Category: News

Brother and sister

Szilard Gyalay from Switzerland built both our GBC 43 Rocking Raiser and GBC 44 Scoop Loupe Don’t you agree they go along great next to each other? I love them!

 

 


Have you also build one of our models yourself?

UV LED Strip for LEGO Powered Up

 

After many requests and due to the popularity of our UV LED Strip for the LEGO Power Functions system we are happy to announce that we now also have a LEGO Powered Up version available.

We take full advantage of the new system and added the ability to program it with the LEGO Powered Up app. The UV LED Strip will be detected as a LED and can be controlled using the purple LED block in the LEGO Powered Up app. How freaking cool is that!!

 

 

As a reminder how cool our GBC Glow Balls in combination with our UV LED Strip can be! See the video below. Just wow!

Philip Verbeek featured in Briques Mag

Founder and engineer Philip Verbeek has been featured in a popular French LEGO Magazine called Briques Mag. This edition focesses on the Great Ball Contraption in general and what better way to spread the world than to get other builders started. Our modules are the perfect fit for that.

For the non French speakers we have included a translated version at the bottom of this post.

You can learn more about Briques Mag and order a physical copy from them to read the full article.
Get the Briques Mag magazine

English Translation:

I learnt about Great Ball Contraptions at a young age and when I began publishing videos of my own designs on the internet, my work grew more popular. I set up a company in 2017 to build and commercialize building instructions of my designs. We always build our models from parts of one official LEGO set. This is more challenging for sure but in this way it is really easy for others to get started in the wonderful world of GBCs.

GBCs are great in that you can put a lot of creativity into them, and they teach you some out-of-the-box thinking. In that respect, GBCs have a lot more to offer in the way of creativity and resourcefulness than any of the standard Technic models by LEGO® for example. I look upon them as big puzzles, and designing new GBCs is such fun.

For the future, we are also focussed on the combination of LEGO® and electronic and unique parts for GBCs. We listen to our own needs and the community feedback when we come up with a new products. Presently, we already have USB Power box to power your LEGO models, GBC Funnels and Looping and many cables accessories for LEGO electronics. Of course we will always stick to our roots in designing Great Ball Contraption, as it is too much fun to build with LEGO!

Fun Fact Friday: GBC Ball Dozer Battle

Did you know that we have a couple of our GBC Ball Dozers in our office to battle each other during break times? We use the GBC 41 Power Pit Mania arena as playground and the goal is to push as many of your colored GBC Balls into the loading deck. SUPER FUN and addictive I have to say!

 

 

 

 

GBC Funnel XL – Glow Version – Last chance

This is your last chance to get the limited edition of our GBC Funnel XL Glow in the dark.
This is the Right version which fits on most of our GBC models. If you already have a glow in the dark setting for your module this is the perfect addition.

Get yours today as there are only a few left.

 

GBC Funnels Glow in the Dark

Music and the Machine

Did you know that we have various model and accessories which can make real music?
We absolutely love our turntables made from LEGO but also the inclusion of our Xylophone Keys into GBC models.
Did you already use them or what cool build would you be able to create with them?

Check them out!