When you think of GBCs or other automated machines you think of motorized systems which can work on their own. LEGO has good reasons to include or exclude a LEGO motor in some of their sets but for our models it is a feature which we gladly welcome. The bigger LEGO sets often come with a LEGO motor, the smaller LEGO sets lack this feature. Although you can power all our models (which don’t come with a motor) by hand there is an option to upgrade it with a motor.

As you may already know we rebuild existing LEGO sets into new models. From the beginning on we have kept this in mind in the design process and created pre-mounts to easily upgrade your model in a second. Here we explain the ins and outs of powering your LEGO model by an external motor.

LEGO has provided us with many LEGO motors over the last few decades. The most popular at this point in time are the LEGO Technic M, L and XL motors from the Power Functions or Powered Up system. There are 2 important factors in choosing your LEGO motor: Power and Speed. In general the XL motor has the most power but is also the slowest. The M motor is the fastest motor with the least amount of power. The L gives you the best of two worlds and makes a good balance between power and speed. When running a single mechanism from one motor, a M or L motor will work just fine. However our bigger models drive multiple mechanisms at the same which need that extra bit of extra power. If you have a mechanism which is designed to run slowly you may also consider a XL motor over the M motor as it runs slower by default.
The last thing to consider is size. The XL motor is the biggest with a width of 5 studs. The M and L motor are both 3 studs wide where the L motor is also a bit longer.

Most of the LEGO Technic motors will work for our motor upgrade and often we use the widely available LEGO M motor. Just make sure that the motor you use has the 4 LEGO Technic attachment holes upfront to it’s easy to connect to our models.
If for some reason the LEGO motor doesn’t directly fit into our models (like the retired LEGO Buggy motor) you can simply add some custom support with the left over pieces from the LEGO set. However most of the times this is no issue and it’s just a matter of click and play. See also the videos below to see the motors in action.

Get your LEGO motors from one of the links below.

Get rid of the batteries!

Looking for a way to power your models without the need of batteries? Take a look at our USB Power Box options which we have available for various LEGO systems.
We also have adapter cables available which allow for combining the Power Functions and Powered Up system. Maximal flexibility!