Tag: Brickworld

2020 is shaping to be a strange and chaotic year for us all, and with all of us compelled to spend more time indoors many of the shows and conferences we could have attended in person have moved online so that we can continue to enjoy them. This has presented a silver lining for me as it has enabled me to attend Brickworld from the other side of the world and present my GBC layout as part of the inaugural Brickworld Virtual April 2020

For this layout, I created a full show ready loop of 35 modules, complete with bridge, table cloths, and MOC cards. The show itself was presented by myself and 5 other builders on a rolling schedule showing people through our running layouts and answering questions as we go.

Attending Brickworld Chicago 2019 this year I joined the record-breaking GBC loop that was there.

The layout contained over 390 modules with a linear length of over 320ft / 120 meters and it took a ball over an hour to travel around the whole loop.

I had 2 tables of continuous modules which started with a group of modules with Instructions.
This led into my Lego GBC Mini Golf then into my Tower Crane (bridge) module.
After spanning the gap I had GBC Chain Reactions, Lego GBC Lapras, and Rover before my new Stargate module.

I also had a range of other modules scattered about the loop for a total of 48 modules (roughly 12% of modules on the table).

This year was particularly busy and some of my older modules like Lego GBC Scrolling Display, Lego GBC EV3 Truck, and Lego GBC Super Tower Battle stayed in there boxes under the table.

This year we also ran the entire perimeter loop for the first hour of World-of-Lights.

As GBC Night Coordinator this involved several hours set up to ensure we had UV charging stations spaced around the layout and that all modules were pre-loaded with the UV balls for the run.

We also moved Toms Ferris wheel from the inner loop to the outside to include it in the night show.

Video of my section

Video of the entire loop by Beyond the Brick

Attending Brickworld Chicago 2018 this year for the first time, I joined the massive GBC loop that was there.

My setup spanned 3 tables and had 27 modules in all, this included my Lego GBC Scrolling Display, Lego GBC Super Tower Battle, Lego GBC Mini Golf and many others.

The Lego GBC EV3 Truck was set up at the back of my section in order to run just-my-modules for “World of Lights”, and I had UV Lego GBC Balls that were charged and glowed for the night run.

All in I had loads of fun and picked up a nomination for “Best Mechanical” for my Mini Golf modules as well as a Tormod Askildsen minifig, I also got a Brickworld Masters token on the Scrolling Matrix display.