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.

New Lego GBC Module - Laminar Flow

 

This is Laminar Flow, my latest Lego GBC module that I built for the 2021 Great Ball Pit Challenge.  The main constraint of this years challenge was to lift a ball to a height of 24 inches (64 Bricks).  I achieved the height with a twinned conveyor powered by a Lego PF-M motor.

This module features a Zamor Sphere (Part: 54821) filter that recirculates the Zamor's inside the module, while Lego GBC Balls are allowed to exit.  Well... this is what's supposed to happen.  Sometimes the Lego GBC balls are also re-circulated, which is something I will need to improve in the future.

The filter is simply 2 beams spaced apart at a distance that allows for the GBC balls to fall through.  The new beams with pinholes on all sides (Part:71710) seem to work well for this application.

The gearbox is fairly simple, with the medium motor clutched and geared down so it can move the large conveyor without any issues.  The conveyor is tensioned like my other Technic built conveyors using a pair of light-grey spring shocks.

In summary, I'm really happy to have been able to use up the following quantity of parts that were sitting lifeless in my workshop:

• Blue Zamor Spheres (Thanks VLC Diana)
• Blue Duplo Slides that were once used in my 8 foot long slide video VIDEO HERE
• Lots of LUGBulked Black 1x16 Technic Bricks and  Black 7x11 Technic Frames

This module is sure to have great table presence if I can ever get it to a live GBC event.  (Hopefully sometime in 2022). 

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