Tag: Revised by Lawrie George

  • Lego GBC Donahue in Red and Blue

    Lego GBC Donahue in Red and Blue

    Lego GBC Donahue in Red and Blue are builds of GBC Donahue, a simple and reliable chain lift module that was the the4 Brickworld workshop module.

    These builds of this module are a blue and red variation with a couple of gearing and support changes to make it sturdier when transporting it around for shows.

    Night Lighting

    The modules are setup for night running as well.

    They use my custom Lego UV/Led lights, with the UV shining on the balls and the Lego light passing through a trans-red/blue brick to color the module.

    Videos

    Videos of these modules in operation.

    Boxes

    Lego GBC Donahue in Red and Blue packs into a single 24x18x10″/60x46x25cm  bespoke cardboard box.

    They are also packed with Lego GBC Rainbow Lift and Lego GBC Reservoir Lift in Yellow.

    You can read about other boxes here Boxes for Lego GBC Modules.

    Modules

    Builds and revisions to this module.

    Original

    Pieces Cost Time
    200+ $ N/A

    This module was designed by Rafe Donahue.

    The instructions can be found at greatballcontraption.com under “GBC_Donahue”.

    http://www.greatballcontraption.com/wiki/GBC_Donahue.

    My Variations

    Pieces Cost Time
    200+ each $ 1 Week

    Minor changes.

    • Changed color.
    • Changed drive motor configuration to use newer bevel gears.
    • Added more bricks to make legs sturdier.

  • Lego GBC Wheel Lift 12×12 in Green and Yellow

    Lego GBC Wheel Lift 12×12 in Green and Yellow

    Lego GBC Wheel Lift 12×12 is a simple and reliable wheel lift module designed by Brian Alano.

    I have yellow and green builds of this module and use them regularly at shows due to their unique mechanism and reliability.

    Night Lighting

    The modules are setup for night running as well.

    They use my custom Lego UV/Led lights, with the UV shining on the balls and the Lego light passing through a trans-green/yellow brick to color the module.

    Videos

    Videos of these modules in operation

    Modules

    Builds and revisions to this module

    Original

    Pieces Cost Difficulty
    300+ $$ Medium

    This module was designed by Brian Alano.

    The instructions can be found at  http://www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/360668

    My Variations

    Pieces Cost Difficulty
    300+ each $$ Medium

    Minor changes

    • Changed color
    • Changed drive motor configuration to use newer worm gearbox

  • Lego GBC WIP Catapult

    Lego GBC WIP Catapult

    Lego GBC WIP Catapult was originally designed by Tom Atkinson, that has gained notoriety as a perpetual Work-In-Progress, so I decided to reverse engineer it from YouTube videos.

    Night Lighting

    The module is has my custom Lego UV/Led lights, with the UV shining on the balls and the Lego light passing through a trans-blue brick to color the module.

    Videos of the Original

    This module has featured in a lot of videos over the years.

    BrickWorld Chicago 2014, the module can be seen at 6:58

    BrickFair Virginia 2014, the module can be seen at 11:16.

    BrickWorld Fort Wayne 2016, the module can be seen at 11:09.

    These are the videos I used to reverse engineer the original.

    BrickFair Alabama 2016, the module can be seen at 9:40.

    BrickFair Virginia 2017, the module can be seen at 16:26.

    BrickWorld Indy 2017, the module can be seen at 8:04.

    Videos

    Videos of this module in operation.

    Modules

    Builds and revisions to this module.

    Original

    Pieces Cost Time
    600+ $$ N/A

    Around 2016 Tom said he would re-build the module, this is when it gained notoriety and started to feature more in videos.

    Revision 1

    Pieces Cost Time
    600+ each $$ 1 Month
    • Reverse engineered from YouTube videos.
    • Ended up being 90% similar as a few areas I needed to guess.

    Revision 2

    Pieces Cost Time
    600+ each $$ 1 Week

    Tweaks to improve the original.

    • Redesign gearbox to reduce complexity.
    • changed shooter arm design to stop a jam between the chute and the arm.

  • Lego GBC Reservoir Lift in Yellow

    Lego GBC Reservoir Lift in Yellow

    Lego GBC Reservoir Lift in Yellow is a variation of Stuarts lift module with the aim of showing the inner mechanism.

    I have a pair of these modules as they have capacity well over 200 balls and will output them at exactly 1 ball per second.

    This makes them great utility modules, that when spaced around a GBC layout will even out the flow of balls.

    These modules have the same mechanism as the Lego GBC Rainbow Lift modules.

    Night Lighting

    These modules are set up for night running with each module having a custom Lego UV/Led lights, with the UV shining on the balls and the lego light passing through a transparent colored brick to color the module.

    Videos

    Videos of this module in operation

    Boxes

    My pair Lego GBC Reservoir Lift in Yellow packs into two separate 4x18x10″/60x46x25cm bespoke cardboard boxes.

    The first is packed with Lego GBC Rainbow Lift and Lego GBC Donahue in Red and Blue. And the second is packed with Lego GBC EV3 Truck.

    You can read about other boxes here Boxes for Lego GBC Modules.

    Modules

    Builds and revisions to this module

    Original

    Pieces Cost Time
    300+ $$ N/A

    This module is designed by Stuart Roll and can be seen at 43:58 in the video below.

    My Variation

    Pieces Cost Time
    300+ $$ 2 Weeks

    For these modules, I wanted to highlight the inner mechanism.

    • Re-designed shell to incorporate clear panels to show off mechanism.

  • Lego GBC Rainbow Lift

    Lego GBC Rainbow Lift

    Lego GBC Rainbow Lift is a collection of 7 modules in 7 colors of the rainbow.

    They are a variation of Stuarts lift module that exposes the inner working mechanism and shows that GBC can indeed be built in 7 colors of the rainbow.

    Night Lighting

    These modules are set up for night running with each module having a custom Lego UV/Led lights, with the UV shining on the balls and the lego light passing through a transparent colored brick to color the module.

    Videos

    Videos of this module in operation

    Boxes

    The Lego GBC Rainbow Lift modules pack into a single 24x18x10″/60x46x25cm  bespoke cardboard box.

    They are also packed with Lego GBC Donahue in Red and Blue and one of the Lego GBC Reservoir Lift in Yellow.

    You can read about other boxes here Boxes for Lego GBC Modules.

    Modules

    Builds and revisions to this module

    Original

    Pieces Cost Time
    200+ $ N/A

    This is the Brickfair 2018 Workshop module designed by Stuart Roll.

    Instructions
    BrickFair_2018_GBC_Workshop_Module_Instructions.pdf

    My Variation

    Pieces Cost Time
    400+ per module $$ 6 Weeks

    For these modules, I wanted to highlight the inner mechanism

    • Re-designed shell to incorporate clear panels to show off mechanism.
    • Design shells to be consistent across colors.