Why am I not surprised that it's Robin that is the one who comes up with a train-based elephant transport? How original?! Anatomically correct rear.... LOL :D :D That's hilarious!!!
Did you just forgot to convert the Cadillac to left side traffic or is that on purpose because it's supposed to be a first Gen production American Import kind of thing? I also really like the look of the train wheels without this gaurd thing they usually have over them
With the turntable for the flying ship on the station, instead of putting the turntable on the ground, why not mount it directly underneath the ship with the clear parts underneath. This should make it less of a concern
I knew this was coming just didn't know what animal. From what I've seen from the thumbnail it looks amazing so amazing I need one but I don't have a cargo train just 2 passenger trains a holiday train and the hogwarts express. BTW rumour has it that there may be a new elephant mold for 2021. I think the train could do with another fairground wagon maybe another animal or a ride or even a clown maybe a clown car.
The elephant looks epic and is a fun scene. Mmh here in Germany there is his little brother on the children's program called " Sendung mit der Maus ". I like the great job. :-)
Haha I love it! I only have one suggestion to add which is to give the elephant something that looks like peanuts. Next Friday could you please start on the groundwork for the fairground?
The way the goods train struggles to get movement from the start is actually quite natural - trains are starting off at a slow rate in real life as well, you know! I think you should wait with another engine or locomotive just to keep the natural looking start for the time being.
Hands up all those who think that Robin should do a series of videos where we choose obscure and weird lego elements which must be hero'd in a build! Seriously, love this idea. As soon as you showed the Freestyle logo it all came back to me. Pretty sure I saw this elephant head in a catalogue when I was young.
So... If you wanted another fairground traincar, maybe you could do a boxcar with a couple of giraffe who can mechanically duck under all the bridges (either they have a simple spring loading and just bonk their heads as they pass or some sort of raised section in or next to the track that depresses a trigger lever). I have the impression this used to be a hornby/Lima trainset once? Anyway, that would be kinda fun, and useful as a system if you wanted anything else like that to duck under your bridges
keep up the great content as always i remember when i first started watching you every since I've been adicted now starting my first lego city i imagine alot of people can say the same but i just want to let you no(and there was no language edits HAHA)
This is definitely one of the best train carriages you have built ( excluding the pump wagon 😁 ). I love this idea so much it is hilarious. Having a blue elephant squeezed into a tiny carriage is so comical . The movement in the elephant head really adds to the build .You could tilt both the fair posters to point to the back of the carriage to show them blowing in the wind. Also you could move the carriage to a position further back and have a minifigure on the carriage behind being sick from the smell of the elephants bottom. Another really great build .☺☺
Dumbo’s mom! I LOL when I saw the icon of the video. Great idea! Maybe you can place him just at the end before the guys on the wagon? Either way, another great addition to the train.
Clever build Robin! Nice to hear how a spontaneous purchase inspired this whole build, which really does tie different elements of the city together. That makes me think you should also include a stall in the carnival that is from the magical / joke store near the alley - another connection between parts of the city. Is the Robin Hood statue placement new between the tracks? That’s a nice spot for t and it looks great with those new black pieces. In the road between the train tracks will also deter tourists from taking those “original” posed photos next to it...
Had a bit of a thought, when you eventually run out of track to places train cars on you could make a Victorian era train car amd put it in a museum if you make one.
I had missed this one. You're always amazing. Can you sleep at night or your thoughts develop in studs??? Just one little thing: the 1x10 black plate on each side would look better in yellow instead of black, to connect with the yellow front and back elements.
This is so cool i love how you gave bent tge anteners on the ssp station i imagine them being bent as they have crashed into them with the flying cop car
I understand that you build your trains to official lego scale, but the scale I build mine too is 8 studs=10 feet, and since the average width of an american train is 10 feet, I build 8 studs wide, allowing for a lot more detail.
Robin. I’m a representative from the Super Secret Police’s Animal Wellfare division, and I’m (we’re) concerned for the safety and well-being of the elephant travelling long distances, and being a part of a fair. That might not be a funny...
I looked it up in my copy of Super Secret Police’s Animal Welfare handbook (p33, paragraph 4) - This only applies to grey elephants. Apparently, blue elephants are exempt. I think it was intended that the ruling should exempt pink elephants, but the wording seems ambiguous.
@@GodmanchesterGoblin right yes, sorry. Under my Super Secret Police Animal Welfare Handbook (p.33, Paragraph 4, Section 2.1) (which may be outdated) it states that any Blue Elephant must be used for no manual activies, but may be used for Circus and Fairground usage, if its meets the Super Secret Police’s Animal Welfare Blue Elephant Act of 2021.
@@justaddbricks5527 I am sure that's right. My 2021 edition never arrived (human malware affecting deliveries, I guess), so I was referring to my rather tatty 2019 edition (2nd printing).
@@GodmanchesterGoblin right okay that makes sense. I got my handbook a few weeks ago, was meant to arrive in January, but you know what the HR department is like at the Super Secret Police, takes them months do carry a simple task like a sending a very hefty and very big book.
For some reason this build brings me back to my childhood watching Dumbo and other movies and books about the circus. Such a nice playful build and I love that the head moves around!
Also I find your solution to the rooftop antennas on SSPHQ to be wildly hilarious. It's as if they've ALREADY BEEN HIT by an SSP pilot whilst attempting a landing. (They've been replaced so many times already, we've just decided to leave them bent...)
I love this build! You are such a clever bloke! This is one of my favorites of all time for your videos, and great as they are that's saying a lot. This is a very impressive model you have here, I especially love the roof, the red and white striped walls and the back end is just as wonderful and fun as the front! On a completely different note, since I will apparently not be able to walk into my local LEGO store and buy Fast Food Corner (What were they thinking? by any criteria this is what should be added to any collectors city. Not a scene from a video game) Anyway, I want to know will you be participating in the BrickLink Designer Program with this corner or can I buy the plans from you or what? How are you going to get this into the hands of your adoring fans and fervent supporters?
Thanks so much. I liked it too. I'm working on getting full FFC instructions on Rebrickable. It takes time though. I'd love people to build it. If you want the proper fast food glass panels get them now. They are fast becoming extinct. My fault, I believe!
Another briljant idea AND execution.. I think I'm gonna go through my own "obscure parts" tonight to see what strange bits I got lying around for ideas... Thanks for another bit of great content and inspiration!
I think the best thing about your channel is that it is seriously great/creative/well-planned lego building which can still make me laugh out loud. This was fun! :D
This is awesome! The hut adds a nice pop of color, and the elephant has a cute/retro front and anatomically correct/hilarious rear! Overall, I think it's a great edition to your rapidly growing cargo train. 😁
The poor elephant is facing the wrong direction. Perhaps you should turn him around, and rearrange the carriages so that his "posterior" is followed closely by the "toxic waste carriage"?
Great City! Really like the cobble stone area behind the new LEGO Ideas Vintage car! And I’m in the park of not liking the damaged antennas on top of the police station roof. Were they really in the way of the SSP vehicle landing there? IMO just sack that armature pilot!!! Love the elephant transport wagon as well.
That's a fantastic use of a strange piece, glad it wasn't completely anatomically correct for a male elephant! 😳 could something be added to the trunk to get to head moving a bit more, like a water squirt, or stud on the underside of the head?
Love the build!! Great idea!!. You're right I never guessed it. The turn table added to the super secret police car might provide more stability if you move the turn table piece to the bottom of the car instead of the top of the roof.
Wow this is a fantastic idea! You should be a designer for LEGO Robin. Your build is so colorful. I love how you take old pieces and make them super cool. The rear end of the elephant and it pooping is very funny. You nailed it with the design of the elephant and the wagon also. Great job and awesome video my friend!
Also,2 add the flaming orange train,take all the cars from the white and orange,keep 1 motorized end,and 1 dummy end,and make a MOC car that takes both the color schemes and basically smooshes them together,and add a b-unit for the chosen engine,idk
Minifigures for the Ethical Treatment of Animals should protest the fairground having an elephant and transporting it in such cramped conditions
Should call it minifigures for ethical animal treatment, M.E.A.T. for short.
@@zarda1484 😀
“Im hoping this is gonna be funny, i mean, its got elephant poop” Robin - 12th Mar 2021
Fine words!
Indeed @robin hood bricks
Robin for the first ten minutes of the video: "You'll never guess what this train wagon is going to be!"
Video title: "Elephant Transporter"
You mean you look at the thumbnail first? Wha!
Hey again. Is anyone gonna mention the elephant in the room?? Literally😂
Why am I not surprised that it's Robin that is the one who comes up with a train-based elephant transport? How original?! Anatomically correct rear.... LOL :D :D That's hilarious!!!
Thanks, man!
great idea with the antennas, makes sense with the (in)capable "SSP" and the elephant car..just wow!
Yeah, it catches the eye!
If anyone ever comes to your LEGO city the first thing you need to say when they come in is “ok, can we please address the elephant in the room?”
underrated comment xD
Lol!
Elephant poop? U R such a child. I love it. I don’t know where U get your ideas from but I just can’t get enough. Keep it up.
Yup, and loving it!
Love this idea! Great build! A funny extra could be a mouse teasing the elephant on the carriage opposite its head!? 🤣
This is a great idea!
Cool, I’m new to the channel and I think your a underated UA-camr keep up the good work! 👍
Welcome aboard. Thanks so much!
Did you just forgot to convert the Cadillac to left side traffic or is that on purpose because it's supposed to be a first Gen production American Import kind of thing?
I also really like the look of the train wheels without this gaurd thing they usually have over them
I thought of that but it's an import!
Love the attention to details.... 😂
You mean the poop, haha!
I think I gave you an animal transporter idea fingers crossed it was my idea that inspired you
What is your favourite build ever
Good idea
Fast Food Corner I think. It really came together well!
With the turntable for the flying ship on the station, instead of putting the turntable on the ground, why not mount it directly underneath the ship with the clear parts underneath. This should make it less of a concern
I tried it. Same effect but arguably a little less grip!
What about turning the elephant around to go head first? I get sick riding backwards.
He may find it harder to breathe!
I knew this was coming just didn't know what animal. From what I've seen from the thumbnail it looks amazing so amazing I need one but I don't have a cargo train just 2 passenger trains a holiday train and the hogwarts express. BTW rumour has it that there may be a new elephant mold for 2021. I think the train could do with another fairground wagon maybe another animal or a ride or even a clown maybe a clown car.
Glad you like it!
Awesome! What a cool and colorful addition!
Glad you like it!
The elephant looks epic and is a fun scene. Mmh here in Germany there is his little brother on the children's program called " Sendung mit der Maus ". I like the great job. :-)
Thanks!
Haha I love it! I only have one suggestion to add which is to give the elephant something that looks like peanuts. Next Friday could you please start on the groundwork for the fairground?
@@micabryant4513 That's what I was thinking!
I have the freestyle animal heads. I plan to do something quite different with them
You should create a cargo carriage for your train that is carrying a massive load of treadplates from a treadeplate factory
Haha!
bravo! Another train carriage. Lionel Trains made an Los Angeles Zoo elephant car but I like yours better, more fun.
Thank you very much!
Yay🥇. Under a carriage there is tanks if it’s needed and controls if you want to know! 11:40 lol
The way the goods train struggles to get movement from the start is actually quite natural - trains are starting off at a slow rate in real life as well, you know! I think you should wait with another engine or locomotive just to keep the natural looking start for the time being.
Yeah that is true by the start would drain a lot of the battery
When are you going to extend monorail
Soon is all I can say. But not by much!
Hands up all those who think that Robin should do a series of videos where we choose obscure and weird lego elements which must be hero'd in a build!
Seriously, love this idea. As soon as you showed the Freestyle logo it all came back to me. Pretty sure I saw this elephant head in a catalogue when I was young.
Thanks so much!
Great use of that elephant peace Robin
i recon the elephant could be fake that's why its blue and its sticking out for any children watching the trains!!
@@micabryant4513 maybe the super secret police think there's smuggling of cotter candy
Hahaha!
Great wagon! 🤩
Idea how about a brown hanging tooth piece from the end piece with the elephant 💩
Yick!
Great job!! A small chain hanging across the opening at the rear of the elephant could "keep the elephant in".
So... If you wanted another fairground traincar, maybe you could do a boxcar with a couple of giraffe who can mechanically duck under all the bridges (either they have a simple spring loading and just bonk their heads as they pass or some sort of raised section in or next to the track that depresses a trigger lever). I have the impression this used to be a hornby/Lima trainset once? Anyway, that would be kinda fun, and useful as a system if you wanted anything else like that to duck under your bridges
I think they'd take out my blue bridge, haha. Wait, that's on the other line!
keep up the great content as always i remember when i first started watching you every since I've been adicted now starting my first lego city i imagine alot of people can say the same but i just want to let you no(and there was no language edits HAHA)
Thanks so much. It means a lot!
When I realized what the lower jumper plate was I couldn’t hold in my laughter 😂 Brilliant!
Me too, when I did it, haha!
I think the elephant should be looking and longing for the cow! :) Elephant cow love
In some zoo's they do have cattle as friends with the large mammals like rhinos and elephants.
Robins Mrs was wondering why he was laughing whilst designing this build and that’s because his inner child came out in this build 😂
Robin’s Cargo train update:
3 diesel locomotives
19 train cars, including the caboose and pump wagon
Longest on UA-cam? Wow!
This is definitely one of the best train carriages you have built ( excluding the pump wagon 😁 ). I love this idea so much it is hilarious. Having a blue elephant squeezed into a tiny carriage is so comical . The movement in the elephant head really adds to the build .You could tilt both the fair posters to point to the back of the carriage to show them blowing in the wind. Also you could move the carriage to a position further back and have a minifigure on the carriage behind being sick from the smell of the elephants bottom. Another really great build .☺☺
Wow, thanks!
Wow only 560 views, anyway love the vid Robin!
Dumbo’s mom! I LOL when I saw the icon of the video. Great idea! Maybe you can place him just at the end before the guys on the wagon? Either way, another great addition to the train.
That wagon is so funny😄😄 love it
Clever build Robin! Nice to hear how a spontaneous purchase inspired this whole build, which really does tie different elements of the city together. That makes me think you should also include a stall in the carnival that is from the magical / joke store near the alley - another connection between parts of the city.
Is the Robin Hood statue placement new between the tracks? That’s a nice spot for t and it looks great with those new black pieces. In the road between the train tracks will also deter tourists from taking those “original” posed photos next to it...
Or maybe they'll just get splatted!
It would be really Nice if you had a steam train in your city. You could for example make a emerald night moc in purple or another Color!
It'll have to be a little more narrow to fit!
I see a new scene in the police station. Robin Hood being interrogated by the SSP. LOL
Certainly right up there with one of your best, most original designs. Great work.
Thank you very much!
Love him/her lol. I don't know how elephants feel but I hate riding backwards, hope he's/she's not feeling woozy.
Great little build! You've gotta call him John Merrick!!!🤔👍
Wow, really cool Robin, most impressive and totally funny! I love your sense of humour!😆
PETA is not amused 😄
Awwww I have a childhood elephant cuddly toy and your video reminds me of it :))))
What is your favourite Lego set
Emerald night 10194
Mine is the ucs millennium falcon
@@johnnybronock5730 good one
2013 star wars republic gunship
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Love the elephant bottom too! Wonderful imagination.
It's a nice curvy behind isn't it!
unexpected but cool!!
Had a bit of a thought, when you eventually run out of track to places train cars on you could make a Victorian era train car amd put it in a museum if you make one.
great, original, and well build!
love to see that train get longer and longer
It is crazy long now!
I've built a lot of lego but I've never built a lego butthole before.
I bet not one of you was anticipating that!
Does this mean there's a full zoo build in the works soon?
@@micabryant4513 Yeah completely - I was being overly hopeful!
No. I'm not a massive fan of zoos, apart from for conservation. LEGO animals are very cool though!
I had missed this one. You're always amazing. Can you sleep at night or your thoughts develop in studs??? Just one little thing: the 1x10 black plate on each side would look better in yellow instead of black, to connect with the yellow front and back elements.
Yeah I do dream a bit in LEGO, haha!
Can you have the italian job minis going down some stairs.
I have this planned but not for a while!
Very cleverly done!
Not disappointed!
This is so cool i love how you gave bent tge anteners on the ssp station i imagine them being bent as they have crashed into them with the flying cop car
American cars absolutely fit in garages.... American garages 😜
My city also has heaps of obstacles. It has the avoid a plane, 2 buildings, and more
I just love this build! So funny and a great addition!
I understand that you build your trains to official lego scale, but the scale I build mine too is 8 studs=10 feet, and since the average width of an american train is 10 feet, I build 8 studs wide, allowing for a lot more detail.
Ahh thats cool but I was wondering would u not have to build costum track?
@@alexanderbetz3803 Nope, I actually like the overhang, since real trains overhang the tracks by quite a bit here in the U.S.
Really like the wagon, keep up the great work. Hope everyone is having a nice day.
Love it!
What a fun looking build 👍🏼
Robin.
I’m a representative from the Super Secret Police’s Animal Wellfare division, and I’m (we’re) concerned for the safety and well-being of the elephant travelling long distances, and being a part of a fair.
That might not be a funny...
I looked it up in my copy of Super Secret Police’s Animal Welfare handbook (p33, paragraph 4) - This only applies to grey elephants. Apparently, blue elephants are exempt. I think it was intended that the ruling should exempt pink elephants, but the wording seems ambiguous.
@@GodmanchesterGoblin right yes, sorry. Under my Super Secret Police Animal Welfare Handbook (p.33, Paragraph 4, Section 2.1) (which may be outdated) it states that any Blue Elephant must be used for no manual activies, but may be used for Circus and Fairground usage, if its meets the Super Secret Police’s Animal Welfare Blue Elephant Act of 2021.
@@justaddbricks5527 I am sure that's right. My 2021 edition never arrived (human malware affecting deliveries, I guess), so I was referring to my rather tatty 2019 edition (2nd printing).
@@GodmanchesterGoblin right okay that makes sense. I got my handbook a few weeks ago, was meant to arrive in January, but you know what the HR department is like at the Super Secret Police, takes them months do carry a simple task like a sending a very hefty and very big book.
If in doubt, blame HR!
For some reason this build brings me back to my childhood watching Dumbo and other movies and books about the circus. Such a nice playful build and I love that the head moves around!
Cheers!
Name the elephant Bumbo
Ha!
That’s really charming. I love how you didn’t mount the head to make it wobble! Reminds me of Dumbo for some reason.
Thanks. Not seen anything from you recently. I don't watch livestreams or builds of standard sets. More city!
Your train is going to go around your whole lego city soon lol 😂
Can you please make a fair or circus.
A big fairground is coming!
Also I find your solution to the rooftop antennas on SSPHQ to be wildly hilarious. It's as if they've ALREADY BEEN HIT by an SSP pilot whilst attempting a landing. (They've been replaced so many times already, we've just decided to leave them bent...)
Exactly!
I love this build! You are such a clever bloke! This is one of my favorites of all time for your videos, and great as they are that's saying a lot. This is a very impressive model you have here, I especially love the roof, the red and white striped walls and the back end is just as wonderful and fun as the front!
On a completely different note, since I will apparently not be able to walk into my local LEGO store and buy Fast Food Corner (What were they thinking? by any criteria this is what should be added to any collectors city. Not a scene from a video game) Anyway, I want to know will you be participating in the BrickLink Designer Program with this corner or can I buy the plans from you or what? How are you going to get this into the hands of your adoring fans and fervent supporters?
Thanks so much. I liked it too.
I'm working on getting full FFC instructions on Rebrickable. It takes time though. I'd love people to build it.
If you want the proper fast food glass panels get them now. They are fast becoming extinct. My fault, I believe!
Another briljant idea AND execution.. I think I'm gonna go through my own "obscure parts" tonight to see what strange bits I got lying around for ideas... Thanks for another bit of great content and inspiration!
Have fun!
The buffet car in my 60197 passenger train apparently has elephant's poop on the menu... 😂😂
Nightmare!
I think the best thing about your channel is that it is seriously great/creative/well-planned lego building which can still make me laugh out loud. This was fun! :D
Wow, thanks!
This is awesome! The hut adds a nice pop of color, and the elephant has a cute/retro front and anatomically correct/hilarious rear! Overall, I think it's a great edition to your rapidly growing cargo train. 😁
Thanks a million!
The poor elephant is facing the wrong direction. Perhaps you should turn him around, and rearrange the carriages so that his "posterior" is followed closely by the "toxic waste carriage"?
Haha!
Great City! Really like the cobble stone area behind the new LEGO Ideas Vintage car! And I’m in the park of not liking the damaged antennas on top of the police station roof. Were they really in the way of the SSP vehicle landing there? IMO just sack that armature pilot!!! Love the elephant transport wagon as well.
Cool, thanks!
Very nice build , will look great on your train
That's a fantastic use of a strange piece, glad it wasn't completely anatomically correct for a male elephant! 😳 could something be added to the trunk to get to head moving a bit more, like a water squirt, or stud on the underside of the head?
A squirt looks odd because of the angle. I tried it. Oh well!
Love the build!! Great idea!!. You're right I never guessed it.
The turn table added to the super secret police car might provide more stability if you move the turn table piece to the bottom of the car instead of the top of the roof.
Sadly it's just as wobbly there but with even less grip!
Wow this is a fantastic idea! You should be a designer for LEGO Robin. Your build is so colorful. I love how you take old pieces and make them super cool. The rear end of the elephant and it pooping is very funny. You nailed it with the design of the elephant and the wagon also. Great job and awesome video my friend!
Thanks. I tried to keep it clean!
Great video again have you thought of changing the order of the wagons so you have the elephant between the train robbers and the gold
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I'm honestly getting tired of train carriages, but one with a pooping elephant? Well, you can't say no to that!
My thoughts exactly!
Do you plan on making a fire station for Brick Nottingham maybe something like the lego Creator Modular Building Fire Brigade Fire Station
I think I'll have a fire rather than a station. More exciting!
How about water squirting from the elephant's trunk?
I tried it and it looked weird!
You should have the tail tilted, as if he just pass his last lunch; so the poo looks like it was more recent and move the poo right under the butt.
I didn't want to make too much of the "hole", haha!
U should add a flatbed w a disassembled ride on it,for the fairground
Also,2 add the flaming orange train,take all the cars from the white and orange,keep 1 motorized end,and 1 dummy end,and make a MOC car that takes both the color schemes and basically smooshes them together,and add a b-unit for the chosen engine,idk
Is there any way to have the elephants belly poking through the bars on the sides?
I'm sure robin can find a way with snot.
i never thought someone would use the 1x2 plate with one stud in the middle for an elephants rear end
You're welcome, haha!
The seagulls are great
“Makes it more realistic” even though it’s a flying car
Errr, yes!
Really good elephant transporter
Okay
You didn't think you'd be writing that today, haha!
Hello again robin. I love watching your videos, and I love your LEGO builds! I watch every one of your videos!
You inspire me to make my own LEGO builds
Hey, thanks!
Train cam!!!!!😊
An excellent wagon for Nellie the Elephant - but wouldn’t she rather see where she’s going? 😉
Easier to breathe and fewer flies, I thought!
@@RobinHoodBricks ha, fair enough 😉