we built a WORKING fleet of trains for a LEGO city!
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День томуFor lovingly-crafted instructions and stickers for the trains in this video, check out eggybricks.com ➡️ - including a much-improved version of the Polar Express, and four other Class I liveries for the GE Evolution Tier 4 (CSX, Union Pacific, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern)!
Today, we add FIVE brand new custom trains to the LEGO city! A metro, a freight loco, an intercity express, the Polar Express, and one mystery train...
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In this video:
- A city metro train, to get our citizens to and from work and the LEGO store...
- A freight locomotive (GE Evolution Tier 4), to carry food for all our friends...
- A super-fast intercity train (like the Shinkansen bullet train), to get us all the way across countries...
- The Polar Express (Pere Marquette 1225), of course, to get us to the North Pole. PLUS
- A San Francisco cable car!!
Thanks so much for coming along with us as we build our city!!
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PRINTING STICKERS:
(We've gotten lots of questions on how we print our stickers, so added some notes)
We use:
- an Epson EcoTank ET-2803 inkjet printer to print (has printheads capable of excellent detail like more-expensive printers, but is more affordable and easier to customize) - 29% off on Amazon right now amzn.to/3SRQKQi
- a Silhouette Cameo 4 to autocut (this is more important than having the exact right printer, in our experience) - 40% off on Amazon right now amzn.to/42ydGas
- white HTVRONT-brand printable vinyl paper, glossy (we've tried a bunch of different brands and finishes, and this is the one that works the best for us) - on Amazon for about 28 US cents per sheet amzn.to/3Su2IOE
- if we're printing clear stickers, we use Koala 95% clear sticker paper (the best version of clear we've found so far, but we haven't found a clear paper + print process we like yet) - on Amazon for about 46 US cents per sheet amzn.to/3HWLEMa but we don't wholeheartedly recommend it
- cold laminate for waterproofing or UV protection: either Oracal Oraguard 210 (preferred, but hard to source) or HTVRONT self-adhesive laminating sheets amzn.to/4bmBu54
For step-by-step details, we have a rambly explanation here: shop.eggybricks.com/pages/faq...
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:44 All the cities in the world
02:41 The Eggopolis metro
05:26 Freight
08:42 Faraway cities
10:42 The Polar Express, for some reason
13:34 The last mile
14:28 The road home
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
For lovingly-crafted instructions and stickers for the trains in this video, check out: eggybricks.com ➡ (including a much-improved Polar Express!) Btw, we fixed the Polar Express and made a few more GE Evolutions - check them out in our newest video: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/spiVmZ-bloxqrKc.htmlsi=12gkiWcWKlBlu6zm&t=167 🚅 We missed you all, thanks so much for watching!!
@user-si6ut7mm3l 3 місяці тому
i agreed
@user-si6ut7mm3l 2 місяці тому
plz be soon also is it possible to send you re lego creation to france bcs im french
@user-cr6wr4fp5p 2 місяці тому
The Shinkansen needs swivel chairs as the Japanese do not believe in travelling backwards.
@tripwire3992 2 місяці тому
Would you ever try to build a british class 43? I think you'd make our HST's look pretty in lego
@eggybricks 2 місяці тому
@@tripwire3992 Oooh very pretty train!! Great suggestion
@Scrumgus 3 місяці тому
love the "brick science city is flooded at the moment" referencing brick science's 30 day building a lego city series, along with the micro scaled daily bugle!
@thepensivepenguin 3 місяці тому
Timestamp? I couldn’t seem to find it
@Scrumgus 3 місяці тому
@@thepensivepenguin daily bugle at 2:14 and brick science plays directly after at 2:18
@NewBrickerton 3 місяці тому
They did such a good job making the micro cities
@thepensivepenguin 3 місяці тому
@@Scrumgus thanks a lot!
@aneasteregg8171 3 місяці тому
A city has fallen into the river in LEGO City!
@NewBrickerton 3 місяці тому
So honored to be featured, and I'm glad all the trains made it here! Your builds are truly beautiful, you all are setting a new standard for Lego UKposts in both video quality and custom build quality. 5 custom trains in one video is simply ridiculous. Loved the micro build also :)
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Thanks for inviting us to New Brickerton!! It was hard to choose just a few things for the micro build but we hope we did it justice. Thanks so much!
@NewBrickerton 3 місяці тому
@@eggybricks You absolutely killed it, I want to make my own😁
@such_a_dork 3 місяці тому
"We could draw on our years of experience engineering vehicles in real life." Well, that explains a lot.
@poisonbricks7485 3 місяці тому
This is genuinely one of my favorite channels on the platform right now. One of the few creators who really take the LEGO brick to its limits without absolutely ridiculous amounts of studio space, or amounts of brick. Love the idea of every city being connected, too!
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Thank you so much for the encouragement! ❤️
@Idk-eq1ex 3 місяці тому
Fun fact: The Shinkansen was so fast and loud coming out of tunnels that it was creating sonic booms and was becoming a real problem to people who lived near the tracks. The company who made it wanted to fix this so they put a team together to fix the problem. One of the engineers was a birdwatcher and noticed that the kingfisher bird had a specially shaped beak that allowed it to smoothly cut through water. He showed the rest of the team that and they remodeled the nose of the train, and the problem was gone. There were no more loud sounds whenever the train came out of tunnels.
@SimonBauer7 3 місяці тому
one other thing they did was to make holes in the top of the tunnel exit allowing the air thats being pushed in front of the train to vent out the top.
@wai0937 3 місяці тому
I’m amazed at how much you two continue evolving your quality despite already setting such a high standard. My mind was blown at the technique used at 6:17. You’re approaching god-tier status at Lego YouTubing.
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Thank you so much for the encouragement as always!! We have a lot of dark nights of the soul about this channel so really appreciate it. Thanks so much for watching!
@Saifullah_4112 2 місяці тому
@@eggybricksNew Viewer here, Could I get to know more about you guys? I'm already subbed 😜
@JasperHuskyFox 2 місяці тому
As a Canadian, I'd say your CN GE ET44AC looks wonderful! Love how you sculpted it with the limited width you had! Keep up the amazing work! :)
@shinxnat 3 місяці тому
I wish there were 100 eggy bricks videos so I could watch forever!!!
@Penguinian 2 місяці тому
YESSSSSS
@GodmanchesterGoblin 3 місяці тому
I absolutely loved this. A few comments if I may... 1, Lego trains can get very expensive, very quickly, as I am sure you've realised. But they're completely worth it in my experience. 😊 2, Jacob's bogies look great, but for Lego trains with many curved tracks they rarely work well. Due to the tight curves, the rolling resistance of a single bogie with a longer wheelbase, maybe 4 or 5 studs between the axle blocks, will be significantly higher than that of two short wheelbase bogies where the axle blocks are adjacent or only one stud apart. (Try rolling the bogies down a straight slope with a long curve at the bottom.) 3, A secondary problem is that true Jacobs bogies have the pivot points for both carriages located at the centre of the bogie. With Lego implementations that is almost impossible to achieve and the pivot points end up being several studs apart. This is in part due to the tight track radii placing the carriages at significant angles, creating clearance issues on bends. The result is that carriages with Lego Jacobs bogies still tend to move laterally relative to each just as much as with conventional bogies when moving through S shaped bends, such as those created when using the turnouts. 4, For smoother running of bogies with metal axles, a tiny drop of silicone base lubricant on each bearing surface in the axle block can make a big difference. I have used lube sold for Rubiks Cubes (for speed-cubing) with good results. It's designed to be safe with plastics, compared to conventional mineral oils. Please don't take these points as criticism, though. Rather, I just want to share what I have learned, having already gone down this path. I always look forward to your future videos.
@subliminal444 3 місяці тому
The effort put into these videos is beyond what almost anyone else is doing in the Lego community and it really shows.
@NorthandSouthLineR.R. 3 місяці тому
I really love that Polar Express model
@beccajohnson-choma1762 15 днів тому
it’s trash
@Legomaker1245 День тому
@@beccajohnson-choma1762 didn’t ask plus it’s better than you
@Abbyga1e 3 місяці тому
Seeing a Canadian National train made me irrationally excited lol. Excellent job as always!
@rebricks 2 місяці тому
The sliding middle axles... so genious.
@dikenlikalp Місяць тому
I have to say it, probaby someone said before. There is a great formula in this channel for a Lego Masters team. Lego love + Lego technical ability + team work + organisation + storytelling! + willingness to go out of comfort zone. I don't know that kind of exposure is in your alley but it would definitely grow the channel. In that scenario your only weakness might be perfectionism, I dont know. I don't know. This channel became my favorite lego channel.
@eggybricks Місяць тому
Wow that's extremely nice of you to say - thanks so much!!
@bold-Motion 3 місяці тому
The EMD FT would be a fun challenge with the iconic bulldog nose
@hoobergaming2995 26 днів тому
I have no idea why trains are so interesting, but something about them makes me intrigued.
@85inexact 3 місяці тому
The door mechanism using the droid arms is simple and elegant, big fan of your work!
@canadiantrainperson 3 місяці тому
This was a cool video. Being Canadian, the CN train is my favorite. Another thing is how that I was surprised that this video is so new! Usually this videos would be 4-8 years old being watched in a school classroom (I predict it will because its so good) Great job! :D
@Octotaco 3 місяці тому
This is crazy. It is such an impressive build. It deserves way more recognition.
@supsnail 3 місяці тому
It's my first time watching this channel and I have to say that this is so high quality!👏 You are both so skilled and creative. My favourite is probably your metro or the polar express.
@murdo4243 2 місяці тому
That sliding 3 wheel bogey is pure genius.
@SmashLibrary 3 місяці тому
What a triumph.
@SonicTails4664 2 місяці тому
As a Canadian, I’m honoured to see you use Canadian National Railways.
@khepri3266 3 місяці тому
Mad respect for Lego train enjoyers
@justine23ds62 2 місяці тому
literally every train fans dream
@garyburke6156 3 місяці тому
you rock. this is unlike any other lego youtube on the scene right now. I love this and I cannot wait to see more
@cheeseant2574 3 місяці тому
I wish I could be as smart as you two. Y’all’s problem solving abilities are so casual which makes it all the more impressive
@mads_in_zero Місяць тому
Really adore the "engineering science communication" vibes of this one! What a delightful introduction to trains.
@KennethBouman 3 місяці тому
The 3 wheel bogey assembly is particularly inspired - I would love to hear about how you came up with the design, and iterated toward that particular solution!
@jmaster2855 3 місяці тому
I first remember coming across it while seeing the build for the Orient Express that just came out, sure it's been around a while though in the moccing community.
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Thanks so much!! We started with a straightforward Technic version (using train-wheels-with-axle-holes on a Technic axle going through two adjacent Technic plates-with-hole). This worked, but didn't have /enough/ friction - it would slip around whenever we moved the train around, which was annoying. (Plus using Technic in an obvious way is never our favorite solution, but that's a personal bias.) So we tried brick-building the slider, with door rails in bricks-with-groove. (We really like this part combination - we also tried it for sliding doors in the metro, and as a fun way to attach the side detailing on the Polar Express, but took both of those out in later iterations.) This had the lateral friction we wanted (and felt fun). Then just iterated on different ways to constrain the axle laterally, hold the assembly together, and attach to the train body. (Plus after that, to make sure we actually liked our solution, we tried a few other versions with weirder brick-built and system-plus-Technic assemblies. None worked well for the bogie, but we might use them for mechanism in some buildings later)
@BatteryPoweredBricks 3 місяці тому
Fantastic video as always, it was well worth the wait! Excited to see what you both come up with next!
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
@BatteryPoweredBricks Thanks so much!! Means a lot coming from a real train expert :D
@AlecDenholm 3 місяці тому
I'm blown away by how how quality this is. You guys are wonderful!
@kenwabb 3 місяці тому
I love the idea of every LEGO city being connected. Reminds me of the imagination I had when I was 8 😂
@sinan_collects 3 місяці тому
You two never disappoint! You have already set the GOLD standard for LEGO UKposts with your first few videos and you still continue to amaze us every time! 🚀
@ZubairIO 3 місяці тому
That sliding middle axle! 🎉 So cool!
@mailstorminurbox 2 місяці тому
This makes me cry tears of joy, but could you raise the roof of the cab of the Polar Express by a bit? and i will definitely be using that 3 axle bogey design
@eggybricks 2 місяці тому
Thanks! We did just rebuild the Polar Express and the cab is a tiny bit higher now!
@GJBricks 3 місяці тому
Really like all of those builds, especially the polar express and seeing the engineering you put into making that work. Thanks for sharing.
@justingolden21 3 місяці тому
This is incredibly well produced. Can't imagine just the filming and editing time it took alone. Fun watch!
@Thesuree 3 місяці тому
THANK YOU FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS!
@TrainGodismoreactivehere 3 місяці тому
what i love about this vid is a few references that railfans like me might notice. - Canadian National Decals on the Freight Train. - Polar Express - The JR 700, (the livery on it was possibly inspired by the Rail Star Livery) - San Francisco Tram also there's a slight error at 10:46 the locomotive seen in the sketch is actually an FEF Design by the Union Pacific. Not a Berkshire design. but beside that error the polar express model did come it pretty well, even though with the incorrect sketch.
@traintimeboy 3 місяці тому
Awesome video!
@einoarkajalka 3 місяці тому
The tram and the polar express made impression for me. Would love to see a full train or tram system with that theme.
@beccajohnson-choma1762 2 місяці тому
wake up and smell the inperfections
@LegoBackyardBeerTrain 3 місяці тому
Nice work!
@Hyunny... 2 місяці тому
The quality of these videos are always incredible. You can tell there's real passion behind it
@SimonBauer7 3 місяці тому
6:36 you can also use a normal technic motor and some gears to have 3 axles but powered. middle wheel needs to be without flanges, using plate round 2x2 and the fitting tile round 2x2 with a hole in the center.
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
@SimonBauer7 Thanks so much, this is a great point! We tried this briefly (using a modification of the design from Railbricks issue 6), but decided we didn't want to sacrifice any of the body shaping to fit a Technic motor + geartrain in the body. (We got really attached to our tapered radiator cab.) Maybe we should try again though!
@theintuitivetaurus5454 2 місяці тому
the way they snatched the first train was personal.
@johnblack3204 3 місяці тому
The two of you keep blowing me away with every video you make. The time and effort put into the builds, the video production, and the overall final product is truly amazing. I've never had the interest to do a Lego train, but I do now (my bank account is furious)! Fantastic stuff!!!!
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Thank you so much, it means a lot! Hope you enjoy trains!!
@J83ON.. 2 місяці тому
I dunno of you’d see this but, it would be cool to see you guys try to power a lego boat. Like a speedboat.
@ashermccready 2 місяці тому
the fact you bothered to get the driver quartering right on the berkshire earned my subscribe
@inalvissarria5518 3 місяці тому
I LOVE TRAINS
@nuggetstacker4438 3 місяці тому
The technic for therailings for the freight train was impressive. Very cool trains
@liriohardy7240 3 місяці тому
i think you guys make the best lego content on youtube fr
@monsoona1078 3 місяці тому
I couldn’t help but leave a comment with the pure dedication you put into your Lego projects
@corradoguglielmo1386 3 місяці тому
Every video you publish is great, I wish they were longer but I love how they're concise and still packed with so much fun and interesting techniques! So glad you made trains, they look great!
@reubenclarke9879 2 місяці тому
All these videos are a great inspiration for others to tell them to make what ever they want with Lego and your imagination is the only limit and I have only watched 3 videos and I love all of them
@yourfavourite790 3 місяці тому
i love the second train they made. the freight
@Ilenapieta 2 місяці тому
As an EMD fan myself I would want you guys to build an SD70ACe.
@fredtedstedman 18 днів тому
Love your lego trains , I can understand ( as a modeller) how this can become totally absorbing ! ( and it will run outside .)
@soniomagr5498 3 місяці тому
Very nice layout. Even without the 3D-printed Trixbrix infrastructure.
@TheJumiFilm 3 місяці тому
This is a cool channel :) Love the small animations in between the clips
@cariolaroelena6614 3 місяці тому
i love how much effort was put into these builds! Keep up the awesome work :)
@uploadschedule 2 місяці тому
WOW! This video is honestly so high quality. Very, very well done!
@eggybricks 2 місяці тому
Thanks so much!!
@Talex-td6xf 3 місяці тому
That way to motorise the Steam train,, that is ingenuity, I have never seen anyone motorise a train like that, incredible!
@darylkanofski9327 2 місяці тому
I love lego and love trains
@chriscummings4206 3 місяці тому
I can hear grumbling from Electro-Motive Diesel on your choice of building the GE Tier 4.😂
@Heroduothecomedian 3 місяці тому
Love the video and I'm glad you actually know what you're talking about and studying on the trains you're using. As a train fan I've seen some videos by Lego fans that clearly didn't know what they were talking about and that bugged the heck out of me. Keep up the good work
@phathoang-zd9zc 3 місяці тому
I like your brick trains. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 plus satisfying.
@uguburo-minecraft2668 2 місяці тому
This slider technique for the three wheel train thingy was unbelievably smart 😮
@Shockking21 3 місяці тому
look forward to all of your videos. amazing as always. love that you two are nerdy and convey your knowledge and interests while also making aesthetically pleasing and funny videos. can always expect that you two will go above and beyond in terms of effort and production value. love the cute stop motion interludes on this video, for example.
@laustpeternielsen-norman9569 3 місяці тому
Just love the design of your trains❤
@jmaster2855 3 місяці тому
I am an avid LEGO fan all my life, and with that comes the inevitable of watching videos about it on UKposts. I don't even want to think about how much I've seen... and a lot of it is great. However this is- without a shadow of a doubt- one of the absolute best LEGO videos on the platform right now. The editing, shot composition and staging of your MOCs, and on top of that you two have an exceptional grasp of how to build with and talk about LEGO. Every one of your MOCs shown here is stellar, and I like that they feel like they could easily be officially produced or licensed LEGO sets. Genuinely impressive builds. Amazing work, this absolutely gets my imagination turning for my own builds I'd like to do regarding LEGO trains and railed vehicles. I wish you a million followers and more, this is top-tier work.
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Thank you so much for watching, and for such kind words - it means a lot!
@jmaster2855 3 місяці тому
@@eggybricks Easy to give compliments when your work is this good.
@BrickCoward77 3 місяці тому
Incredible stuff from you two-again! You’re like no other LEGO UKpostsrs I know. Terrific material.
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Thank you so much!
@BrickCoward77 3 місяці тому
@@eggybricks Also the only MOC builders on UKposts who don’t say “I’m really happy with how this turned out” every 2 minutes 😉 (aside from hachiroku24 of course)
@roknovak9991 3 місяці тому
Incredible work! The fact that you designed multiple stunning train models from scratch is such an amazing feat of design and engineering! And the engineering techniques that went into making it all work on such tight radii is amazing. The only critique I would give, is that it would be even better, if you somehow managed to get the stickers to only cover a single piece, instead of multiple. Lego also used to include multi-piece stickers in old sets, but I believe they abandoned this approach in the 90s. That way the pieces can be disassembled without removing the stickers.
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Thanks so much for the kind words!! Good point! We agonized over this, but in the end we couldn't accept the compromise of having the design broken up (if we used a bunch of smaller stickers piecewise) or using bigger pieces that weren't shaped ideally (to make the piece size match sticker size). (We were probably influenced by not loving the way the Gringotts Bank sticker in 76417 looked) It's a really good point, though, and someone else might make a different tradeoff! We know we're particular in our own way
@johnschwalb 2 місяці тому
This was awesome. for next time, its a steam engine. A train is what an engine pulls or pushes the engine is what pulls or pushes. Great video.
@alfredrising3247 3 місяці тому
Incredible work. Not just one, but 5 great trains! Wish we could like this video more than once. Can't wait for your next update!
@rrigs8075 Місяць тому
Very enjoyable video - and some really useful techniques for train building. Please make more!
@FluffiestWalrus 3 місяці тому
Amazing! The techniques for building the wheels in each use case was particularly impressive
@ICE6365 Місяць тому
Phenomenal job producing this video in every aspect. I am blown away by your creativity!
@sammaslow3410 3 місяці тому
This video was so much fun to watch! Thank you!
@mastterby 3 місяці тому
This channel is so good. I ADORE your sentiment that all of our Lego cities are connected via trains!! Reminds me of the time I learned that the stars in D&D are other people’s games 🥲
@controllerpleb6568 3 місяці тому
I eagerly await the Polar Express instructions. It's one of my favorite movies! I love your content by the way! You ladies really set the standard.
@beccajohnson-choma1762 2 місяці тому
Wake up
@KristofferEk 3 місяці тому
you basically just described the job of the Blue tunnels out of Lego loco a Game which is the only way for me to actually get a lego city going at the moment.
@True_NOON 3 місяці тому
Built well and informing - a train guy
@peteredwards2301 3 місяці тому
I love the attention to detail and realism! Great work!
@amazingstudios7889 3 місяці тому
It would be cool if there were lego technic bricks small enough that you could code them to the motors, and have them make routine stops at train stations, activated by either timing, light sensors, sound, etc.
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Ooooh you might like our next video
@amazingstudios7889 3 місяці тому
@@eggybricksI’m definitely interested!
@kodebruin4701 3 місяці тому
I like all designs except the steam train. I don't get the big gap between the boiler and the cab. But again...that's just me! I do love all the sticker details. Overall well done ladies!
@GTech_builds 2 місяці тому
for the larger trains you can use blind wheels for easy riding
@MaraMash 3 місяці тому
This channel is a breath of fresh air in a sea of dime a dozen "content creators". The production quality is great, the content is interesting, and you guys dont put on some over the top silly persona just for clicks. Artistic integrity does still exist! Good job
@Brickido 3 місяці тому
Beautiful MOCs! Well done!
@traci4327 3 місяці тому
I'm so excited every time you release a new video. This one again was entertaining and gave unique insights and tips. Keep up the great work.
@anatolip.5999 19 днів тому
Oh No, the locomotive did detail 🤧 Still nice job on building it
@sayyidmd9963 3 місяці тому
This is so well made, all of the sets and the video! Love it
@paulcollison7125 3 місяці тому
It's always a treat to see an eggybricks video appear on my feed. Clever solutions, beautiful builds and some of the best production value on youtube. With your focus on quality over quantity you might not be the biggest LEGO channel, but you're definitely the best.
@eggybricks 3 місяці тому
Aw, thanks so much!!
@netonCyber Місяць тому
the shinkansen has such a funny nose not only for aerodynamics, you see, some high speed trains in europe go faster without these noses, but they use them to reduce noise, espacially in that one famous station in the middle of a residential building on like the 4th floor or smth
@cyclonec9748 3 місяці тому
So cool that you guys are in the bay too!
@dylanwhite3383 2 дні тому
Love the video and soon Lego will release a new tram in August of this year and im hoping to get 2 of them to use as the main Metro in my Lego city
@BricksOnAnIsland 3 місяці тому
Wow, that's cool!
@andrzejstefanik8228 3 місяці тому
I love all of your films :) professionalism at the professor's level but spoken straight from the heart. I'm waiting for the next or maybe some shorts from Eggopolis (a wonderful concept of a city with many levels)
@jordantm16 3 місяці тому
Absolutely love your videos. Your enthusiasm is really infectious and it makes all your videos a joy to watch!
@EpicRails 3 місяці тому
10:48 what is this? “Polar Express: West of the Mississippi”
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