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  1. Designing Your LEGO City Layout - Lions Gate Models

    • In a previous article, we covered design tools for LEGO layouts. Now we’ll walk through a step-by-step design method that you can use to create a LEGO city that makes sense and is fun and challenging to b… See more

    Land Use

    Towns often have waterways in or close to them, and they provide us with plenty of scope for fun models and details. What kind of water or waters-edge features do you want to include in your town? 1. Sea 2. River, strea… See more

    Roads

    LEGO standard roads have in the past been designed for vehicles which are 4 bricks wide. Many builders like to make their larger vehicles like trucks, fire appliances and machinery, 6 bricks wide. More recen… See more

    Elevation Changes and Bridges

    It makes a big difference to the look of your town if you can include different levels (of road, rail and water). Of course this involves slopes and bridges. Slopes are relatively easy to construct in train track by raising eac… See more

    Trains

    Towns are often built around or on a train layout. What is the prupose of the train tracks in your town? Is there a passenger or freight depot? A container yard? Dockside tracks? If the train goes round and round … See more

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  1. Sample Layouts - MattzoBricks

    Jun 7, 2020 · For your inspiration, I have compiled a lot of example layouts. Have a look at: Some rather simple pure LEGO layout samples. Some more advanced TrixBrix layout samples. Narrow gauge examples, using TrixBrix narrow …

  2. How to Build a LEGO Town – Step-by-Step Guide

    Mar 19, 2024 · Fear not – with LEGO, the limitations are only your imagination and your patience. In this lengthy post, we’ll guide you through the steps of planning, building, and setting up your own LEGO town. Step 1: Plan Your …

  3. Lego®: Plan Your Own City and how to build it - Brickfact

    May 17, 2024 · Sketch out a rough layout of your city. Start by drawing a basic outline of the city, including the main streets and any landmarks you want to include. Then, start filling in the details like buildings, parks, and other features.

  4. Track Planning - MattzoBricks

    Jun 9, 2020 · For LEGO track layout planning, there are two main options: Bluebrick by Alban Nanty is a good tool for 2D LEGO track planning. 3D Train Studio is a professional tool for 2D and 3D track planning and layout simulation.

  5. Tools to Get Started Designing Your Own LEGO …

    Mar 14, 2020 · If you want to make a LEGO set with hundreds or thousands of pieces, you want to plan it out first. The easiest way to do that (without spending a mortgage's worth of money on randomized pieces) is to use a software tool …

  6. How to plan a Lego City - the right way - YouTube

  7. LEGO City build series - planning a layout - YouTube