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in defense of the LEGO SNOT brick
The lifechanging magic of LEGO building techniques! This week, we're covering the first three levels of LEGO SNOT, or sideways building techniques. Sign up for more builds at eggybricks.com ➡️
Lovingly-crafted instructions (with free digital sticker sheets) for the Polar Express and the freight locomotives featured are available on our website: eggybricks.com/collections/trains 🚅
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💻 Errata:
We made a couple animation-os in this video:
- In the last frame of the gingerbread house window stop-motion (2:26), the rightmost vertical line should be further to the left, to the left of the bricks. (The numbers underneath, between the lines, should add up to 10 plates)
- On the stud reversal shot (11:58), "studs" should read "plates" instead
Sorry for not catching these before upload!
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LEGO sets shown in this video in order of appearance:
🥚 Introduction
- LEGO Classic Town: Shell Race Car - 1467, from 1987
- LEGO Speed Champions: Ferrari F8 Tributo - 76895, from 2020
🌱 Level 1: The SNOT brick
- LEGO Brickheadz: Kylo Ren - 41603, from 2018 (designed by Chris Perron and Joel Baker)
- LEGO Brickheadz: Thanos - 41605, from 2018 (designed by Marcos Bessa and Bjarke Lykke Madsen)
- LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village: Gingerbread House - 10267, from 2019 (designed by Tiago Catarino)
- LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village: Alpine Lodge - 10325, from 2023 (designed by Antica Bracanov and Chris McVeigh)
- LEGO City: Ice Cream Truck - 60253, from 2020
- LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Majestic Tiger - 31129, from 2022 (designed by George Gilliatt)
- LEGO Icons: Lion Knights Castle - 10305, from 2022 (designed by Milan Madge and Mike Psiaki)
- LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building: Downtown Diner - 10260, from 2018 (designed by Mike Psiaki)
🎛️ Level 2: The headlight brick
- LEGO Star Wars: 2023 Advent Calendar (includes reindeer GNK droid) - 75366, from 2023 (designed by Hans Burkhard Schlömer)
- LEGO Star Wars: 2022 Advent Calendar (includes santa GNK droid) - 75340, from 2022 (designed by Hans Burkhard Schlömer)
- LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Beach Camper Van - 31138, from 2023 bit.ly/lego-beach-camper-31138
- LEGO Ideas: Viking Village - 21343, from 2023 (designed by Isaac Snyder, fan designer Florian BrickHammer)
- LEGO Speed Champions: Nissan Skyline - 76917, from 2023
- LEGO Speed Champions: Ferrari F8 Tributo - 76895, from 2020 (again)
- LEGO Ideas: Ship in a Bottle - 21313, from 2018 (designed by Tiago Catarino, fan designer Jake Sadovich)
🧰 Level 3: The bracket
- LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Fast Flyers - 4953, from 2007 (designed by Jamie Berard)
- LEGO Ideas: Starry Night - 21333, from 2022 (designed by Søren Dyrhøj, fan designer Truman Cheng, Vincent Van Gogh original artist)
- LEGO Monkie Kid: Monkey King Warrior Mech - 80012, from 2020 (designed by Justin Ramsden and Nick Vás)
- LEGO City: Mobile Crane - 60324, from 2022 (designed by Robert Heim)
🛰️ Level 99:
- LEGO Ideas: Apollo Saturn V 21309/92176, from 2017/2020 (designed by Carl Merriam and Mike Psiaki)
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🪵 Chapters:
00:00 intro
00:36 level 1
05:11 level 2
08:49 level 3
12:18 level 99
Lovingly-crafted instructions (with free digital sticker sheets) for the Polar Express and the freight locomotives featured are available on our website: eggybricks.com/collections/trains 🚅
---
💻 Errata:
We made a couple animation-os in this video:
- In the last frame of the gingerbread house window stop-motion (2:26), the rightmost vertical line should be further to the left, to the left of the bricks. (The numbers underneath, between the lines, should add up to 10 plates)
- On the stud reversal shot (11:58), "studs" should read "plates" instead
Sorry for not catching these before upload!
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LEGO sets shown in this video in order of appearance:
🥚 Introduction
- LEGO Classic Town: Shell Race Car - 1467, from 1987
- LEGO Speed Champions: Ferrari F8 Tributo - 76895, from 2020
🌱 Level 1: The SNOT brick
- LEGO Brickheadz: Kylo Ren - 41603, from 2018 (designed by Chris Perron and Joel Baker)
- LEGO Brickheadz: Thanos - 41605, from 2018 (designed by Marcos Bessa and Bjarke Lykke Madsen)
- LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village: Gingerbread House - 10267, from 2019 (designed by Tiago Catarino)
- LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village: Alpine Lodge - 10325, from 2023 (designed by Antica Bracanov and Chris McVeigh)
- LEGO City: Ice Cream Truck - 60253, from 2020
- LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Majestic Tiger - 31129, from 2022 (designed by George Gilliatt)
- LEGO Icons: Lion Knights Castle - 10305, from 2022 (designed by Milan Madge and Mike Psiaki)
- LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building: Downtown Diner - 10260, from 2018 (designed by Mike Psiaki)
🎛️ Level 2: The headlight brick
- LEGO Star Wars: 2023 Advent Calendar (includes reindeer GNK droid) - 75366, from 2023 (designed by Hans Burkhard Schlömer)
- LEGO Star Wars: 2022 Advent Calendar (includes santa GNK droid) - 75340, from 2022 (designed by Hans Burkhard Schlömer)
- LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Beach Camper Van - 31138, from 2023 bit.ly/lego-beach-camper-31138
- LEGO Ideas: Viking Village - 21343, from 2023 (designed by Isaac Snyder, fan designer Florian BrickHammer)
- LEGO Speed Champions: Nissan Skyline - 76917, from 2023
- LEGO Speed Champions: Ferrari F8 Tributo - 76895, from 2020 (again)
- LEGO Ideas: Ship in a Bottle - 21313, from 2018 (designed by Tiago Catarino, fan designer Jake Sadovich)
🧰 Level 3: The bracket
- LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Fast Flyers - 4953, from 2007 (designed by Jamie Berard)
- LEGO Ideas: Starry Night - 21333, from 2022 (designed by Søren Dyrhøj, fan designer Truman Cheng, Vincent Van Gogh original artist)
- LEGO Monkie Kid: Monkey King Warrior Mech - 80012, from 2020 (designed by Justin Ramsden and Nick Vás)
- LEGO City: Mobile Crane - 60324, from 2022 (designed by Robert Heim)
🛰️ Level 99:
- LEGO Ideas: Apollo Saturn V 21309/92176, from 2017/2020 (designed by Carl Merriam and Mike Psiaki)
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🪵 Chapters:
00:00 intro
00:36 level 1
05:11 level 2
08:49 level 3
12:18 level 99
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Ok, so when is the next video in the LEGO city series coming out, I am dying to see what you do next!
We really got figure trafficing before GTA VI 😭😭😭
It’s so cool
holy crap there are soooo many of these intricate mechanisms for Lego i didn't even think about when mess around with my Legos. this is such a great video!
Wow wow wow!!!!!!!!! I am Very happy I clicked on this video as I really wanted to make triple axle boggies for my rolling stock but never knew how. Thank you thank you thank you!! 😁😁😁😁😁
Oh also the sliding doors too! 😅
My mind was blown by the Titanic techniques! Great video❤
Wow this is one of the best Lego videos I’ve ever seen. The art and effort put into this is incredible.
Thanks so much for the nice comment!
Your science/programming : A+ How it actually looks executed: C-
Not bad at all good job
When you buy the train do they provide triple A batteries or do you have to buy seperately
I’m just saying that i’m a train
What about a proper Shinkansen drive system using multiple motors? The actual Skinkansen could hit really high and low speeds really quickly because every bogey is powered, curious to see what kind of speed you could get out of a lego train like that
0:37 I love the detail that it’s exactly how far from this moment the trains are made
I love legooooo!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
I have an idea If you want to expand your layout and include a Mail train, I suggest making a class 325 Or a varamis class 321
If you live on the other side of the pond, in Germany to be precise, you have another way to get your hands on clamp-on building blocks. The company Bluebrixx has stores in many cities, where there is also a "pick-a-brick wall". However, the difference is that you pay per gram rather than per cup. So you only pay for what you really need and are not forced to fill your cup as full as possible. And the bricks offered by Bluebrixx also have a higher clamping force. And while we're on the subject of other clamping block manufacturers. They also have their own online shops such as webrick or yourwobb.
The steam train looks really cool but it sounded in pain, hope it's still doing alright
I just got this set recently, and imo, the three black bricks that Lego used to hold the 3 wall lights are ugly. Like some other builders, I’m going to replace them with the same colour as the rest of the main floor walls. I’m pretty sure I need to get dark tan for that part, but I want to make sure before I order them. Can anyone confirm that I need to get dark tan? Thanks in advance.
Thank you for making them 6 wide!
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Hey great train builds! The only one that I personally (as a massive steam train guru and enthusiast) don’t like is the engine on the steamer… its wheels and tender look great for a first steam train, but the body is a bit tall and bulky. Steamers are VERY difficult to build, especially for your first one, and don’t get me wrong this is an AMAZING first attempt at one, just a little bit big and bulky looking. The others (especially the CN) look great though!
Train nerd here- good job on getting facts straight (only not pick steam engine boilers don’t have a huge hole in em
fun fact: you can use a lego trin motor for a steam engine. also can you please close up the fire box next time.
Your LEGO city series have been long overdue, hope new videos will be released soon!
Haha yes we know we're very late! We've been working super hard on what's coming next though, hope it's worth the wait!!
Is there a way to find out what the cost would be for parts BEFORE I buy building instructions? My young son wants to build one of your trains but as he would need to contribute some of his allowance we need to know the cost beforehand. Thanks. Even a rough estimate would be helpful.
Thanks so much for watching and being interested in the trains! Can you send us an email over at hello@eggybricks.com so we have your email address to send over some info?
Make more Lego train
I think you should've used the steam train as an opportunity to teach about the many volunteer run heritage railways.
3:50 Where are the lights?!
Have you thought of working on the tool you mentioned in this video? It would be really great to have an easier way to find the bricks we need.
Thank you for choosing my railroad for the freight train!
i kinda would want to see eggybricks collab with brick science
I can tell you're really passionate about this topic. Your enthusiasm is contagious!
Maybe you could attach the tram to a string and then pull the string🙂 new sub btw!
I cant help but bring forth the error on the polar express bit, you got a blueprint from an entirely different loco class, it aint Pere Marquette 1225 thats UP 844, not only that but the plueprint is missing a set of wheels
A few fun facts in chronological order: Jacobs bogies (named after a German mechanical railway engineer), do reduce rolling resistance, and are also used to put more weight on driving wheels, while also reducing overall train weight. They can perform tighter turns, and have the smooth ride of separate bogies without the additional mass and drag (more mass means higher inertia, which reduces acceleration). Talgo trains used a modified concept of the Jacobs bogie, with the wheels able to spin independently of each other (wheels are normally joined by a fixed axel), which eliminated hunting oscillation. Jacobs bogies are most commonly found in trams and urban trains. Instead of sliding wheel sets, locomotives with a long wheelbase often have what are called 'blind drivers', which are wheels without a flange (this can be seen later in the video). This is much more common with steam locomotives, where all the driving wheels have to be in line, and on narrow gauge lines, which have tighter radius curves (or both). They rely on the wheels either side of them which do have flanges to stay on the track, but have been filmed overhanging the track by a wide margin (which would obviously derail the locomotive if those wheels had flanges). The Shinkansen, or 'Bullet Train' used to have a shorter nose, but residents near tunnel entrances (and exits) found that when a train would enter a tunnel at track speed, it would create a sonic-boom-like effect, which was quite disturbing, so designers came up with the extremely long nose you see in the modern trains (derived from the kingfisher bird) to mitigate this issue. The aerodynamics of both are relatively equal, but the sound when entering a tunnel is greatly reduced with a longer nose. The 2-8-2 configuration refers to the amount of wheels in the leading truck, the amount of driving wheels, and the amount of wheels in the trailing truck respectively. Leading and trailing trucks of steam engines are primarily used to reduce hunting and derailing at higher speeds (leading trucks reduce this for forward movement, and trailing trucks for backward), since with these trucks, the driving wheels are guided down the track. To get the maximum power out of a locomotive, you want only driving wheels, since then all of the weight is on them, and they have the highest traction with the rails that they can get, but this also greatly reduces stability (as Hyce refers to it: the 0-6-0 dance). You will often see faster locomotives with leading and trailing trucks, and slower ones, such as tank engines, without. Tank engines are often used as yard locomotives ('switchers' as referred to in the states, and 'shunters' in the UK, with switching and shunting being the associated terms for moving cars around a yard respectively), since they don't have to move as fast, and benefit from the higher traction, acceleration, and power achieved from having all the weight on the drivers, without the drawback of speed limits and limited fuel capacity. Trailing trucks are less important for most tendered steam locomotives, since shoving through a tender is generally not a good idea at high speeds or high power, so you may also see locomotives with a 2-8-0 configuration, or 4-8-0, or 4-8-2, which puts more emphasis on the leading wheels. Modern DE (diesel-electric), electric, DM (diesel-mechanical), and DH (diesel-hydraulic) locomotives do not have leading or trailing trucks, as each wheel can be independently powered whilst also being on a bogie (except for DM locomotives, but these are often smaller and don't require bogies). This results in all the benefits of a tank engine style construction without the drawbacks in regards to stability. They are also much more mechanically simple, so require little maintenance, and are much more fuel efficient than steam locomotives of comparable tractive effort. I enjoy both trains and lego, and it's great to see creators pairing them together for those such as myself who wouldn't be able to afford it, keep it up!
Very impressive build on the steam train. It's sad that Lego don't take their current Lego trains seriously. Back in the 80's and 90's the Lego Train System was a proper train system with all the correct bells and whistles. Todays Lego trains always feel like they are made to a price and are usually lacking the stuff that makes model trains awesome.
10:46 That is not the Polar Express. That is a Union Pacific FEF with the wheel arrangement slightly changed with the words "Polar Express" on the side
python coding really is the keys to the kingdom, still amazingly popular considering it's been around since the 80's
For someone who is just getting into building MOCs, I'm finding your videos super educational and learning the "math" of SNOT bricks really has helped me get an idea for how I can use these techniques in conjuction with normal brick building. Where did you learn all this stuff, do you have any resources you could share that would help me on this journey?
We love BrickNerd (bricknerd.com/) and Tips & Bricks (www.tipsandbricks.co.uk/) for deep dives and technique analysis. Another thing that's been helpful is looking at official LEGO building instructions for any sets that look cool/weird, since instructions are all free online - would especially recommend looking at all of Mike Psiaki's builds (brickset.com/sets/designer-Mike-Psiaki) as they all have super-interesting techniques!
@@eggybricks Thank you so much!
…. THEY ARE TOYYYYYSSSSSSS THEY ARE NOT REAL HOW WOULD THEY MOVE TO OTHER CITIES THEY ARE CHILDS PLAY THINGS!!!!!!!!!!
Can you build a lego Canadian pacific engine like the cn freight train
You realise that Lego has an entire piece dedicated to make the bogey turn to go around curves this is a good solution if you are out of those parts but still Worth it to get those
sorry i stopped listening. please do something about your voice. I can't stand this way of speaking. listen to good actors from the 70's...
you are using your voice in a bad matter. In the past it was a way to attract clients for whores.. 2nd. this way of 'talking' and speaking can cause vocal chord cancer. It has to stop , use your voice normally.
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
always love your videos!
Can you send me a link to your Polar Express model design? I have a similar train I just scored on Ebay
What I'd REALLY like, is for the Train to actually play the sounds that one can hear through the App (like, the Horn, Whistle or Bike Ringing Sounds). Any way for that to be done?
I like how they slowly unravel the scam that is variable prices for the same piece of plastic. Not to mention plastic products should never cost that much.
Very nice, like