LEGO is a great work out for the mind, because with over 20k+ pieces to choose from the possibilities are only limited by your time and imagination. And sometimes I build things with form and function and other times I build things that have none.
Such is the concepts of a LEGO Great Ball Contraption (GBC). It's function is to simply move a ball through the machine, time and time again. But a well built LEGO GBC module also offers visual appeal as well as ingenious design. It's the ultimate test for a LEGO Technics builder.
Some liken LEGO GBC to a Rube Goldberg Machine but it is far from that as the Rube Goldberg machine is truly a pointless device.
Now I'm fairly new at these types of LEGO builds but I really appreciate the mechanics that go into building one of these contraptions.
Here's my second LEGO GBC module, it's called a GBC mini-loop, and I hope to make a few more in the future.
I know it's pointless, but at the same time interesting to watch. And when you add a few of these modules together you truly have something awe inspiring.
But I'm still getting there.
For me it's about allocating time to a bigger LEGO project, but fear and self-doubt kicks in and suggests it'll be a complete waste of time, especially if I can't get it to work.
Plus, I have the attention span of a 2-year-old, and bigger projects rarely get completed anyway, so then there's that.
And it doesn't help that my YouTube videos lately have around a 2-day promotion period and then the YouTube algorithm puts my work on slow down and is just a crawl from there. Sooooo frustrating and it values my work at about $2 which makes it hard to get up and go again.
I'm still trying to crack this exiting the rat race thing without having to sell your soul, to the highest bidder but I'll keep trying to work it out for as long as a can.
Now I know there isn't much of a LEGO audience here on YouTube, but if you watched the video and thought it was 'OK' then please share with some friends that have kids as it'll help me a lot.
Cheers
Yeah I'm like that with my perler beads. Looks great but takes time and not much traction on Youtube. Currently on hold atm and focussing on DTube instead
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You are killing it on dTube, great job and keep up with the daily vlog for as long as you can.
Your Perler Bead creations are interesting, and I tried some perler bead stuff during the fidget spinner craze. :-P
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haha nice!
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Hey thats awesome. Im a huge fan of Lego and the fundamentals it can teach children. I've posted about what my kids have made and plan to do so in the future. I cant wait until they're old enough to make the more complex stuff like this! Im especially interested in the programming kits that integrate with lego. I hope to see more!
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Wow! We have a community of '2' now :-D
I have an old LEGO mindstorms kit and keep promising myself to build a working vending machine with it but always find an excuse not to. Maybe I will and share here on dTube first.
If more kids played with lego instead of getting enjoyment from opening surprise packs they'd have a much brighter future.
Thanks for stopping by, and together hopefully we can make the LEGO tag a thing on Steemit.
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Hi there Massive lego starwars fan myself currently doing a review on steemit with my son 11yr old on the lego deathstar build feel free to take a peek ,
I would love for you to stay in touch , i have followed you and upvoted , please stay in contact nice to make new friends xx dee
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Let's get this LEGO tag trending :-)
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Completely Agreed , it needs to be recognized x
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