BIG CHANGES IN THE LEGO CITY!! Waterfall, River, and Downtown Expansion!

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After taking a few weeks off from the LEGO City due to the holidays, we are back! My husband and I have been building a lot in the LEGO City over the last week or two and I'm so proud of the progress we have made. I hope to finish the nature area by the end of the month, but the waterfall might be a bit of a challenge.
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[@Emmasaurus]

Give me ideas! How can I make the city better?

[@e_1665]

I love the downtown area and the hills a grassy area is great but maybe have the downtown area expand ver toward the Eiffel Tower I really want to see that incorporated into the city.

[@e_1665]

Also a hiking trail would be great.

[@DZstudios.]

I am a Urbanist student so here are a few VERY theoretical and umpratiical solutions: More plaza(cities need spaces for interactions) but you need a focal point something that makes people go to a plaza, for instance cities in Europe and latin America have a big church But you can also do a museum! I like that your city has a lot of nature but I would be awesome to see some interactions between architecture and nature. More Public Transport is also always great Today we have access to many forms of transportations: like Trams(Light Rail) and Cable Cars like in Rio de Janeiro and in other Latin American Countries, since your city features different terrain elevation a Funicular or Cable Car would work great, but the terrain is also a dissagevantage when it comes to Subways(metro or Tube) IRL but for lego you could have the station beneath the Modulars and exit out of the tunnel or you can make an underground High Speed Station Like in Barcelona. Another important thing for cities is their heritage and history it would be great seeing a backstory to the city or a castle or palace.

[@zacdenault6918]

I think you are doing great with the design. Something that could add more depth and entertainment value is if you added a storyline to your city. Could start simple but would be cool if you slowly expanded to it with little scenes, hidden easter eggs for your followers who watch, etc. From watching you I think this would also make the Lego city more rewarding for you over the future years. Maybe start with a simple story of how the city was founded then bring in a few character story lines. Just a thought if you wanted to add more creativity outside just building! Keep up the great work!

[@The_DisturberOfPeace]

I think you should add the monkey kid cloud piece to the bottom of the water fall

[@brickloverbrad]

It's looking great! Your city really reminds me of the country of Monaco, it's a city state in France and the whole city is built on a massive hill with stairs and such. If you wanted some inspiration with how to navigate a tiered city, I would google photos of Monaco / Monte Carlo to get a great idea of how they do it.

[@ArjanGroe]

You could combine the lion’s castle with the seperating wall, making the walls to become “the old city walls”. That would really be awesome IMO

[@elpiloto100]

You should move those walls to be between the city layers, and not have a wall between the modulars and the grass/waterfront. So that way, it's more like a park that leads to the water, rather than a gated city.

[@noahmielke2148]

She should turn the water front into a beach. That would make more sense. Having a city overlooking the beach. That would be pretty cool. To me streams and pounds are found in the woods. That area doesn’t seem woodsy to me.

[@Sk8rMatt21]

Nah, the streams and river is what makes this unique. Definitely add more to the river and have an entire land full of action activities.

[@The_DisturberOfPeace]

One thing I think you should do on the water fall is a the monkey kid cloud piece at the bottom to represent the water splashing

[@TheBrickBee]

Love how you add some nature to city instead of just Big building's and houses

[@aliciapozzo9947]

i like the idea of the friends section in your city. the new friends stuff is really fun this year.

[@Sk8rMatt21]

You should definitely put in some ADVENTURE sets. Like the 'Vacation Getaway' Set. Add some kayaks and other activities along / beside the river. And lastly have the Lego Surf Shop closeby to blend the mountain activities with the beach.

[@NerdAmongtheStacks]

Hey Emily!! Am loving what you did to the LEGO City!!! LadyBurg is looking sooo good so far!! :D One idea I have is for covering up those wooden leg posts, on the side of the City, you could build some walls with vines crawling up the side! Maybe you could even be brave enough and try glueing some plates to the side of the posts to stick vines and floral pieces too!

[@DZstudios.]

Great video, Emma! I loved seeing the new LEGO City expansion. The waterfall and river look so realistic, and I can't wait to see what you build with them. The downtown expansion looks amazing too, with all those new buildings and vehicles. I can't wait to see more of your LEGO City updates. Keep up the great work! I'm definitely inspired to make some changes to my own LEGO City, but I'm not quite sure where to start. Maybe you could do a video on some tips and ideas for expanding and revamping LEGO City layouts?

[@heathermichaelson6957]

I really like the idea of a lookout area for the nature area. I think that it's looking great, but that is a lot of physical space you've devoted to the nature area. Tell Ross his waterfall is cool looking and a suggestion of using the popcorn piece (also used for smoke or ice cream sometimes) at the bottom of it for the water landing.

[@MayoHosko]

I’d remove the leaves 🍃 from the sand bar and add more sand bars around the river to help conserve leaf pieces. Really liking the depth of your hills

[@michaelrinaldi9168]

Those hills look great! But yeah the only way you learn and grow as a builder is by actually building, tearing down rebuilding. The river,bridge,wishing well and the wall they all look excellent.

[@jacobh3594]

you could make that area a holiday display and change it out with every holiday. that could be interesting.

[@Imperialofficer07]

Hi Em, so if you want to make it look more natural, I would recommend using dark green, dark tan, some tan, and maybe some variants of green besides regular green. I would add like some random bits of rock on the hill to make it look more natural if possible. I think maybe add some large trees in random spots, mixed with different size trees and bushes. Also I feel like that guy is just having fun in his old age. He seems to want to relive his youth as a ship captain. I like the waterfall idea. It looks cool. I think you are doing a splendid job. If you could, can you check out my city.....I would like to hear some feedback. I use sticky tacks to add blue construction paper as my background.

[@NyteFlyer]

Pooh and Roo on the bridge with Pooh sticks in the river would be cute.

[@tomcarlos7929]

Great city. In between the two levels you could create a facade of buildings to cover up the timber. It just needs to be a few studs deep. Then when you reach the next level extend the facade to create a whole building for the next level. They don't need to be too tall on the top level or you'll block the view you're trying to keep.

[@randomwolffox1742]

Maybe instead of the green pieces on the sand bar, you could put gray round tiles to look like river rocks? Love all the details so far!

[@smidday15]

At a later date you could incorporate all the sets you have put off to the side into a theme park that would occupy the same space. They'd all make sense considering there's two roller coasters and two castles and you could moc the spaces between those sets like a regular theme park. :)

[@j0ntsang]

The sculpting you are doing on the terrain is great. I'd like to see more of that incorporated on the city levels too. Can you do me a favor and try something (and make a video on it): Take a MILS plate and attach it on a slant using an angled technic pin.. then cover up the gap with more plate

[@connorglowac5477]

I would take the green shrubs off the beach/sandbar. Would be fun to expand the sandbar/beach a little and have a cool beach scene. Also where the pumpkins patch was, maybe keep the space changing all the time for seasonal build. Keep up the great content E-saurus! Also shout out Ross Dawg!!! Happy new years y’all!!💚💛

[@superslickbuilds310]

Looking great! Love the hillside and brick wall work. Awesome job!!!

[@TheEmilia1]

the hill looks amazing!

[@missambie1921]

It's looking great! I'm glad your enjoying the city I think what makes a city is enjoying it and slowing building it up well done!

[@deborahc398]

With the newer Friends set designs, you could have a really great city for them! The colors are great, and most of them can be built more than one way. I think it would be a nice complement to your city.

[@bricksbyficks6448]

I love the waterfall idea, even if it is a 'spring' Great job

[@543210mono]

Looking great Bigger Trees in front of The Wall maybe or adding The Tree House down next to the tugboat fig.

[@WardMaris]

In the walls at the beginning of the city you could also add an ‘elevator’ so there’s wheelchair/bike access to the different platforms

[@clintfranklin2067]

On the river, the sand bar should be all sand lol.. Would look better taking out the grass on that corner and make more sand area..... 😊😊

[@patrickholmes8764]

Awesome landscape work. What about the new light set overlooking the water? Would be great transitions from grass to to rock work and cliff edge.

[@glowingstuds5360]

You should buy a wrecking ball and knock down every wall in your upstairs in order to create on humongous LEGO city room! I’m just messing around, cities looking great!

[@zacdenault6918]

Keep up the great work! One day I want to make a Lego City and you make it seem more possible (though still extremely difficult) compared to those people who already have an overwhelming large established city. Thank you!

[@BrixInGuate]

Hiii Ems! An Idea, I know Ross would be interested, on the Hill maybe integrate some hobbit holes, like Bilbos Hobbit hole set but into the mountain area... with a path and stuff. Excellent update!

[@StarBoy1YT]

I suggest you add a wooden cabin where the pumpkin patch used to be and add like a couple trees around it.

[@AntBandit]

those hills look STUNNING

[@Emmasaurus]

Omg thank you!! I’m really motivated to keep working on it!

[@lilrubfrsocal6708]

Could make the pumpkin patch area a seasonal thing. Like keep changing the theme to whatever holiday is going on at the time. Looks so cool tho great job

[@patrickwentzell4638]

Legos are fun I'd like to have building sets well someday I will that scenery and the city is very beautiful nicely done . 👍👍

[@EchoBaseplates]

Not into LEGO City, but that looks amazing! I'm not bold enough to get into that theme, I'd lose my mind.

[@warrennewman5325]

Love the new waterfall looks brilliant 😀

[@Carboxylated]

WOAH you guys have something really awesome in the works here. Looking fantastico!

[@evetvcx]

Hi emily love seeing you working on the city i think the river would look better with some brown parts

[@Nathan-is7li]

Looking great so far! Cant wait to see it completed.

[@proudbrickfoot7483]

Looks great! Can't wait to see where you take it!

[@22damaged]

The leaves over the sand bar do not make sense. Maybe reeds, or bamboo, but not those types of leaves. Also, you all should put that huge tree where you had the pumpkin patch. It would look cool there, and you can make like a picnic area or something there...and the kids could play in the tree?

[@Rohan-bp3mp]

city's normally have professional Graphiti art or just rogue Graphiti on walls, maybe experimenting with the dots sets could inspire some cool ideas for art on walls instead of grey masonry?

[@natemr4482]

Great city update Emily 👍😁

[@johnathansawyer8736]

Those hills look amazing! I'd love to see a tutorial of building them.

[@BeardedBrickHead]

The room is looking really good. I look forward to seeing more progress.

[@MikePrimeBuilds]

I love these updates. I can’t wait to see what more you are going to do 🎉🎉

[@e_1665]

Hi Emily it’s been so long since we’ve had had lego city update I love what you’ve done and I’m so happy the next update is here!❤

[@lilrubfrsocal6708]

Damn!!! The grassy hills look awesome 👍

[@Ranger_Omar]

For the sand it doesn’t look natural on the edges like that. For some info you can look up Indiana Sand Dunes ecological succession For more info on how sand interacts with plants and shrubs

[@DJTYLERRADIO.]

Looks super fun! 🎉😊

[@DJTYLERRADIO.]

A farm would be really neat in the nature area! 🐮🐷🐰🐱

[@signordarcy]

The new castle could be placed at the center of the rural area, between the river and the sea, on the peak.

[@simonecamozzinomercygaming]

This looks amazing! Great job guys. Wanting to suggest something I will either add some flower pieces on top of the green leaves along the river and/or alternate the color with some darker leaves to add a bit more variety.

[@joemacleod-iredale2888]

Really impressive progress, I’ve managed a single fountain in the last month in my city. I’d suggest the leaf pieces beside the river are rather too consistent. I’ve no idea what sort of are you live in but in the UK there would be lots of shingle, mud, rock, reeds and trees all along the sides of this type of river.

[@tijneggen]

The landscaping is looking so good!! Can’t wait for the end results

[@cols_bricks]

I would build walls to cover the the layers, I’ve done this to my city which can be seen on instagram 😀 it’s very piece intensive but looks really good. I really like what you’ve done with the hill and the river, I would be inclined to remove the leaves by the sand area but other than that it looks great 👏

[@Unprofessional_afol]

Loved the update, hope you both had a great new year How about a petting zoo for the green space where the pumpkin patch was Go Ross for the waterfall as well, he’s missing from the video as he was off out to find more 501 battle packs? Between the levels I think the walls would make the most sense and then you could put stairs up then as various places or maybe say a 16x8 plate with a look out/coffee cart sort of thing to join the two levels together, this would be raised up from the lower level and sit 1/2 way between the two levels like a mezzanine level Looking forward to seeing how the castle comes out, keep up the amazing positivity

[@rockies1790]

Why don't you set the castle in front of your layout on the green baseplates and try to connect the "river" to the waterwheel of the castle??? 🤔

[@kibavee3295]

I love the texturing on the hillside! I think a small village of cottages and farmland with a cobblestone path would look great in the old pumpkin patch area and tie into the small bridge you've got :) (Think like quaint old English village)

[@legodobby0693]

looks SO GOOD

[@claires_creations]

It would be so cute to see a little farm with some chickens

[@overthemoonfilms5104]

You should make the bird watching tower on the hill look like it was made out of wood.

[@TechFeverProductions]

Looks awesome! Build what you love and enjoy! Also Ross is great! :)

[@Cariboobrickcreations]

It’s looking fantastic, I love the River edge and the rolling hills and the lookout. Great job! The wallpaper is cringe though 😅

[@scrappingrrl]

Looks awesome

[@rickyscott405]

It could be cool to have a market similar too the Chinese new year temple fair set in the front green area or other types of market stalls could look nice

[@vincenthayward7599]

Howdy! First time viewer here. I love your city layout! Very unique and fascinating to watch. I think for the left side of the hill/beach area you should convert to a continuation of the beach with a life guard tower on the left and that whole bottom half space on the right side continuing that beach section and maybe even including some beach front shops next to that building at the end of that right side green section

[@BrickHQ]

It might be more realistic to have the biggest part of the water /pond under the waterfall instead of a river leading to it. The green area could be a nature reserve or park with paths going through and animals. Putting a wall between the layers would look nicer. Blue wallpaper as a background is a great idea. I like the whatnot billboard Great city update

[@zoltannagy5325]

Hi! I don't know, if you have plan to build Forest/campsite area, but I would add it to the riverside towards the edge of the table.

[@macstudio2373]

Your Lego City looks so good!!

[@parasbuy7496]

Looking awesome, Emily! Some ideas... what about putting the Castle up on a hill. I think the elevation changes really add to your city. Similarly, how about creating a cut-out in your stone wall so showcase a subway and subway station scene under the city? For the side, I would consider taking advantage of the availability of the cross-section to add underground scenes... the aforementioned subway, animal families, underwater scene, sewer system scene. Add a train that moves will add life to your city, as well. The hillside looks great - instead of something generic, are there any local-area parks, bike trails, etc. that could be represented? It's also pretty easy to see the lines in the breaks of the baseplates, so maybe meld them in a little bit to make it more seamless. Love the LEGO Friends downtown area - we have one and it's awesome. Ninjago district, carnival fairgrounds, etc. could be ways to incorporate those sets on the side. Hope these ideas help. Enjoy! Paras.

[@dzolk4890]

I love the mountain build its look really good leaves look albo nice ❤

[@tatertot6758]

It’s starting to look like a healthy Riparian ecosystem! Don’t forget to plant some sycamores, switchgrass, and bushy bluestem!

[@kenstorms2389]

Looks really great BTW

[@Scott-yu4yt]

City looks amazing! I think for the sand bar maybe try removing half of the green leaves to make them more spaced out may look nice? The brick wall looks amazing too I love the arches. Only feedback for the wall, and I know it'd be a pain in the butt, but you could try adding random smooth 1x2 bricks in it to break up some of the masonry stones, but that would be a big pain to have to dissassemble parts of it 😂

[@That.Toca.girll5175]

Hi am am also a huge fan of the lego city and how much progress you have made, I am trying to do something similar with my lego city. Also how do you do the hills they are one of my favourite part but don’t know how to get that natural look like you have so please mention how you do that in a future video that would really help. So exited about the new and improved lego city.

[@Sharkbait-gf7uw]

A highway would be cool also the eiffle tower looks cool didnt know it was that big 😅

[@RetroBricks1]

I love your city!

[@carlsonrobb]

Maybe along the river you could have some “walls” that edge the side of the stream here and there

[@Mak-A-Lego]

K suggestion, so your putting up the blue walls. Hear me out what about making led Nano Light clouds to go on said blue wall that way it could act as a moonlit sky!!!

[@dballard66]

I love the hills, they look amazing. As a new lego city builder, I’m wondering how you obtained so many green pieces?

[@Emmasaurus]

Luckily the pick a brick wall has had plenty of these pieces lately! We have bought at least 6 or 7 cups of just these green pieces!

[@Thunergieu88]

I would recommend you to paint the walls. Wallpaper should be glued only on smooth walls

[@calebprice9156]

You need more mocs. A city that is built up out of your own creation makes yours a lot more authentic whereas if your just have a bunch of sets put together with some roads it just looks like every other city out there

[@noahmielke2148]

The water area looks a looks a little bare. try adding some trees and bushes. Also transformer the stream into a beach. Maybe that might look better. Then that whole green area you could make a forest or a camp ground. I don’t believe a Lego friend’s word would look that great to be true. One of the hardest things about building a Lego city. Is trying to keep it realistic. I think a lot of people struggle with that. Coming up with their own ideas. Adding that adding this. The Disney world/friends world just didn’t look all that great to me. Yea adding color to a Lego city is good. I just didn’t think all that color with the friends sets was necessary. If I were you I’d try to keep it as realistic as possible. The Lego city tunnel’s I thing is a good touch. I think adding a sidewalk on the other side would would be better the taring it down and rebuilding it. And one other thing that’s been annoying for me. Is the sidewalk tiles on the upper platform. Yea there a nice pinch of detail and color. But I just don’t think they fit the city that well. Question: why not paint the back wall instead covering it in wall paper??

[@kurt5782]

I would remove the green on the sandbar, in Nature you wouldn't have that. You could put in some of the brown plant stem pieces, those do grow in sandy areas.

[@nickymo]

So that's where all those green boomerang pieces are going haha

[@iwanvanmirlo]

U need black below your light blue to make it look better / watery

[@theresamchugh6756]

Loving the city. Where did you get the flamingo floats?

[@Originalbricks_lego]

Though my opinion is extremely expensive and will cause u to break the city core I just had to say it. I thought you could add a slanting road from the base of the city to the top area where the townhouses are and make the buildings in a stepwise layout in which the road is in the centre and takes u to the top

[@bricksbyhollywood]

Emily, are you using the Transparent Light Blue pieces for the water? Need to get some for my Hogwarts lake. Love your channel!

[@ilovebricksz]

Niceeeeee!

[@quackxquick716]

Finally an update

[@TT-Bricks]

I still can't understand how my fellow afols can work in a messy Lego room. 😂😂 My OCD brain would go mad

[@bosunsbricks]

"Make it look not like LEGO I guess" - please don't! The good thing about LEGO is that it looks like LEGO. One thing I don't like about some modern sets is that they hardly look like LEGO anymore. Everything smooth and a new part for every particular shape. It's beautiful, but it doesn't always feel like LEGO to me. Your city does! :)

[@mtgoat1016]

With regards to your wall paper job you should have gone to Hammond's.

[@darthgbc363]

If it doesn't make sense, than it's a LEGO artist modification. I love the whole set-up.

[@nickt9467]

To blend the top two layers, build the wall as one side of a short alley with a garbage can for Oscar

[@moc-city-dersteinewahnsinn9916]

nice video