Yeah man most of us are here to enjoy you. You could build mountains for 30 days straight and I wouldn’t care. Been watch for 3 years and I’ll keep watching. I love all the vids keep it up!

@zoeys3346

10 күн бұрын

His builds and EllieV's channel gave given me so many ideas for my own lego town. ❤ lego friends have so many great sets with animals but watching this video makes me crave a Friends Zoo theme release

@StacksOnBricks

9 күн бұрын

100% spot on, mate!!

Jordan, first off I actually love your Mocs and creations! If you are genuinely happy with your builds who cares what others think. You do you.

@EzBricks_

10 күн бұрын

It’s nice to read comments and take some into consideration but if you’re happy with your creations then stick with it! You are a very creative and talented person so keep up the great work!

@Philadelphia-Sports-edits

10 күн бұрын

You responded to your own comment

@cindysmall545

10 күн бұрын

​@@EzBricks_I totally agree with you.

@babouler

10 күн бұрын

Best Advices you should follow ;-) don't listen to other people advice , do what you want ! I would not have a Lego city myself but hey Still looking for a year plus your videos lol !

@Southeastbricks1986-xn9yd

10 күн бұрын

I do this when I think I’m finished but I’m not 😂 I just did it 🤪

Rectangle is fine with the buildings/modulars. You have all the natural countryside areas that will help with the rectangles

Zoos often have mixed enclosures with animals that would be found together in natural habitats so flamingos & alligators is 100% ok together. Non-realistic environments would cause animal depression since they naturally expect certain interactions.

@dinibo

9 күн бұрын

Love the concern he had for larger enclosures as well.

@biancabee7900

9 күн бұрын

Yeah but these ones are plastic.

People can say whatever they want. It’s YOUR city not theirs. I actually enjoy what you’re doing. If you like it then keep it. Dont let people change what you like

@Refilon

10 күн бұрын

exactly. community interaction is cool and all, but at the end of the day do what makes YOU happy! :)

@moc..

10 күн бұрын

True

@williamewen383

10 күн бұрын

Agreed, but there is nothing wrong with people offering him advice, ideas, suggestions. Bricksie will decide if he wants to use it or not. Feedback is a gift!!!!

@mcbou33

10 күн бұрын

@@williamewen383 oh absolutely 100%. He does use a lot of ideas that people mention

@Kozeseer

10 күн бұрын

@@williamewen383yeah but at the same time peoples “feedback “ is more so just insults and overbearing when they tell him “this is wrong and you should do it this way”. I’ve seen many people say it like that and it’s not their city so those comments are unwarranted, if they’re giving feedback or “suggestions” the suggestions should stay just that. Suggestions aren’t telling someone something is wrong and saying to do it some other way and stuff like that, that’s just telling them things and trying to coach them on how to do things, if they’re going to say something they should say it in a more positive and constructive way, not “This is wrong do it this way this is wrong do it this way” but idrk

Keep the zoo minus the aquarium...most cities have their own separate aquarium...you could always build a bigger aquarium for placement in the city!! Great vid as always, keep up the great work!! Also, now that you have angled walkways...it kinda resembles terminals at an airport!!

@LEOxuan

8 күн бұрын

100% agree - sea life centres and aquariums usually are their own building elsewhere. And will open up space for the zoo and new animals.

Dude just do what makes you happy

Since you mentioned you're against animal captivity; there are zoos out there that aim to be more ethical. Ideally, they try to be rescue sanctuaries that house animals that wouldn't survive in the wild. The one in my city (Winnipeg) has made some great strides. The polar bears were orphaned cubs from Churchill, the wolves were domesticated for use in movies (they starred in The Grey with Liam Neeson), and they even have a blind seal :) Maybe you could incorporate some scenes to make it an ethical zoo? You could build an infirmary and have a vet checking out an animal. Could also set up an educational tour or a researcher studying animal behaviour. Just some ideas!

@ytzpilot

10 күн бұрын

Unfortunately Lego doesn't make too many animals, but I do like the idea. We were just at Greater Vancouver Zoo that had three Grizzly Cubs that were rescued after their mother was shot and killed during a human encounter, they are raising them with the goal to release them back into the wild. Stories like that would fit well into a Lego theme

Look, Jordan. I've been following you for a little while now. I followed you probably about six months or so before you got the new place for your lego city. I tell you what I can tell a difference between your early stuff and now. Your legos have gotten better, but your anxiety and depression seem like it might have gotten worse. Sometimes, you need to just take a break, man. I hope you haven't over extended yourself. You can take a break from making videos. Screw everybody else.Take care of you and your family. But all that depends on if you overextended your finances. I pray for you brother

Pay those naysayers no mind!!! I watch this channel because or YOUR creations! Keep up the awesome work 😊

The grid layout is perfect for downtown. Maybe start brick built curvy road and landscaping with residential? Transition from grid to brick built, still relatively structured suburban home areas, then to rougher, curvier roads for more rural homes and landscaping and such.

I like the zoo they way you originally had it better. I think it's awesome that you read the comments and listen to people's ideas. But it's your lego you purchased and spend time on. Build it how you want it!

It breaks my heart to see you so beat down in this video. I thought the last few videos people are getting out of control. Your city is wonderful and this is going to be a marathon not a sprint. You have a huge job ahead of you and the details will come and bring your wonderful designs to life. Let the man cook people! Can't wait to go on this long journey with you and your creative vision.

Hi Jordan, I'm worried about you mate, you are looking really tired and don't look well. You need to look after yourself and maybe take a small break as I think you've been burning the candle at both ends recently. You're looking like you've lost weight and are a little pale looking. Just worried that yiu could end up burned out. Take care

@b-olderbricks3140

10 күн бұрын

I agree. Take care of yourself by doing other energising stuff remember this is work too ! Don’t let people get to you. Your city is your city and it’s fab ! You are very creative and work so hard. Don’t give them any airspace remember no one has done this before you are breaking new ground !! Love your channel and have since the very beginning !

@dylanlewis4949

10 күн бұрын

Lol mind your own business. He looks the same

@laurensackman9629

10 күн бұрын

I can hear to say the same thing. He looks depressed

@brickformaionproductions

9 күн бұрын

Agreed sadly

The creation of a forrest comes from one acorn. You do what is best for you. Keep the great work, and take it easy. Do not be so hard on yourself, you are doing great work and you have those followers that likes what you are doing without putting comments too, they are agreeing to your imagination and creation that you share for us to see. I hope I make sense ❤

I'm working on a Noah's Ark build, and I found that a lot of the Duplo animals were a better choice for the male and female animals that I need. I've actually collected every single aquatic Lego animal for the ocean underneath the Ark. So I understand the zoo because you're right, Lego has really cool animals. I love your city layout........they sell those baseplates that have land and water designs so that might be a way to break up your grid, but honestly, you're doing an awesome job. Ultimately, it's YOUR art...... do what feels good for you. That's what makes it special! Much love, Brother❣️ 🤘😎

I remember going to the zoo as a child and there was always a flamingo wandering around freely, outside its enclosure. It would fly back when it was ready. Very cool!

@cynthiastevens4209

10 күн бұрын

The zoo in Kansas City has kangaroos just wondering around the zoo where people walk around.

Hey bricksie…I would do a Savannah, crocs lions elephants giraffes all live naturally in the same biome. That way you save on bricks, it looks more natural and all the animals aren’t locked up into individual sections.

The zoo walkway dog looks more like an AT-AT. Maybe it's back leg is sticking out behind it. Ha, part of Star Wars on Ice! Two ideas (take or leave) for rectangular breakup. 1) Take the second block and shift it over towards the railroad and have the road go around on the canal side. Maybe make a cul-de-sac at the railroad of the end block or even have the road cross the tracks and go off the end. I have always just used my imagination of where else it would take me, which makes your city even more interesting. 2) Have some kind of larger rock feature or something closer to the road/railroad between the boardwalk and the railroad that the boardwalk was forced to build around and breakup the straightness of it. Or have a path go down towards the canal for people to go down and fish. As always, you do you and keep up the great work! We watch everyday to see where you go next. Thanks so much!

I'm fine with rectangles, but maybe a way of introducing angles and reducing roads would be to have a pedestrianised area. I think it would work well near the skyscrapers to create a bit of space between them. A pedestrianised area would also be good for adding some elevation, greenery, markets stalls and street vendors.

I really like the efficiency of the way you do things, it's one of the reasons i watch your videos every day. There is nothing wrong with efficient city planning. It is your city anyway. But also people don't seem to be giving grace and patience you have so many cool cars to put on the roads and so many details and to add to your stories i can't wait to see what you do with what you have. And the math... there is alot of math involved in gridding these things out. What you do makes sense grid it out and then the details are making it pop and adding texture. I really enjoy the whole process. If you want more animals you could do a wildlife safari moc off the actual city like the midevil scene

You could put the seals on the beach, and the orcas and dolphins in the sea to break up some of the blue - perhaps one of the boats could do whale/dolphin watching tours.

Never failing to impress! Very satisfying watching all of your lego progression 😊

Most zoos here have canals all around the animal enclosures, so there's no need for huge glass panels, that way you can also built more organic path shapes.

A good idea for the flamingos is to put a fence around the creek in a lil area and let them live in there. Maybe in front of the aviary??

Please don’t take the negative comments to heart. It’s YOUR LEGO city. If you want it rectangle or to make the zoo bigger, DO IT. I watch the comments and have given some suggestions myself. But only as ideas, be your own creator. The true appreciation and joy of Lego building is why I watch your channel.

Bricksie, sometimes it’s difficult for people to see your vision while your still in the process of creating something. Your vision, your time, your MONEY, your way! Some feedback can be helpful too much of it can be discouraging. Keep up the nice designs and keep doing it the way yo see it!

Hey Bricksie!! Do whatever you want with your city. I love it!! You are a professional city builder for a reason. You know what you are doing and are not afraid to try something new and change it. That is what I love about your channel!!! The mountain however is a horrible idea….. hehehe just kidding. My son Benjamin and I love watching the city grow. Keep it up.

What about attaching the aquarium (adjacent) to the amusement park?! 🤔 That would give you more space in the Zoo for more enclosures, and give the Aquarium it's own space, while adding to the Attractions at the Amusement Park!

If you aren't a fan of animals in captivity, you should pivot from a zoo to a safari

@tylermatteson7289

10 күн бұрын

I had a similar thought - a wildlife rescue or sanctuary. It isn't uncommon for these to have a few non-native and exotic species that have been rescued or surrendered by their owners.

@brickademy

10 күн бұрын

Lovely idea!. Having said that, he owns dogs😅

@user-rb2tl8og2f

10 күн бұрын

Yeah great idea just thinking about that! You could then have mixed animals etc with cars driving through. In the UK we've got a place called Longleat and the monkeys are known for taking cars apart which could create some fun stories!

@cynthiastevens4209

10 күн бұрын

As a naturalist by profession, I prefer animals in the wild too; however, remember for some species, zoos are an important part of animal conservation as natural habitats are lost to human development, so don't feel bad that you have a zoo. Great idea putting the black bears in the wild though. Are there fox or deer Lego? I have seen squirrels and birds. Raccoons? Not sure what all animals they have that can go in the wild.

@timfolly7323

10 күн бұрын

Industrial zoos are going away and being replaced by natural habitat and wide open zoos. Animals aren’t segregated if they don’t have to be. Elephants, giraffes, herd animals, non carnivores can share an open space. Looks better and better for animals and zoo visitors.

I totally love the idea of the zoo you mentioned that you’re not necessarily a fan of captivity what if making a zoo you did something similar to the safari ride at Disney World you can incorporate scenery as the separation between animal types and you can have certain animals share an area For example, hippos giraffes antelope can all share

@bgood5907

10 күн бұрын

And tie that in with the amusement park

It's very nice. You are doing awesome! 😊

I grew up in a square city and get lost in places like DC. I am a big fan of rectangular city planning.

You found some great pieces on the PAB wall - lucky you! I love your work and enthusiasm, and I eagerly wait to see what you have created each day. I also like the lolly jar next to the stove!

Loving the work as always! Maybe use some of your trees to go along the roads & sidewalks in the residential area? You can’t get away from using roads but it might create some separation from the downtown area

Keep moving forward with the zoo! Follow your own passions and creative ideas. If you’re looking for a way to decrease the square footage that the roads take up, perhaps look at not using road plates so much, especially in the residential area and country areas. Maybe custom roadways that are more country road, closer to a one lane with shoulders or sidewalks. Just an idea that came to me as you were thinking out loud. But I’m a LEGO newbie. Curves are hard.

I love your Lego store vlogs, also the zoo is looking great and I wish you the best of luck in your builds

The raised walkway could extend to be another entrance to the aviary that starts at that height and then ramps down to the bottom. Would be neat for guests to have both perspectives.

Do what you want with your beautiful project. It's yours. Have fun with it and we will have fun to watch. You work a lot since march take it easy this summer with your family. With all my admiration.

Please, build your city the way you want it. Whatever other people say. Maybe now you feel forced to please people. Don't! Its your city, and so far it looks great😁💪

For the Aquarium, if you wanted to get rid of it, you could add a shelf/table below the harbour to dedicate to an under the water scene so you can still showcase your aquatic animals then you have more space for potentially bigger enclosures/more enclosures for other animals

Why not go for a safari like experience? The animals are out in the open, the table gets covered more and can be connected either to the part of the amusement park. It enables a very organic layout and It would probably save some money too. Elevation can be done by rocks and and plates in an undefined manner. Heck you can either let a train go by or cars/minibuses.. The color palette will be refreshing. And it allows for content we haven't really seen yet.

Love the channel, been watching for a few years now. I thinkbthe aquarium should go near the beach. This will give you more room for other land animals and buildings. Keep up the good work.

Hi Jordan! I have only started watching a few months before you moved into the new studio, love your creativity and how you make little life updates. But don't worry about what others say, it only matters if you like the layout and having fun while making it. We'll enjoy either way. Since the Lego is at the studio, I do hope you use that night time to rest/relax. That's just as important, if not more.

Jordan, don´t think about those comments too much. Lego is rectangular by nature, and so will be cities built out of it. You can always break it up with vegetation, different heights etc, which you already do. Your city is amazing as it is. Don´t stress out about it. You can only build something great when you have fun!

@SMdE

10 күн бұрын

Lego has been devolved in the last years and the need of rectangle building is gone. Different angles as in reality are possible.

@SkyKid002

8 күн бұрын

​@SMdE but the table is a rectangle so at the end of the day it will always be a rectangle. Who gives a brick...

Love the updates! In regards to streets in the residential area, I think Lego’s premade street pieces all suffer a bit from being giant-scaled to fit the cars but they often seem to dwarf the buildings compared to real-world streets. You’ve been talking about brick building streets and the residential area could be a good place to build streets maybe half as wide as the giant pre-made plates and then the residential areas might look more residential and less industrial. (Also strongly agree with your animals in captivity comments! Keep up the great work!)

The aquarium would work in the amusement park and give more room for animals at the zoo, possibly making the enclosures slightly different sizes even by 4 studs would make it look less boxy too

Why are people so rude, I love your city and ideas

keep doing what you are doing cause it has gotten you this far.. if it ain't broke don't fix it.

I think it will look less boxy (for those who don’t like that) once you put the mountain behind it with “natural cat habitat.” Maybe add the black Panther with the other big cats on the mountain so you gain an additional enclosure(?) Looks great, I’m loving all the ideas you give us for our own builds.👍 -hey, maybe a field trip to the zoo is in order with the family for ideas!🙃😉

Hi Jordan! I love your mocs, please keep being you. Couple zoo ideas: 1. Remove the aquarium, maybe its across the street by the ocean?! 2. You mentioned moving the black bears out. Maybe the polar bears could also be moved to the snowy part of the mountains?! 3. With the aquarium gone you coukd make two sides, and african animal side and an asian animal side seperated by the bird enclosure. This will allow you to get the new tigers and red pandas. 4. The current panda exhibit could have no exterior glass by the bird enclosure just a shorter fence. And then put yhe flamigos and alligators there. The birds will be by each other, a fence would keep aligtors in and it will break up the grid and feel less rectangular. Just some food for thought. I can't wait to see what you fo next!

You should put the aquarium behind the university and put a huge jungle exhibit in the zoo. You could put animals from the old city jungle series in there as well as the new one.

Dude I think your city is amazing! Keep doing what you do! I love the zoo, it's probably my favorite thing about the city. What you could do is put the aquarium on the ocean front somewhere? Or somewhere along the river or creek. I know most aquariums are near lakes, oceans, or some form of water and they integrate it into the aquarium. Could be a cool thing.

You did an amazing job with the zoos angles wow 👏

Zoo looking amazing and the dinner you and josse both chefs 👩‍🍳 👨‍🍳

Love the walkways & the giraffe enclosure. It got me to look up the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak Michigan. At pedestrian level on Google Maps you can actually see animals in their enclosures. It's like a day at the zoo! There's a fountain, lots of trees, animal enclosures are off to the sides of the main double concourse, which has buildings like reptile & penguin houses. To make it in Lego would be possibly your whole table. I don't think you'll regret bumping back the zoo fences a bit, and perhaps building some of the behind-the-scenes maintenance sheds and so on. You have the space now to make it epic. Cheers!

Hey bricksie love your video as always. Take your time with the lego city and enjoy every minute and day as we will watching you im sure it will soon fill up but you do have loads of space and air space to. My advice with the zoo as you suggested take the aquarium out have like a sea life aquarium separate somewhere else, and also with the animals maybe some can share that would make sense to share enclosures. Much love from the uk

For the Zoo, you could have the zoo expand up the mountain side. The San Diego Zoo has so much elevation. Instead of the walkway between the lions and the pandas you could put a rock/scenic wall. you may not need that many walkways since you can see it from the other walkways.

I have a custom Gordon Ramsey in my Parisian restaurant 😂

The zoo looks great. I didn't mind the rectangles but the new walkways look great too. An idea which would be cool is to have the raised walkway branch off over the creek towards the aquarium. Also wouldn't mind the aquarium being moved to the theme park and then adding a couple more exhibits instead.

Could you add a marine study centre on an island. That way you could include the orca and lots more. I am loving your city progress

I like what you are doing. Put angles on the countryside and mountains. I do think it would be nice to add some more animals, but it is so nice to have several animals together. It might be nice to have a larger aquarium closer to the ocean. That would give you more room.

You have only just started your epic city Jordan who knows what you will come up with your ideas are unique to you and I enjoy watching what you might create next , I had a city back in the 1970s befor all the great mini figures bought it to life back then we had to pretend the people were in the cars and building keep up the great stuff I’m living my dream through you

I really like the new walkway!!!

Looking great. Advise on the residential housing is not designed the way you have it. It would be a single street with houses on both sides of the road, the backyards of the housing would be fences and such.

A little animal hospital/nursing building could go at the back left of the zoo with staff access to the corridors under the walkways.

It's your style. Official Bricksie! I can understand that you get around the city so much faster. A video a day is a very fast pace. And I look forward to daily videos with new changes. 🐸💚 I would not mind seeing smaller progress on some projects and having more insight into the process and design thinking. The good thing about Lego is that you can always make changes and optimize builds. Find your speed and work on your city the way it feels best for you. I don't mind not liking every build. It gives me inspiration for what I would have done differently. Here are my thoughts on the zoo: Maybe you could put some animals in a museum or integrate an exhibition into the zoo. This is particularly space-saving as these animals don't need an enclosure as they are stuffed animals or models.

Would be neat to have like some towns/cities have where you have an "old downtown" that's more 2 story stores on a main street with a city square. Then a "new downtown" that has updated skyscrapers and stores. So if space becomes an issue if the current downtown is landlocked split it off and do a secondary city center on the other side of the mountain with residential near it.

I agree that captivity is on the lower side of zoos but making one with all the Lego animals is fine. Add the gorillas. Keep it up

Maybe a good idea for say each section (more specifically the city, zoo, and harbor since you started those) is to make an under construction base plate. This way you know you have room without a whole lot of rebuilding for future LEGO releases of city buildings or other moc ideas (Bicycle store, etc ...). Just for areas you're working on, and to leave extra room for growth without redesigning everything around.

Loving the new zoo. Definitely the angle tunnels helps to brake the square view. But if can bring a comment, you can also reduce the amount of tunnels. You are using tunnels to separate the habitats. But is not necessary to have more than 1 view point for each habitat. For example you can eliminate the tunnel between what is now the giraff and elephants. Using something different elements like rocks, fences or vegetation to separate the habitats . This will give more space for the habitat and also will help to break even more the square view!

that structure for the zoo at 19:00 you could raise and copy it if you would like to go for a terminal station on an aiport, I think if you swap some colours it actaully looks really decent!

I do think you should put the aquarium outside of the zoo but close to the zoo so you can get more animals

Started making Custom Lego Plaques for my some Mircofighters to hang on the wall. Good to have you video in the background.

In Santa Barbara, California, there is a small aquarium/sea center at one of the piers on the beach. You can take inspiration from that, if you want. 😊

The aquarium could do well over by the boat yard, in cities they do tend to be by the water if there's any

The aquarium would look great near the Central Park.. I’d love your downtown to be a bit bigger as well 🤞🏻👍🏻

Well done 👏

If you samt some more room in the enclosures, you could turn some of the walkways in to walls, people don’t really need to see everything from both sides. Those walls could also be used to give the enclosures some thematic backdrops and places for the animals to retreat from guests. But whatever you do it looks great already :o)

The angles look great, rectangles do also How do the staff get into and between the exhibits It was cool to see some bts of leaving the studio

Perhaps you might consider a more Animal Kingdom approach to the zoo. Open areas where animals can roam with natural dividers instead of smaller walled areas. It’s LEGO, so you can don’t have to have all the animals totally separate. Look at the Kilimanjaro Safari attraction at Animal Kingdom for reference. Wide open spaces with hidden or natural barriers (hedges, rock formations)

You could save space by putting the crocodile enclosure inside the bird aviary to resemble a swamp as the bottom half and birds use the trees in the top half

Cities fall into a grid pattern because of practicality. Your countryside section should be more ‘curvy’ and open. Maybe put the aquarium in that spot where you have that helicopter now. Then the zoo isn’t quite a perfect rectangle but still square edges.

Nah - go big on that standalone aquarium! A Shamu-style orca tank would be epic! My thoughts (and yours) on the ethics of SeaWorld aside…it’d be cool in Lego.

Hey bricksie. You look worn out. Take time to rest. You have achieved an amazing amount . We will be here . Tfs

Integrate your aquarium into the mountain. Here in Germany we have some aquariums which are with some parts in a mountain, under the earth or at the sea in the dunes. So you can expand the aquarium a bit without to many cost of the space in the zoo.

Loving the zoo! I’d say separate the aquarium and give them both the space they need

I love the new zoo. A few suggestions. I would remove the straight tunnel between the lions and the pandas. And then move the panthers and the lions into that big enclosure. And move the pandas where the current panthers are. Then you could incorporate the mountain into the panda & monkey enclosure to give them a more natural environment. Love your work

Cloud mural still looks fantastic every time I see it !!!!!!

Hi bricksie! I know you are in a bit of a dilemma so here’s a suggestion! You could remove the aquarium in the zoo and make an aquarium modular building in the downtown core! There is a ton of cool mocs on rebrickable! Again just a suggestion because I know you have some room in the downtown core and that way you don’t have to have an aquarium take up a ton of space!

I like your ideas and think food area would be good and maybe a gift shop would be fun.

Also can you build a little elevator box for the raised walk way, it seems way too steep for a wheel chair and we wanna make sure everyone gets a chance to visit the zoo

I think your plan for the zoo is great. Good plan. I like the idea of pulling the aquarium out and making it separate. Then room for more animals in zoo. New gorillas would make for a cool section

Imho, the zoo layout is wonderful!!!! I think you already nailed it!n

The zoo looks amazing! Also looks like an AT-AT! Lol

Love the zoo and love the videos! I have a small recommendation though to maybe remove the upper walkway of the “tail” of the dog 😂 so the giraffes, ostriches, flamingoes and elephants are all together. That way you have a big “Africa” area with all these animals that live together. I dunno do whatever but I love how the city is coming along! ❤

Jordan, you said the new walkway layout looks like a dog... I think it looks like an AT-AT! I love it! 😊

Your bick and build wall is so nice mine hasn’t been updated since Xmas and they still use the cups there’s no boxes

Looking good, maybe move the Aquarium to the mountain above the Avery, more space for animals and better integration into the mountain

Your city is amazing jordan!! Im starting to build my first one!!