LEGO Angled Railroad Crossing MOC | LEGO City Update | Brickland 6 | re:Bricks 9

[@kiara.516]

This is my favorite city of KZbin rn, I'm obsessed with the way you're videos are produced and it's so clear that everything you do is done with a LOT of effort, keep up the good work

[@rebricks]

You’re so kind! Thanks for taking the time watch and comment!

[@Hilqy]

have you seen brickcrafts city? im sure you would like their content too!!

[@kiara.516]

@Hilqy yeah I love their videos too, that city is absolutely gorgeous

[@rebricks]

@@Hilqy ooooh yeah. Easily my favorite Lego city I've seen.

[@accuratebrickinnovations]

@@rebricks very nice cities indeed!

[@lisagaines1813]

Watching that diagonal rail road crossing come together was so satisfying! I agree that seeing the process of finding a perfect solution enhances the build for me. As for the greenery, I think it an elegant solution to a thorny problem. Making sure to add more randomly throughout the track will help disguise it as aesthetic rather than necessary, if that’s a concern. Great progress!

[@rebricks]

lol a _thorny_ problem. Yes, I think the greenery needs to be blended into the diorama a bit better. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@lisagaines1813]

@@rebricks Pleasantly surprised you appreciated the pun! Nerd humor isn’t for everyone and I always love to meet a fellow “Dad joke” fan. I see you, @re:Bricks, being all professional and mature as a KZbin Content Creator hiding an old soul that embraces the geekdom of the 80’s. Btw, I do agree with your wife that more “after” shots would be nice, it helps the viewer see the project in its entirety rather than just the section you worked on. You did better in this vid, I bet she liked it 😁

[@rebricks]

@@lisagaines1813 Actually she though it was boring! 🤣She likes the buildings and people, not trains. Also, I think its safe to assume that any adult who like Lego is firmly in the Nerd category!

[@lisagaines1813]

@@rebricks Fair enough 🤣. Anyone watching (hello out there) is hereby a member of the Nerd tribe;Lego division with all the perks and benefits that entails. If you are planning a Q&A vid anytime soon, I’d like to take this opportunity to submit a question. Are you planning busses for this city? If so, does your planning include the logistics of planning a bus route around your train route so they are mutually beneficial to the city or is it purely aesthetic? Do you enjoy the minute planning of a well functioning city or do you enjoy the building or both? I realize that’s three questions, but I’m genuinely interested so I thought why not ask?

[@rebricks]

@@lisagaines1813 I have not planned that much beyond aesthetics. I love public transit, so there will be a bus, but as for infrastructure, it’s more like the suggestion that Brickland knows what it’s doing with transit even if it doesn’t end up making perfect sense.

[@partypatindustries]

i liked the idea of cracked pavement with greenery, have some of the greenery break through onto the top of the grey tiles if possible, but yes that last curve of track certainly threw a spanner in the works! I run trains in my city, and truly felt your pain with this! great Job!

[@rebricks]

yes I definitely plan to fine-tune the greenery a bit, extend it a bit out onto the rest of the track, I just have to make sure the train can still run without hitting it!

[@edoardom3677]

Making tracks fit in system is already a great fit, but wow! Playing with the 45° angles is another level of engineering! To think just 10 years ago this wouldnt have been possible is crazy, these are clearly lego pieces and yet have been invented so recently! Kudos to putting these tecniques to good use 👏

[@rebricks]

2018 is the first time the 2x2 triangular tiles were seen, and 2021 is the first time they were available in dark bluish grey. The new bowser set has like 30 of them, and I'm assuming that's where the bricklink store I bought these from got them. I've seen some pretty good attempts using wedge plates, but then you've got those studs, which doesn't look great for a road. There's also some off-brand pieces designed specifically for the curved tracks, but the keyword there is "off-brand" lol. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!

[@darthtaksil]

Reminds me of all the struggles I had when building in Blockland 7-8 years ago. Working with anything other than 45 degree angles is a nightmare

[@TechnicolorMammoth]

I adore this kind of sped up uncut footage. This inspires me more than watching everything come together perfectly.

[@darthgbc363]

Thank you for your filming / editing technique. I really like seeing the whole process of building, scratching your head, & figuring it out.

[@ano_nym]

In the empty corner there were you planned to extend the house you could perhaps throw up some smaller building, like a hotdog stand or newspaper kiosk. Would perhaps be neat.

[@rightyloosey8554]

I was really impressed by the diagonal railroad cutting through the road just from watching the very beginning of the video, because I know how difficult that is to get right. If you were giving me a tour of your Lego city, and I saw that, I would've made a big deal out of it. Good job.

[@rebricks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rightyloosey8554]

@@rebricks I'm a 3D generalist, and I also love Lego, so there's no way I wouldn't appreciate something like this.

[@kylec5211]

I have to say, I really like the greenery to fill that difficult space! As Bob Ross says, "you gotta make up little stories for your world". Maybe something damaged the sidewalk a long time ago and it would have been too costly to stop rail service to break up the old concrete and replace it? It's your little world and you get to tell the story 😊

[@janarkolemees]

what a wonderful solution that doesn't only meet the challange, but elevates the result.

[@Knochen0810]

Nice job! I think, it was a trial&error-festival! Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@cathbooth]

looks good maybe a news stand or similar small food stall for that empty space

[@rebricks]

Yeah I might be a little food cart there or something. Good idea

[@alberthusby113]

your commentary at 2:30 is hysterical. sounds like a speech in a song, love it

[@IMightOffendYou.]

The part with the side walk and the plants that didn’t go together you should put some construction cones and signs 13:27

[@frankw.2888]

Ich finde es sehr beeindruckend wie Du mit den neuen Road Plates umgehst. Schön dem Prozess zu folgen. Danke fürs Zeigen. Grüße aus Deutschland Frank

[@rebricks]

(Ich verwende Google Translate, daher weiß ich nicht, wie genau das ist.) Die Straßenplatten können schwierig sein, aber sie sind so nützlich, dass ihnen nur einige Details fehlen, sodass ich einige weiße Linien für die Radwege hinzufügen muss. Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen!

[@frankw.2888]

@@rebricks i also use the new Road Plates in my City. It is Not easy getting Fine curves etc.. you also have a lot of testing 🤣🙈.. sorry my english is Not so good. I try. Hope you can understand. LIebe Grüße Frank

[@rebricks]

@@frankw.2888 You're English is great! (Better than my German!) I really hope they release a curved road plate someday--they have curved train tracks, so why not?

[@frankw.2888]

@@rebricks thanks🤗. So do i. Its time for curves, i think it is a shame from Lego that They still dont have them😔

[@LarrysLego]

This is so cool, putting all that together looked so meticulous, but worth it all in the end. And yes! More greenery! The green plants growing through the tracks is such a cool aesthetic and, from limitations of building adds a level of realism too :D

[@rebricks]

Overcoming limitations bring out a good solutions often!

[@LarrysLego]

@@rebricks Very true!

[@D.Brix_]

I love watching the trial and error you go with. Very inspiring

[@NASCARNASCAR-le5ig]

that unfinished spot should be a small coffee shop or something but just like a small booth

[@HunterBHolmes]

A suggestion for the compromise of the broken sidewalk on the last corner. You could make small sidewalk closed gates and place a construction crew there, as if they’re repairing the cracked overgrown sidewalk.

[@DTL_Builds]

I like the greenery! It fits well, as if growing under the imperfect RR crossing is totally natural. You didn't hide your mistake (not really the right word there), you embraced it and made it a positive!! Good job!

[@DrNoppe]

Nicely done. Great idea with the 45°. Looks really great. Thanks for sharing

[@jfamilybrickbuilds]

Wow, I am going to need to show this to my train-loving son!

[@AegnorTelrunya]

Crazy how the numbers on your channel explode! Love to see that! 🤩😀

[@johnathansawyer8736]

Some really cool techniques I'm gonna be stealing! lol Thanks for the vid.

[@rebricks]

Its not like I invented any of them lol thanks for watching!

[@jackham2549]

very clever. One thing with your sidewalk is often in real life they can have cracks or "pot holes" where they've chunked away. You could leave a little piece a layer below with a stud to represent broke sidewalk (wrong side of the tracks maybe). Very cool and angled rail crossing is common in real life. I love this idea.

[@cinematographytrev]

Your creations are inspiring, my motto over on my channel is “stay creative” and you most certainly excel in what you create. Your videos are awesome, so inspirational to others with builds I personally wouldn’t even know where to begin. It’s brilliant watching your ideas take shape. You should be super proud of yourself.

[@azuredragonofnether5433]

That's some ASMR I never knew I wanted.

[@rebricks]

lol

[@wockymottle]

The way you said "Screw it" and just decided to stuff it with plants is so funny to watch, another great video!

[@pauldeddens5349]

For the sidewalk part that converges ontop of the train tracks, it may be smart to use a 2x2 turntable piece, or put tiles ontop of the train track, and then connect the "floating" sidewalk part directly to the baseplate between the train track bars. You could also try experimenting with ball joints to attempt and get those weird slightly-off angles. The main difficulty would be allowing the clearance for the interlocking socket parts. Potentially rest them ontop of 2x2 turntables beneath the tracks to line them up with the sidewalk above, and build through the bars. But when all else fails, the foliage is a very nice compromise. It does seem like an area likely to get damaged by a train anyways.

[@rebricks]

I haven't done much with ball/socket before, at least for creating surfaces like you're suggesting. Its a great idea, but at this point, my train can go over it, and it looks believable. I actually like the excuse for some color, otherwise its a lot of gray on gray.

[@22damaged]

Thank you for showing your entire process. It helps me understand better as im very visual. I love your city!!!

[@MartinBarreby]

Creative adding those greenery! Great job!

[@bradstrungout]

You're a fantastic builder and it's great to watch through the process and problem solving, Brickland wasn't built in a day! I just had your video/channel recommended and I'm incredibly impressed even with your initial audio and look forward to watching Brickland and whatever you do for your next series and on and on! Thanks for sharing

[@rebricks]

Thanks! Indeed, it has been more than one day! :D Yes, my initial audio...😅... a webcam mic just doesn't cut it! I feel bad for my colleagues in Zoom meetings!

[@TheBrick1]

What an amazing technique!!!🎉🎉

[@Woudenbrick]

Great to see the way you build the crossing. Planning on filming my building process for my city as well. Love the relaxed vibe of you updates!

[@rebricks]

Relaxed is what I'm going for, thanks! Good luck with yours!

[@joala224]

Really like your 45 degree track. I think that it would be very nice if you have a place sit and drink coffee outside the cafe/bakery I think that will look good.

[@rebricks]

I agree!

[@tigrone]

You earned a sub from me! Lego design is a messy complex thing at times... thank you for showing all the hiccups and worts . People sometimes don't appreciate the time and effort that goes into making stuff work. Thanks again, I appreciate it

[@rebricks]

thank you!! Honestly, the hardest part was waiting for my packages!

[@connorclarke2134]

This is proper motivation to do my own city, sadly it'll be smaller because I don't have the space

[@rebricks]

Just because it’s small doesn’t mean it can’t be awesome! You can always add more detail, or build up!

[@everyone1813]

just a thought you could put a little raised up junction room/box for an operator to sit in the extra space to the side, with like a little outdoors staircase up the side

[@jasonh8470]

Fantastic job on the train track curves. You have much more patience than I do. Loving what you have done with your Lego city so far.

[@rebricks]

I might be patient, but my back was like, "Hurry up!"

[@palmbricks]

The best train and road crossing I've ever seen. 👍🏻

[@IIIIIIlllllllIIILLL]

This is the definitely the cooliest thing i have ever seen it just need a railroad crossing

[@peterisaacson6953]

Adding a fountain near the bakery would look great

[@Ivan_Hey]

Город очень красивый! Принимая нестандартные решения в постройках, лего город становится реалистичным и привлекательным.

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

If this is an actual Lego set then IM BUYING IT!

[@aforestoflego]

I love the idea of using the leaf pieces on the track! Looks nice!

[@rebricks]

I'm glad you like it! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@dekzen7395]

The part that you covered in green looks very originaland doesn't break the eye. Good job!

[@michanowacki9152]

Great work

[@TechnicolorMammoth]

Yeah this same holiday/storm delayed my paycheck a week. Still recovering. Can’t wait to stop being poor and relying on our terrible post system for my check. Current job isn’t direct deposit, but hopefully this year a lot of that changes. I’m so sick of it, but it’s just so mentally screwing that I just don’t care sometimes and these videos help motivate but also help take my mind off crap for a few minutes.

[@cs512tr]

while i am amazed at the layout, i am stunned by the lego brick collection this guy has

[@rebricks]

😅 I _did_ dismantle _every_ set I owned before starting this series. Its crazy how quickly it adds up.

[@thegamingfez117]

Amazing video as usual! Crossing looks great and at the end of the day the most important part is that the train works going over it. The little bit you had to fill with greenery just allows you to add another story to your city! Perhaps have a few members of a construction crew standing next to the track, inspecting it with tools ready to make a repair and maybe a few orange cones either side for a pop of colour. Just an idea but it looks great none the less! Looking forward to the next installment :D

[@rebricks]

Thank you! :) I had thought of a construction scene too! Or at least some orange cones or something. When I build the crossing gates I'll do something with that--thanks for the suggestion!

[@Kaithelegoguy]

I think you should put a bus stop or a small farmers market in that empty space but those might take up too much space

[@Lucid_4wlc]

A so ingenious system, I really like it !

[@chexgex2834]

As usual, another knock out video! I was curious if you'll incorporate a beach into this theme! Alongside that, I was wondering if you'll get some lights in this, not sure if it 'voids' the rules if you add lights, plus, I don't blame you if ya didn't since they're nothing if not tedious to do.

[@rebricks]

There will probably be just a hint of a beach at one of the corners of this layout, and I probably won't get into lights this time around. I'd rather spend my money on more bricks and A/V equipment for now. I will be doing more layouts in the future, and a beach and/or river is definitely on the list.

[@b0mb1228tektacticaltek]

There is something about the trial error part that is cool to watch Good videos keep up the work

[@clxudzYT]

10:38 - I felt your frustration... xD

[@rebricks]

😌

[@algotskog3577]

Definitely keep the entire creative process in future videos, if anyone were to not want to see you building they would skip to the end regardless

[@EamonCoyle]

I agree with ya, I like to see how people work and build as I think a lot of building can be a bit of trial and error regardless of your level of expertise. Thanks for the upload and happy building !!

[@rebricks]

Yes, its cliché but learning from your mistakes really is a thing.

[@annagering8430]

I'm glad to see that someone else works this way. I keep trying to use Studio to plan out 3D figures and it's a pain. I really need to just build what's in my brain and see if it works or not.

[@rebricks]

Bricklink studio is great for really elaborate projects, but often I just get frustrated and need to see it in real space.

[@syhelo9601]

this is a really cool project of yours thanks for sharing love it

[@natedole8276]

I have never seen your videos before but this is great. Definitely am enjoying seeing the process. Subbed!

[@rebricks]

Awesome! I’m glad you found them, thanks for the sub!

[@crazyjack3357]

You could do like a British crossing gate house to fill the space between the crossing and bakery and for the sidewalk you were having problems with you could do a pedestrian foot bridge over the crossing on that side

[@rebricks]

I was actually thinking of doing food carts or something like that to fill the space and a gatehouse of somekind on the _other_ side. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@AsuraDarkKnight]

I’m so happy KZbin recommended this to me. You’re really talented

[@rebricks]

Aw thanks! :D I'm glad KZbin recommended it to you too!

[@CompleteZC]

Michael I absolutely love seeing this!

[@rebricks]

oh hey!

[@mrslimesmasher101]

what an interesting build, ive never seen something like this before ive also got an idea for the space next to the bakery, you could put a basketball court there :)

[@stevefrench5962]

At 11:00 "I don't know why this corner was the hardest of the four." The reason is because you are trying to do four difficult things all at the same time. 1. Level Crossing. 2. Diagonal Lego. 3. Lego track that a train actually has to run smoothly on. 4. Curved track. Just ballasting curved track can be tricky. Doing this at a smooth level crossing on a 45 degree crossing is wizard level 30 kind of MOC. For anyone else attempting to do this, I suggest you try making the straight section of track wider (longer) on both sides of your road, so you can transition to normal track ballasting before hitting the curve. Or just do what you see here because the finished product is truly impressive.

[@diokoetje5178]

You could maybe fill in the space next to the bakery by making a small market stand with fish or fruit...

[@rebricks]

I made it into an outdoor patio thing with tables and chairs and a little food cart. You can see in the next video!

[@kaisanhoque6976]

This looks like the train is going through the road!

[@aarontv1242]

Absolutely magnificent!

[@Game_Blox9999]

The struggle is real in this video.

[@nwmp5437]

it was a relaxing and very educational movie 😁

[@hunt0583]

not all sidewalks are perfectly intact. You could put a tree near by to suggest that the roots and train use degraded this specific sidewalk spot. Or you could continue the sidewalk with gravel and fill in the gap with some studs

[@braden_tmoore]

doing that with regular lego pieces is so impressive

[@nicfernando99]

Relaxing to watch ☺️

[@lupolee]

Great video, it was interesting to watch how you build through trial and error, rather than before and after shots. keep up the good work. Subscribed.

[@birks_bricks]

Great video! I love how far your city has progressed!😃

[@silvesterpeel5379]

@re:Bricks I would keep the greenery and add something to the roads for future maintenance purposes.

[@martinlefebvre792]

I leave this comment to help the algorithm push your channel. Lovely work again sir!!!

[@rebricks]

You are the best!

[@sparklinshadow]

Amazing work! So smooth! Well done sir 👏 👍 😉

[@rebricks]

thank you thank you!

[@321Jarn]

Underrated youtube channel.

[@rebricks]

😁

[@ProcrastinatinZombie]

That's basically near perfect. Really impressive actually

[@rebricks]

Yeah if you wanted it to be perfect just made the road/sidewalk narrower or the straight portion of the track longer and you could do it no problem.

[@ProcrastinatinZombie]

@@rebricks I'll have to keep that in mind for future reference

[@CASIBRICKBORNCITY]

Very good Video....👌 Like this channel👍 CASI

[@brickhouselego]

Looks so good. I've been trying to do a curved train tracks for ages now. Any hints or tips much appreciated!

[@rebricks]

If you're willing to go third party, there are some sidewalk pieces made to fit into the curved tracks, can't remember what the brand is called, but AfolTV and Bevins Bricks have videos about them!

[@brickhouselego]

@@rebricks thank you very much. Will look into it. They're a real mind blower so thus should hopefully help!

[@jacintorban799]

Its perfect,! It's very nice and as a lego builder we come over these challenges like doing details and PERFECTLY the porajet like no issues on the way but you made it

[@hackhype1695]

nice job

[@JackStacks_1]

Amazing as always! 👍👍

[@rebricks]

😀

[@clajara1]

Sometime you should add a train crossing for it so your Lego cars don’t get run over by the Lego train

[@JackInTheBrick]

I love the work you do and the amazing effort and problem solving throughout the process of the city and would love to be able to do the same if I had all those tiles. lol 😂.

[@rebricks]

lol yeah its always a toss up for me... should I get this new set or 100 of this specific piece that I need from Bricks & Pieces or BrickLink?

[@joeylego6722]

Nice Job

[@SuperJxl]

you need to make the greenery look intentional. it need to look like you planned on having it be like that and not just a quick solution.

[@rebricks]

That's one of my goals for next video (hopefully next week)!

[@tayshonharris6430]

Awesome video man! I'm new to your channel and you have a really cool Lego city! I enjoyed seeing the process and trial and errors of making this diagonal train track work! I can't wait for new updates! Also, I subscribed!

[@rebricks]

Thanks for the sub!

[@everyone1813]

make the greenery a feature and make a little custom caution sticker sign with like beware of the potholes or something

[@rebricks]

Yeah custom stickers might be next series. Not sure if I wanna get into that level quite yet, but we’ll see!

[@dcctrain]

Awesome!

[@bloopcat9237]

Im new to the channel and i can see that you are doing some amazing work! It's looking really good and i wish you good luck for the future of the city. When i was younger i used to watch full on lego city's but this is even better. Just watching you build is so inspierning to build your own lego city. Unfortunately i don't have enough money to start on my city, but i can say that it fills my heart watching other people build. You are so far the best one. Keep the good work!

[@rebricks]

Oh wow thank you so much! If you like this, I'd encourage you to checkout LionBricks, Brickcrafts, and Stein Auf Stein. There are others but those three are my favorite I think. They're much further along with their layouts and show their whole process in a similar way (its not just after-the-fact footage and talking about what they built)

[@bloopcat9237]

I have watched brickcrafts in the past, but i will check out other two. 😊

[@Markehlanios]

This looks so cool I really want to play with it 😫

[@_LLevi_]

that raised blue baseplate in the back is very interesting (and rare) what plans do you have for it?

[@rebricks]

My plan is to replace it once I have a normal one lol. (I was going to just use the raised portions to help with the hill/cliff up to the raised platform but I don’t think that’s necessary)

[@_LLevi_]

@@rebricks oh okay, i think they could make for an interesting underwater scene if thats sth you wanna add in the future

[@rebricks]

@@_LLevi_ yes I think I may do something like that I the future. These plates are from the Aquazone base back in the day.

[@SpinUranus]

Bro congrats on 3k subs!! btw im your 3000th subscriber congrats man keep up making more videos!!🎉🎊

[@rebricks]

Thanks for subbing! You're the best!

[@nerdbrick1012]

This looks really good!

[@rebricks]

Glad you think so! Thanks for checking it out!

[@kenrickbaughman992]

Who cares about illegal connections it looks amazing man! Do what works best I do with all my custom moc builds!

[@rebricks]

Eh, yeah ultimately I don’t care but it’s just a constraint that I’ve placed in myself for this particular layout. Makes for an interesting challenge.

[@kenrickbaughman992]

@@rebricks your setup is awesome dude

[@Dishbsmeosisusujsjsjs]

Thatt’s perfect! I would never be able to make something that good 😂

[@rebricks]

Well, I’m sure you could see that I failed a lot before I got it, it’s all a learning process!

[@Dishbsmeosisusujsjsjs]

@@rebricks yeah