A new year, a new big GBC 53 in the making. If not the biggest GBC ever made from an existing LEGO set!
But, uhm. What is this??? Well, you are now looking at the heart and brains of the new GBC. So what does it do? It is for sure pretty to look at. Soon it will make more sense. Stay tuned.
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 ;)
It is unbelievable how big you can build with these new LEGO Technic frames… This GBC is gonna be huge! Work on the next big GBC is in full progression. Can you spot which LEGO set this will be made from?
Merry Christmas to you and your close ones. Spend some time together with or without our beloved Danish bricks. We will do the same for the upcoming days.
Note that our chat will not always be available but you can always email us and we will get back to you in 1 or 2 business days.
We have updated our UV LED Strip and Glow Wire for LEGO to support the new LEGO Powered Up system. This enables you to program your lights to infinity and beyond. For example make them blink automatically. Or make them blink once when a light sensor detects a GBC Ball coming by. Or even make them fade like the video below shows us. So cool and perfect for the holidays!
You can program your lights via the official LEGO Powered Up App or use Pybricks for even more advanced stuff.
And in case you are wondering. Yes, the LEGO PU City Hub is powered via our USB Power Box. The complete package ;)
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
