I gotta say you really nailed that runway! Really appreciate the research you put into this
Hello! Real pilot here! I love this airport because for the most part it is actually realistic to life and flying! I really appreciate the effort! Good work!
I am enthusiast about the new airport. Curious how it would end. Recommendations: keep it to one runway. For the left out space: - hangars; - small fire / rescue brigade station - helipads - oil silos - I would move the pier a bit inwards then create a stand alone train station next to it. Preferably covered with glass on an arch structure. Good luck
Just an idea, but since it wouldn't make sense for planes to be coming in for a landing really close to the tops of skyscrapers, what if the runway's position on the table is switched to the side closest to the wall? That way the city's placement could make more sense since it won't be in the flight path, and moving the skid marks further away from where people will view it could make the tiles look better, since you said they look better from a distance. As for the airport terminal, I think a cool idea could be to make the terminal close to the edge of the table with an open side facing the room. This could allow really cool details to be put into the terminal and have them be easily seen by people, since I love your ability to decorate interiors and tell stories that way. I feel like the inside stories you've loaded the city with will be mostly hidden to the casual crowd that visits, and putting details in a readily seen terminal could get more people looking for the other stories you've hidden throughout. Also, with stuff like motorized conveyor belts hidden in the floors of the airport, Lego people could be rigged to move inside the airport, which would add lots of life to this section. I love your content and have been watching since this was in the house, and I can't wait for the next installment!
"Just an idea, but since it wouldn't make sense for planes to be coming in for a landing really close to the tops of skyscrapers" ...Kai Tak Airport (VHHH) wants to have a talk with you.
What about adding a hanger for planes? I think this would be great because with big hanger doors open, its a building you could really see the scene inside. Maybe with some plane maintenance going on inside? Also, I like the brick built skids better, but I think with just a little less black.
I have huge respect for you man. You manage to have two channels in two different languages. Thank you for letting us English speakers enjoy this. You’re the best
The brick built tire scrapes look really good, although I agree the colors seem a tad harsh. Maybe more of a dark grey with hints of black would look better?
As a student pilot: Man that runway looks awesome! Even the tire markings. Personally, I like the brick built version better, that is way more realistic I think. The only thing what I would change is the backtrack section of the runway, I would make it a little bit more round, and build it a little bit further away from the side of the runway. But honestly, that is impressive! Aviaiton is a very complex world, and you managed to think about all these small details... Keep up the great work Man, you are building a wonderful city!
You know, the airfield stuff isn't really my cup of tea but it's a testament to your video quality and Lego skills that I still really enjoyed the episode! Seeing those markings come together is super satisfying. Personally I really like the brickbuilt abrasion over the rubber version, which seems a little too subtle even besides the inherent appeal of brickbuiltness
I kinda think the airport is a bit oversized... really cool looking but really massive compared to the size of the city. Airports are parts of cities... not the size of cities.
When you started to build the runway in the video, I immediately thought, that I will recommend you to create some rubber patch on it. But you've already thought about it :D Btw I would recommend the first approach, with using darker lego bricks, and the area with the "rubber" could be longer, even 2x, as what you've built, I think. Also you can build that a bit lighter, with using less black pieces and more dark grey, and it would be more realistic with a little bit more gradient in the color at the edges of the patch. But it's awesome!!!
I think the lego tires marks are way better. The brick build looks so aggressive it ruins the beauty of the clean lego builds. They are even done with actual tires! How realistic is that. A lego city should have marks done by lego itself! Love your videos! Keep it up
6:40 i had an idea that instead of having the train go inside the building you could add a smaller table to the side and make the rail go under the airport (not under the table but just on a lower level), with stairs leading up this would leave more space for interior and create a nice underground stairs thing that would look pretty cool imo. a bus station and a road and a biiig parking would also help make the airport look massive
Agree, terminals are often on the first level as well so that could work. But maybe the building might become too high then, since the trains are also quite tall
I prefer the brick built tire marking. I’m liking how the airport is shaping out. I think having a little train station that comes right up to the airport is a genius idea. That way you could get from one side of the city to the other without the need of having to take a car. But overall I’m liking how everything is coming along. I am a bit concerned how a big modern airport is going to tie into your cottage like city. But if you make it look similar to how you made the warehouse look. I think it will be fine.
I'm a new viewer (and now subscriber) to your channel, so I'm not sure if this has been suggested yet, but it would be so cool if your museum included a video hub where patrons could select a category (for example: wild west village, tram line, mountain, harbor, etc.) and then they could view the relevant UA-cam videos that show your building of each particular area. Part of the reason I think your channel is so popular (aside from your obviously wonderful technical LEGO-building skills) is the level of care and detail you put into the documentation of the city's growth and fluid redevelopment. The museum would be empty without that clear evidence of dedication and commitment. Great work!
Amazing built! Just as a tip, I think you should add PAPI (Precision Approach Path Indicator) on each side of the runway. This is used as a visual guide on your glideslope, especially when actually landing. They consist of 4 red/white lights. If showing 3+ white, you're too high, and if it shows 3+ red lights, you're too low. Showing 2 white (left) and 2 red (right) you're in the correct glideslope. This is mandatory on nearly all airports, and add a real sense of realism. Would be worth an entire episode on it's own, knowing how complex it is. ❤
Please correct me if I'm wrong here, but is that basically the same, or a very similar system to the "meatball" that is used on aircraft carriers? It sounds quite similar.
@@captainnutnut6077Your right they are very similar just Papi lights are a simpler system because the only have four lights and airports have a lot of margin of error when landing. Where the metal ball is a lot more precise because of you are just a bit off your glide slope your in the drink, into the back of the carrier or you just miss the whole thing all together.
@@tagator88understandable. I very recently spent an unnecessary amount of time arguing with someone in a youtube comments section about the pronunciation of ‘fifth’ (I was irrefutably right btw… and that actually sounds kinda pretentious).
This one is probably actually quite small, like maybe a tiny regional airport on an island. Normally, you'd expect a huge terminal, with shuttle trains, hotels, a big parking garage, and don't forget the ILS antennas, and the fences around the whole thing. And then the control tower, security posts, shopping centre, maintenance hangar, airline offices, fire station. To build all that out of lego (at minifigure scale), I don't think the entire mueseum-to-be would be big enough 😃
I really love the brick built tire markings, the LEGO tyre variant isn't that bad, but as you've shown it'll eventually disappear, thus I'm the fan of the brick built version. Can't wait to see the main airport building, would be so cool to see some sort of a train station inside or next to it, it's always nice to see train tracks around a LEGO city😄
The way you made the tyre marks with bricks is incredible! Your attention to detail never ceases to amaze me, im in awe at this whole city. Thankyou for sharing your talent with us.
Just a heads up! Those green spaces between the taxiways and on either side of the runway should be bowl-shaped, to collect storm water. The runway has to be high and dry to protect landing planes.
!! SUGGESTION !! Could I suggest that you add the VASI lights next to the runway ( Visual Glide Slope Indicators ) They're four pairs of lights in a single line that show the pilot/s if they're on the correct glidesope on approach ; 4 white pairs - Too High! 3 white pairs, 1 red pair - Slightly High 2 white pairs, 2 red pair - On Glide Slope 1 white pair, 3 red pars - Slightly Low 4 red pairs - Too Low! They would be very, very easy to add. ( Whether you want to use LEDs and program them would be up to you! )
As a flight simmer since 12 years old and a student pilot currently studying Air Law at the moment, (Where airport markings are taught), This episode is a TREAT. One note: The runway threshold lights are green when looking down the runway and red on the other side. These lights are actually 2 directional meaning that one side of the lamp is painted green and the other red. Also one awesome detail you could add to the airport is a VOR antenna. Possibly and ideally close and around the runway! Awesome build!
Love this project! A couple of feedbacks: Ideally, that last runway exit should connect to the runway at the very end of it, and it should be at a 90 degree angle to the runway. It should connect at the very end to allow planes to use all of the runway on takeoff. It's completely fine for aircraft to roll over the white stripes, just not any yellow arrows before the white stripes. Also, runway exits are either angled towards the furthest end of the runway, allowing for planes that have landed to exit the runway at a higher speed; or, they're angeled at 90 degrees. Your second to last exit is angeled correctly, but the last exit is usually angeled at 90 degrees because they're only designed to let aircraft onto the runway at low speeds. Angeling it towards the nearest end of the runway doesn't serve a purpose as it only increases the planes' turning radius.
The brick built marks look better than the rubber I think. LED's in the yellow lines, if I understood what you meant correctly, seems like it would be major overkill.😅 Great video as always. I'm looking forward to seeing the airport finished, and I think the train station inside the airport building seems very fun, but if you're going to move the whole area later, it might end up looking out of place or cause trouble as you have to either integrate or remove it. Something to keep in mind. Thank you for sharing this project with us! 😄
The lego brick scuff marks look like poor approximations of what it would look like..the tyre scuffs is LITERALLY what it looks like..how can the brick then be better when it can only ever simulate what the tyre just IS?
@@micabryant4513 for starters, the city is built out of Lego; that kind of super realism looks very out of place. And though the current brick built marks are rather abrasive, the rubber ones, on top of looking like they don't belong in the Lego city, are way too hard to see if you're a bit further away. Of course, it could look better in person, but most of us won't be able to travel and see the build in person, and I feel like it would be easy to not notice the rubber marks, which would be a shame, since it's such a nice detail!
@@Sakuraah i could see them fine, besides he's barely started with that technique it was just a small tester. I love the beautiful simplicity of the technique... I think if he was using some kind of non LEGO products to make those scuff marks rather than actual LEGO tyres I have an issue with it as a purist i thought it was genius bordering on unlawfulness lol
@@micabryant4513 haha, using Lego tires instead of something else is very cool, but the brick built ones still look more pleasing to my eye and fit the build better. Difference in opinion, I guess. I have no intention of arguing, so I was debating on whether or not to even comment again, but for some reason I felt the need to acknowledge your response lol. 😄
As a long time big fan, I'm always extremely impressed by how creative you are. Amazing LEGO skills! And it shows! Just wanted to share some thoughts, which are solely mine of course :) For some reason, I feel the airfield might be too big. Hear me out. The most charming aspect of the LEGO builds you do, in my opinion, is the fact everything is like a sort of scaled down, tuned down abstract of reality. It's not trying to replicate reality one to one (such as the architectural LEGO sets), but more like an almost caricature of real life. So, the tram line, is a small tram and a small line, but has enough visual details to make it into a recognizable tramline. Same for the train station: it's too small for it to be realistic, but it has all the details it need to make it a convincing train station. You don't need a replica of Berlin Hauptbahnhof with a gazillion full length platforms to accommodate for realistic trains with 20 wagons and such. So, in other words, the fun of a lego city like this, in my opinion, is not to be hyper realistic, but to mimic real life with a representation that creates a caricature. Mixing the two "styles" would lead to a form of "uncanny valley" in my opinion, where it's not quite realistic, but realistic enough that we're put off by the "unrealistic" aspects of the creation. You want to stay away from that. We don't mind the sheer impractical scale of the train station, but you've noticed the heated debate regarding the airstrip's skid marks. So, I would much rather want to see a smaller, almost impossible for real life, airport, but with enough characteristic to make it an undeniable and fully recognizable airport, without trying to create a realistic scale model. This can be done on maybe a quarter of the size that you're building on right now. Maybe even less. This also leaves you with enough space to build other things instead of one massive airport. Of course, all of this is just my two cents. :) Keep up the amazing work!
Hi Brick crafts here's a little tip make two terminals if you make a 2nd runway and maybe make the first main runway a Little larger due to there being probaly 4+5 aircrafts in that area
The rubber on the surface is cool, I think you should combine building it with darker pieces and rubbering it in with the tyre. You could also build a racetrack in the city with the same method, but that might be harder due to elevation changes.
I prefer the rubber method, it looks more realistic, and the brick-built version is a bit drastic in my opinion. Also, if your planes have rubber wheels, it's also more logical to use the rubber method, as the wheels themselves would leave the same mark. Keep up the amazing work, I'm really excited to see how your whole Lego universe will turn out!:)
A potential idea For the train track coming into the terminal; you could make it below the table more like a metro station, and then have a way for kids to crawl under the table with a viewing window to see it from up close as a way for them to interact with the city a little more.
Its crazy how you can just build something without instructions and just using a reference. When I was young it was actually hard to do it WITH INSTRUCTIONS.
I prefer the "natural" rubber tyre markings. Also one idea is to build some helipads for helicopters instead of the second grass runway. Keep up the awesome work!
I really like that rubber-abrasion technique. While it objectively looks (slightly) worse, it also captures the imagination much more. Like it implies actual lego airplanes have been landing and taking off on the runway, and you just missed the last one, stick around and maybe you'll see the next one, etc.
Glad to hear there is plan to expand the size of the terminal at a later date. IMHO a bigger terminal is needed to make this massive airport project shine! Also connecting the train to the terminal seems like a must have!
I admire the amount of detail that you are willing to put into your runway, but I think I prefer the plain grey, it looks cleaner and classical in a way. This comment isn't made to persuade you to change anything, but to add to the cacophany of perspectives found in this comments section.
I'm in favor of the rubber abrasion. The subtlety is better, and you still can clear it... This is a bit longer than my runways using baseplates, and much wider. I also used my smartphone's compass to align the runways geographically too, but I used hobby stickers! Very impressive!
6:39 Could it be possible to make an elevated train station at the airport? Then you would still have all the space for the airport interior underneath. The line could even be elevated throughout the city area that will be by the airport. Perhaps the tracks could change grade behind the wall and go into the city through a covered elevated station built against the wall? Or gradually climb the mountain range before entering the city? Also I think the secondary grass runway is a great idea to fill up that space
This is going to be incredible! Definitely add a train platform going into the lower part of the terminal, maybe with a glass ceiling/wall so you can see the trains arriving the the platform!
As an aviation geek your attention to detail is, as always, superb. As a LEGO geek your attention to detail is an inspiration. Thanks as always for bringing us these updates on what is an amazing layout. I very much look forward to the next instalment.
You should make the airport train station subterranean! Also I think a clean look for the runway is best -- no tire marks necessary. Love the scale of it all -- epic build!
Yeah, if you add tire marks to the runway people might ask why you didn't put anything on the taxiways or the apron, or grease stains and skidmarks on the roads. It opens up a whole can of worms.
I agree, lots of people seem to love the brick built skid marks but I didn't think it worked at all. The rubber ones looked a lot more convincing to me but seem out of keeping with the Lego universe. I guess if a real Lego set included skid marks they'd either be in the form of stickers or a printed baseplate.
Looking great, as usual! Some ideas for the airport and all the available space. Since an airfield alone would be a very large, flat space, perhaps it would be better to fill it some and condense the airfield itself. 1. Cargo terminal where trains/trucks come. 2. Separate passenger terminal with detailed interior like security, ticket counter and cafe. 3. Helipad 4. Skydiving or pilot school structure somewhere on the airfield. Also, I personally prefer the LEGO built rubber marks, but it seems they should be much longer down the runway.
If you would have the terminal in the front, you could do the train station "underground" - similar to how you made the harbour. And the terminal presents much more opportunities for details, versus the landing strip, which can hold a plane (or 2?) and simple vegetation. You can't add trees or 10 airplanes to the landing strip. And terminal can be a small city in itself :) Anyway - awesome work!
I think the abrasion marks are a lot cooler (sorry, purists!)! You could fit the wheels to a dremel tool to abrade much faster, just make sure the bricks don't get too hot! If the wheels get hot, they'll only leave more rubber, making it look a lot more realistic :)
I loved playing Lego with my dad when was younger, especially building an improvised airport, scheduling the flights and following the plan. I had a train station for passengers to get to it as well as a bus, a single runway, two terminals made from official sets and some interior on the baseplate which extended them but didn’t have any walls or a roof. I came up with some names for nonexistent airway companies and got fully immersed. Good old days. Now I’m really excited to see you build a highly detailed display model as I’m sure it will be a top notch and highly detailed build. Good luck and have fun with it! I suggest making up your own timetable and some names for airlines, looking forward to seeing what scenes will you come up with when placing mini figures!
I sit in my bedroom thinking these things: "Oh what a beautiful town, the railway, the sidewalks, the magical brush areas, the ponds, the hills the cute little houses, oh it's all just my dream habitat..." LOVE the work, LOVE the content. Love your channel.
A lower level train terminal would be a wonderful addition! And like others have mentioned, a hanger would be a good idea for the green space. It could house interesting airworthy MoCs. Perhaps there is also room for a helipad for search and rescue?
I thought it didnt blend well or look natural but the tyre solution was so 'real' it just made perfect in-universe sense..i mean he made lego tyre scuff marks by scuffing lego tyres...that just makes a part of my brain fire off sparks of joy 😅
As someone who has spent lots of time in small planes, the airport is coming along fantastic! You could have a commercial plane hanger (for suggesting one type of plane vs smaller planes?) and one or two small plane hangers which could lead to lot's of variation with the airport? Great work!
one point of interest to suggest- fire fighters practice area - cut down (and blackened) plane fuselage that the fire fighters use to practice on. Quite a regular feature of airports if you know where to look! You could really do something with those lights - flames, flashing lights - too to make it come to life!
You've done extremely awesome on this mate. As someone who works in airfield operations, with your taxiway lines if it's too much to put lights on them you can also put blue edge lights on the taxiway edge, either is compliant to have in real life you don't need both.
in the small "legoland" in Osaka there is an airport built. There is a small tunnel under the table so that kids can crawl and pass there head inside of the building, to see the people waiting for the planes, duty frees etc... It might be a good idea to think of those kinds of interactions with the visitors.
One awesome feature you can add to your airport is some kind of bird control. Airports need to take some measures to prevent birds being sucked into engines so you could use a mini fig with a small jeep and even have a falconer! Little details like that really sell the realism. And I personally prefer the skid marks to be made of lego.
You could do a number of things with the large amount of open space you have left. I'd love to see a small cargo terminal, perhaps a hangar or two. You could also add an airport fire department, air traffic control facility + tower, or ground crew vehicle depot and fuel tanker area! Gotta say, as an airport and plane nerd, I'm really glad you've decided to start building an airport. Looks great so far!
Of the two options, I think I'd go with just a clean runway and ignore the tyre marks entirely. HOWEVER, if you can lighten the brickbuild version (dark greys instead of blacks?) I wonder if that might be better? The current version seems too harsh I think, even if it may be accurate to an actual runway.
I spent 20 years in military aviation and have my Private Pilots license as well, and I am highly impressed! Great work. Don’t forget the white and green rotating beacon on the Tower.
Ideas for the leftover space: - some people already mention helipads/private jet hangar - VIPs building, it only makes sense to have a VIP building next to helipads and private jets hangar Another great development! Can't wait for the whole project!
Absolutely incredible. The detail is immense! Brick built tyre marks will look better, might just take a bit more experimenting with the different Lego greys
This build is just immense. Far and away my favourite lego youtuber. Videos are so full of insight and very well presented. Would love to visit the display one day when it's open to the public.
Airport is probably the most technical facility you can pretty authentically replicate in Lego minifigure scale. Love the attention to detail and the techniques so far. Of course the sheer scale of a real airport would be almost impossible to follow unless you have basically a hangar for it to build in (runway alone should be like 47 meters long) but how you consider rubbing actual tires on the runway for skidmarks and aligning the runway in reference to your actual location is amazing. Try to replicate the antennas too. ILS localisers should be at both ends, 1/10th of the runway length away from the threshold and clear of any obstacles front and behind, one might fit on the number 15 side; glideslope antennas to the left or right next to the runway like 1/7th of runway length after the threshold; surface movement radars on a tower in some central location... By the way, does the daylight cycle of the lighting you have programmed/are programming also follow these compass points? Position of the room at least makes it generally possible to shed the light mostly from visitors perspective towards the city (the mountain is dead north) as is the tendency on the northern hemisphere.
I like the brickbuilt tire marks better. I think they look a little closer to the real-life example, and they showcase your skill as a builder much better than the rubbed rubber method.
The rubber marks look more realistic buuut I prefer brick built since it doesn’t stand out from the city and the rubber marks just take away from the Lego feel
good argument that the brick-build is a better show of skill.
agreed
Nah, logically thinking, the airplane wheels are real tires, not lego tires, therefore actual rubber marks is the only one that makes sense even though its for lego
Big agree, the brick built looks a lot better
This is easily the most realistic runway I've seen in lego. Everything from the tire marks to the landing zone to the correct runway numbers. You never cease to amaze me with your city. Keep up the hard work!
Well then Lego people know nothing about airports! I found some inaccuracies which were quite Infuriating (wrong reason for turn around, not enough taxiways coming off the runway especially compared to the airport in the comparison which is Prague I think? (I play WOA, that’s where the blue light shot one comes from) but either way I still found those quite infuriating.
@@golemofiron7250some airports only have 2 taxiways coming off the runway
@@golemofiron7250This is most likely not an INT'l airport (judging my size of city), so it probably would not have heavy traffic, thus not needing too many exit taxiways. although yes, that is not why turnaround sections are used, it's not that bad. the creator still did an incredible job.
@@lululollyyes but it’s clearly a bigger airport???? Like in the WOA clip it has like 5???
In the big open field, I think you should add a small hangar for private jets or small privately owned planes, such as Cessnas. Adding a super short runway is just kind of awkward, I also think the airport terminal ought to be a bit bigger, or you should have the train station be a terminal on the side, there just isn't enough space.
I was thinking about a hanger or a helicopter landing pad
I was also thinking about a helicopter pad, or a small runway for Postal planes from DHL companies or something.
Definitely need a bigger terminal if the railway is also in it
I figured a helipad, but a small hangar would definitely work too
For the terminal, you should add a multi-story car park too, and a taxi pick up and drop off point. Or have a car park just a little away from the terminal with a park and ride bus service (or tram)
Definitely like the brick built markings. At a distance, they simulate the effect very well. The tire marked ones, I feel would go mostly unnoticed by the viewer, since they are more faint.
As a plane nerd and someone who has quite a few hours in small planes, I gotta say you really nailed that runway! Really appreciate the research you put into this
absolutely did
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Tbh i feel like the runway is offscake to the rest of the lego area as it feels to big
@@Dr_vortex99 It will probably blend in once the city has reached there.
@@Dr_vortex99runways tend to be ridiculously large
Hello! Real pilot here! I love this airport because for the most part it is actually realistic to life and flying! I really appreciate the effort! Good work!
I am enthusiast about the new airport. Curious how it would end.
Recommendations: keep it to one runway. For the left out space:
- hangars;
- small fire / rescue brigade station
- helipads
- oil silos
- I would move the pier a bit inwards then create a stand alone train station next to it.
Preferably covered with glass on an arch structure.
Good luck
Helipad / private jet hangar +1
My wife immediately said "What about a helipad?" as we were watching.
Yes. +1 for these. Adds more variety to the airport than another runway.
I like these ideas
Also, there are often freight / cargo companies very close to airports, could be nice with UPS / Fedex style delivery trucks
Just an idea, but since it wouldn't make sense for planes to be coming in for a landing really close to the tops of skyscrapers, what if the runway's position on the table is switched to the side closest to the wall? That way the city's placement could make more sense since it won't be in the flight path, and moving the skid marks further away from where people will view it could make the tiles look better, since you said they look better from a distance. As for the airport terminal, I think a cool idea could be to make the terminal close to the edge of the table with an open side facing the room. This could allow really cool details to be put into the terminal and have them be easily seen by people, since I love your ability to decorate interiors and tell stories that way. I feel like the inside stories you've loaded the city with will be mostly hidden to the casual crowd that visits, and putting details in a readily seen terminal could get more people looking for the other stories you've hidden throughout. Also, with stuff like motorized conveyor belts hidden in the floors of the airport, Lego people could be rigged to move inside the airport, which would add lots of life to this section. I love your content and have been watching since this was in the house, and I can't wait for the next installment!
"Just an idea, but since it wouldn't make sense for planes to be coming in for a landing really close to the tops of skyscrapers" ...Kai Tak Airport (VHHH) wants to have a talk with you.
So does Las Angeles, (KLAX)...
@@ThatOneBillsGuyLas Angeles or Los Vegas? 😂
@@MarcusTDM Both to be honest, LAX has some pretty low approaches, so does Las Vegas
What about adding a hanger for planes? I think this would be great because with big hanger doors open, its a building you could really see the scene inside. Maybe with some plane maintenance going on inside?
Also, I like the brick built skids better, but I think with just a little less black.
Yeah, maybe it could tie into the whole 'Smuggling' story line that is seen elsewhere in the City.
Be easy enough to motorise the hangar doors as well…
I have huge respect for you man. You manage to have two channels in two different languages. Thank you for letting us English speakers enjoy this. You’re the best
The brick built tire scrapes look really good, although I agree the colors seem a tad harsh. Maybe more of a dark grey with hints of black would look better?
They look like that in real life they are actually a bit light
As a student pilot: Man that runway looks awesome! Even the tire markings. Personally, I like the brick built version better, that is way more realistic I think. The only thing what I would change is the backtrack section of the runway, I would make it a little bit more round, and build it a little bit further away from the side of the runway. But honestly, that is impressive! Aviaiton is a very complex world, and you managed to think about all these small details... Keep up the great work Man, you are building a wonderful city!
You know, the airfield stuff isn't really my cup of tea but it's a testament to your video quality and Lego skills that I still really enjoyed the episode! Seeing those markings come together is super satisfying. Personally I really like the brickbuilt abrasion over the rubber version, which seems a little too subtle even besides the inherent appeal of brickbuiltness
I kinda think the airport is a bit oversized... really cool looking but really massive compared to the size of the city. Airports are parts of cities... not the size of cities.
@@christianjohnson1883 yeah it looks like crap and is way too big
Maybe add some old light & dark grey plates for the scorch marks?
When you started to build the runway in the video, I immediately thought, that I will recommend you to create some rubber patch on it. But you've already thought about it :D Btw I would recommend the first approach, with using darker lego bricks, and the area with the "rubber" could be longer, even 2x, as what you've built, I think. Also you can build that a bit lighter, with using less black pieces and more dark grey, and it would be more realistic with a little bit more gradient in the color at the edges of the patch. But it's awesome!!!
i was going to suggest the same thing! The brick lego version but a bit more saturated in colour
agree with the change in colors. using more dark grey would make it look less harsh contrast-wise.
You could Probably get away with the Black blocks, but with a More even Lay out. the Current design looks more random like a Oil Slick
Yay!
I was gonna comment the exact same thing! Use a little less of the black bricks and have it a bit longer.
I think the lego tires marks are way better. The brick build looks so aggressive it ruins the beauty of the clean lego builds.
They are even done with actual tires! How realistic is that. A lego city should have marks done by lego itself!
Love your videos! Keep it up
You know it’s a good day when brickcrafts finally finishes the airport
He only just started, why u say finally? And he didn't even finish it, he just did the runway😂
So nice that cheered up my day im sick
Yeah but it’s just the runway he still has to build the building itself but at least he’s making progress
@@DJGamer0305 true I should say “uploaded an airport vid”
@@DJGamer0305 hes probably finished it irl . the videos are a few weeks behind
4:50 I was wondering if you were going to use realistic numbers or just make up your own… and you didn’t disappoint.
I really appreciate that the runway numbers actually match the real life orientation 😄
Some taxiway lights do stick up a little in real life too, I ran a few over in my bobtail working in the flightline before lol 😅
6:40 i had an idea that instead of having the train go inside the building you could add a smaller table to the side and make the rail go under the airport (not under the table but just on a lower level), with stairs leading up this would leave more space for interior and create a nice underground stairs thing that would look pretty cool imo. a bus station and a road and a biiig parking would also help make the airport look massive
Agree, terminals are often on the first level as well so that could work. But maybe the building might become too high then, since the trains are also quite tall
Maybe a H for the helicopters? Also the brickbuild tiremarks are better
I prefer the brick built tire marking. I’m liking how the airport is shaping out. I think having a little train station that comes right up to the airport is a genius idea. That way you could get from one side of the city to the other without the need of having to take a car. But overall I’m liking how everything is coming along. I am a bit concerned how a big modern airport is going to tie into your cottage like city. But if you make it look similar to how you made the warehouse look. I think it will be fine.
@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 As an atheist, I am confused...
I'm a new viewer (and now subscriber) to your channel, so I'm not sure if this has been suggested yet, but it would be so cool if your museum included a video hub where patrons could select a category (for example: wild west village, tram line, mountain, harbor, etc.) and then they could view the relevant UA-cam videos that show your building of each particular area. Part of the reason I think your channel is so popular (aside from your obviously wonderful technical LEGO-building skills) is the level of care and detail you put into the documentation of the city's growth and fluid redevelopment. The museum would be empty without that clear evidence of dedication and commitment. Great work!
Amazing built! Just as a tip, I think you should add PAPI (Precision Approach Path Indicator) on each side of the runway. This is used as a visual guide on your glideslope, especially when actually landing. They consist of 4 red/white lights. If showing 3+ white, you're too high, and if it shows 3+ red lights, you're too low. Showing 2 white (left) and 2 red (right) you're in the correct glideslope. This is mandatory on nearly all airports, and add a real sense of realism. Would be worth an entire episode on it's own, knowing how complex it is. ❤
Some smaller airports can use 2 lights instead of 4 (one red one white is a perfect approach) and I think it would fit more at this scale
Please correct me if I'm wrong here, but is that basically the same, or a very similar system to the "meatball" that is used on aircraft carriers? It sounds quite similar.
I love PAPI
@@captainnutnut6077Your right they are very similar just Papi lights are a simpler system because the only have four lights and airports have a lot of margin of error when landing. Where the metal ball is a lot more precise because of you are just a bit off your glide slope your in the drink, into the back of the carrier or you just miss the whole thing all together.
@IsaakthePilot9557 that makes total sense. Thank you for clearing that up for me. 🙂👍
This is the most realistic airport I've ever seen in Lego, absolutely outstanding work!
wow, the runway is just massive, 11 baseplates is just ridiculous. Cant imagine the time and cost to build this
Ridiculous* sorry that word in particular is just a pet peeve of mine.
it doesn't matter if it's spelled wrong online though like who is ever going to see this again@@tagator88
@@tagator88understandable. I very recently spent an unnecessary amount of time arguing with someone in a youtube comments section about the pronunciation of ‘fifth’ (I was irrefutably right btw… and that actually sounds kinda pretentious).
This one is probably actually quite small, like maybe a tiny regional airport on an island. Normally, you'd expect a huge terminal, with shuttle trains, hotels, a big parking garage, and don't forget the ILS antennas, and the fences around the whole thing. And then the control tower, security posts, shopping centre, maintenance hangar, airline offices, fire station. To build all that out of lego (at minifigure scale), I don't think the entire mueseum-to-be would be big enough 😃
It costs 400,000 dollars
I have gotten back into lego recently, last time I really took interest in it was when I was much younger, this really inspires me
I really love the brick built tire markings, the LEGO tyre variant isn't that bad, but as you've shown it'll eventually disappear, thus I'm the fan of the brick built version. Can't wait to see the main airport building, would be so cool to see some sort of a train station inside or next to it, it's always nice to see train tracks around a LEGO city😄
The way you made the tyre marks with bricks is incredible! Your attention to detail never ceases to amaze me, im in awe at this whole city. Thankyou for sharing your talent with us.
Just a heads up! Those green spaces between the taxiways and on either side of the runway should be bowl-shaped, to collect storm water. The runway has to be high and dry to protect landing planes.
!! SUGGESTION !!
Could I suggest that you add the VASI lights next to the runway ( Visual Glide Slope Indicators )
They're four pairs of lights in a single line that show the pilot/s if they're on the correct glidesope on approach ;
4 white pairs - Too High!
3 white pairs, 1 red pair - Slightly High
2 white pairs, 2 red pair - On Glide Slope
1 white pair, 3 red pars - Slightly Low
4 red pairs - Too Low!
They would be very, very easy to add.
( Whether you want to use LEDs and program them would be up to you! )
As a flight simmer since 12 years old and a student pilot currently studying Air Law at the moment, (Where airport markings are taught), This episode is a TREAT.
One note: The runway threshold lights are green when looking down the runway and red on the other side. These lights are actually 2 directional meaning that one side of the lamp is painted green and the other red.
Also one awesome detail you could add to the airport is a VOR antenna. Possibly and ideally close and around the runway!
Awesome build!
Love this project! A couple of feedbacks: Ideally, that last runway exit should connect to the runway at the very end of it, and it should be at a 90 degree angle to the runway.
It should connect at the very end to allow planes to use all of the runway on takeoff. It's completely fine for aircraft to roll over the white stripes, just not any yellow arrows before the white stripes.
Also, runway exits are either angled towards the furthest end of the runway, allowing for planes that have landed to exit the runway at a higher speed; or, they're angeled at 90 degrees. Your second to last exit is angeled correctly, but the last exit is usually angeled at 90 degrees because they're only designed to let aircraft onto the runway at low speeds. Angeling it towards the nearest end of the runway doesn't serve a purpose as it only increases the planes' turning radius.
The brick built marks look better than the rubber I think.
LED's in the yellow lines, if I understood what you meant correctly, seems like it would be major overkill.😅
Great video as always. I'm looking forward to seeing the airport finished, and I think the train station inside the airport building seems very fun, but if you're going to move the whole area later, it might end up looking out of place or cause trouble as you have to either integrate or remove it. Something to keep in mind.
Thank you for sharing this project with us! 😄
The lego brick scuff marks look like poor approximations of what it would look like..the tyre scuffs is LITERALLY what it looks like..how can the brick then be better when it can only ever simulate what the tyre just IS?
@@micabryant4513 for starters, the city is built out of Lego; that kind of super realism looks very out of place. And though the current brick built marks are rather abrasive, the rubber ones, on top of looking like they don't belong in the Lego city, are way too hard to see if you're a bit further away. Of course, it could look better in person, but most of us won't be able to travel and see the build in person, and I feel like it would be easy to not notice the rubber marks, which would be a shame, since it's such a nice detail!
@@djwhitepeople well we disagree and you clearly dont want a respectful exchange so ill leave it there
@@Sakuraah i could see them fine, besides he's barely started with that technique it was just a small tester.
I love the beautiful simplicity of the technique... I think if he was using some kind of non LEGO products to make those scuff marks rather than actual LEGO tyres I have an issue with it as a purist i thought it was genius bordering on unlawfulness lol
@@micabryant4513 haha, using Lego tires instead of something else is very cool, but the brick built ones still look more pleasing to my eye and fit the build better. Difference in opinion, I guess. I have no intention of arguing, so I was debating on whether or not to even comment again, but for some reason I felt the need to acknowledge your response lol. 😄
As a long time big fan, I'm always extremely impressed by how creative you are. Amazing LEGO skills! And it shows! Just wanted to share some thoughts, which are solely mine of course :)
For some reason, I feel the airfield might be too big. Hear me out. The most charming aspect of the LEGO builds you do, in my opinion, is the fact everything is like a sort of scaled down, tuned down abstract of reality. It's not trying to replicate reality one to one (such as the architectural LEGO sets), but more like an almost caricature of real life. So, the tram line, is a small tram and a small line, but has enough visual details to make it into a recognizable tramline. Same for the train station: it's too small for it to be realistic, but it has all the details it need to make it a convincing train station. You don't need a replica of Berlin Hauptbahnhof with a gazillion full length platforms to accommodate for realistic trains with 20 wagons and such.
So, in other words, the fun of a lego city like this, in my opinion, is not to be hyper realistic, but to mimic real life with a representation that creates a caricature. Mixing the two "styles" would lead to a form of "uncanny valley" in my opinion, where it's not quite realistic, but realistic enough that we're put off by the "unrealistic" aspects of the creation. You want to stay away from that. We don't mind the sheer impractical scale of the train station, but you've noticed the heated debate regarding the airstrip's skid marks.
So, I would much rather want to see a smaller, almost impossible for real life, airport, but with enough characteristic to make it an undeniable and fully recognizable airport, without trying to create a realistic scale model. This can be done on maybe a quarter of the size that you're building on right now. Maybe even less. This also leaves you with enough space to build other things instead of one massive airport.
Of course, all of this is just my two cents. :) Keep up the amazing work!
I second to it. It is going to be the size of the city and even bigger than the modern area.
its too big
Only a week between uploads and you make something of THIS scale? You’re a great builder man, best of luck for you on this build 🙌
Hi Brick crafts here's a little tip make two terminals if you make a 2nd runway and maybe make the first main runway a Little larger due to there being probaly 4+5 aircrafts in that area
The rubber on the surface is cool, I think you should combine building it with darker pieces and rubbering it in with the tyre. You could also build a racetrack in the city with the same method, but that might be harder due to elevation changes.
I prefer the rubber method, it looks more realistic, and the brick-built version is a bit drastic in my opinion. Also, if your planes have rubber wheels, it's also more logical to use the rubber method, as the wheels themselves would leave the same mark.
Keep up the amazing work, I'm really excited to see how your whole Lego universe will turn out!:)
Love how it looks, please add the brick built version of the Reifenabrieb
I liked the brick built tire marks better. I think that you are the best lego UA-cam channel!!
Go with the brick tire skids, it looks a bit more defined and professional. I think that using the tires will fade and come off. Use the brick built.
The tires make the marks look a lot better, I find the bricks make it too intense. Otherwise, looks great!
I like the runway without any tire marks
I prefer the brick-built tire marks, nice video!
A potential idea For the train track coming into the terminal; you could make it below the table more like a metro station, and then have a way for kids to crawl under the table with a viewing window to see it from up close as a way for them to interact with the city a little more.
Exactly! I would also build a loop to reverse trains!
Great thort 😊 👍
This is an awesome idea!
Its crazy how you can just build something without instructions and just using a reference. When I was young it was actually hard to do it WITH INSTRUCTIONS.
I prefer the "natural" rubber tyre markings. Also one idea is to build some helipads for helicopters instead of the second grass runway. Keep up the awesome work!
That runway is looking so good. Cant wait to see final results abut whole airport
I really like that rubber-abrasion technique. While it objectively looks (slightly) worse, it also captures the imagination much more. Like it implies actual lego airplanes have been landing and taking off on the runway, and you just missed the last one, stick around and maybe you'll see the next one, etc.
Glad to hear there is plan to expand the size of the terminal at a later date. IMHO a bigger terminal is needed to make this massive airport project shine! Also connecting the train to the terminal seems like a must have!
I admire the amount of detail that you are willing to put into your runway, but I think I prefer the plain grey, it looks cleaner and classical in a way. This comment isn't made to persuade you to change anything, but to add to the cacophany of perspectives found in this comments section.
I'm in favor of the rubber abrasion. The subtlety is better, and you still can clear it... This is a bit longer than my runways using baseplates, and much wider. I also used my smartphone's compass to align the runways geographically too, but I used hobby stickers! Very impressive!
6:39 Could it be possible to make an elevated train station at the airport? Then you would still have all the space for the airport interior underneath. The line could even be elevated throughout the city area that will be by the airport.
Perhaps the tracks could change grade behind the wall and go into the city through a covered elevated station built against the wall? Or gradually climb the mountain range before entering the city?
Also I think the secondary grass runway is a great idea to fill up that space
This is going to be incredible! Definitely add a train platform going into the lower part of the terminal, maybe with a glass ceiling/wall so you can see the trains arriving the the platform!
They don´t land on runway 15? (actually it was the case with old runway 17 in Lisbon). A lighted runway is also better for night operations
If you’re making the runway this big. I can’t wait too see how big you make the airport it’s self.
As an aviation geek your attention to detail is, as always, superb. As a LEGO geek your attention to detail is an inspiration. Thanks as always for bringing us these updates on what is an amazing layout. I very much look forward to the next instalment.
You should make the airport train station subterranean! Also I think a clean look for the runway is best -- no tire marks necessary. Love the scale of it all -- epic build!
Yeah, if you add tire marks to the runway people might ask why you didn't put anything on the taxiways or the apron, or grease stains and skidmarks on the roads. It opens up a whole can of worms.
yeah
Yuh thats fairly common i believe so i quite like that idea. I like the tyre marks though (literal ones not brickbuilt)
I agree, lots of people seem to love the brick built skid marks but I didn't think it worked at all. The rubber ones looked a lot more convincing to me but seem out of keeping with the Lego universe. I guess if a real Lego set included skid marks they'd either be in the form of stickers or a printed baseplate.
Looking great, as usual!
Some ideas for the airport and all the available space. Since an airfield alone would be a very large, flat space, perhaps it would be better to fill it some and condense the airfield itself.
1. Cargo terminal where trains/trucks come.
2. Separate passenger terminal with detailed interior like security, ticket counter and cafe.
3. Helipad
4. Skydiving or pilot school structure somewhere on the airfield.
Also, I personally prefer the LEGO built rubber marks, but it seems they should be much longer down the runway.
I think the actual rubber looks a bit nicer, the brick built effect is really cool but seems really high-contrast for this context
Maybe you could put a light layer of paint on the runway to make it more realistic, and to make it more durable you could seal it.
Someone who creates flights plans for pilots your runway is incredibly detailed can’t wait to see how the whole airfield looks
Great job!
The time has finally come! Well done Brickcrafts for all your dedication. Your Lego city is amazing!
Your attention to detail and realism is amazing! 👍🏼
I've been looking forward to this since the teaser last week
If you would have the terminal in the front, you could do the train station "underground" - similar to how you made the harbour. And the terminal presents much more opportunities for details, versus the landing strip, which can hold a plane (or 2?) and simple vegetation. You can't add trees or 10 airplanes to the landing strip. And terminal can be a small city in itself :)
Anyway - awesome work!
You should make a stadium it would look so cool
Personally, the rubber is better because it looks even more realistic than bricks and its not as agressive as them CC:
I really like the detail you’re putting into your airport. It’s awesome that you understand runway numbers and incorporated them into your design!
I think the abrasion marks are a lot cooler (sorry, purists!)! You could fit the wheels to a dremel tool to abrade much faster, just make sure the bricks don't get too hot! If the wheels get hot, they'll only leave more rubber, making it look a lot more realistic :)
I loved playing Lego with my dad when was younger, especially building an improvised airport, scheduling the flights and following the plan. I had a train station for passengers to get to it as well as a bus, a single runway, two terminals made from official sets and some interior on the baseplate which extended them but didn’t have any walls or a roof. I came up with some names for nonexistent airway companies and got fully immersed. Good old days. Now I’m really excited to see you build a highly detailed display model as I’m sure it will be a top notch and highly detailed build. Good luck and have fun with it! I suggest making up your own timetable and some names for airlines, looking forward to seeing what scenes will you come up with when placing mini figures!
I sit in my bedroom thinking these things: "Oh what a beautiful town, the railway, the sidewalks, the magical brush areas, the ponds, the hills the cute little houses, oh it's all just my dream habitat..." LOVE the work, LOVE the content. Love your channel.
A lower level train terminal would be a wonderful addition! And like others have mentioned, a hanger would be a good idea for the green space. It could house interesting airworthy MoCs. Perhaps there is also room for a helipad for search and rescue?
The brick build one is better than the one where you use real rubber
I thought it didnt blend well or look natural but the tyre solution was so 'real' it just made perfect in-universe sense..i mean he made lego tyre scuff marks by scuffing lego tyres...that just makes a part of my brain fire off sparks of joy 😅
Helipad on top of airport or somewhere could be cool
As someone who has spent lots of time in small planes, the airport is coming along fantastic! You could have a commercial plane hanger (for suggesting one type of plane vs smaller planes?) and one or two small plane hangers which could lead to lot's of variation with the airport? Great work!
one point of interest to suggest- fire fighters practice area - cut down (and blackened) plane fuselage that the fire fighters use to practice on. Quite a regular feature of airports if you know where to look! You could really do something with those lights - flames, flashing lights - too to make it come to life!
3:51 this is PAINFUL!!!
In the airport you should add a mini playground like the one in the Minnesota airport also I like the brick built skids
You've done extremely awesome on this mate. As someone who works in airfield operations, with your taxiway lines if it's too much to put lights on them you can also put blue edge lights on the taxiway edge, either is compliant to have in real life you don't need both.
YES!! FINALLY!!! I am such an Avgeek and seeing this makes me so happy. THANK YOU!!
I love the effort you put into these things. Most cities would not have such a detailed airport!
in the small "legoland" in Osaka there is an airport built. There is a small tunnel under the table so that kids can crawl and pass there head inside of the building, to see the people waiting for the planes, duty frees etc... It might be a good idea to think of those kinds of interactions with the visitors.
I love the way it looks by rubbing the tires on the runway. Thats so good!!!
One awesome feature you can add to your airport is some kind of bird control. Airports need to take some measures to prevent birds being sucked into engines so you could use a mini fig with a small jeep and even have a falconer! Little details like that really sell the realism. And I personally prefer the skid marks to be made of lego.
You could do a number of things with the large amount of open space you have left. I'd love to see a small cargo terminal, perhaps a hangar or two. You could also add an airport fire department, air traffic control facility + tower, or ground crew vehicle depot and fuel tanker area!
Gotta say, as an airport and plane nerd, I'm really glad you've decided to start building an airport. Looks great so far!
Of the two options, I think I'd go with just a clean runway and ignore the tyre marks entirely. HOWEVER, if you can lighten the brickbuild version (dark greys instead of blacks?) I wonder if that might be better? The current version seems too harsh I think, even if it may be accurate to an actual runway.
A football stadium would be amazing.
I spent 20 years in military aviation and have my Private Pilots license as well, and I am highly impressed! Great work. Don’t forget the white and green rotating beacon on the Tower.
The brick build markings of the tires are so good! Your attention to detail is amazing. Great work!
I am really excited to see the progress on this! Very cool!
Wow!!! Can´t wait to see it completed! Great project!!!
Ideas for the leftover space:
- some people already mention helipads/private jet hangar
- VIPs building, it only makes sense to have a VIP building next to helipads and private jets hangar
Another great development! Can't wait for the whole project!
Absolutely incredible. The detail is immense! Brick built tyre marks will look better, might just take a bit more experimenting with the different Lego greys
This build is just immense. Far and away my favourite lego youtuber. Videos are so full of insight and very well presented. Would love to visit the display one day when it's open to the public.
as an aviation and Lego geek, this is so great. I LOVE it dude! Keep it up I love your city!
Runway looks great! I also think a cool thing to add as well for realism would be a navaid such at a VORTAC or VOR
Airport is probably the most technical facility you can pretty authentically replicate in Lego minifigure scale. Love the attention to detail and the techniques so far. Of course the sheer scale of a real airport would be almost impossible to follow unless you have basically a hangar for it to build in (runway alone should be like 47 meters long) but how you consider rubbing actual tires on the runway for skidmarks and aligning the runway in reference to your actual location is amazing. Try to replicate the antennas too. ILS localisers should be at both ends, 1/10th of the runway length away from the threshold and clear of any obstacles front and behind, one might fit on the number 15 side; glideslope antennas to the left or right next to the runway like 1/7th of runway length after the threshold; surface movement radars on a tower in some central location...
By the way, does the daylight cycle of the lighting you have programmed/are programming also follow these compass points? Position of the room at least makes it generally possible to shed the light mostly from visitors perspective towards the city (the mountain is dead north) as is the tendency on the northern hemisphere.