Building HUGE LEGO CITY Tables!

Today I start constructing the massive tables for the LEGO CITY! In order to start, I had to buy a TON of lumber and a new tool. All the 2x4s had to be ripped down, cut to the right size, screwed together, and then topped with melamine. Quite the project... HUGE TABLES... and we are not even halfway done yet!
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[@robertolesen2349]

Consider making a large gap to build a suspension bridge / train bridge in your city

[@DieCastoms]

I wish i could 'like' this past multiple times!

[@cameronscott1853]

can do it and build water under, like a river

[@The1stBrick]

That’s a good idea

[@KoalaK94]

And he could use that part as the under water section too

[@AR-ym5qx]

This amount of space is great because rather than cramming everything into a busy city he could have large areas of space… a huge lake with sports, boat trips, surrounded by forest and hills. Lego sets/ buildings are nice but to put a unique stamp on a layout I think there should be vast open spaces and variations in terrain and elevation. Basically GTA map 🤣

[@CptnKraken]

The subway idea is SO SICK! I can't wait to see you work on that! Great job on the tables!

[@SEBASTiEN33]

I agree

[@NickSibz]

Something that'll help if you have to cut indoors again is to put a tarp down underneath. You can then just dump the excess sawdust after. Love seeing this all come together!

[@deadleaves3693]

Jordan, for the problem with the twist in the timber @ 6:56 - you can use a clamp on the side of the twisted piece and push down like a lever on the end of the clamp with your knee to take the twist out as you screw the end rail on. For the legs, just flip the table frame over and do it upside down. Then flip it back up.

[@achannelhasnoname5182]

You can also cover the melamine edges with t molding. All you need to do is to run a router around the edges and hammer the t molding in. They are available in different colors.

[@KyleExplosion]

Great idea. I've built arcade cabinets and use T molding.

[@lindabeede5180]

OMG! Lego city is going to be huge!! So jealous to have that much room!!! Well done!!

[@joshuabrickman1641]

Bricksie everything is coming along amazingly but as an owner of a construction company please do not walk ontop of these tables without interior cross branches with angle bracing. 2x4 isnt rated for those spans at that spacing. Your doing an amazing job with everything only a comment looking out for safety. Keep up the fantastic episodes.

[@jonodouglas]

I've used this Ryobi table saw on the construction site. Gets the job done. Very good 👍

[@jonodouglas]

My advice to smooth out the nooks and crannys you should get a grinder with a flapper disk attachment and sand down the uneven edges. Very quick.

[@vandji8792]

The walls look even better with the tables in place!

[@caronmills8983]

If you're measuring for the curved edging remember to make allowances for the angled edges like a picture frame or cornice join so the corners are smooth too. You can just drill brackets in to table legs and put extra melamine on them for the train tracks etc. it's looking good 👍

[@woolseym]

It would be cool in the front section, where it would need to be modified because the wall separating the utility room from the rest would be cool for your medieval setup.

[@michaelmeyer392]

A cool idea for the edging on the tables bricksie, you could use brackets or snot bricks on your mils plates around the perimeter so you could decorate the edge with bricks or tiles

[@Dave83138]

I would say a bigger version of this is Brick World International. He is using pieces to cover up all the wood on the sides. It brings a lot of depth especially with water as it gives the illusion of depth.

[@aestheticstorm]

You can use t-molding for the edges. Just need to route a center channel. But I would add some sort of soft bumper to the corners.

[@ferripro9112]

The new city is going to be giant! I think that you should add a lot of little stories and details at the edges of the city, so you can see them well.

[@patrickkinkead9875]

You could use your track shelving for the subway, it clearly can hold the weight of the lego, plus you could put it to use. Just a thought.

[@anniemacmillan6291]

Cracking job Jordan.... and agree you should start with the Capital I shape first off as you will have plenty room. You also have plenty lumber so yoj acn gradually fill it out as and when you need to in the areas you need to. I was trying to visualize what I would do...if you had a separate modified section at the front you could put the mansion on it aa a separate island and then on the main section first table start the beach, boat yard, marina area and work back from there with the mountain range at the back and that way you could go high and disguise the bay door a bit more.......just my thoughts, I am sure whatever you decide will be awesome!

[@toddswinley7341]

Loving the city expansion, its truly going to be epic. Are you still going to place aircraft hanging from the ceiling like you've done previously?

[@brickademy]

Very inspiring. Also happy that the channel slowly goes back to regular programming. Seeing it come together made me realize i missed the city building

[@freaktattooed]

Jordan, look into arcade t - molding, you can get large amounts cheap, and it only needs a special bit to cut the slots for it. you can also bend it around corners, giving you options as the tables change.

[@julieklein8611]

I think the T-Molding would look great on the tables. Good idea

[@tonihall7810]

I look forward to seeing the ocean . It looked awesome under the table in your basement. Tfs

[@tillywallenstein]

Please make sure to up your ear protection game before building the new Lego mandrake.

[@troyyakel7386]

I'd see how the track shelving would look for the subway. You have the stuff already. Might look ok.

[@SEBASTiEN33]

Yeah that could work

[@matt18385]

Might be easier and maybe cheaper to use a trim router and 1/8” round over bit to take the sharp edges off the melamine.

[@carloshombre6595]

Hey Jordan! I "know" you since you moved to your house and renovated your basement... after time I lost you, but now randomly I saw that you moved your hole LEGO-stuff into here. Congrats, man! Absolutely right choice! And soooo much more space! And soooo much more possibilities! You could build a world in several levels, not only one - use the height! Do you plan to let visitors in? I'm curious where this will go...

[@CalliesBricks]

The front of the city area could be for dioramas to start with!

[@troymccormick8564]

Man love watching the city grow the way it has over the past few years keep going and with a city that size and space to expand the possibility are endless

[@Basically.Bricks]

Oh man and so it starts. I can't wait until you get this room filled with lego!

[@AmmaBuilds]

It’s great to see your progress. Thanks for letting us in on your thought process as you design. Highly enjoyable.

[@cindysmall545]

Amazing! It is going to look great!!

[@essexbandit6098]

Cabinet shop that can pre mill and edge the sheets with half mill. Frame in a drop down area for a lower river and bridge like they do on train layouts. There's a youtuber with a nice subway system

[@KevwieYT]

idea here...could have a couple open sections in the table where its open and the city connects via bridge that you the person can open and close but have a cool feature where lights come on and one of those red and white poles that come down (to help from having to go on the ground, make some water scenes under that area as well

[@097847t]

Not adding the side connections is a really smart idea. Your back and knees will thank you while you develop the city!

[@allenslegoworld]

Thank you for your brief review on the Ryobi table saw.

[@AnotherGalaxyToys]

Looking good! You could build little roller carts with all that extra lumber and melamine and a couple casters to help move buildings when you crawl under the tables.

[@loismcbride3389]

Bricksie, first of all your tables are looking fabulous and I'm enjoying watching the new studio space become a reality. Second of all, there's a Lego KZbinr named Stein Auf Stein from Europe who has an awesome Lego City with a great Subway System and a few awesome underground areas as well. He shows in his videos how he made the Subway with tables similar to yours. Check him out he might be able to give you some ideas. He also builds mountains and waterfalls that use some interesting techniques. I hope you have a great weekend away and wish you and the family a safe trip and multiple Blessings.

[@NeazNoor]

Amazing. I'm tired just thinking about all the work going into this. These videos make it look easy lol

[@wesandell]

You may need to add additional legs in the center of the larger tables. While 2x4's are strong and can span a large distance, once you start adding all the Lego, you may see a little sagging in the middle of the big tables.

[@seanaustin8516]

So far so good brother bricksie

[@neoafter0212]

Looking absolutely brilliant can’t wait for the start of building the city awesome video man amazing work

[@Driver0378]

I LOVE the idea of the subway! I may just try something like that on our single 8x4 sheet of melamine… show off… 😜 😂 Anywho, gotta do lights on the subway! Then I thought lights in the city like street lights and buildings would make it REALLY pop!

[@tamiki2133]

Table saw, Brah.!!! Lego.!!! I’m sooo jealous 👍👍👍 Lovin it mate👍👍👍

[@jacksonstarky8288]

For the edges of the tables, there's plastic trim you might still be able to get that just clips on, which I used a long time ago... wow... yeah... twenty years ago... when I was rebuilding a set of wall-mounted bookshelves in my mom's basement... but it would result in the table surface being uneven at the edges by the thickness of the trim. The adhesive stuff sounds like it might be more of a pain to apply, but you'd get a smooth and level edge with it.

[@TraceyHausel]

I'm enjoying watching you progress.

[@carmeljordan8034]

Great job on getting all that wood in your car. It’s like the TARDIS. It’s all looking great Jordan.

[@rbnorton954]

Dude, this is awesome, looking so good! I love the rooms and how you have placed everything! Can't wait to see the city come together!

[@Justwayne88]

This is coming on so well. Looking awsome the tabkes are huge. Great job.

[@brickblums]

Getting exciting, seeing it all come together!

[@osvaldosantiago-dones3967]

Consider putting circular Teflon gliders under table legs so you can move them easily if needed. Love your blog!

[@deno3457]

I can't wait to see the next lego city progress! Keep it going! Looks awesome!

[@rosemorrison7075]

Hi Bricksie. Wow! What a fantastic start to the building of the tables. It's a dream come true for you, and all of us who love to watch your channel. Hope you have an enjoyable break.

[@dan__________________]

Those boards have the pith in them. You really want to avoid that. I hope they stay straight. What you really want to do is buy 2x12's because if they have the pith you can cut it out. Even better would be to buy LSL's or LVL's. They are engineered boards, sort of like plywood, but in 2x sizes.

[@DirtyFrag]

yeah, they make half-round trim, would work a treat!

[@zizyRules]

I’m so excited for you. Can’t wait 🤩

[@Ebbybuddy]

First and foremost my friend - you are incredible to watch through out this process! However - you look tired - get some rest, take a day! You’ve earned it 👏🏼

[@jdubya864]

Use the extra space in the front for an even more epic winter village !!!

[@Angrist17]

Very nice. Any excuse to buy a new powertool is a good one :) Those offcuts could be handy for shimming the display shelves on that uneven floor too. Those leveling disks show work great. It will be interesting to see how long it *stays* level as the legs kind of settle into the carpet. It'll probably take a couple of months and you may need to revisit the leveling.

[@097847t]

For the subway you could attach large L-brackets like the ones IKEA sells for shelving onto the table legs and the use some of your melamine off cuts as shelves.

[@ytzpilot]

This city is going to be epic

[@bigboy55910]

The subway is a cool idea, could even have a trian start in the subway and then pop out on the table top

[@martazedbricks]

Sending positive energy 🎉

[@joeyost1603]

Feel like you should make an island section for the Mansion parallel to the utility room!🏝

[@fu3g]

Bravo.

[@bricks_in_space]

Sorry you had to cut inside due to the rain. But those two tables are massive so far. This is great progress. Nicely done Jordan.

[@lisanuorala1989]

I’ve seen you use various Ryobi products. You probably know that the batteries of each of your cordless tools are compatible with each other even if your tools are 10 years old. You shouldn’t have to worry about dead batteries.

[@christopherhayward2416]

You are doing great!!

[@gregoryg4579]

You’re doing a doing a great job love all your content

[@bigboy55910]

The ocean should be in the front table that way the under water scene can be viewed easily

[@HenkBentlage30051974]

For the subway you could look how your German KZbin-colleague SteinaufStein setup his subway. He has several videos on how he attached the subway underneath his city.

[@BrickItNeat]

For the sides, maybe a Lego waterfall effect. Like not an actual waterfall but like where Lego drips down to cover the sharp area

[@robertoricciardelli7513]

If and when you decide to make a subway, you can include a side section for the servicing & storage

[@miketomkins1136]

The modified section could be your airport

[@karlwadesauer9246]

This project is really coming along great. I did have a possible concern when it comes to the center connecting sections. Have you made sure with your measurements that they will line up with the baseplates on the main tables? You wouldnt want to have the center section be out of line with the larger sections. If that all made sense. Either way, looking good.

[@MrKchernes]

Where you have the sets on the floor, if you put a separate, unconnected table, you could have it set up as an island with pirates and explorers. Or make in a planet with space figs and aliens.

[@Mr_sanders5]

Putting that trim around the table is the way to go, it will really improve the aesthetics and make it look expensive too

[@marvinsmate5468]

really starting to get a sense scale of the lego city now. were you not tempted to stick a couple of modulars on them? it's going to be amazing.

[@ravenspurplebeats5412]

jealous of table and space you got to display that city for sure as i would love to do this but space that big is somthing probs never get.

[@rileymims1878]

I can't wait to see the mansion on an island within the city!

[@Bigunnn]

Have you thought about building a small dolley to move new modules around under the table? Something on wheels that you can push around maybe? For when you eventually have to start crawling under the table

[@user-sq4kh2ve8c]

Instead of the iron-on application could you possibly use some wider lego plates attached to sides of the mills plates that cover the table edge

[@ThePalegreenhorse]

Add bridges on motors that you can raise so you can walk under

[@vexelghost]

It's gonna be epic y'all!

[@galeatter8717]

you my friend are a perfectionist. LOL love your city and family. Can't wait to see the city going up!!! think about having a pair of shoes left at the studio so you don't walk around in socks all the time. that concrete floor very bad for feet.

[@barbaracartwright6712]

Keep table legs the brown, matches with the carpet color for visual

[@browneyedgirlgb1308]

I would test the trim idea on some of your scrap first. Your studio is really coming together now.

[@edoumig2646]

leave the sides open is a good idea. Looking forward to see your city rebirth.

[@DVIDEO]

Please tell me you have given Kevin some Lego as a thank you for all his help with your new Lego Studio?

[@nate4815]

I wouldn’t recommend shimming these tables. Depending on what the variance of the floor being level it can result in almost all your legs needing to be adjusted on all your tables depending on high and low points. Make your life easier and get adjustable screw in levelers. You have to take into account 20+ legs which is going to be very annoying level with shims. Screw ins will be an extra minute of work when prepping each leg.

[@tywallace2379]

The joke about warped wood is that it's for aircraft... because it's BOWING!!! LOL

[@chuntsy176]

The smaller side area could be your underwater build and then the first table could be where the beach starts

[@timgomolka644]

The area at the front (where there’s no table at the moment) could have a two-tiered table with the mansion on the top and an under water scene underneath (perhaps connected to the mansion somehow).

[@conradburdekin722]

When you stand by the tables you look tiny! Really shows how big this city can become!

[@ronnietorres9671]

I love your channel, you look like you need a vacation tho.

[@bricktopia.online]

This brought a smile to my face just from the title. Great job.

[@user-vh9bx2de1d]

Use ur cut off from lumber to make timber trim

[@juliana22]

Enjoy your much deserved vacation with your family!!❤

[@oatybuck]

Those small table saws will fry if you run hardwood through them or use them without letting the motor cool down.

[@richardbrown5057]

if someone has a palm router you could do that for edging.

[@jeffhunt524]

This is EPIC!!!!!! I think your going to need more LEGO and a second job lol

[@AR-ym5qx]

Bricksie on the mezzanine looking down on his Lego empire like some sort of Lego deity 😅🙌