The real life tread plate is absolutely phenomenal! I love it!

@mcverstappen

Ай бұрын

Amazing 😂❤

Ooh! Jules Verne’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth would be an excellent new LEGO theme as it’s now in the public domain!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Legit reason for dinosaurs!

It's a good job you got the tread plate placed first time... It would take a LOT of hot tea to correct it!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Haha. What a mess that'd be!

Yes! The tread plate is awesome.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Haha, I love it!

tread plate = genius!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Yay!

Yessss!!! Things are happening! Lego is moving in! This is so exciting! I cannot wait to see how BN v2 develops.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Yeah, a lot will be familiar but it's all the extra space that will be super interesting!

If you go with the higher land thing for the access point, that could give that part of the city some nice height variation. I wonder if the coasters have clearance to weave through each other. There might be chip board in the thickness you need, or some thin non coragated cardboard.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I was thinking LEGO boxes could be sufficient for a 1mm spacer, haha!

Baseplate is the height of a half tile I believe, but of course something like cardstock I imagine should be about the right thickness as well for the top of the Kallax. Also love the tread plate!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I think LEGO boxes might be the solution. Very fitting!

The top Kallax ‘wall’ will sag when not supported with a vertical plate, especially with weight on it.

@amplef0rth1

Ай бұрын

Concerned about this as well. Those pieces are essentially hollow with a bit of cardboard in them. Plus you have a box that isn’t braced and can rack like a parallelogram and collapse.

@carlbenfield2971

Ай бұрын

I've seen enough horror pictures of vinyl collections destroyed because a kallax was used incorrectly. Removing the internal walls will 100% lead to structural failure.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I'm on it. I have a cunning plan!

I love the room. What a delightful canvas for your creativity for years to come!!! You'll definitely want or need at least one more vertical support in that Ikea Kallax furniture if it's ever going to support weight of any kind (for example, a tabletop or a builders' hand who is using it to steady themself while leaning into the city/crouching or getting up). If it only ever is going to support plastic bricks and/or a single tabletop is supported across the entire expanse and supported on those millimeter-higher ends, you MIGHT be okay. There's a possibility that there might be sagging on the top even under its own weight, at least when we're talking about the precise tolerances you seem to wish for. Seems wise to make a plan to avoid that at the outset and bolster it.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I have a new cooking plan for the centre shelf and I'll be adding cut down supports too!

Great progress!! I would’ve extended the tread plate past the sill edge and bend it down 90°. That leading edge will get a lot of foot traffic and wear the paint off.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I don't have the abilities to do that but this is cool. It's not high traffic and I step over the whole step usually, haha!

You’re right about the Kallax top not being flush, my city is build directly on the top and I had to compensate for the height of a plate. You could compensate with big tabletop plates which would then rest on the side walls: the sagging comment is true, the Kallaxes need the inner supports as they consist of paper honeycombs and mostly thin air.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Yeah I'm going to cut down the inserts and add them back as pillars rather than solid walls. I have a cunning plan!

Awesome tread plate!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Hi Robin! I don't normally comment any videos, but I'm a big fan of your channel and watch every episode! But as I heard of your plans with the Kallax cupboard, I really wanted to share some advice with you. As I myself had a lot build with these cupboards, I know that they are not structually sound without the Inlays, because there is only paper inside! So I would strongly advise you to bring in some supportive structure or otherwise it will surely bend over time. At last, I wanna thank you for all the great, creative and funny content. Keep on doing what you do! All the best wishes from Austria.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment and advice. I will be adding supports and I think I have a new cunning plan for the centre shelf!

Be careful modifying those Kallax units. There is no extra material in them and a lot of empty space inside. They can be customized if you know what you're doing (I've done it a few time), but it's also easy to end up with something that is not structurally sound.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I have a cunning plan!

Hello again Robin I’m just so impressed that you put the very first Lego set in your Lego room 2.0 congratulations 🎉 🎉

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Soon there will be a deluge!

@arturwozniak681

Ай бұрын

I hope you and your Lego will be safe 😢😢

I've actually built a table also based on the Kallax cupboard and encountered the same issue. The height difference is indeed about 1 millimeter. I've added a 3mm plate of the main area of the cupboard and a 2mm plate (stripes) on the sides, leveling it out. With a table plate on top (slightly overlapping the edge), you barely notice it

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

That sounds precise. I was thinking of just adding loose cardboard!

Hi Robin. Great update. Have you considered sanding the edges if the unit down? You could always paint it black again if it showed. Might be easier in the long run than finding the right thickness of shim material.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I considered that but don't have an electric sander. I'll try the low tech option first!

You can buy plastic sheeting in the thickness needed. Get it on a roll from a plastic supplier

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I'll try free cardboard first then try this!

well that is nice carpet, 03:42 and don't forget about your heater room easy acces. 04:27 is that not getting wobbling... if your don't have vectical space in it or bending your desk? i know IKEA is handy but strong. it is well worried. 08:27 you are saying a second under sea cabinet but than in your LEGO city??? nice 09:33 i shall by that overhang/corner well a LED light strip to give some extra light, even now it feel little bit dark and if you putting your harbor there than it is more dark there to show your ships or other LEGO sets.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

An led strip is a good idea. The undersea will be in those sideways units here too. And I'll remember to add supports!

The tread plate is fantastic!!!! Totally fits you and the room!!! Carpet jeeeee!!! Looks so nice!!! Can't wait to see it filled with more Lego!!! Enjoy working on it!!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Still not got to it but I look forward to it!

As someone else has pointed out, I’m concerned that the Kallax unit will sag and possibly break under the pressure and weight of Lego above without support from underneath. I love the idea, but it might need a work around… But… I love everything else. The room is looking fresh! Especially love the actual tread-plate (was wondering what the other surprise was…). Good luck with moving all the Lego. I’m sure it’ll be easier than another well known Lego KZreadr who has recently done the same as you (all be it on a larger scale..)

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I forgot to mention I'll be adding partial cut-down supports to the units so they are supported by thin columns rather than solid walls!

@justaddbricks5527

Ай бұрын

@@RobinHoodBricksgood to know!

Have you ever thought about having a table made out of you know like 2/4 plywood stuff like that I have noticed they're way better than the tables that you can buy

you should try sanding off the little ribs on the side of the Kallax, would be much simpler in the long term.

Acrylic sheeds Robin Transparent Acrylic Sheets or Black ones. But the bigger Problem would beto prevent Kallax from sag in over time wich is next to impossible without at least one intersection or an massuv Subframe in the rear

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I have a cunning plan to cut down the original shelves into supporting pillars!

For the edges of the new IKEA units, best option for something to put over them would probably be something like wallpaper: thicker than paper, still thin and comes in large quantities.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Not a bad plan. They're are lots of options but I don't want to shell out too much for something so unseen!

It's not a speakeasy... it's a buildeasy!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah!

Looking good. Maybe rubber drawer liner would help level up the table top and would help give a little grip to what’s on top so things don’t slide if you knock them etc. I’ve used it under my fish tanks, plus it usually comes in clear or black from B&Q. Don’t envy you the job of moving Brick Nottingham! Tread plate looks really nice too.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

The move will be a nightmare but I'll do it in sections I think!

Just thinking that Alex Nunes uses fabric on his table tops. This might work here for you 🤔 Can't wait to see yhe tables coming in soon 🎉

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Great idea. That could also work. I think I'll try old LEGO boxes first!

I don’t know if you have the “Command” adhesives where you are but if you do they have Velcro pieces that take up that amount perfectly and will make it so your table tops don’t move :) The room is looking amazing!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Hmmm they might need to move as plans evolve. I think they're too thick but I have some to try!

Have you thought about building the new city using the new road plates. You would be able to get a base plate for every 2 roads width.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I think they're a bit narrow and lumpy with those tile spaces, besides I already have a ton of old road plates!

Looks fabulous Robin and that treadplate makes the room. And I love those underground plans as well!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Yes, lots to get excited about / daunted by!

I"M EXCITED!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

How could you not be?!

It's lego time

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Woop woop!

Love the tread plate! On the subject of misleading roller-coaster pictures, long ago, when the Corkscrew was the signature ride of Alton Towers they always showed it so you saw that it had two loops, but not that the two loops were along quite a long spiral. This often happens with adverts for places with rides.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Haha, that's outrageous!

On my Kallax unit, the height difference is just about the thickness of a (Lego) window pane ~1.5mm. It's not a roll, but I found matboard (used in picture framing) at an art supply store that is .055" thick- just slightly thinner than then window pane. I also echo the worries of an unsupported Kallax unit. It will be prone to sagging, racking, and possibly breaking if the inside structure is completely removed.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Good suggestions there. Yes I didn't mention that I plan to add some cross supports, but cut-down versions of the originals. More like pillars than walls!

Your enthusiam is infectious!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

It's easy when you have a big new room to fill!

Congratulations on your fabulous and very large tread plate. The room looks great.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

It's pride of my house, haha. Thank you!

watching this is so nostalgic, I remember I used to wait for 4:00 on every mondays and fridays

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Where have you been? Missed you!

Would actual Lego baseplates work to even out that -- uh -- unevenness at the top of the KALLAX unit? (Good choice, by the way. I have several of those in my study. I'm going to use part of one for a shelf-based Lego city.) Hooray to you!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

It's too small a difference for LEGO geometry. A LEGO cardboard box however may be exactly what I need!

you can get neoprene "self leveling" mats for aquariums. They're typically like 5mm thick, but they compress. The idea being that with some weight on top of them, they'll account for any inconsitencies in the surface of of your table. I'll second the other comments, that those ikea tables are going to sag to the center, but i doubt you'd get enough weight on them to break it with just lego. The self leveling mat would help account for any sag in the center as well.

Things are getting exciting! So looking forward to seeing the city take shape now. Out of interest - have you seen, or do you intend to buy, the new 60422 Harbour? Just with you speaking about a lowered section for the sea, I was curious if you were intending to invest more space into harbour-related builds. Mine just came yesterday and building it was a joy. It could have been the spiritual successor to the 6542 Launch and Load seaport but they seemed to decide to spend the extra parts budget on a side building instead of a road and truck which, I think, could have added more play value. Nonetheless, I think it's a great set for the money and I intend to modify mine to allow the crane to move and get vehicle access under.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I do have a lot of cranes and ships already BUT I think I'll have to buy it as it looks lovely!

May I suggest a converted office chair cut down and placed on wheels to sit and roll under rather than bend under - take it from us model railway guys - your back will thank you!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I think I'm doing it too low to sit and wheel around underneath, unless you just mean to sit down in the standing holes? That could work!

@railwayjade

Ай бұрын

@@RobinHoodBricks I'm worried about you bending to get under the scenes (we are not getting younger), but if you can fit a roller chair in there, then that would be great as then you can view things closer to sea-level.

Nice update. No more echoes are the drinks cans coming along for the journey? Will there be a reveal of the Mrs. Hood guest suite 😊?

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Haha definitely no cans this time but they held up didn't they!

Love the carpet but the treadplate is AMAZING. the LOOP is great

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Haha, I love it too. Very silly but very RHB. I'll need a yellow hazard stripe next!

So glad you got the loop coaster - have you considered the mega coaster where you connect with the original you already have??? As for kallax, our whole city is on it / but we put table tops to flatten. For your issue I wonder about cheap bendable chopping board? About the right depth and strong and not too expensive?

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Haha I've not seen the mega coaster but I think variety is good so I'll have my three all separate. It'll be like Rollercoaster Tycoon!

You could sand the shelf and paint it

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

It doesn't even need paint but I don't want to reduce its strength even a little. They're fairly cheaply made!

Great job

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

You can try cardboard for those tables

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Yes, LEGO boxes look to be almost enough!

You can use flooring foam underlayment to fill the 1mm gap. But as some others suggested, you should have a vertical support on that cube organizer. It’s not very sturdy without it. Good luck though! I am looking forward to seeing the room progress!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Yes I didn't mention that I plan to add some cross supports, but cut-down versions of the originals. More like pillars than walls!

under that over hang is a perfect place for a cave build for your rock monsters, you can set up a good mine scene with either rock raiders, power miners, or more modern city mining to fit your main theme of the city, you could glue base plates to the under bit and to the walls so you can build of them to make a really good cave walls and ceiling, under the table should be the trolls/cyclops, sworn enemies, but forced to live together under ground due to humans hunting them...maybe an off shoot branch of the ssp was created to hunt them.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

That's a lot of underground scenes. I think the lower front shelves will be enough space for all that!

Please can we get a price idea of all of this so far. Would love to know for own reasons too

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Very low five figures to the builders!

The tread plate is a fantastic touch 😂

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I need my true fans would love that. I do!

I can't wait to see what this room looks like!😀

A foot reveal, lol, that made my day! 😅 And what a fantastic idea to add a real-life tread plate!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I've been dying to show that off, haha. It makes me smile every time!

@Erikve

Ай бұрын

@@RobinHoodBricks your feet? 🤣

cotton paper for under parquet would work

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Or LEGO box cardboard seems to be about right!

You might be able to plane down the lip of the ikea unit

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Hmm I don't want to weaken them even a little as they're quite cheaply made!

Yay room is done - now to make it a Lego room! Which it’s starting to be. 👍 Space by the door - how to make it an RHB room oh ya put in a tread plate hahaha 🤣. Ummm 🤔 who said you could copy my Lego Kallax approach? Only joking but Ikea Kallax is how I’ve got nearly all my Lego but as vertical blocks! Can’t wait 😀 for final city tour of 1.0, but I hope🤔 u keep most the builds and good things but make it even more stacked and packed in new city!😁 JJ F

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Yeah I'll start by transferring everything in and the spaces in between will be massive!

are you going to get some UV tint for the outside door glass to help protect the bricks of the builds in the room?

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Yes, not got around to it yet. Maybe a dark inside, mirror outside finish!

if the top of the kallax shelf is half a tile lower, why not use normal plates next to baseplates? normal plates are half a tile thicker than baseplates.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

But that's a ton of blue plates!

splendid update chap

Cartoon paper? As for crawl space, look at how folks move below a raised car. And who says that you can't raise the tables, the more you go to the back? Now your coaster, it needs a coaster to go straight true those loops, just for the fun factor.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Something definitely needs to go through the loop. The issue with top many different heights is the train lines!

That's a lot of space for stacking and packing.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Looking forward to it!

A chair and everything? Woah!

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Crazy huh!

Always fascinated how everyone uses different shelves and tables to create their cities. I don't have the space for tables so have a vertical city. Sourcing open ended shelves to make the city flow more was hard and no shelves seem to fit together perfectly. Hope you can find a simple solution to the height problem. I wonder if the old sticky backed plastic loved by Blue Peter (showing my age now) would work to fill the gap. Love the tread it's so Brick Nottingham 👍🏻. Its going to take you forever to move and rebuild everything can't wait to see and even bigger fairground.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

All true. It's a bit daunting if I'm honest!

A roll of thin packing foam might work to level that top nicely? or a non-slip liner for cupboards? not sure how think they are though, but packing foam should come in a range of thicknesses. carpet looks fab, and I love the long undersea and under-under sea shelf ideas. will be brilliant

You could look for vinyl tablecloth to fill the 1mm gap. They're big, cheap and you can use multiple layers if needed. They usually come with awful patterns, but if you're covering them up with baseplates anyway that shouldn't be a problem ;) Edit: looked up the english name, and I think it's called oilcloth? They come in transparant too

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Another good suggestion. I have lots of options to try. Every penny counts!

Hey Robin, to try and level the top of the Kallax you can get rolls of non slip mating which might help or you could try using cheap fuzzy felt sheets from a craft or hobby shop. Also may I suggest that when you build the city higher up to the rear so when looking at it from the front the builds will be more visible the further back they go and additional layers to the build and giving a forced perspective

Looking good R. Use chip-board to level out your table tops

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Good tip!

Are you going to create a walk away around the city or only standing holes again?

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

Just standing holes I think to maximise space and I like building against walls to give the impression it goes on and on. Having an open edge all around can make it look like a weird island!

you could think about making an U-shaped layout instead of a square one. that way, people can still see the scenes in the back, and you dont have to crawl all the way to the back.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

The issue there is trains. A U-shape means they'd have to double back on themselves and that's a lot of bends especially with several train loops!

What are the dimensions (in LEGO studs) of the tread plate? 😀

Ah, yes... nothing like the formaldehyde-y smell of new carpets. 😀

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I can't smell them over the paint smell!

Have you thought of moving over to MILs plates at all or the newer road plates before you move v2.0? Understand us patreons might need to up the contributions if so!

Looks good Robin! I think you should be able to find a sheet of polystyrene in the thickness you're looking for to level up that shelf. PS I love the tread plate 😅

You need to think well what's the first part of the city you wanna see when you enter the room. Maybe you can puc some country road entering the city just in front of the door. I don't know.

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I'm thinking airport and subway underneath, plus rail bridges!

Would it not be easier to file down the edges of the units rather than put a roll of stuff between? This is very exciting by the way. Feel like we are on a new journey now as I only joined three years ago I missed a lot of the early stages, but this is very cool.

How many studs is the real life tread plate?🤔

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I was going to measure it and do the maths but I forgot. I reckon about 40x80 studs, so 800 times the normal size!

What other channels?

@RobinHoodBricks

Ай бұрын

I don't really have the time to watch other LEGO channels, haha!

Congrats on the getting the carpet installed. I like the tread plate too. I’ve got the inside of my pickup truck bed cover tread plate. Can’t wait to see further progress Fun times