LEGO Challenge - Circus Acrobat Cargo Wagon MOC 41686 🎪🤡🚆🏹

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[@heatheranderson3598]

Sending the horse to the Lego glue factory made me laugh hard

[@puppetguy8726]

The horse probably wasn't, poor thing 😢

[@RobinHoodBricks]

To be fair, it's a horrid looking horse!

[@danielchick1]

Kragle factory

[@chessiesystem613]

Separating the locomotives like that is called Distributed Power. Great video as always, beautiful wagon!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Thanks, Laura!

[@johngarrettlegofireguy6885]

Dou- disturbed power unit

[@regan5186]

Good job on acrobatic Carrige you've got such great Idea's keep up the great work Robin Hood Bricks your an awesome lego creator.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Thank you very much indeed!

[@Cwjfreyer]

This is brilliant, Robin. I have worked for the circus for many years and seeing a German Wheel on the cargo train is awesome! I have 2 notes that might make it even better.... 1, place one of the artists 180⁰ opposite the other to make it look like they are holding each other up while making it spin. 2, change out their faces with ones that are painted crazy. ( the Rocker Girl, any Ninjago, or Native American head piece you have on stock. They don't need to match) Those 2 small changes will add the details that would make it pop.

[@justaddbricks5527]

Brilliant little build this! Something I wasn’t expecting and a very clever design solution.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Thank you very much!

[@Foghorn8]

I know when I travel by train, that is to say when the staff are not on strike, I prefer to travel in a large open-air rotating wheel rather than one of those old Arriva bonerattlers.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yes, or maybe a pump wagon when travelling with a friend!

[@FrogFood8587]

I love how at 0:53 the line delivery is so nonchalant and it's kind of glazed over so it catches you off guard.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Straight humour is the funniest!

[@FrogFood8587]

@@RobinHoodBricks Yes it is!

[@dennisbomhof]

What a solution to get that car rolling, the heat did'nt get to you at all! And a better colorscheme for sure, another mighty fine addition to your derailing behemoth!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

It sure is. It was a frustrating design and I nearly gave up. I'm kinda surprised my solution worked!

[@brickartisan]

It’s great that you do these challenges. And the viewers have very interesting ideas on small sets that end up being good additions to your city 😊👍

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yes that's right. That set was reduced to about £10 so I imagine a lot of people own it!

[@icemorons5678]

You've reoriented your locomotives to create a DPU (Distributed Power Unit). Having two up front, and two in the middle should help alleviate the stresses, especially at the back half of the train. Like the new car. Hope those skaters took their Dramamine this morning... 🙂

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Maybe I should add vomit!

[@justaddbricks5527]

0:58 Well that was dark and unexpected, but made me laugh a lot! 🤣

[@loopingbricks899]

I need some help understanding it…

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Haha, yes I thought maybe that was a bit harsh but why not, haha!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Horses' hooves were used to make glue in the olden days!

[@justaddbricks5527]

@@RobinHoodBricks I do recall that fact, I brlieve believe something along those lines was mentioned in George Orwell’s Animal Farm….

[@bricks_and_cities]

This is amazing! Seeing the acrobats spinning around the train layout is just hysterical.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yay, glad you liked it!

[@aliciapozzo9947]

love the train carriage, you had me laughing several times throughout the video

[@RobinHoodBricks]

That's my job done then. Good good!

[@md0u80a2]

This is fantastic - the motion is superb for the train, but I couldn’t for the life of me work out the 3 stud wide issue. It always fun when you give a glimpse into your Lego designer process. The end result is perfect! I am increasingly keen to see a crazy goods train ideas submission!

[@josephd27]

Another fun addition to the mega long train

[@RobinHoodBricks]

More to come!

[@boxofscrap]

Absolutely stellar addition! Since that train is nearing and/or exceeding it's current capacity, have you considered taking some of the wagons and making a circus train? Take the acrobats and the elephant wagon, have them be pulled by a steam train, maybe a clown wagon, or lions etc

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I think with Distributed Power we have a lot of life left yet!

[@GJBricks]

What a delightfully silly idea well executed!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Thanks, my friend. Not seen much city stuff from you recently. You still developing? Cheers!

[@BrooksBricks]

Wow, that's a heck of a wacky little challenge but I am impressed! Well done as usual Robin! It's very cute :D

[@RobinHoodBricks]

It really is!

[@bandras87]

Maybe you could move it next to the blue elephant to keep the circus theme together, or move the elephant towards the back, and the acrobats behind it.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yes, probably the latter. I need to do a reshuffle but that room is like an oven in summer!

[@Slavador2393]

Wow! I like the acrobat car! Lots of colour and detail as I like it. The motion is great. Nice all around build. A little bit of a derailment but easy to adjust. Cool video Robin! 😊

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Many thanks. It was a challenging one!

[@Erikve]

That's a very interesting build with a super interesting building technique, well done!!! Small point I do not like is the cacophony of colours, I would have reduced the number or colors used in the build.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Haha, I thought I had. Ideally the wheel would match one of my colours but it's only in that pale yellow. A good build though!

[@lieffian]

I would have placed it behind your elephant wagon for two reasons 1- it adds more to the carnival/circus feeling 2- to add a little comedy to the scene no matter what end you put your new car at as the front gives the elephant some entertainment or at the back where the Acrobats have to worry about the smell and “droppings” coming from the rear end which could be accentuated from either end with dizzy or sick faces

[@BinkBricks]

Yet another stunning Robin Hood Bricks idea! I actually really like the original build, that I didn't even know existed. I have to give you an A for Amazingly Genius for using the plates on the carriage, very cool. It also looks great on the tracks in Brick Nottingham!

[@ultimatedaredevil3121]

Love the vid

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Great!

[@kentslocum]

LEGO Friends sets have gotten a lot better recently: the colors are less "garish," the builds are more interesting, and the sets fill a niche that regular City sets are conspicuously missing.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I agree some are better than others. Still too much Dark Turquoise in everything. I love that light bright yellow as a wall colour. Lovely!

[@kentslocum]

@@RobinHoodBricks The Space Academy and Wildlife Rescue sets, especially, were particularly well-suited to use with my regular LEGO City minifigures.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yeah, I like that Space Academy. I already have a Space Tower but otherwise I might've got it!

[@kentslocum]

@@RobinHoodBricks I really hope City sets branch out a bit more and don't focus on emergency services quite so much. But who am I kidding?

[@Aquatikelfik]

Usually, i find too bad that the thumbnail of the video spoil your result of the day, but this time, as the best tricky part was well hidden, i was mind-blown ! Very ingenious build ! Little suggestion, i would have added another plateform on the opposite side of the big wheel and put one of the minifig upside down, hand in hand with the other minifig. 🙃🤝🙂 The threshold of the Train Big Split ! We have reach it ! 😱

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Haha, yes. A watershed moment. I've considered not showing the final outcome on the thumbnail but then I figure no one will click on it. It's a shame there are fewer surprises though as a result. Unless you want titles like, You'll NEVER guess what I've done... and my Wow face on the thumbnail. I hate that!

[@jjjlucky]

This is very cool, and original! I surely wasnt expecting this! Great job btw :)

[@RobinHoodBricks]

A bit different. That's what we do here, haha!

[@railwayjade]

DPU - Distributed Power Unit/s. Seeing that red hopper with the loose pieces reminds me of the swimming pool debate, haha

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yeah, I had to pick up three bits from that furthest corner and it was very tricky to reach!

[@LKBRICKS1993]

Great video the train looks amazing now.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

It's got to be the most varied LEGO train on KZbin!

[@vegacore101]

16:29 You're using a Distributive Power (DP) Method. Well done

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Winner!

[@audiotron1003]

Suspiciously like Torvill and Dean there Robin.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I said that in a take that didn't make it. I attempted their first names and memory failed me. Under less pressure I know it was Jane and Christopher!

[@finn6302]

hey robin i don't know if you have done this but you could make a jewelry store break in to pay homage to classic LEGO city sets with all the criminals and stuff in your city. Love the content!!!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Thanks very much indeed. Yes, I need a good heist!

[@jaguaretype.]

awesome! i got my own lego robin and its awesome! thank you for getting me into lego and making my days better with your videos!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

You are very welcome. Hope you got something cool!

[@jaguaretype.]

@@RobinHoodBricks i made a lego f1 car moc and sports car moc i dont know how to do tutorials but its cool

[@naveedLbisram]

I love how differant this one is

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yeah, I really like the wacky colours!

[@rbleisem]

Turn your blue locomotive, 180 degrees, so it is driving backwards. This would make it together with your Red locomotive, into a double unit. The front of your train, now looks under-powered, will you start to add more locomotives to her? Will you go for two Hidden Sides locomotives or else for two Cargo-train that is now out of production, yet still in the shops? You should be able to remove one driving cab from the later loco's and turn them into a double locomotive setup, as well. Lego Creator Locomotive 10277, if you can still get her, is also a nice option, especially if you turned the blue locomotive around. Would give you a nice three unit pulling the train, with room to add more. But can you add more locomotives to your cargo-train? Ever thought about getting two Hogwarts Express sets in order to create a Garrett or a Mallard? Or perhaps four in order to fuse the two concepts, while getting a even bigger boiler. It would set you up for quite a few wagon builds, so there is that one. True, lots the same there, but with the right setup, you could go with seating class from 1 to 4 and several different scenes as well. Another thing for you to make, a classic mail train (wagon) setup. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaWsmWeIrMqMpNU&ab_channel=GCRofficial

[@chrischristiansen6204]

The sides give it a very circus feel with the drapey pavilon look. The ice skaters really do look like acrobats. Is there some kind of bar or scarf type piece that they could be both holding like they are tethered together for the act? I think it needs a bit of red or something to balance out the blue and yellow centerpiece. Maybe a swirly parasol would create an illusion of secondary motion if its near the center? It looks like it was a pretty involved process to get the mechanism to fit but the build looks fantastic as a train car and better than if it had been set up as a standstill fairground attraction. It's too bad the donor set's horse body is all in one piece or I would have suggested using the front half for a mythical hippocampus in the water cabinet. But maybe if the back legs were concealed in rock or foliage we could create the mermaid tail for the back half of it and make it work? The black and white coloration makes me think killer whale, but the mythical nature and underwater location could make the weird proportions work. The smoother edges may also provide a nice texture variance. In that vein maybe some of the lego doll proportions could be used for other creatures such as aliens if their prints or customizability are favorible.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

The centrepiece is a good idea but Friends body pieces are very unlikely to make it into my builds, haha!

[@edwardprouty5438]

They are “distributed power units” Or DPU for short. I like the circus car and the space car.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Very unrealistic but very fun. This would be more normal if I were Prime Minister!

[@BlockHeadUK]

Excellent build but I think after a turn around the whole track they probably each need a barfing face 😂

[@RobinHoodBricks]

It wouldn't take me long to go green!

[@sampykett8799]

Great job

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Much appreciated!

[@AirborneSpitfire]

Have you seen the model train blacksmith car? Could make for a unique train car, especially in a lego medieval style.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I had not seen that before. Very odd. I have a Castle themed wagon planned for the future but this could be another!

[@Confuze4874]

Imagine being the 1 lego guy who stops at the railway crossing and sees that car go past,

[@FabBlondiesBricks]

So fun! Your train is fantastic and fun! And I don’t even like trains!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Thanks. High praise indeed!

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

It wasn't the horse's fault they were born in a Friends set!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Poor horse!

[@stephenpalmer8286]

16:27 that's distributed power Robin!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

That's the fella!

[@Confuze4874]

With ur freight train problem, maybe buy some more track and let it run through your house or something like that, but still a really clever and interesting build,

[@NoName-cq2cn]

Hi Robin, this trainwaggon is awsome, I rememer, I suggested a different theme ( blades of glory) for the icescater, but I'am glad you used him on your cargotrain. The buildingtechnics are brilliant, well done.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I was impressed with the techniques used I must say!

[@MamasBricks]

That looks fun!!!! Omg They are dizzy!!!!

[@johnvocatura]

Have you considered pulling out the more silly cars and having them be their own train? Maybe with a exciting engine with character? Keep your realistic, non-fiction cars as an independent line.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Well the current target is maximum length so any splitting of the train is going in the wrong direction!

[@johnvocatura]

@@RobinHoodBricks I feel like they are taking away from your realistic cars. Plus this approach will give you more opportunity for expansion.

[@audiotron1003]

Brilliant a, train disaster. I've seen this on real coal hopper trains where small sections of train come un coupled and left behind

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yes, no explosions but very true to life!

[@mr.alienman9376]

I don't know why but I think it would be cool to see a tank being transported or a plane with folded wings

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Oooh it's funny you should say that. Watch this space!

[@farmhanddiaries5422]

Challenge idea build a ice skating rink on a flatbed wagon with a pair of figure skaters wearing helmets skating around the ice on the wagon

[@myksweet]

Genius! And I haven’t seen the whole video yet, I’m only 6 1/2 minutes in!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Haha, very kind. I was quite happy with it though!

[@Mardigrasman23]

I love it but I’m missing fairground Friday

[@RobinHoodBricks]

That room is still boiling hot. I hate it in there in Summer. It's the reason I'm allowed the room at all!

[@pfre4k84]

Oh no! Not Gluey the horse!!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yup. Old Sticky is now holding together art projects at the local primary!

[@christophercoleman8823]

"DP": distributed power And anything train related I'm going to love but unfortunately I don't have the space to expand like you can and I'm very envious of you. But trust I Am saving the vids so when I Do get space I'm Def going on a lego spree For Sure! 😁

[@RobinHoodBricks]

One day, my friend. It took me ages to be able to get to this point!

[@christophercoleman8823]

@@RobinHoodBricks def keep it up!! 🙂

[@donbot5000]

try doing one above facing one way and the other below facing the opposite

[@RobinHoodBricks]

This has been previously mentioned and is the current live set-up. Thanks for the suggestion though!

[@mikewebb9484]

Hey Robin…Could you not have one of the mini figs upside down? More like acrobats then :D

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I'm gonna try it!

[@cdub1900]

What if you put the two minifigs across from each other so you always have one upside down and one upright? Clowns would work well, too, if you don't really think the figure skaters work.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I like the future skaters as the clowns are going in the fairground. They don't fit on opposite sides but it occurs to me that I didn't try it with them offset a bit. I'll try that and report back!

[@dylanwhite3383]

Nice train car

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Cheers!

[@johnvocatura]

Robin, you should build a seconded platform in the ring so the occupants are over one another and have them holding hands. It looks strange currently. My idea will make it look more like a circus trick.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I tried that but there isn't enough space. Though, saying that, I wonder if it'd work with short legs. Unless they are staggered slightly. Hmmm, I'll have a play!

[@johnvocatura]

@@RobinHoodBricks Just have them offset on each platform so they are only holding one hand.

[@toybuns1st558]

If you need a nothere engine try the hidden side one just get ride off the wings from the inside fit the battery compartment inside and add the mortared wheels add some buffers it’s looks really good I got one used and fit it on my engine I sall a video by ,Brick Depot, on KZbin by the way I have no clue if the power function battery compartment is as big as the Bluetooth power up

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I'm out of rechargeable battery boxes, although the power level is fine, it just needs spreading!

[@toybuns1st558]

Ok I love your videos

[@fastoutnotforkids7192]

Im late to the video. But after watching i have two ideas and you can take them as a challenge or just a thought to help around. But idea one was build a log car that has seats or a hiding place for robin hood to hide in on the super long train. And idea 2 is. Maybe you should think about getting a 5th train to help the others out. Yes. You more then enough power and spacing them out to where it's multi-powered is a great idea. But what are you going to do when it gets longer? Your going to have to add a other train anyways. So why not add a fifth train now? So later on. It helps pull more of the challenge train cars your getting.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

A fifth loco. Wow, that is a lot!

[@maximiliantekampe4606]

where do you Plan this Projects? want to use it by my own for some projects

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I use LDD but it's not supported anymore. I still use it as I'm very used to it. Try Studio. It's free from BrickLink.com!

[@maximiliantekampe4606]

​​@@RobinHoodBricks OK thx i am going to Test it. 1. question do you have the Red passenger train? idk the Set number right now?

[@RobinHoodBricks]

No I don't have that one!

[@sirdano]

glad to see robin didn't melt this week☀🔥🔥🥵🥵

[@RobinHoodBricks]

That room is still boiling. It was dripping off me!

[@sebastianpfaff315]

This is amazing! How do you think about a cargo-wagon with a narrow-gauge-train like a mine-train on it?

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I have a mine train but it's for the mine. Pity they are too small to motorise!

[@andyhuckle]

RHB _ looks great, but maybe hiding the circular bog standard LEGO structure behind an "ice" border maybe?? (IMHO)

[@thomaszinser8714]

Is it bad that I wish we'd gotten a more impressive derailment of the cargo train? Still, really cool carriage, the mechanism works pretty well, tbh.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Haha, I bet the majority wished for that!

[@talk2mearth]

May I challenge you to create an articulated bus (since you already have a double-decker and a single-decker) The hard part is definitely the bending system, and I'd like to see your take in it

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Maybe one day!

[@BinkBricks]

That has been my dream for a very long time to see a good working minifigure scale articulated bus.

[@talk2mearth]

@@BinkBricks same

[@beatyree8582]

I have A challenge for you make a articulated flat car

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Seems simple enough!

[@sambrown6426]

I challenge you to get an 8 wide speed champions set, and make it 6 wide so it can go in your city.

[@allenforbes8108]

So much going around, do you think that too many shaking moves would totally derail your train?

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Maybe. It certainly doesn't help my goal of maximising length!

[@allenforbes8108]

@@RobinHoodBricks is there a way to stabilize or suspension joint the cargo?

[@thatmodeltrainguy]

Could you do a tyre wagon what is stacked up high

[@RobinHoodBricks]

I'm not familiar with that. Is that used tyres off for disposal or what?!

[@thatmodeltrainguy]

@@RobinHoodBricks the tyres can be what ever you want to be for

[@woolseym]

Is it time to add another engine?

[@RobinHoodBricks]

The outer is fine. I have did motors and it pulls away easily. It just snaps due to weight on the normal magnets. This split power should solve it for a while now!

[@B3NNY_7733]

When the video started I thought ghat you would clear out a space in your city to add FRIENDS LEGO. THAT WOULD BE TRAGIC AND SAD BTW I HAVE A CHALLENGE :- Why don't you build a cargo train moc . that is how you get views

[@RobinHoodBricks]

This is a cargo train MOC. I've also done loads more, like a refrigerated wagon etc. Maybe you meant a locomotive!

[@B3NNY_7733]

@@RobinHoodBricks actually I did mean to say locomotive. Locomotive as in diesel instead of steam train.

[@xanthicdragon6510]

Glue factory 🏭 . Ohhh my

[@Dreadnought_1]

Can you show us your lego Google factory

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Not sure what you mean there, but everything in my city has its own video so you'll just have to search for it. Things are grouped on playlists!

[@thedevonianfootiefan9871]

Yeass robin

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Yeass indeed!

[@konstantinhrabovsky7246]

So fairground-train? fair-train? circus on rails?

[@RobinHoodBricks]

It needs to be all on the same train for length!

[@kentslocum]

You really need to make the switch to Bricklink Studio, instead of Digital Designer. Not only is Digital Designer now defunct and Bricklink Studio officially supported, but the Studio feature set is enormously more rich than anything Digital Designer could offer. The render engine is particularly impressive, which I use to get a good idea of how colors will actually look before I buy them.

[@RobinHoodBricks]

All true, except I'm ten times faster in LDD. I find Studio frustratingly slow as a result!

[@kentslocum]

@@RobinHoodBricks Completely understandable. I started in LDD, too, but saw the writing on the wall and took the time to go through the Studio tutorial (which, by the way, now has a greatly expanded Help section). The real trick is to learn the names of pieces, so they can be quickly found with the search function. If you already are familiar with part names, it really shouldn't take you long to figure out the different controls.

[@dannestrum3277]

What do you mean with glue factory?

[@RobinHoodBricks]

They used to make glue out of horses' hooves. It was a bad joke!

[@dannestrum3277]

@@RobinHoodBricks oh okay

[@LordNuttington]

Those poor acrobats!😂🤢

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Dizzy and Spinny. They can't walk straight for a week after a journey!

[@747jack]

You have to stop with the train cars you have to mane on your train

[@jaguaretype.]

day 1 of asking fr you to build a racetrack

[@RobinHoodBricks]

Day 1 of me saying no, as it takes too much space. Haha, I need a bigger room!

[@jaguaretype.]

@@RobinHoodBricks oh 😅 didn’t know you had a whole entire room filled in 3 years

[@prokesuk]

Typical. Just as the action happens the cameraman panics and points the camera down and/or away from the scene!

[@RobinHoodBricks]

You're lucky he didn't swear!