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!

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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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Per Bonomi used our USB Power Box – PU Technic Hub to light up his light house. In combination with a smart plug you can even control is via voice! How cool is that!

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