LEGO City Update COVE & Ocean Water

[@sarahbuckley9619]

Bricksie, please don’t rush the process of building the Lego city. I’m sure a lot of people are commenting for you work faster or hurry up, but I think you shouldn’t worry about rushing the process. You were at max capacity in the basement for so long and all you could do was just keep moving things around. Don’t rush to get to the same point in the warehouse studio. I think you do a great job of getting a lot done. Don’t listen to the ones pushing you to do more faster. Keep doing what you do and just let it come together. Love watching the new build. Keep up the great work!

[@opedromarins]

I do agree that the lighthouse connect with the rock formation is a great ideia!

[@Mark-vn7et]

Exactly! Like the rock formation serves a dual purpose

[@dzehme]

lighthouse as the end would work much better

[@imaudi4950]

Yep light house at the end of the rocks and maybe a smaller set of wooden docks by the fishing shack as a pleasure boat marina.

[@deefdragon]

It would actually make a LOT of sense to have the lighthouse be the end of the rock formation because that emphasizes what they are for in many minds. "Hazard here, watch out" type stuff.

[@internetjesus]

Hard agree on this.

[@1Nerd2RuleThemAll]

Having a long path down the top of rock wall to the lighthouse (either with it connected or having a little bridge) would be pretty cool. Loving the city so far, it’s looking eeepppiicccc

[@craftyhobbit7623]

These folks who keep telling you that you should be adding texture, vegetation and detail, etc, to the city haven't listened when you said that you are going to be working on it after you've built all the main stuff. I think how you are building it now is fine - carry on with the order with what you're doing now. It's better to get all the big stuff out of the way first.

[@juanhuerta4965]

Agreed plus i think the smaller details will be even better if he gets the main stuff out the way first because it’ll give him plenty of time to think of little details/Easter eggs in his Lego city as he goes. That’s probably the most efficient way to build out his city considering the size of it lol

[@ChefC03]

Hey Jordan. That's a great looking cove. Idea for you. Where I live we have a man made rock wall just like that protecting our cruise ship harbour. We have a light house built right at the tip of the rock wall. If you worked the rock wall into the rock base of the light house I think that would look cool. Thank you for your consistent uploads.

[@user-tn8ib2vs5g]

Love the cove! The water looks so good. Was thinking the lighthouse looks kinda out of place. Maybe could work it into the cove rocks or even placed into the corner of the cove where it turns. But whatever you want! It looks great!

[@joeloftus6148]

Absolutely connect that long manmade waterbreak to the lighthouse. That's extremely realistic. Most of the world's lighthouses are at the end of peninsulas, whether they are large or small, long or short. Yes, we see lots of pictures of lighthouses on rocky islands by themselves, but that's only because they are photogenic. The reality is that lighthouses are more accessible when connected to the landmass, even if it's only a tiny strip. It would be really cool and fairly realistic to add a footpath all the way across the top of the waterbreak. Like a "well worn path" that makes it obvious people walk along the rocks daily, either to work in the lighthouse, to fish, or just to explore. Put some vegetation on either side with some dark tan plate to represent dirt and sand.

[@Darkthuggg]

Like a few comments have said, I would connect the lighthouse to either the bend closest to the dock, or at the tip of the rock wall. Also, replace skate park with a beach volleyball court and the skate park can go by the residential or by the skyscrapers. 18:00

[@caseyelkins172]

You Bob Ross’d the heck outta that cove. Happy accidents make for good looking Lego displays. Ignore any naysayers, it looks great. Really enjoy watching your videos with the kiddo. Thank you for your content.

[@m2mcbrick444]

Excellent update! Love the cove progress....it's nice seeing the art 'ready' to be placed.. It's a joy seeing you in YOUR element, designing, reworking, thinking thru challenges! Be safe and well.

[@cynthiastevens4209]

Sending positive thoughts for Mrs. Bricksie as she recovers. I have had the same surgery so I get it. After stitches were out, I used paper tape (can get at Walmart) to cover the incision during the day and frequently rubbed over the tape to reduce the raised skin that can come with scarring. Mine is nice and smooth so there is no irritating scar bump to rub against when I type. City is looking fantastic. Two ideas to take or leave: 1. The canal looks great with the murky looking water. Have you considered putting just a small amount of that at the base of the rock wall in the cove to give the impression of algae or even some sage green looking brick going up the rock wall just a teensy bit. 2. You often have video of the city from the ocean end where you can see the legs. I know they were discussed once about not matching where you put in the extra legs. Have you considered putting a quick stain wash on the lighter colored legs so they more closely match the other legs. You can't really see the other legs so only the front row would need to have this done. Keep doing what you do!!!

[@kristopherhoose7264]

Could have flipped table set it on its top and slide it up the stairs

[@fernwright7737]

That’s how I get things up and down the stairs on my own .

[@orien2v2]

Strictly in terms of practicality, the build and storage area should all be downstairs in the extra room and the entryway. The display with all the bookcases should all be moved upstairs because how often will you actually look at them? Toss them all upstairs for the occasional visiting tour, and move your entire work area downstairs. Your body will thank you in the long run, and you can work way more efficiently and get things done sooner. You can dedicate the mezzanine solely for displaying and lounging with people. That will be more enjoyable as well for everyone.

[@jmoxon98]

The new cove is way better. I would keep the piers as are and move the smaller boats towards the cove and keep the bigger boats towards the other end. I also recommend moving the lighthouse to the end of the rock wall and integarate it in.

[@bevnicholes461]

Looking great Jordan, love to see it growing 😊 But you should enjoy the journey, without feeling pressured from other people to rush it. Especially when you are also helping Josee, after her surgery 🥰 as well as the twins x

[@bricks_in_space]

I find it amazing how much of a transition just the change in colors presents. I love the timelapse portion. It felt so cool to speed up the plate work but also to see how the colored parts make it so much more alive and you can appreciate the amount of detail you are providing to the Lego City. The "mistake" actually feels better for your cove look. Definitely gives the docks a little more needed breathing room.

[@michaelrobinson1806]

That cove looks amazing! Def have some scenes of people fishing off the rocks too.

[@LoriClark-gm1cw]

I like that idea maybe people jumping in or swimming

[@shapeofsoup]

Looking good! Suggestion: add a touch of green plate here and there underwater along the rocks for underwater vegetation.

[@ImStevenBowman]

I agree, connect the cove rock to the lighthouse and do the separate blue water on either side. Also, improve and expand the skate part up to the road. Just some thoughts!

[@cryptic711.]

I gotta love when I’m awake when Bricksie uploads as I’m Australian

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

Same I in Melbourne he youshaly up load around 11. ish 12 ish mid night time. 😊

[@barbarjinx3802]

I like the way the cove comes down the “new” way. Looks good. Just attach the rock to the lighthouse.

[@lindabeede5180]

Everything is progressing so well!! The ocean/beachfront looks so cool!!

[@BGill44]

“There are no mistakes, just happy accidents.” Nice Bob Rossing the cove! 🎉 Looking good.

[@22damaged]

You should really get the landing/dock back for the fishing shack. It would add another cool story with fishing off the pier...maybe get some crabs and get a crabbing vessel out there...

[@idomoshe]

The cove looks amazing. I like that you're adding these landscape elements to the city. Great job!

[@jonathan_60503]

Had a belated thought on a possible way to make it easier to maintain placement and orientation when moving plates upstairs to work on them. It was making number tiles (say with label maker and sticking different numbers on various spare 2x4 tiles) then temporarily sticking one near a corner of each plate you're about to move and snapping a quick photo. Upstairs you could reference the photo to make sure the plates were arranged and rotated so all the numbers were in the same spots. (After which you can pop those number tiles off and set aside until next time).

[@TheDutchStarWarsGuy]

I think the cove looks great and I agree with everyone saying that you should connect it to the lighthouse. I look forward to more water detail when you have all the pieces!

[@notnobody6241]

Glad we haven't heard any lighting talk as of late. Hope we don't see that for another six years. However, I would like to suggest you make the mansion your sole lit building, and perhaps keep it at home below a TV for ambient lighting. I support the medieval island, but also love the mansion so you could show it every once in a while at home

[@rbleisem]

Bricksie, put the lighthouse at the opening to the cove, sure, less ways to drive a boat into it, but then it also is calmer in bad weather as well. Now as for the old fishing store, do you not have a fishing boat in your harbour? Relocate it. There, a free harbour place and you have a sheltered cove.

[@thechasepac]

Hey man, I don’t comment a lot. But it’s all looking really awesome. Don’t feel too rushed or whatever by what people say in the comments. Take your time with it. LEGO is supposed to be enjoyable. Your LEGO city is going to be absolutely incredible. It already is incredible. Really great job and thank you for all the awesome videos. I think a lot of us who watch love the slow progress in each video. It’s kind of like when I build a Lego set - I don’t want to build it too quickly because I want to get the maximum enjoyment out of it so I try to take my time. All my best to your beautiful family as well.

[@GuanoLad]

Great job on the cove! There's a real art to rocks that I haven't managed to figure out yet.

[@SithOBrick]

I think the idea of having another person help you with things like the water plates etc is a good thing, since you both would probably do them slightly different which would add to the randomness of its look.

[@ronrainey1639]

I recommend moving the lighthouse over and tying it into the cove rock. Would look great.

[@billsfan3518]

Always feels like he wants everything to go fast. The more detail the better. Extreme detail

[@thomasdieu]

Nice job, but the lighthouse is slightly too big compared to the rock structure imho. I woud make the rocks somehow wider, move the lighthouse half a baseplate away from the side of your table and half a baseplate to the right so you can connect to it to the rocks of the cove. Always fun to have a small boat being able to pass just in front of the lighthouse or some storytelling of a lost swimmer going around the lighthouse with a small rescue operation attached to it. Or a shark that has to be stopped entering the cove… lot’s of ideas - lots of possibilities!

[@wadecassels2778]

Ocean tiles are looking great. Would love to see you use some of the space below the table for a deep sea scene (sharks, divers, shipwrecks etc)

[@DanFallon1981]

It's a cove! it's not meant to have waves in it, it should be calmer water in there. Also can you connect the lighthouse with a little bridge? that could look excellent.

[@jriver1391]

That error created a beautiful cove 👌love the details ☀️

[@TheBude]

Make sure when you add more waves you change then so there coming from the ocean side - you can’t have waves in the cove area going straight sideways. Keep it up love it!

[@xx1norm1xx]

The cove is a happy accident, you needed something to stop the waves from the huge ships and to divide the public area from the dangerous areas. You could add some rocky shore habits for crabs and stuff with kids looking for them, etc.

[@R3DH1PP0]

3:34 what a view 😍 few more years and the city will look so big and complicated.. awesome 👌

[@R3DH1PP0]

Complicated I meant compact got to love autocorrect 😂

[@nathanielk88]

Like you said, I definitely think you should attach the lighthouse to the end of the cove wall. I’d also add a tiny pier and boat for whoever operates the lighthouse 😁😁 Love seeing the progress every day!

[@donnalajoie5309]

No need to rest the process. The ocean plates look awesome. Love the video.

[@mickbrown7793]

I agree that the smaller cove looks good. Maybe put the sail boat out in front of the beach? Connecting the light house to the sea wall sounds good to me, it would also make it easy to mask the transition in sea tiles.

[@waltherltd]

Love how you dealt with the mishap. Things are looking great!

[@tonihall7810]

Love the Timelapse and seeing the cove come to life .tfs

[@TheBlindref]

The other option would be to make a recreational marina in the version of the wider cove. Either way I think you should connect the lighthouse to the end of the rock waterbreak. It’s starting to look great! Loving the general plan.

[@jaspertjong6500]

We understand that things take time. No worries. It is all about the process. Once the process is over, you have an end result but that is the least fun part. So take your time because that means more content.

[@andrewreynolds573]

I think it looks better and the large beach area is great. I had thought that the cove was a bit too big and also did not leave enough room left for the port, especially after you add fenders to the docks.

[@lochlainn74]

I usually avoid commenting but I'm loving seeing the evolution of your Lego City, it looks awesome. I think my only (minor) criticism would be the transition from the canal to the sea; personally I would have had the water level of the canal 10 or so bricks lower so I could make some intricate bridge work but I know that's not feasible at the mo. Anywho, keep up the great work and apologies for the Panthers win; as a Finn I have always been a massive Oilers fan but also a Panthers fan, cos I grew up playing hockey with Jokinen and that generation of hockey players but I also remember when Edmonton won the Stanley Cup with Kurri and Tikkanen in 1990 :D

[@MsMuppet1985]

I like the oopsie cove better! You could build a little sailing school in the cove. Tiny little sailing boats.

[@thorn0581]

When you get to detailing the breakwater once it's in place you could use a couple of sea lions to add to the storytelling or if it's fresh water like the Great Lakes it could be gulls. The breakwater looks great

[@LoriClark-gm1cw]

You should try to hide the table legs, paint them, or decorate them. Love the effort keep going bricksie.

[@BrickHQ]

Turning a negative into a positive 👍🏻 The placement with the lighthouse works great The water plates you made look great You're doing great, keep it up

[@bricksdontcry]

Have you thought about putting the lighthouse one baseplate backward ? It would maybe look better with water in front of it & maybe easier to connect with the rocks of the cove ? Great work 👍👍👍

[@charleszipi]

Loved the cove! In low angle we can see it's aligning with the rock wall in the back. It would be interesting if the cove rock line were a natural continuation of the mountain range, disappearing beneath the water. You could do some standalone rocks on the water too. The elevation of the mountain could start on the grey plate behind the cove, where the trains lines bifurcate, it would be a chance to build cool tunnels or rock escavations, and also give a natural border between city zoo and countryside. Keep up the good work! Thank you for your videos!

[@willspratt9044]

coves my favourite part of your city so far

[@mattf8633]

Always impressive! With the cove being one plate narrower, you could add a boat launch between the rocks and the docks. It would give minifigs a way to get their personal watercraft into the water. And who doesn't love the KZbin videos of folks failing over and over at backing up their trailers.

[@MrGrimlock2099]

I am loving that cove so far

[@jimmypelfrey6235]

The cove looks fantastic

[@gregv3290]

I feel once you’ve finished most of the work in the front corner, it would be cool to do a underwater area with submarines and other under water legos under the ocean area

[@bigboy55910]

Where the new extra boat yard space is could be a cruise ship launch area and farther you go down the docks get more industrial

[@harmundcarakan201]

The cove looks epic, love it, All the detailing is great, The time lapse was also great to see your process in action, I think the view we got was superior to what was being done downstairs in terms of angle. Look forward to updates. Weaving "sidewalks" in the beach area like there are in California would be a fun detail

[@theobushnell6091]

I'm impressed how much you got done despite the half day - hope your family's doing ok👍. For the new tan MILS plates you added, perhaps building some sand dunes as an alternative to rolling green hills might work?

[@calebpanza]

Really like how the cove came together! I LOVE the idea of the sliding the lighthouse over by 1 baseplate and connecting it to the rock. Since the idea is that the rock wall is "human made", what if you expanded on that idea and made the story that they created the rock wall as a path for the lighthouse keeper to walk to the light house? Could do a really cool "rock walkway" and could even add figs taking pictures and such (my wife and I did this exact thing on a trip we took to Big Sur!)

[@nsbd90now]

Those water plates look so cool, but what a nightmare to make and the rocks are terrific!

[@markmeredith158]

Hi Bricksie, you are doing a wonderful job on upgrading your new massive City. I don't think Lego are going to have enough parts for you to finish your city. 🤣 I'm not one to tell you what to do, I'm more of a "suggester". So my suggestions for the Cove area are a) Add a wooden wharf in front of the Old Fish Shack and b) have the area between the cove and wharf area for a Coast Guard Area, including a Helipad. Just some ideas. Keep Brickin.

[@Noiru82]

Cool studio. I wish the background painting of the sky was more Lego-like art in design (the clouds) so the lego world would feel more immersive. Still really amazing though nonetheless

[@ashers_world3422]

You could use the different colors of blue plate underneath to help with the light blue and dark blue tile transition in the water color

[@BillParmenter]

You might add a walking pier from the mainland to the lighthouse with pilings and tire bumpers and seagulls and lights.

[@thebrickfalcon3364]

I think the original cove design was better. Leaves more room for actual swimming/ nice-looking ocean and not parked ships. The ocean section for the beach now looks a little cramped. The space between the lighthouse and cove looked nice. Still looks good with the new way, good work!

[@micahteoh4810]

Sand tends to get everywhere so how about add angled to where the sand meets the road to make the transition more natural

[@foreverfornever1124]

Funny how a mistake like you had with the cove can create more opportunity haha. Also now that you have the cove in that layout, I think you should combine it with the lighthouse and possibly even make a small trail leading from the beach, around the cove and too the light house

[@TheBrickTwins2024]

Everything looks great!!! 😊

[@winstonlee1814]

Looking good...cove could use occasional tidal pool for a bit of variety/storytelling :)

[@buildingfactory]

I really like the water depth idea and sure is an inspiration to add to my own build!

[@DuartJansen]

I think the lighthouse would look best at the end of that wave breaker, that way it won't be positioned completely at the front of the table, but one plate back.

[@brianlloyd3762]

Could you do some intros or chats in the shelf rooms weaver into the vlogs? Really miss seeing all your incredible collection! 😃

[@NitrousDiecast]

The water looks really good

[@EMR-DESIGN]

The water and the rocks looks very nice. Its funny you made the mistake but the result of the pier is also nice like this. And good to see that you keep the place a bit nice now that you do the building upstairs where you have the bricks. So it looks all nice and clean. So good progress in your studio. Enjoy!

[@lifesabrick5104]

I may be going too far now but I decided if I ever get half this space for a city, I would actually call in a city designer and maybe an architect or too if i could afford it. Oh yeah. I was thinking about you needing parts downstairs, I would have made a false wall downstairs by the city on one side with hidden drawers and have them painted same as the wall there.

[@legotwod2734]

the energy Jordan shows after bringing the table upstairs on his own and running down the steps saying “THATS’S HOW YOU DO IT!!!” hahaha love this guy 😂👏🏽

[@bernduwebrunner4928]

It looks so beautiful! Your mistake was a good thing!!!

[@Angrist17]

That's what I was originally picturing when you first talked about the cove, with the dark blue on the other side of the rocks and effectively connected to the lighthouse. The rocks look great.

[@caloutaro]

Magic mistake for the better, I love it!!🤩

[@toohumble1]

Love the cove so much! You're an amazing builder. I learn so much from your channel. ❤

[@lewinwolters7123]

You should add some coral color plates under the water for a reef look

[@lifesabrick5104]

Ok, now adding to 11:39 and 16:01(what am I making again?). I would add a long fold down/up table to a wall downstairs with the sky painted on the underside so you can fold it down and do your builds while having the city right behind you.

[@jesperschlaeger]

Like the smaller cove. It has lots of potential. Had it been mine, I might have broken off the cove cliffs a bit earlier and bending/turning it perhaps 8-12 studs towards the beach, bringing a bit more distance to the lighthouse and closing off the cove a bit more. But keep working. These kind of videos are the best of your channel.

[@BananaBrickStudios-LEGO]

I think you should move the skate park to the residential area where there are more skateboarders, it doesn’t really make sense by the beach anymore. The cove looks amazing!

[@ianstenerson5387]

I disagree. That is a very typical beachfront activity. When you think of California beaches especially, there’s always people skating or roller blading around. Keep it by the beach!

[@Azjoker0317]

Can’t wait to see the Lego art set up! It will really complete the studio down stairs

[@jimgoodrich214]

The sea wall looks great. The problem is that a sea wall is meant to block waves coming from the ocean. Your sea wall is wide open to the ocean.😟

[@anthonyschaefer6785]

Jordan thank you for everything you do. You have inspired me to start my own lego moc. And more importantly to try and be a better person. Your love for you family and joy for live is always on display. THANKS again.

[@minnesotajones261]

You should make a little wooden rickety bridge between the end of the cove rock and the lighthouse for the lighthouse worker to walk over to it.

[@pietermonnier]

Lookin great!

[@StephenHSmith-mn4iq]

another thing you could do to add some color around and on the cove is a tide pool, could use small creature pieces like starfish and snails (does that piece exist?😂) and different combos of small parts as the diff creatures. it looks great!

[@TinCanTidy]

BRICKSIE! You NEED to add rock pools in the cove for minifigs to go hunting for crabs and waves crashing onto the rocks and maybe add some cliff divers or a broken jetty from an old harbour in the cove or a cave....

[@Manaz101]

The jetty terminating at the lighthouse might be cool, though it would probably require a trail on top of the rocks as a walkway from the beach to do it correctly.........maybe it should stay the way it is! 🤑

[@Formicat2014]

Definitely a fan of the accidental cove shaping!

[@ryleyw3684]

Need a recreational boat dock and or launch so people can bring their boats out, maybe on the other side of the cove near the harbor