How to build a LEGO city (10 tips and tricks tutorial)

[@samross82]

Your city is certainly one of the best I've found on KZbin and definitely better than some channels that have a lot more subscribers. The thing I like most about you city is how you have managed to pack so much into a relatively small space. The use of levels has really added some great dimensions to your city

[@Solbrick]

Thank you! I like the challenge of the small space, but also it makes it less overwhelming to work on. It's also interesting to think that I could probably fit 9 modulars in that space and roadplates to them, and that would be the whole layout.

[@witerabid]

Great tips there! Especially the one you only touched on a little bit: Trains. What I see a lot of people do is just create a train loop that goes around their layout. That works if you have a theme park and the only point of the train is looking at the city - especially if you only have room to build one station. In reality, trains generally don't go around places but from one place to another. You keep that illusion up very nicely by hiding about half the track in a tunnel. The other thing that bothers me is that Lego train tracks have a very tight radius on their curves. It just looks odd for a big train to basically go around a corner. Hiding most of those curve pieces behind the scenery is also usually a good idea.

[@Solbrick]

Thank you! Yeah, it's common that the train loop just becomes a frame around a layout.

[@dannyfrog]

The picture at 0:18 man does that bring back nostalgic memories. Thanks for that!!!

[@Solbrick]

Sets back then are still magical, I think :)

[@szenosdev]

Your city is looking great, this elevated design is awesome

[@Keep_On_Bricking]

Great suggestions. Good to see all areas of Your LEGO City all the way through the video.

[@Solbrick]

Thank you! (Love your builds!)

[@barbaraoconnell5732]

I loved this video I had to watch it twice. Great tips and a great view of your fabulous city.It’s just so unique. You are also very funny. !

[@Solbrick]

Thank you!

[@OversizedPringleToe]

2:43 I also have Ikea storage units like those!

[@KimMDarden]

Great city! Very helpful tips. Thank you.

[@Elke_KB]

I always feel better after seeing Soltown. You give me lots of inspiration.

[@Solbrick]

Thank you!

[@christophlohnherr]

I love your city. So vibrant, funny and diverse. You, sir, are a great artist!

[@Solbrick]

Thank you, Christoph!

[@DanaAndroid-j4o]

Love your city and specialty the fire station, do you have video of you building it

[@goodmorningfromyork5994]

I love it! Tips are great. I have little time for my own lego at the moment so Soltown keeps my lego brain happy. But who knows, maybe when I retire I can convert the loft into a room and start my own lego world.

[@goodmorningfromyork5994]

Also, I just rewatched the crooks' hideout video. It was a shock to see the layout so bare!

[@Solbrick]

A LEGO room in a loft sounds awesome!

[@jeffreycoyle12]

Your city is like none I’ve ever seen before. Great job! I really like the mix of styles and really enjoy the levels.

[@legobuildert909]

New subscriber gained, I just fell love in your city

[@dallonhuntley3752]

I love your city it looks so fresh and alive thank u for the vid

[@maximilianomartinmassera9609]

such a nice city, i have so many questions, how big is the city in total, i know you said is 3 baseplates deep, but how many wide, or how many baseplates in total

[@OversizedPringleToe]

I love yellowing because it makes the bricks look older.

[@lonelywiener6364]

Like the city man, but I’m more interested in that red and yellow plane is that inspired from Disney’s tailspin

[@xanthicdragon6510]

Stacked and packed. Lots of great tips 👍

[@carlosa7598]

Awesome tricks. I just started few months ago with the New Road Plates. I love the New Road system since you can modify it more. My main is focus on a Port City. The Deep Exploration Ship is on my city but i converted into a cargo ship by covering the open in the middle😄 hello from Japan.😊🗾

[@Solbrick]

Oh, converting it to a cargo ship is such an excellent idea! A Port City sounds super cool!

[@AdamLawton-g8h]

ur city is so good

[@djt08031996]

I've begun building a city for a villain faction I made. For the time being, I'm building it as a color pallet swapped version of the Ninjago City sets

[@Solbrick]

Sounds epic!

[@djt08031996]

@@Solbrick i was originally going for black, gunmetal, gold, and trans pink with accents of dark grey, dark blue, and purple, but gunmetal and dark grey ended up trading levels of importance

[@christmatthewp.fuentes3117]

Thanks for your tips

[@acresofbricks-adamr5893]

Great video! And I believe it is THE LOVE of money that is the root of all evil, not money itself 😁 I like your train tips in particular as it is always tricky to incorporate a train into a layout without sacrificing a lot of real estate!

[@LuigiCotocea]

1000th like from me!

[@VorzaEdits]

love the city and what table do you use

[@Solbrick]

I use the table tops Linnmon from IKEA. I don't think they make them in these dimensions anymore though. And then I have them om the Malm drawers from IKEA with supporting legs at the back.

[@VorzaEdits]

@@Solbrick thx

[@missambie1921]

Great tips thank you I needed these!

[@Solbrick]

Thank you!

[@Ebbybuddy]

Incredible

[@bgees]

Hi Solbrick, may I know Lego set 60292 a good starter set for kids or adult city building ?

[@Solbrick]

If you get a good price for it, I think it’s a good starter set.

[@GrubyOut]

Lets go finally a tutorial how to start a city yourself! :D Edit: The tutorial is really helpful thank you!

[@Solbrick]

The best tip though is just to start. I put of starting a LEGO KZbin channel for about 8 years, and the same probably goes for many lego city layouts that people dream of.

[@adventuresofachef9241]

great tips!!!!

[@Solbrick]

Thank you! More to come!

[@christophergrigsby6743]

Top tips indeed! 🍻

[@Solbrick]

Thank you!

[@legogeorge1478]

it's getting quite impressive 🏋‍♂️

[@Solbrick]

Thank you!

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

Cool looking compact city man my first Lego City was in my bed room from floor legal up. Right up to my bed but I had to move house. I live hour you got different level s not just flat level. I did same ..an building up an hill top with house up high an cliff tops. Give s more space to add building s plus add s deth an more Sean land scap to the city ...yer my first city grew as big as yours in one year. An now at new place I only got three big food out table s. For my Lego City. But trying to fitt in lots. ..

[@Solbrick]

Sounds like you had an epic city!

[@markramon2483]

Awesome 👏

[@Solbrick]

🙏🙏🙏

[@mattscott8961]

Got a problem? Use lego to fix it - or worst case - use lego to hide it! Brilliant 😝

[@Lordodragonss]

Cleaning is the worst part of Lego collecting. Wait. You love your family more than Lego? Isnt that illegal? XD Also I had no idea you are a cartoonist! I wish I had your books!

[@Solbrick]

I love the state most of all!

[@Blake_Stone]

"I have a wife and a kid and I love them more than LEGO"... FILTHY CASUAL! :P

[@BricksforDaddy]

Sehr schön

[@puppetguy8726]

6:31 Not a fan of the sound effect, I prefer your plain deadpan delivery

[@pongoo3009]

Hallå Solbrick, börjat samla å bygga en legocity med min son, nån rekomendation för svenskar för att hålla ner kostnaden vid nya inköp?

[@Solbrick]

Kul projekt! Jag brukar vänta lite tills stora butiker som ICA Maxi och Coop har reor på över 25 %, och så bor jag nära en Lekia outlet som är något billigare än normala priset. Men annars är det Amazon som oftast har bäst pris. Gekås i Ullared har också låga priser om man har nära till dem. Men överlag är LEGO en dyr hobby. Mitt främsta tips är egentligen att samla under hela livet, men bygger man med sitt barn har man ju inte riktigt den tiden.

[@blackjackmack4709]

I beleive this city needs security. International community (Lego Group) may condemn it but security of the motherland is important too maybe american embassy can offer some things for sale

[@Solbrick]

I’m considering adding a small military base to support the nuclear bomb they have.

[@johnschmitty]

How much did soltown cost?

[@Solbrick]

I don’t know and I rather not think about it 😬

[@dapperdanny2957]

The LOVE of money is the root of all evil.

[@RichardFStripeRendezvous]

My problem is, everything I want to include in a city/state takes up a lot of room. I've prioritized my airport which takes up 70% of my space, but I also want farmland, a forest and a harbor. The only way for me to accomplish this without moving to a different space would be to give up half of my airport space and find a home on shelves for all the airplanes. But then, there goes the scene of a busy airport apron. This seems to be a common issue which is why I rarely see airports in Lego cities and when I do, their proportions bother me.

[@Solbrick]

They do indeed take up a lot of space. I would love to have farms, forests, mountains and a large lake one day, but that really means getting some sort of large studio space or something.

[@RichardFStripeRendezvous]

@@Solbrick We'll get there Sol. Someday.

[@tallietorchersproductions2740]

I mean, maybe you could use some clear bricks or wires to make it look like the planes are flying all around the city?

[@flurrydurry1732]

Could to multiple layers just like how people do underwater and subway. I'm planning on doing this for my city in the future, the top of the table is the main city and below is another city set in the gloomy night where the crooks come out to play.

[@malawigw]

Build a city using black and yellow bricks, then sunlight yellowing does not become an issue... ;)

[@alekoBetta]

När ska vi titta på svenska versionen? 😊😊👋👋

[@Solbrick]

Jag har ingen svensk version planerad ännu, men har funderat över att starta en svensk kanal. Har lite dåligt med tid bara :)

[@alekoBetta]

@@Solbrick ja, Vi förstår! 😊

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

Yeep I got that old octane fual station city set an car wash city set ..

[@Solbrick]

That’s a beautiful set!

[@kadiehanson1398]

Omg is god friend omg omg omg omg omg

[@puppetguy8726]

I thought so highly of you, but now I find out you don't love Lego more than your family, like some psychopath. SMH. I'm so disappointed. 😤

[@puppetguy8726]

😜

[@Solbrick]

I mean, I’m not exactly what they call a reliable narrator ….

[@electricwave8710]

your channel is dangerous :)),now i l m making space to build my city 1 thanks for sharing your videos! ew

[@Solbrick]

That's awesome! Hope you have great fun building the city!