Youngster puts our Geneva Drive in action

Earlier this week, a very proud father (Canada) send us a video showing our GBCs that his son has build. Both wish to stay anonymous and of course we fully respect that.
This is what he wrote to us. Couldn’t make our day better after reading this!

I am sending this because my son wanted to show his Geneva Drive. He built. played, disassembled and rebuilt Geneva Drive for some times since August. Children played GBC #49 Geneva Drive and #52 Flight Fair this holiday. Those GBCs made our holiday much more fun. Thank you for all those products and services, and we wish you all a Happy New Year.

 

Tip: Turn up the volume if you want to stay in the Christmas spirit ;)

 


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What to get for Christmas?

Beyond Blocks has the answers! This is quoted from their website. Spoiler, don’t buy new LEGO directly: Get our building instructions to rebuild with your existing parts.

 

My next recommendation for what new LEGO kit you should get your child for Christmas is….nothing.

LEGO is the most versatile toy on the planet. It’s designed to be taken apart and put back together in different configurations and one of the aims of Beyond Blocks is to get people to a level of skill where, rather than wanting a new set, you should be able to see the possibilities already in the LEGO you have.

If your LEGO loving child already has some Technic sets at home, instead of buying a totally new set for Christmas, why not try something different and get instructions for building something amazing from the set(s) they already have?

PV-productions share our values of making your LEGO go further and they create instructions for building the most amazing Great Ball Contraptions (GBCs) based on single LEGO Technic sets. A GBC is a complex machine built from LEGO to move balls from one place to another and some of the designs that they’ve made are breathtaking.

PV Productions have made some epic GBCs, making use of the huge LEGO Technic sets, but also have some really great ones for smaller sets too, like this Geneva Drive made from the LEGO 42120 Hovercraft, which you can pick up for under £40.

So why not dust off that LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator that your child has made and hasn’t touched ever since it was finished, take it apart and build something epic over the Christmas break that makes them look at their kit with wonder again.

LEGO wasn’t built to stay on a shelf and be looked at!

 

Read the full article here at Beyond Blocks

 


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GBC 52 Flight Fair in slow motion

Szilard Gyalay from the USA build our latest GBC 52 Flight Fair made from the LEGO 42152 Firefighter Aircraft set. Once setup correctly he made a nice video of it in action and even including an epic slow motion part where you can see the GBC Balls fly. See around minute 00:40. See also his review here below. Thanks for sharing with us!

 

GBC 52 Flight Fair - 42152 Building Instructions

Szilard Gyalay - December 7, 2023


GBC 52 is a new twist on moving the balls. The catapult mechanism is a new and simple one. I loved the incorporation of the propellers to "propel the balls" so all can yet again line up for being deployed. All in all a solid build, some fine tooling required. Motor speed needs to be experimented with. Because of the lunching mechanism design, used a stronger engine. Simple . low cost and efficient. See also my video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is51lucMWIw

 

 


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Our Powered Up Splitter Cable in good use!

Youtuber STEINeZEIT is a huge LEGO train fan and is building a massive train layout through mountains and more. Very cool to see! But how to power the extremely long LEGO trains. The Powered Up system can work but is by default not capable of driving multiple motors on a single hub/remote. Our PU Splitter Cable to the rescue. Now STEINeZEIT can connect 2 train motors to a single port of his hub. Makes it easy to install and control with the LEGO Powered Up Remote. Best of all worlds.

On minute 2:53 you can see our PU Splitter Cable hidden in the cabin. But make sure to check the complete video for more inspiration and info. Tip: use English captions if you do not understand German.

 

 

Check out the Youtube channel from STEINeZETI

 


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GBC Funnel Paradise

Get creative with our GBC Funnels! Pete Dubois from the United States used multiple different of our GBC Funnels to create his very own GBC Funnel Paradise. This looks absolutely stunning! Well done and thanks for sharing with us Pete!

 

 


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