Friday, February 9, 2024

Great Ball Pit Live 2024



I will be displaying Lego GBC at the following upcoming events in 2024:

Fan Expo Vancouver 2024
Feb 17-19
Vancouver Convention Center
VLC Booth: 1005

BrickCan 2024
Apr 19-21
River Rock Casino
Richmond, BC

This page will be updated throughout 2024 as more dates are added.

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Challenge 2021 Winners!

 


The challenge this year was to build a module that raised a ball to a height of 24 inches (64 bricks).  The GBC standard rules for input and output were to be followed as well.

17 modules were entered, and 10 previous challenge builders returned to vote!

The winner with the most points was ...

fhariede with his stacked shooter module!


This module did a few things that I really enjoyed.  It used the crown piece (part: 39262) for each shooter,  and the output chute was super clean and visually appealing.  Great job fhareiede!

This years runner up was ...

Pinwheel with his "shoo the dragon" shooter module.  This large module tells quite a few stories as a few brave souls attempt to get rid of a dragon who has taken an interest in their castle!


This module uses a pair of shooters (catapults) to get the ball up an over this large custom built castle.  The theming is great and there are several small stories being told as you can see in the video.

In conclusion I would like to thank everyone who participated in this years challenge, I find it interesting that the two winning modules were shooters when there was so many other great lift mechanisms being used.  BvB's impressive coaster track module, and Rohan's giant 2+ meter tower deserve a special mention!

If you would like to join the Discord community chat you can click here: https://discord.gg/YPwm9w7

Monday, November 22, 2021

Challenge 2021 - Submissions and Voting!


Here are the 17 entries in this years challenge "Great Heights" (in Alphabetical Order)

  1. Ben Stoever - Ball Track Race : https://youtu.be/yavCByfA1Qg
  2. Berthil - Shoot the Loop : https://youtu.be/ncShBru6J0
  3. Buz la mouche - Blue Bridge : https://youtu.be/ZbTMCwz_ag4
  4. doug72 - High Rise : https://youtu.be/7RuCxnu7jN4
  5. dunes - Twin Bucket : https://youtu.be/Wzs6lmmVQbs
  6. fhareide - Platform Jumper : https://youtu.be/Ehra-riFDwU
  7. higgins91 - Challenge Entry 2021 : https://youtu.be/6xmYCig8Ztk
  8. John Sherman - Climbing Tower : https://youtube.com/shorts/nY1ixM22poY
  9. Kevin Mitcham - Challenge Entry 2021 : https://youtu.be/5VtFExwKYDM
  10. Matt Norman - Laminar Flow : https://youtu.be/E8LvOIAITrI
  11. pikohan - Vertical Shooter : https://youtu.be/Q2KUwX9RW68
  12. pinwheel - Shoo the Dragon : https://youtu.be/xW4K6dIFuyM
  13. Rohan Beckett - The Tower : https://youtube.com/shorts/Aa38rOAG6SE
  14. Sam Friesen - Challenge Entry 2021 : https://youtu.be/hBuxO3vlt7A
  15. Sawyer - Mindstorms Vertical Train : https://youtu.be/xEnxHkUUcM0
  16. Toothwheell - Ball Launcher : https://youtu.be/d7prG5PFftA
  17. Walt White - Challenge Entry 2021 : https://youtu.be/DnTVj6WnqJ0
Be sure to like, and comment on the videos if you've enjoyed the builds!

Voting
Votes will be accepted by Private Message to "Matt (Great Ball Pit)" on the community Discord server.  Anyone with a "Challenge 20xx" tag will be allowed to vote for their first and second favourite modules. 1st choice receives 2 points, 2nd choice receives 1 point. The winners will be selected based on which modules receive the most total points. You are not allowed to vote for your own module. Matt's module "Laminar Flow" is not eligible to receive votes.

Votes will be accepted until Friday November 26th at 12:00pm.  The winners will be announced shortly thereafter.