How I make my MILS roads! Build LEGO MILS Road Plates with New LEGO City Roads (60304)

Building a LEGO city and want to use the MILS plates or modular integrated landscaping system plates? I can show you how to make MILS plates in a snap including MILS road plates using the new style of LEGO city roads 60304. You can make the LEGO road wider, add sidewalk detail, and more for your LEGO city!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Do you plan to use MILS plates with new roads in your city or the new road system as is?

[@davidseter1780]

MILS plates with new roads

[@apexracing9479]

yes i am defiantly after i order a lot of pieces and do you have a rebrickable page?

[@TiesonTrowbridge]

Quite literally, I watched this video and was like, "okay, I get it. Time to get on the bandwagon." So, uh, the former?

[@YouGoneMad]

@@TiesonTrowbridge Yes, join the bandwagon! MILS ROCKS! I just started my planned City. Starting with Daily Bugle, Police Station, and Assembly Square, and built 2 MILS plates thus far, and before I continue on, I will have a Mils plate ready to rock for each building/MOC or it doesn't start getting built!!! They are literally the next best thing after Sliced bread (because regular LEGO baseplates are about as strong as sliced bread, and that was previously the ONLY thing, get it?)

[@TiesonTrowbridge]

@@YouGoneMad Oh, no doubt. I've been using MILS for a while now. Transferring a few buildings kinda sucked (looking at you, Downtown Diner) but everything is on MILS now.

[@Emmasaurus]

I'm just starting out on MILS for the new LEGO City and am so glad I found this video!! I definitely want to use the new 2021 roadplates for this, and I love seeing how you incorporated them into your city! Especially the variety of pieces for details on the sidewalks. Great video!!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Welcome to MILS! The road plates are super versatile. I have different kinds of intersections as well. Plus, a special way to do the corner garage as that one is a bit tricky.

[@PaPasBricks]

Love it, i did mine with only one plate so it’s 2 plates lower then sidewalks , seems to work better for me, when you do a cross walk, i can do a curve slope for wheelchair asses , i really love your channel. Have a great rest of your weekend

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yes, I went back and forth on that with the sloped pieces. Maybe change out just the plate that will have a crosswalk. Though I made a cross walk intersection and the curb is so tiny anyway. Thanks so much!

[@ajanderson1299]

do you have a picture of how you did this somewhere? i'm wokring on the 2 plate thick sidewalk and 20 stud width road (standard road plus 2 on each side) but having issues with the wheelchair/bike access.

[@juriquintyn4715]

Liked and subscribed ;-)

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thank you 😊

[@mortenknutsen1981]

I have watched a few guides now and I am a bit confused. Some builders (e.g. Bricksie) use only one plate height under the road plates. Is there a reason you use two plates under them? As far as I can see the only difference this causes is how high the edge of the sidewalk is. Am I missing aomething?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Right, I look at the height of the curb vs the height of the minifig. Think about how high a curb is to us. With that said, it’s an imaginary world and there isn’t any other difference in the integrity of the plate.

[@Aerospace_Education]

Item QTY Code Color Per $ Total $ Baseplate $5.00 $5.00 Road Kit (Makes 2) $15.99 $8.00 2x8 18 3034 Any $0.06 $1.08 1x4 Technic 8 3701 Any $0.05 $0.40 2x4 Brick 22 3001 Any $0.05 $1.10 1x2 Tile 32 3069b White $0.03 $0.96 1x2 Tile 12 3069b DBG $0.05 $0.60 1x4 Tile 6 2431 DBG $0.13 $0.78 2x4 Tile 4 87079 DBG $0.29 $1.16 2x2 Brick 22 3003 Any $0.02 $0.44 4x8 Plate 16 3035 DBG $0.20 $3.20 The total cost per MILS Road plate ~ $22.72 This is just what I could put together from current online parts prices. I may have something wrong. Hope it helps

[@herbertlansdowne3756]

Have you ever consider putting 2 of the new road plates side by side for a MILS ? You wouldn’t have a sidewalk but for something like a 4 lane wide racetrack ??

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

That’s a good idea! I do prefer less road and more pedestrians but there are so many possibilities

[@knowgoodcomics]

This was so helpful! I just started building my own city. Thanks for the tips! Just subbed up!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thank you!

[@1_Brick_At_A_Time]

Very good tutorial and great build! Keep up the good work!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Hey! Thanks!

[@pauloacosta4353]

Omg Im just starting my own lego city and this was so helpful, Thank you. But I do have one question, how do make the corner roads where they turn ? Im just wondering because of the white tiles. Can u maybe do a tutorial for it ?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Might be something in the future but check out Bevins Bricks. I had only planned to use the T and straight roads anyway in my city so I didn’t get into corners. I’m not sure you can do a whole lot with the new roads, might have to brick build them.

[@CristieNorth-t2o]

First of all I am so glad I found your channel. I am just starting the design of my cit. However, I am having a hard time finding the seller your referenced in the video that outline the cost of the Mils plates. I cannot find any of the bricks you reference at the lower costs.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Hi! Well unfortunately if you check the date on the video, the pricing is no longer relevant. Once everyone started doing mils, the stock depleted! I have used overseas sellers now for materials, so you will just need to search around for the best pricing.

[@ryangann799]

Economical? What! Mils roads economical they are not Look at all those parts you added to the new road plates. Crazy!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

It depends on what you are basing it on and whether you have all of the old plates already, if you want to switch to mils, etc. the new road system that is out is a more economical way to build mils roads then a completely brick built road.

[@calebrhoades2073]

I just built my first mils plates and moved my 2 marvel modular onto them . Looking forward to making road plates next. Great tutorial. Thank you.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Awesome! Good luck on the building!

[@JayByrd2011]

Three years later, I still appreciate this video.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Much appreciated thank you!

[@YouGoneMad]

My Wife and I have 10 Cats, and we LOVE them so much, they are OUR Family, and so our our "Non-Furry" children, LMFAO! How do you keep your kitties from knocking over, playing with, or otherwise anything related to destroying your Lego models and Cities and such? I need BIG HELP in this matter STAT! Thanks dear. In2Madness

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

I got nothing to help! If you check out my latest update, she made a bit of a mess. If the area is filled though, she generally does not try to get up on it so shelves work out ok but open spaces in the city are really tough. She likes to rub on buildings, chew corners…. Overall she’s a menace unlike some friends cars 🤣

[@YouGoneMad]

@@LittleBinsandBricks So overall, our love for the Furry Kids, like real kids, often leads to things getting destroyed! EUREKA! I just figured out how to view it from now on in order to not allow it to upset me! I'll just see it as a Invasion, or some type of natural disaster! lol. Guess I better improve my constructions workers and their equipments!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

@@YouGoneMad yes I would say that the best defense is a good attitude about it! If they are a part of your life, you have to work with it!

[@ferrazp4538]

Could you please make a video on how to make cross roads. ? Thanks.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

I will see what I can do!

[@ironsheep0026]

What is the giant green plate on top of the green base plate? Is that official lego?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Those are individual 4x4 plates from LEGO. Check out how I make mils plates and you can see them.

[@tdr240sx]

😃

[@Res375]

Do you use the Lego green base plate or a generic plate? Thank you

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

I use the LEGO ones and generally find them on sale at target. I have tried some off brand ones but they are thicker and don’t have as good connection. Since the modulars all come with a plate it does make it convenient

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

I really don't like these new road things. The old ones were a bit wonky but the new ones feel too narrow for a lot of vehicles and also have no curve support. It's basically only good for gridded cities.

[@johnvocatura]

Thank you for the nice instructions. Good stuff.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Awesome, you’re welcome and Thank you!

[@throatwarblermangrove2077]

If you don't mind me asking, what exact pieces did you use to make the curbing?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Hey so basically it’s a mix of 2x2 bricks, 1x4 technic, and then 4x6 plates covered in tiles. You can see the insides in the video pretty well I think!

[@throatwarblermangrove2077]

@@LittleBinsandBricks I was curious about the light gray pieces on the outer edges. I watched again, and I think I know which ones I want to use. Thanks for the reply. Your video was very helpful.

[@syncdestroyer]

How to keep your kitty from destroying your city. We call our cat Coco Destroyer of Worlds.

[@davidseter1780]

Great stuff! Just wondering if you have gone further now and moved the road and sidewalk up against a modular? I was looking at the Pet Shop for example and I see that it already has a sidewalk in front of the modular on the baseplate(I assume) so...I was actually thinking of widening my road even more on each side then so that my sidewalk isn't too wide. Thoughts? Thank you!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yes I have! Actually if you use the old road plates they also have the 6 stud sidewalk anyway so this MILS plate is creating a similar style to them. My last update you can get a look too. I will have another update this coming week and will make a point to show you specifically! Yes, you can widen the road further, I think I mentioned it in there but you have to be mindful of the technic piece and switch it out as you would be changing up the corner structure of the traditional MILS plate. Definitely worth investigating. I just added some flower planters instead of the tiles down the center of the road!

[@Bunny_rabbit.]

Your cat is so cute I can't get over how cute your cat is

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

She’s always there!

[@ClubBrick]

Great videos, keep up the great work! I like your city.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@nicholaspark4543]

does this size fit 8studs speedchampion cars? do you have a video about it?

[@Elke_KB]

Good timing on this video. I bought 2 boxes on sale from Toys R Us last week. We've been playing around with layouts, and whether to put everything on MILS plates, but I hadn't quite figured out how to integrate the roads to MILS yet. I really like the versatility of them.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

They are much more versatile than I first anticipated! Makes MILS roads more cost-effective too.

[@DZstudios.]

I want to do something like this for my city but I want a tram line as well

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

I imagine something like that can still be done right?

[@fidgetsbricks]

Thank you so much! I’ve been wanting to get into MILS and this is just what I need!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Fantastic! I hope to add more videos on this topic as well!

[@TheRadGrandpaShow]

This is a great video. I am just starting my city and I have to build so many MILS plates...but I love this for the roads. Well done my friend. New sub and bell.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Hey thanks so much! Glad you’re here!

[@JournaloftheScotts]

Such a great overview of the road system and Mils plates!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thanks! Trying to keep it simple and useful.

[@theunknowngamer5477]

A Waffle Board is not a Base Plate.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

I’m not 💯 what you’re referring to but the bottom 32x32 item used to make MILs plates is a baseplate and the thicker pieces used for building are simply plates.

[@joseramalho3297]

Such a great video! Very informative. I can see Mils came to stay, and i was wondering how to integrate the new road plates on it. Thanks! Eagerly waiting for the landscape tutorials.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yes there are so many variations to create your own custom roads as long as you have the basic idea of where to start. You can change sidewalk widths, road widths… much more custom!

[@yahlifenigstein580]

They look really cool!! Awesome job!! I'll try to make them👍

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Sounds good! Let me know if you have questions.

[@paulovercosa3757]

Essa solução é pra quem tem muita peça sobrando.

[@carlaspinwall4247]

You can strengthen the construction further by laying 2x4 bricks sideways so the road and side walk plates sit on top of the brick. It will use more bricks but sometimes that doesn't bother me if they are rainbow ones.

[@brianball2963]

Nice to see some different designs, although I prefer Bricksie’s version with the higher curb and thinner white lines. I created my first MILS road over the weekend, though I may change the white edge line from white to yellow as in the UK we only have the white lines out of the towns, and yellow lines for no parking in urban areas.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yea I tried the thinner line a year ago and decided in person I preferred these so yes totally a preference with the curb as well.

[@nicholaspark4543]

What is the reason to use tech brick 1x4, instead of 1x2 brick with 2 holes? Just curious because I havent tried yet, but I want the road to be wider, so use 1x2 bricks with 2 holes and add extra width to the road? will that work?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

@@nicholaspark4543 you can do whatever works for you! I’m not quite I understand what you want to do with the roads though??

[@jasonh8470]

Hi Sarah. I love the MILS plates using the new roads plates. So versatile and look really good. I haven’t even had the time to start my city yet but will definitely use this system. Great tutorial and keep up the great vlogs.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thanks! I like them too. Plus it cuts down on prep time and cost. Hope you can get started soon.

[@dd_zzero6827]

I am still not a fan of the new road plates but this was a good video. Thanks

[@simonmoss101]

I’m looking at building a city soon and definitely like the MILS plate system. I love how the new road plates lend themselves to this system and also be widened. Thank you for sharing your idea.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Awesome Simon! I think you’ll like it the roads.

[@ryanwer1]

Is it cheaper to buy the road pieces in bulk?

[@ElectricianTS]

I use old scratched bricks as hidden supports. The colourful bricks come in handy in and around modern buildings.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Totally easy to get decent deals on well used bricks!

[@judyberkley3796]

Very nice explanation. I just bought two sets of the new road plates and was wondering how to go about this!! Thank you!!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

You’re welcome! Plus you can play around with positioning of the road plates on the mils or size of sidewalks.

[@jmedina718]

This is great! Headed to my lego store I need to start this! Have a great weekend!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

You bet! Target has a good deal on road plates now. Amazon too I think.

[@TheLegoStud]

Thanks for the tutorial. Very informative. As someone just starting out a Lego city, this is good to know. Also, since I'm just starting out, I have the advantage of not having to transition from old road plates. Got some of the new road plate sets for $15.99 like you said.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Totally, a LEGO city in 2021 is a bit different with the new road plates.

[@Shaze-haze]

This is the video I needed. I just started building my Lego city (all modulars still in boxes) so I want a strong foundation. Thanks for sharing this great info! I've just been staring at these new road plates trying to figure out how to use them in a MILS setup.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Awesome! Great to start from the beginning and just work it into the process and the budget!

[@jmbtrain1]

Thanks for inspiring me to start building my first MILS plate. I used two high curbs with light blue gray line on the side to make it look like my local gutter curbs. I just subscribed, because you make things look simple and easy to move to the next level of City detailing.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Hey thanks so much and it sounds like you have a good plan going. I like the idea of things looking nice but also actually do able too!

[@poleythepolarbear9706]

Rolling that beautiful kitty footage!

[@mybricksandme6152]

I love that you can make them so that you dont lose road space for the larger cars! :)

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Yes! I feel like that’s a big deal considering LEGO doesn’t just have one size vehicles!

[@1_Brick_At_A_Time]

Fully agree with you. I‘m not sure yet though how I will build my new road system.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

@@1_Brick_At_A_Time good luck figuring it out!

[@BrickZOfTheDead]

Thank you for the tip! This will be useful when I begin my city.

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Awesome! Glad it helped!

[@33me-]

Great tutorial I really think this is best for us and our Town, thank you for sharing.😊

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

You’re welcome 😊 It's definitely a next level move for city building!

[@ajanderson1299]

love the video tutorial! going with the single plate under road sections myself for the 2 plate thick "curb" but can respect the decision for a 1 plate thick curb too. wondering if you've got any steps/plan for the intersection portions of your MILS road yet? i'm needing some brainstorming for a "curb cut" solution!

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

What specifically are you looking for in the intersection? I have a 4 way made and a specific way to integrate it all with the corner garage. Good reminder to show off some of those!

[@ajanderson1299]

@@LittleBinsandBricks just wondering if you've included anything for a wheelchair or bike ramp to get from the crosswalk section to the sidewalk. i'm struggling to come up with something that i'm in love with. some results, but only 80% happy. can i live with them, yes; are they perfect, no. would LOVE to see what you've come up with for the 4-way in a future video!

[@CAMPAK107]

Great Video! I was wondering if you had a parts list for easier ordering off bricklink?

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Good thought, I will have to get something together. Do you know how to create a wanted list in bricklink?

[@CAMPAK107]

@@LittleBinsandBricks I do, I actually made my first one a couple weeks back from your MILS baseplate video since knowing the pieces was alot easier. however this one has been a challenge.

[@comic-book-enthusiast]

Very cool

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thank you! I love them!

[@comic-book-enthusiast]

@@LittleBinsandBricks my pleasure stay awesome

[@543210mono]

Looks Great ♥

[@LittleBinsandBricks]

Thanks! 😄