LEGO ball contraption

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Andrew sent us a link to his LEGO ball contraption. It consists of conveyor belts, lifts, and sawtooth mechanisms. He plans on bringing this to one of the Great Ball Contraption events.

Having recently gotten back into Lego, and wanting to build something cool that I could also bring to Lego events, I decided to make a few Great Ball Contraption (GBC) modules. Inspired by the action of the three all put together, this video became a fun project to see how dramatic moving little soccer balls around a circuit could be…

A little more about the LEGO ball contraption

6 thoughts on “LEGO ball contraption

  1. Girrelephant Master says:

    This looks like the demo set of Rokenbok that used to be set up at a bunch of different stores.

    http://www.rokenbok.com/default.asp

    1. Marc de Vinck says:

      Yes it does. I always wanted a Rokenbok set, they are so cool. Hmmm, maybe I could hack one up?

  2. David W. says:

    Well done mechanically. Phenomenally well done cinematographically (to stretch a word).

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