Iterative Design

When designing our GBCs and LEGO models, and all of our products actually, we always use iterative design to achieve our final solution. It is a design methodology based on a cyclic process of prototyping, testing, analyzing, and refining a product or process. The guys from Sioux .NETonTrack are working on their latest invention for transporting trays around a track and they seem to use it as well. In this video they show us how they develop it and what problems need to be solved. For one problem our Powered Up Extension Cable stepped in and extended the cable of the color sensor up front. If you look carefully you can see it hanging in between the carts.

For sure check out their Youtube channel as they have many more cool systems build from LEGO.
Fun Trivia :) their name “.NETonTrack” comes from the software .NET they use to control all the LEGO motors and sensors.


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A lot of GBC Balls

We needed a module which could bring a lot of GBC Balls to the top of our GBC 51 Gravel Works. What better way to do than a double steep conveyor! The new 7 stud wide yellow conveyor parts are just perfect for this task. But why do we need so many GBC Balls at the top? Well, in the upcoming post you will see why … Stay tuned!

Notice the path on the left? Well it is more than you think it is. Can you already figure out the layout of this new GBC?

Why do we love LEGO?

Why do we love LEGO? It enables creativity and thinking outside of the box. Just like Szilard Gyalay did from the USA. He build our GBC 36 Crazy Carnival but he did so with only using the LEGO parts that he had available. Normally this GBC is made from the parts of the LEGO 42082 Rough Terrain Crane but that is not the case here. Our guess is that a lot of parts come from the LEGO 42100 set which explains all the white elements. Great work and this is a true engineer at work finding other ways to make it work. He even mentions to us: “Great way to lean and build your own, without always purchasing the required LEGO set”. Thanks for sharing with us Szilard. Also want to share something with us? You can do so here: Upload


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Automation at its best

Our upcoming GBC 51 Gravel Works is powered with 3 with motors which can all be controlled by software via the LEGO Powered Up App.
Although we use this app to power the motors we still use cool mechanisms to mechanically control certain modules and actions.
Next to that this is way more fun to build and watch in action, it is also much more educational to see how all the gears and levers interact with each other.
The mechanism controls the up and down movement of the vertical lift platform.

Total Zennn Time

We get total zen by this montage of our GBC 10 Funfair (42042 Alternate build) in action. Watch all the mechanism slowly evolve over time and start with your own version of it using our building instructions.
Thanks to CFSL for sharing this creation with us. Have you also created a video on one of our products/models? Share it with us here.

 


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