i was going to comment this! it'd look awesome and you wouldn't even need them to be the native american figures (assuming the tents are never removed for guests to see)
I would argue that the Lego Group should make lightning options at a far greater extent than they are today. It DOES matter to many models whether or not it lights up. Take most car models as a simple example. While there are third party solutions available, the cost, replacing pieces and other weird workarounds you need to do to make it work is more off-putting than it needs to be. If the bricks were made for lightning out of the box, I think more people would love it and use it!
The lights have completely transformed the western town, well done. Do you have plans to add a full day/night cycle to your museum? It would be wonderful to produce some ambient sounds that play during different times of the day to really push the immersion. Cicadas and birds in the day, crickets and crackling campfires at night.
I often see builds with special lighting that are rather poorly designed or simply don't hide their LEDs or wiring but here it's so masterfully done that the result really feels immersive. Well done!
I know a lot of indigenous tribes in the area would often stay in really cool houses made of reeds and grass more than tps, and might be a good step in leaning away from stereotypes u wete worried about. You can Google native American dwellings in the west and find some. Also bison were rlly common game in these areas, and it would be rlly common to see more wildlife. A wild west town would probably be full of rats or possums. Common for people to have cats to deal with them. And it would be awesome to see a coyote or bobcat standing watch on a canyon.
As someone with Choctaw heritage, I love the shoutout in the corner! Some people might think it’s stereotyping, but it’s a cool reference to my ancestors ❤️ Love the videos!
@@WKJFilms The guy from this channel is a German in Germany. So his native people would be the Germanic tribes of some sorts. As a Swiss I don't know precisely how he thinks, culturally, but if he is anything like I would expect, then his nod wasn't for some cultural reason. Over here in Europa we don't really feel as much of cultural connection or a historical guilt towards the native Americans. We just mostly know about them through wester movies or books like for example Karl May. I'm pretty sure the nod he is doing is towards one of the classic LEGO sets. After all he highlights it several times, that those are the original LEGO pieces from that set and never once mentions the cultural aspects of the native Americans. I noticed that you seem to be interested in different cultures and so I wanted to show you how a culture different from your own might see this topic.
Absolutely no words for all your amazing work. The planning, finding exactly what’s right and of course all the costs… insane! Your videos are the highlight of the week! Much love from the Netherlands! ❤
I think you can add an old broken wood bridge between two mountains because the back part of the town looks a little bit basic and uncolored if you ask me. Maybe you can do it on top of the river so it looks more realistic and logical. You have a lot of details along the town including the mountains but I think you need something bigger than a detail at the back that will catch attention at first look. Love your videos mate, keep it up.
the tps can be custom printed you could find actual historical prints and build a L shape wing using the Navajo settlements also you could put cracks in the rocks I know they are Halloween but you could throw random aliens or crypteds in some holes and you could add sediment of minerals and a river with gold to move towards a Aztec Mylan build with heavy jungle maybe a few indy capers or explorer in a heavy jungle
In response to everyone making the correction: it's worth noting that many tribes DO specifically refer to themselves as "Indian" or "American Indian". "Native American" is _commonly_ recognized as referring to the First People of North America, but it can also refer to indigenous people of South and Central America. It's also a term many feel is another instance of imposed language/speaking over them, and Indian is the term used by not just the US government in recognizing their sovereignty but by Tribal governments themselves. I'm mostly just summing up the points of a CGP Grey video on the subject, so it's worth watching that to get a more detailed explanation. But when in doubt about what to call an indigenous group your best bet is always going to be primary sources -- look up how people in the group refer to themselves, check the websites and publications of official governments and institutions of the group, or even just ask members of the group yourself. More generally speaking, if you don't know their preferred name and can't check, "Indigenous people of [nation/continent name]" has been a safer fallback than "Native [nation/continent resident name]" in my experience. In response to the video: I've been watching your videos on and off for maybe a couple months now, your work is incredible and this is no exception! Before I'd only seen the Wild West section when it appeared in the coastal city videos, so it being the focus this time was a nice change of pace. I did wince a bit at drilling the holes, but mostly because it seems like really delicate work and you could potentially ruin the connective ability of the studs if you're not careful... but the end result speaks for itself! I appreciate you specifying that's how the original set was when acknowledging the village looking a bit stereotypical; depending on how much you want to improve on that, it might help to narrow your point of reference down to one or two specific tribes from the Western US that have close-enough parallels to the designs of the minifigures and tepees. Once you have a specific cultural guide to work from, you can fine-tune and expand on the details accordingly. But yeah. Awesome work, looking forward to the next video, and apologies for the wall of text!
Technically, neither "Indian" nor "Native American" is fully accurate. Indigenous Indians are not from India, and all American-born citizens are native. It is but a matter of time before "Indiana" is cancelled (probably not).
I’m not an expert on the matter, but I think, historically, tipis were used primarily by nomadic plains dwelling Native Americans who followed bison herds for resources. I would make the ground area under that small section into dried plains grass if something like it was available from Lego. In the southwest desert regions it would be more appropriate to make some small mud brick adobe houses, maybe on the side of the wild west diorama opposite from the tipis, like the town was a meeting place between two First Nations territories. Overall, the town does look pretty magical, though.
The little holes you made in the bricks is fine, erasing the back side of the bandit head felt slightly wrong but had good results. Everything in this scene looks amazing!
Great job with all the lights, one small suggestion, add some quick disconnects to each building so you don’t have to cut the wire every time you want to work on them and it also lets you make all the wiring in advance and then add it to buildings after. Keep up the great work.
I’m amazed! Simply the best western scene ever. I love that you’re adding lights- I think maybe another campfire with a camp up on one of the platforms would draw your eye back and give a lot of depth. Keep it up!
Even when electricity became fairly common, towns like this would often still have fire-based lighting. It's totally reasonable to have your bank and saloon main lights be electric, but then have some of the small lights inside flickering like a lantern.
That flickering LED-s are first in the community. THEY ARE GREAT!!! Please. show us "how to solder yourself" video. Thank you. You are awesome INSPIRING creator. :)
I live out in texas and i love this moc so much! i've been out to the western desert a bit and you've got the terrain right! keep up the great work! this has given me inspiration to go build!
I have a question, since you have been to such a desert. The way he placed the plants is equidistant and quite common. Shouldn't they be more sparse and clustered?
For your Lego city you could use different colour lights like white in some houses and yellow for others like houses in real life have, you could also use colours like purple and red to represent houses that have LEDs in their rooms (like a house I can see from my window that has purple light coming out of their room at night)
Absolutely FANTASTIC, AMAZING, BRILLIANT, GENIOUS. You are by far the most talented LEGO RU-vidr I watch. You are an inspiration. Keep up the great work.
You should add a campfire site in the mountains with a light to illuminate the background and draw the attention there also. It would also be cool to have a small light at a mine/mineshaft. Amazing work!
I have not yet thought about how to illuminate my city but I will certainly take inspiration from him because I plan to make videos even at night in the future
This is so Gorgeous! I would ADORE Lego revisiting a proper Wild-West theme! I think with their more modern resources (and care for history, diversity, etc) it would be GREAT. And it would give the CMF figures somewhere to live
This is BY FAR the best western moc I have ever seen. Amazing job with everything. Although lights for Lego's are a pain to deal with and I don't have the patients for it, you guys did a superb job. Man, you make everything I want to do look like an amateur. Back to the drawing board for me. lol! A+++++
This looks so amazing! It really lends a feeling of life to the entire build. You've put so many hours and so much love into this project, and it really shows!
Regarding the new camp, it's important to approach these things with some sensitivity and respect, as I think the way you have it set up might unintentionally perpetuate some nasty stereotypes. You should consider taking a closer look at how the minifigures representing Native Americans are depicted. Thoughtful representation can enhance the overall educational and enjoyable experience of your display. Keep up the great work, and thank you for considering these perspectives!
The lighting is extremely good looking! I have just a small suggestion and i dont know how difficult it is to do, but i think it would look slightly more realistic if the flikkering of the fires would slightly off set between the different tipi's and the campfire. Because now it looks slightly unnatural because every fire flickers at the exact same time. Still the whole build looks extremely good and is insanely impressive keep it up!
Hoolllyyy cow! The campfire lighting inside of the tee-pees is genius. It feels so alive, I completely agree with adding a few more flickering lights throughout the town. The ambiance it adds is unmatched.
While "Indian" is a term commonly used in the United States to describe certain Indigenous peoples, and while "Indian" is a term used in legislation and legal terms in Canada, "Indian" is also a historically incorrect and racist term applied to Indigenous peoples. Calling an Indigenous person or group "Indian" can have the same impact as calling an Indian person (an actual Indian) "p__i", or Jew "k__e", for instance. If you are looking to adapt an old Lego set to your new and thoughtfully custom-designed Lego world, then perhaps you could also invest an effort into updating the "cowboys & Indians" trope to reflect an informed portrayal of Indigenous peoples, including a reflection of Indigenous peoples not being a homogenous group or possessing a monoculture portrayed in non-Indigenous popular culture and/or early anthropological accounts serving the global project of colonization. It could make for a fun, challenging, and educational project.
Although it may be quite tricky, I think it would look awesome to have a big headlight on the front the train. Just imagine it rolling through the town, lighting up the buildings and foliage as it passes.
love the build but as a historian a few notes: -Tipis existed in the plains and were used mainly by the Sioux and Pawnee tribes, you wouldn't really find them in a desert climate. -The term native Americans or native peoples is usually a better term to use than "indian" -in the desert you would find tribes like the Yoeme peoples and the Pascua Yaqui peoples. They typically would build huts and small wooden shelters/houses rather than tipis. Love the build btw and big fan of your work! This comment isnt meant to criticize rather to inform :D
@@primitiveairraid There is certainly a lesson to be learned from this. But it will still be a longer process, because in Germany even the official Wikipedia entry for the native people is still "Idianer". Basically, this designation is used by everyone. The well-known German dictionary Duden has at least added "discriminatory" to the word in recent years. You don't get that out of the language use so fast. Especially older people often resist such changes. It's just always been that way, we grew up with it," is the response one sometimes gets.
Hey! Amazing video as always. Small note, “Native American” is the modern verbiage for “American Indian” in the US. You can also use “indigenous” which has come into fashion in recent years. Indian was a misnomer given by Columbus who thought he landed in the Indies (modern day Indonesia). Wanted to drop a note incase you’re doing any plaques or signage. Keep up the good work!
Very nice! I have some of those indian figs and that brown horse as well. Also dont listen to the self righteous virtue signaling white folks, as someone of Native descent I dont care haha You have a pass to use the word, dont let them get to you. Awesome builds!
You should add cowboy camping somewhere in the mountains and add the fireplace lighting there. Just add small tent, horse, some gear, cowboy and the fireplace.
The outlaw is supposed to be from a Build A Minifigure from Q2 2022. It has the Toy Story Jessie hat/hair combo in a recolor and a braid down the back to cover any alternate face.
You should add ambient background sound for the different places. So like a windy wild west with horses for example in the Wild West. And then city background noise for the Lego city
Everything looks amazing and your work is nothing short of incredible. But can I ask you to please say "Natives" rather than "Indians"? I'm sure it was just a shortcut word for the video and they wouldn't be actually defined that way in the museum, but it kinda bothered me, ngl.
In the Wild West moch, somewhere you should add a back to the future three reference, Like with the loco and the DeLorean. It would be really cool and funny! I don’t know if you know the movie, but if you don’t search it up, it’s quite cool!❤
Wonderful eraser trick with yhe dual print minifig head! Im glad that that 2x2 wanted printed tiles found some use to for an easy mini-story and scavanger hunt for your guests to explore the display for. Keep up the amazing work!
A big rock structure in the foreground, with a tunnel to the native Indians to be hiding from the westerners. Would look really cool! You already have a smaller rock structure behind the tepee. If you continue from that wall then build a large rock attached with a tunnel leading towards the beige path, (where that cowboy is). This would had more height, depth, detail, and story to the entire western theme. Yeehaw
That looks absolutely awesome, I can't wait until your thing (museum?) opens to the public and driving through half of europe to see this in person. If you can manage, try to give the guy on the horse on top of the mountain at 7:33 a torch with a LED.
You could maybe make some figures smoke with some fiber optic wire. But you'd have to do some micro-level drilling and tinkering to achieve it. An on the nose reference but an idea for lighting a part of the mountain you could have about 5 bandits, one of them digging a grave with the body of a courier on a far off graveyard overlooking the town in lantern light.
A tip, I saw that the videos of the two channels are different, I don't know if you're doing it for your creative choice/entertainment or something else, but if you want you can record one video and dub it differently to save time/give more time to the details, if you want youtube allows you to have a video with multiple dubs simultaneously with different languages
Great work. If you accept some constructive criticism, I think the desert vegetation in the open areas looks a bit too uniform. Would be more desert-like with vegetation rather concentrated in patches
Maybe a camp fire somewhere on top of a mountain plateau would be nice! You can make the story, group of hunters or maybe bandits plotting to rob the bank or a stage coach
You should ad a train heist with the criminal that you made on the left mountain with a gigant rock that there gonna trow on the train tracks. I hope you haven’t made it already ;)
i love all your work and you have made and awesome lego mach :D the Teepees are super cool, you should put a mini figure or 2 in the teepees for a silhouette from the fire if it looks cool that is :D
The lighting adds more value than I imagined it would. The town looks much more alive. I wonder if it would be possible to make the windmill turn? Not sure if you can get hold of a motor small enough though.
This amount of passion, determination and dedication you put into your work is astoundingly high. Although I would to suggest putting a sign “welcome to the Wild West” at the end of the road. Other than that, top notch!!!
I don't know sh*t about lego, or why I clicked on this, but with that painted backdrop it looks like you only used one side of the sponge. Daub it on with the soft side into basic cloud shapes then attack the edges of what you've just daubed with the rough side in stripping/removing presses. Never scrape or smear at it. You'll get an amazing effect.
There is just something so satisfying about the build colours and design, and the lightning just elevates it to another level. Everything is put together so well
