Automated LEGO Gondola and MASSIVE City Expansion! - LEGO City Update

[@Brick_Crafts]

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[@pippengaming]

cool

[@LordShadow634]

Hey man, can you add a small suburban neighborhood in a later video?

[@shotgun_daddy-1089]

I just went and did it definitely gunna pick up that set when u get enough people to support it

[@fynsmith4247]

I think it would be useful to add lights to the bottom of the bridge where the skatepark is, many skateparks need or have a light source. having a flicker aswell would look great.

[@fenix-legends21]

​@@LordShadow634 Yes!! That would be amazing!!

[@OraDubStronzate2]

Never saw a fully grey skatepark: why not use some stickers as graffiti? That would really give a colorful look to that grey area!

[@aaaaheahea]

I agree, he should use wood too, no concrete park looks like that.

[@OraDubStronzate2]

@@aaaaheahea unfortunately i've visited skatepark that are exactly like that XD no wood, just cold and hard concrete

[@Brick_Crafts]

Totally agree, I want to add some custom prints at some point for sure!

[@Eagron]

​@@OraDubStronzate2 orion? che ci fai qui hahaha gianandrea, son le 3 di notte poi

[@IMLITERALLYTHATCHAD420]

@@Brick_Craftsmake a custom tag for your channel lol

[@Damien.D]

Light in the gondola. That would look epic at night. (the rest of this update is just perfect)

[@craftsmanwoodturner]

Loads of engineering challenges there, but the boys are clearly up for a challenge! No way to transmit power through the nylon wire, so it would have to be battery-driven, which means matching up contacts on the gondola and in the top station so the battery can charge up in between runs.

[@episodesglow]

​@@craftsmanwoodturnerjust do an led connected to a 9v

[@screwandwrenchrob4778]

could maybe have a supercap and an led in the gondola, and an inductive charger in one of the stations.

[@ep9415]

In my opinion, you should rethink on the size of the cable car station on the mountain. When you look at it from a distance, it gives you the illusion that the station is gigantic in proportion with the mountains, since before, your idea for creating the mountains was to give an illusion of distance

[@sergeantrickroll9281]

This is very true! It appears as if the station is larger than an entire mountain peak

[@redvivius]

im so glad i wasnt the only one who felt that

[@Manigo1743]

But if he makes it smaller then it would look tiny when it is in the city.

[@dhycee8215]

​@@Manigo1743the station in the mountain isn't in the city....

[@Manigo1743]

@@dhycee8215 I meant when the gondola is in the city. Everything has to match in size, both stations and the gondola, so if he makes the station in the mountain smaller, then the others get scaled down too, and the ones close to the viewer will look too small. I think it looks fine as it is.

[@RodneyBunkus]

For making the skatepark less grey, check out some California skateparks. They often paint edges or flat areas a single color to help people discern where the coping or flat is and offer something to visually break up the grey area. Some also have sections made of bricks. Also, layouts of skateparks typically have ramps around the edges with obstacle in between so that people can just skate back and forth without pushing, which gets tiring quick. People also like to bring in DIY boxes made of all sorts materials that could pop against the grey. Skaters also like to grab things like road signs and sheet metal to cover cracks or make small bumps easier to ride over. We also like to skate everything close to the park too and the barrier surrounding the park looks like a great place to put some grind marks. Stuff scrapes off while grinding which leaves dark skids on edges after a while. There's all sorts of interesting obstacles that can be built so that it's not all just A-frames. Jersey barriers and pole jams are super cool things that I think could translate into Lego pretty easily. I'm happy to even see a park at all honestly, great job with the city!

[@BaldMancTwat]

Should check out Burnside Skatepark since it's actually under a bridge

[@juliang6306]

imagine some teenagers getting off at the end station of the tram. they will not walk all the way around to get to the skate park. what will they do? they will jump over the wall walk through the vegetation to get to the skate park. therefore you should add a small path of yellowed grass to make it more realistic edit: what i mean is to make it look like trampled grass instead of an actually path. it will be very realistic

[@Manigo1743]

The realistic thing would be to put up a sign that says "don't walk on the grass", rather than giving people what they need.

[@djstoplichtofficial]

Olifantenpaadje let's goooo

[@watarod]

Hell yeah

[@jeffersonlu7305]

Good idea

[@raggerbagger5430]

​@@Manigo1743 yes because teenagers listen to streetsigns!

[@ForzaMonkey]

Something that I think would be cool for this build, the mountain specifically, would be a hiking trail/climbing route that goes from the gondola all the way to the top of the mountain when it is complete, whenever that may be. There could also a be a secondary route that goes all the way from the base of the mountain and connects to the top gondola. Could have some hikers on it being attacked by bigfoot or something like that. Can't wait to see more!

[@paulmoing8009]

Agree! Exactly what I was thinking!

[@hugenerd8994]

not to harsh your buzz but hed probably have to deconstruct half the mountain to do that... if you want to make something like a path Worn down into the ground you cant just ADD on top.. hed have to take the entire thing apart, that or make some elevated trail, which with the sense of scale hes going after would be quite difficult to do at minifig scale.. its possible but thats a huge ask for not a lot

[@ForzaMonkey]

@@hugenerd8994 You have a good point. It would take a LOT of effort to make it happen.

[@hugenerd8994]

@@ForzaMonkey true but it would look sick, I see your vision. If he can’t make one going all the way up maybe he could make a path leading to a little fire tower or a path from the road to the forest. Either way you had a great idea, and would love to see him do something with it. Maybe he could do footpaths by the castle instead? Who knows, maybe he’s already thought of this too! :)

[@PIZEK]

The skate park is actually a good addition

[@michielvandermeij9976]

I have a tip from engineering perspective. If you put the sensor horizontally, there can accumulate dust and interfere with the signal, in engineering we place sensors vertically if possible to simply surpass the problem of dust accumulation on sensors. Love all your content ! I hope I can visit the museum some time soon!

[@Shack263]

Please make the cable car slow down along its entire journey up. You use forced perspective to make the mountain seem bigger. You can't shrink the cable car as it ascends, but you can enhance the forced perspective by slowing it down as it goes up. This is just like how distand things seem to move slower.

[@callumdebruyn5620]

Also the cable car station on the mountain looks way out of perspective 😂

[@automation7295]

I feel like are just calling him out being doing something looking out of perspective.

[@stratplus]

The cable cart is nice but: 1. It passes the street at street level, so there should be traffic lights or something like that to stop traffic (or the ground station could be moved to the other side of the road). 2. There are no parking spaces near the station 3. The top station should have a restaurant and/or lookout point 4. The original idea of using smaller trees to make the mountains look larger does not really work when your top station is as big as the ground station. I'd ditch that earlier idea and swap the little trees with normal sized trees. Then the cable cart won't go to the top of the mountain, but that's often the case, so I don't think that's a problem.

[@watarod]

Yeah I think the gondola is a bit weird and out of place. No parking spaces? No staff buildings or restaurant or something? And it looks weird with the smaller trees.

[@CaptainFalcoyd]

I disagree. I think the perspective trick still works solidly.

[@jeffersonlu7305]

The top station is too small i agree

[@watarod]

@@jeffersonlu7305 actually it's too big

[@lightrailmachines5996]

I feel like the cable car kind of ruins the forced perspective of the mountains. Maybe if you made the car smaller, it wouldn’t ruin the effect as much? You could always consider adding it to a different future hill where forced perspective isn’t used as much

[@Shack263]

In addition, have the cable car slow down along the ascent, as distant objects tend to look like they move very slowly. Please please please. Make it seem like it's receding into the distance, not just moving a meter.

[@milandevos3672]

There are cable cars that are bagger then cars

[@irakyl]

This could even work in his favor, if he uses the cable car elsewhere in the build to establish its size, and then simply hangs a red and white 2x2 at the mountain top it would drastically sell the forced perspective, since we now have a reference for scale. That one would just have to remain stationary.

[@jossdeiboss]

Absolutely! The cable car idea is awesome but it must be relocated on another hill, without down-scaling.

[@nawalelabbassi7509]

Here are my little boys comments who is the actual fan of your work: Thank you for the skate park, you should add snow on the mountain as well as a ski area, you should also add a metro in your city, the old station has been hiding underneath the wild west moc 😉😉, Finally it would be nice to have a sketch like you did once (for the great city expansion) for the part where the city ends at the sawmill to know whats coming up next , Thank you!!

[@bernadettavarley]

Even with the people the skate park looks a bit drab in color. Adding more people wouldn't work because it already has too many. My personal opinion is that the skate part would benefit a lot from some graffiti for color and aesthetics.

[@peyton-rproductions380]

The injured skateboarder needs an ambulance, also would love to see your design for a European ambulance in Lego

[@aaaaheahea]

That was my first thought too.

[@simondanielssonmusic]

Oh and a hospital would be required then as well!

[@BastiBustay]

"European Ambulance" lol Do you know how many countries (each with a different ambulance) europe has?

[@Manigo1743]

And a cemetary if things don't go as planned.

[@irakyl]

it really looks like the doctor just cut his leg off with his huge shears lmao

[@BeamMine]

Lets go this is exactly the type of vid i wanted him to upload

[@MegaBeast6854]

You sir, are a MASTER BUILDER!!!!!!!!

[@spicypickle7279]

Your tile work never fails to amaze me!

[@Starfighter37]

Add stadium lights to the skate park, lit up skate parks are so nice and skaters know that

[@Skibidirizzler250]

The tiling is so satisfying

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

you'd like cheesey studios lol

[@Soybeanboy-ye7hq]

especially the half pipe perfectly fitting in😀

[@thelivingzombie8403]

Your username isn't

[@Skibidirizzler250]

@@thelivingzombie8403 yeah 😔

[@AndersJohnston-x1i]

You know what would be the coolest thing? You should make a tiny little car with a camera on it(doesn't have to be lego), and then drive it through the city for a while like you are a person living there. That would be so cool!

[@Stunters14]

As a skater, u got the vibe of the skatepark exactly right🔥 the only thing that u could try to add is graffiti

[@kobeloton7458]

Hey Bricks Craft just a few design ideas: Maybe add a skatepark bench under a gazebo since most skateboarders don’t sit on the actual park as well as lights and graffiti and maybe an ambulance there because how is the doctor going to put his leg on if he’s not going to the hospital For the cable car maybe and like boom gates with flashing lights to stop cars travelling through and hitting the cable car and the cable car stop is way to big for the mountain in kind of sticks out like a sore thumb Thanks, love the build hopefully your sawmill gets to be an actual Lego product

[@Boba_247]

Lights in the fountain would look great!

[@Roperational_YT]

NO WE DIDNT GET A BEFORE AND AFTER😭

[@AviationSir]

Lmao

[@Bannanna_Man]

I love the way the city is looking. best of luck for the coming months.

[@Doohickeydongle]

Need a sightseeing platform at the top of the Gondola. Looks awesome.

[@christianrobertorualesnovi6116]

1:37 WTF is this Lego cursed piece?!

[@ryleeandmaileinayoshi1135]

It's just 1x2 plates connected

[@SunSlayPlayz]

LOVE IT KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

[@equestrianquarter2356]

I think a traditional children’s playground might fit the vibe better than a fountain in this area 2:21

[@samturpie1756]

If you’re looking for ideas to populate the mountain, I would consider adding a couple of climbers! You could make a few of them be drilling into the rock to add bolts, or if you want to keep with the older style of the nearby village they could be quite funny to see some in tweed jackets and hobnail boots!

[@hi_youtube_oh]

I’m glad the tram has some more scenery to run through

[@JesusChristFromTheBible2]

Add a little dirt path from the skatepark to the park to show people walking over

[@fodi123]

5:06 maybe you should also add blue LEDs to the base of the water jets to improve the effect

[@atinsokitsfkc]

Add a sportsfield on the outer area of the city, and have a person injured getting treated by an ambulance

[@obvious2886]

5:32 wow that camera move is really smooth and cinematic

[@SmolSir]

Hint - if you want to make the gondola wheels spin on the rope, add some rubber bands to the wheels for greater friction (and of course grey, not black LEGO technic axles)

[@elbarto6421]

Brothers of Construction have returned!!!!!

[@macaroon3408]

You need to add a flying fox and playground next to the skate park!!! Also make it so you can pull a little Lego person on the flying fox seat and let go making it zipline down... just a suggestion of course :)

[@macaroon3408]

If you don't know what a flying fox is it probably because I'm from NZ and that what we call ziplines basically.

[@ARTBRiX]

who thinks he is the best city builder on KZbin?

[@BobBeer-tq7cn]

Me

[@RelatableConnor]

Me

[@brianreip411]

Deep pockets too

[@ARTBRiX]

@@brianreip411 true lol idk how he gets all the money to make it

[@rileynotarthomas3166]

Have you considered adding some darker greens / some diversity of color in the large forest areas, specifically around the mountain?? I love your builds and been following for a while! Just something I’ve always thought. You’re awesome!

[@ComixAndCo]

I love the area under the bridge! It feels so lively now, I can imagine the skateboarders getting off the tram and buying a drink or snacks before hitting the park!

[@IanKomorowski]

Another great video! Would you consider adding a police station and fire station to your LEGO city? Would you also consider making a Medieval Kingdom. Build the castle again, except what it looked like in 1100s with a monarch, blacksmith shop, an enchanted forest with a subtle Shrek reference? LOL

[@MrsPancakes1]

The guy losing his leg is wild 😂

[@dmonsef]

Every time I see a new city video update of yours, I still get fascinated like it's the first time I see it. The detail is just so realistic!

[@mensen2462]

I would have loved to see a skatepark with the large pieces from the early 2000s. The scale is much more accurate for Minifigs. Also, a skatepark under a bridge is very common, so that was the perfect spot to put it in. Thanks for another great video !

[@BricksShowcase]

Your Lego city is totally amazing! You are a fantastic Lego city creator!

[@teamtripledent31nextgentls94]

I just love seeing your lego city updates, I get cheered up by a new video when I am depressed, I can't wait for more.

[@AurediumRiptide]

Amazing! I love the details you have in your build. It really does raise the impression of an ative world which is generally pretty hard when dealing with anything miniature.

[@aaronjohnson2215]

I thought, oh what a cute little town. And then he shows the whole thing and I went whoaaaa xd

[@asakapala12345678]

The only lego city builder i know that doesn't rely on modular building sets.

[@syksystransitagency]

This is hands down one of my favorite series running on youtube atm, great video as always!! I love how you covered the gap at the skate park using foliage. Covering stuff like that with greenery truly unites all lego, model, minecraft and sims builders :D

[@Carspotter682]

You should extend the bridge and add lights to the Lego layout.

[@denlimwolf]

It would be awesome if the back of the gondala station had the wires integrated into the build with workers maintaining the machinery.

[@t_s4500]

Please please add a rock a climbing gym. The storytelling you could add to that would be awesome. Rock climbers on the mountain would also be a cool addition to that area.

[@jeremylamm1303]

I'd like to see a miniature version of your Lego store including a miniature version of your own lego builds!

[@raymondlinton4703]

When you get back to lighting, I think having some overhead lighting on the skate park coming from underneath the bridge makes a lot of sense. This stuff looks great. Keep up the great work!

[@GermiesCoasterYard]

If the gondola decelerated gradually as it travelled up he mountain, it would help the illusion of the mountain being larger and the upper station being further away. Great build!

[@svc135bsoe]

This is ultimately one of the best Lego channels on YT. Can't believe it doesn't have 1M subs yet. Brickcrafts and his brother deserve some recognition for their time and effort put into building and programming this beautiful miniature city, piece by piece. Also, when will you ever make a Lego city update that isn't 8 minutes lol P.S: How do passengers exit at the top of the mountain?

[@lordfarquaad380]

I really hope you add a bagel shop or bodega on the more American side of your city

[@pokepoke1889]

This is the best Lego city, the details are so pretty and nice. Love the detail and the flora

[@jonmora2559]

Best Lego channel on KZbin!! Yall r so awesome, when I first discovered your channel I binged every video! The story telling and designs of every build is so captivating

[@RogerMollet]

Adding trans clear or trans light blue to the fountain would give the fountain some falling water.

[@Rutgerprofipjotr]

Pls make tiny version of your lego museum in the city

[@gabrielbuonomano]

I just caught up and then you post today! I love the progress.

[@levelupwithik2682]

I guess u can try to make the cable car run at the tram tracks , like the tram runs through track and at end becomes a cable car .

[@thatsam]

Musical fountain would be a lovely addition to differentiate the earlier fountain and the Skate Park Fountain! Have a midi running and LED colors sync to the midi music file… LED lights can be shone through the fountain spouts. 🎵⛲️

[@dd_zzero6827]

Absolutely wonderful. You are doing all the things that I thought might be impossible to do. Just inspiring! Keep up the amazing work.

[@thebobloblawshow8832]

This just keeps getting better. Great job on the whole layout. 👍👍

[@nethukamunasinghe1259]

He should be a lego master builder with his brother. These are so authentic!

[@zeldaelephantlego]

awesome video! tysm for posting u were one of the main reasons I started a channel and built a city of my own! cant wait to see what comes next!!!

[@WMARUoriginal]

The highest compliment I can give is that this is a Lego city I would love to live in!

[@Patch-vb5ny]

Absolutely brilliant... your building is #1 ..no one on KZbin comes even close... Love the vids. Keep up the mighty work👍

[@seanwald526]

I have a suggestion - since there’s currently nothing next to the cable car, so if I took it up I would just go nowhere, you should add like an observatory or something to the top of the mountain, if you weren’t going to already

[@revqn11]

add a tiny skateshop next to the park

[@k4productions]

You should add overhead wires for the tram so it can get its power to move

[@masterricon]

I love your dedication to realism, my only suggestion would be that all of your trees feel much too short. Even smaller city trees are taller proportionally. Just a suggestion, Great work!

[@snowcloudshinobi]

1:17 i love this so much, as well as 1:30.

[@eddieman9589]

Love this! Looks great! I don't know how it would look in person but progressively slowing the gondola as it gets closer to top might give the illusion it's further away than it is.

[@Fudgy-Boi]

Although i think the working cable car is really cool, I think you should consider a non functioning cable microscale cable car and station to go with the theme and to aviod breaking the illusion of a tall mountain.

[@kevinp5164]

Great work!! I'd also suggest a couple support towers between the bottom and top stations of the gondola to give the illusion of distance.

[@PiotrMys]

The slowdown of the gondola looks so real. Well done!!!

[@HiThereZoomy]

You should paints an extension of the mountain, with a trail.

[@maxm7940]

I would consider adding a middle support structure for the cable car. I work in the mountains and have never seen a cable car that long without additional supports. Stations up an down look great though

[@charleshulsey3103]

To reduce "greyness" in the skatepark - Make the ramps etc wood!

[@rensbr1506]

Another great update. Always looking foward to your updates! Great work.

[@The_Anti-Guide]

You were worried that the mountain would look weirdly scaled but to be honest I think it looks fine. It just looks like slate cliff walls which lends credit to the idea that it wouldn't be super grassy because it's mostly rock. It doesn't give the impression of being this mega huge mountain like the Rockies in the U.S., but it does seem perfectly reasonable. And if there's nowhere (in this area) to build a road up to that height, it makes sense that you'd need a gondala. That being said, maybe consider a mountain path, it would take away from the majestic height idea you were going for, but it could disappear around the back of the mountain and give the idea that the mountain goes even higher, perhaps a second gondala exists elsewhere beyond the moc.

[@maximedelille1287]

Thank you, this is so much fun to watch 🤗

[@LeMeeps]

I think a light in the fountain next to the skate park could make it look really nice at night!

[@amazinglyrandom2]

love it!!!!!!! I would love to see like a snowy area or even a ski resort though

[@markraisner9000]

Once again a fantastic job, it just keeps getting better and better!

[@sanderkoff]

I would suggest building the mountain even higher and building a hiking trail from the gondola station to the peak of the mountain. I think the mountains would look great if they were even higher and had snowy peaks.

[@MrLepage25]

You guys are very talented this is so cool to watch come together over the years and see you expand! Good job keep up the good work🎉

[@bombpwr]

Love the skatepark, and the fact you put a small park right next to it, majority of skateparks at least where I’m from are usually built next too or in the parks itself along with stuff like tennis courts and basketball courts

[@AviationSir]

Let’s go Brickscraft. Just supported you Ideas project, it is so beautiful

[@cheddarychessely8483]

Love the vids and the city ❤, just wish I got to see it in person when I was in the area 😢

[@staretimecomics]

Two of my long-time wishes in the lego city. So much gun to see!

[@juliemartin9699]

Gondola looks great. What about a crazy climber on the side of the bridge (like a dare/bet to free climb it?)? Just an idea. Definitely a light in the gondola would look amazing. Maybe a line of people to enter the gondola (with bikes or skis)?

[@xwiick]

Thanks for all the hard work on these videos!

[@jamiebonczek8026]

I would recommend putting flashing markers on top of the carriage. And top station. It would be hard to light up the wires, though. Great video.