Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this LEGO City update, I’m going to focus on building the train tunnels just before the Train Station I showed in the last video. My goal was to give myself more space to add scenery, but also to make something a lot more interesting than just the usual straight train tunnel that’s easy to […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s been a long time since I did one of these, so here we go. An update on my custom LEGO city. I’m going to focus on doing small parts of it rather than trying to do everything at once moving forward. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a much-requested update from the subscribers of GJBricks and sees a lot of things coming together in Studsburg. In this, I go through what I have changed, built, etc. And also what is happening.

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Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to the 3rd Top 5 and a bit LEGO videos! This week is all about Custom Lego City Update videos! If you have suggestions, put them in the channel discussion page, tagged #5andabit. The first rule of the 5 and a bit club is that you cannot self-promote. This week topic is LEGO City […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSo we’ve moved house, I’ve unpacked some of the boxes, but most importantly my LEGO City! And, I think I’ve nailed building my new layout built around the trains. Read on intrepid builder! You may recall, my last update was about my city is in Chaos. Well, now it’s still in chaos, but there is […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesI am a big fan of the LEGO Creator Lighthouse Point set, but I felt it would make a good foundation for my first proper MOC (My Own Creation). This is Smugglers Cove Lighthouse. The LEGO Creator Lighthouse Point (set 31051) is one of those sets that is absolutely perfect for expanding and making your […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis LEGO tutorial will show you how to modify the 2018 LEGO Passenger Train 60197 to use Jacobs Bogies (and what they are). And there's a high-speed train crash too.

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Reading Time: 2 minutesI loved the LEGO Creator Parisian Restaurant from the day I got it. Watch my build to see the details crammed in! LEGO Set 10243 was released in 2014 and was something that a few of my followers had been gushing about. Some cited it as their favourite set. I wanted to pick up the […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve combined and modded two 60197 LEGO City Passenger Train sets and used Jacobs Bogies to join them! Watch this video to see me testing it in my Custom LEGO City. First up, the primary mod of this train is to Jacobs Bogies. This is where carriages are joined together with a single bogie rather […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMy 3rd Custom LEGO City update came from my excitement at the new layout! When I finished LEGO City Update #2, I signed off by saying it would be the last time you would see it looking like that. And, being a man of my word, it no longer does! I’ve added not just one, […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesNow building the new 2018 LEGO City Passenger Train 60197! First up, you can watch my full video review and demonstration of the features of this 2018 LEGO Set in this video: LEGO CITY 60197: Passenger Train 2018 Full Review! For this build I tried a new approach, building a car at a time and […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesNow boarding the new 2018 LEGO City Passenger Train 60197! Watch a full video review and demonstration of the features of the 2018 LEGO Set

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is my thank you, shoutout and LEGO chat video for my 200 YouTube Subscribers to the GJBricks LEGO YouTube Channel (so far)! In debating what to do for this video I decided to do a few things. First up a straight out thank you and what the YouTube LEGO Community has taught me. How […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesIn my 2nd Custom LEGO City update video, I’ll show you my progress, share some of my ideas and the new plan! As you’ll see, I have made some progress on my Custom LEGO City. But with time being such a commodity it’s not as much as any of us would like. Buildings have started going […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThat is not a trick question. Eurobrick user JEB314 (James) has done just that in his LEGO MOC Train! James has combined two LEGO City Bus Station 60154 sets with an old train set he had, the Lego Freight Rail Runner (4564). First up, you would be forgiven for thinking that’s a waste of a classic train. […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s time to get on with reviewing the brand new 2018 LEGO City Hospital 60204! This is the new LEGO City Hospital which is part of the 2018 LEGO Set lineup. It’s also the first hospital set they’ve released for quite a few years – and also one of LEGO’s best! The last one felt […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBuilding the LEGO City Fire Truck with 3-year-olds proved to be a bit stressful. But the result was well worth it! My eldest loves the LEGO I make and has helped me a few times to make models. She LOVES fire trucks – but then what kid doesn’t? So I let her help me with […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesGet on and ride a Speed Build Review of the LEGO City Bus Station! The LEGO City Bus Station (set 60154) was a set I’ve had my eye on for quite a while. It looks great and comes with a good selection of accessories and minifigures. I especially like the newsstand which will look right […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is LEGO Haul #7 and it is all about building out my Custom LEGO City. The streets are starting to get busy with people and vehicles! After I shot this video, I realised that this haul is entirely LEGO City sets. And that is absolutely not a bad thing for a fledgeling city like mine! […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Depot from My LEGO City Cargo Train just didn’t sit right in my City, so I fixed it. Here’s what I changed! I love my Cargo train (set 60052) and everything about it – actually, I just love LEGO Trains on the whole. But when I put the depot in my LEGO City, it […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy first Custom LEGO City Update! I’ve been planning and started to add buildings. Big things planned! First up, thanks to those that have followed me! I always promised myself that I would do something like this for reaching the 100 subscriber milestone, so thank you, everyone, that subbed me! So at the moment, there’s not […]

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