Our 32 Byte LEGO storage device

A little Geek Speak: A Bit (binary digit) is the smallest unit of data that a computer can process and store. A Bit is always in one of two physical states, similar to an on/off light switch. The state is represented by a single binary value, usually a 0 or 1. However, the state might also be represented by yes/no, on/off or true/false or, as in our case, black Technic pin/no black Technic pin.

The Programing Wheel consists out of 32 rows where we can attach 8 pins on each. This makes a total of 32 x 8 = 256 pins which is 256 Bits.
As you know that 1 Byte stores 8 Bits, we can conclude that the Programming Wheel holds 256 / 8 = 32 Bytes.
To put things in perspective.
– Popular 3.5 inch Floppy Disk (Saving icon) holds 1.474.560 Bytes
– 1 GB USB Stick holds 1.000.000.000 Bytes 🤯
– 4 minute song is 44,336,000 Bytes

Our Programming Wheel is by today’s standard not the most efficient way to save data but it is for sure the coolest ;)
On our latest GBC 53 Marble Music Machine you need to program the songs by hand using the black LEGO Technic pins. You can create any song you want.
What song would like to make?

 

 

 

Re-use your LEGO!

Build our GBCs from completely different LEGO set!

Szilard Gyalay (United States) build our GBC 31 Flex Conveyor without owning the required LEGO 42094 set. This alternate model uses a lot of standard parts (like most LEGO sets) and by using only parts from his own LEGO collection he could easily recreate it. This explains the color differences but the functions are 100% identical to our model.

Szilard quote: “It just shows yet again that no set is need, using the instructions and some imagination things become real.”

We could not have said it any better. Thanks for your sharing your video and your creativity! Keep up the great work.

 


Have you also build one of our models yourself?

Remember this classic?

Have you build one of our first GBCs when we first started 8 years ago? GBC 10 Funfair – a LEGO 42042 Alternate Model for the Blue Crane. Internal we speak of the one who started it all and who could have imagined what after all those years this has turned into. Still love playing and thinkering with LEGO to get the max potential out of every LEGO set.

Can you still remember your first GBC model? Was it your own design or from our building instructions?

 

 

GBC 45 Stunt Circus in full glory!

Jacqueline Segeth from the Netherlands build our GBC 45 Stunt Circus. This GBC, made from the 42100 LEGO set, includes multiple advanced models which use mechanical timing and programming. She build it herself and with the help of her husband they completed the finetuning. Quote: “So fun! I will now also build the GBC 41 Power Pit Mania 42100 model :)”

As you can see at the end of the video is it fun for the whole family :)

Thanks for sharing this with us Jacqueline!

 

 


Have you also build one of our models yourself?

Pre-orders for the GBC 53 Marble Music Machine

Be one of the first to build our latest GBC 53 Marble Music Machine – a LEGO 42146 Liebherr Alternate model.
With this GBC you can really play music! Pins on the programming pins will trigger hammers which will push a GBC Ball over the edge to fall on the Xylophone Keys!
Learn more about this machine and get the building instructions.

Monique Simon (Luxembourg) already tested the machine and created an original song! Take a listen below.

 

 

Free GBC Module

Surprise Surprise. We will release the Vertical Conveyor Lift as a sub module with FREE building instructions! We know that getting the GBC Balls up to a higher point is more difficult then bringing them down. To help the starters in the wonderfull world of GBC we decided to make these building instructions free, which takes the harder part out of the equation. They can make the ball return path on their own. This is a fun challenge and nice building exercise. Or simply connect it to our GBC 46 Looping Ramp or your own GBC module. Anything is possible!

Both the building instructions of the GBC 53 Marble Music Machine and the GBC 54 Vertical Conveyor Lift will release at the same time!