Linmix Catarata module is a variation from Philo’s Jigsaw module. Its reliability and simplicity makes it an excellent module to start with. That’s probably the reason why you’ll often cross […]
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Square Platform
GBC cuts’ Square Platform can seem a bit simple at first seight. However, if you watch more carefully the presentation video, you’ll see that the platform in which the balls […]
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Angled Tilters
Passing your favorite balls from one arm to another, GBC cuts’ Angled Tilters is a beautiful and reliable GBC module. The timing is crucial in this module but once setup, […]
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Sweeper
Your favorite soccer and basket balls will not last long on the curved ramp of Philo’s Sweeper module. The rotating central arm of this simple but smart module will quickly […]
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Jigsaw
Philo’s Jigsaw is a module you’ll for sure see, in its original form or adapted, in most of the Lego GBC exhibitions. You’ll love to see your favorite soccer and […]
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Hailfire Wheels
Using two massive Hailfire Droid Wheels (x784), that you may not even recognized as being genuine Lego parts, Philo’s hailfire Wheels module is tall. But if you succeed to find […]
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Black Wave
Mind the wave! Your favorite balls will surf the black wave on this eponym module from Philo. Clever design, simplicity of building, this module has promoted some mechanisms reused in […]
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Archimedes Screw
Turn around. Frequently, a lot of builders are trying to propose a variant from this pioneer module: Philo’s Archimedes Screw. Meet the module that made the story start. Original design […]
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Ball Pump
The result is strength. Your favorite soccer and basket balls won’t be able to climb alone the ramp of Philo’s Ball Pump GBC module. One ball is pushing the others […]
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Shovel
With Philo’s Shovel module, you have in front of you one of the first GBC module ever made. The smart mechanism used in this module, with balls retained by a […]
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Archimedes Screw type 3
This is the last evolved version of Akiyuki’s Archimedes Screw module. The path of the balls is surprising at first sight but reveals quiclkly to be really well thought. This […]
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TurnTable
This Josh DaVid module is run using four LEGO Mindstorms motors and one LEGO Power functions motor. It is an extremely complex module that uses about fifty gears and two […]
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Spiral Lift Type 2
Akiyuki’s “Spiral Lift Type 2” can be seen as the stretched version of his spiral lift module. Your preferred soccer and basket balls will reach progressively the top of the […]
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Ski Lift
It’s winter time! Thanks to the Ski Lift module, your favorite soccer and basket balls will take the chairlift to climb to the top of the mountain. This GBC module […]
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Ferris Wheel
nxtstep101’s “Ferris Wheel” is a tall GBC module and the very first one he published on his Youtube channel. If you read comments on the presentation video of this module, […]
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Mechanical Chain
Inspired from Akiyuki’s Cup to Cup module, Mechanical Chain module from nxtstep101 is a tiny module with a smart design. Easily reproducible, this creative module is perfect for GBC beginners […]
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Inverse Belt Lift
Building GBC module is often slowed down by collecting the required parts. PV-Productions solved this problem by proposing you a GBC module that can be, apart from balls, entirely built […]
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The Wave
“The Wave” is one of the very first GBC module provided by Nico71 on his blog. The main banister of the module is moving like a wave, carrying the balls […]
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Catapult Lifter
This Josh DaVid GBC module uses the power of gravity to catapult the balls up to a higher platform. This module was inspired by Akiyuki’s module “Lifter Triggered by a […]
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Archimedes Screw V7
This GBC module from Josh DaVid looks like an ordinary Archimedes screw, but once seen in action you will notice that the screw is angled using universal joints. Instead of […]
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Cycloidal Drive
A cycloidal drive is a mechanism for reducing the speed of an input shaft by a certain ratio. Akiyuki’s Cycloidal Drive module is an impressive representation in Lego of such […]
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Tilted Rotors
Wouh. Crazy rotations in the place! The Tilted Rotors GBC module is another Akiyuki’s masterpiece. The spinning arms of this module are crossing each other’s to pass the balls from […]
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Fork To Fork and Snake Slide
From one fork to another in a smooth way. This module is another great contraption from Akiyuki, and more than the forks mechanism, you’ll probably love the snake slide that […]
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Fork
Two forks, some rotations and revolutions. The Fork module from Akiyuki carries balls four by four to their sliding destination. The motion of the rotating arm is really awesome to […]
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Spiral Staircase
When Akiyuki wants to make your favorite soccer and basket balls climb the stairs, he always imagine the most fancy and amazing way to do it. The “Spiral Staircase” module […]
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Spinning Disk Lift
The “Spinning Disk Lift” module from Josh DaVid uses universal joints to make its circle. This module is supported on all sides to keep the lift from destroying itself. Moving […]
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Hand Off
The idea of the GBC module “Hand-off” from Josh DaVid was made into a real creation within a two day period. The hardest part of the build was not the […]
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Archimedes Screw V2
Josh DaVid “Archimedes Screw Type 2” is a large GBC module which has a ball agitator that keeps the balls orderly, and a lifting platform to direct balls into a […]
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Portal
Josh DaVid “Portal” is a huge creation that uses Mindstorms robotics to create the allusion of working portals. Based off the video game “Portal” from Valve, this project is built […]
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Step module v2
Second version of one of Akiyuki’s first modules, “Step module v2” is adorned with an extra exit ramp on which your favorite balls cross but never collide. A rather simple […]
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Pneumatic Module
Pump it up! You may not need any motor to action this very clever Akiyuki GBC module. Using a single pressurized input, you can action the two compressors of this […]
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Zig Zag Lift
Left, right, left, right, left, right. Zig Zag Lift module from Akiyuki brings your favorite soccer et basket balls to the top. This module is perfect to start with GBC […]
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Zig Zag Up
Josh DaVid “Zig Zag Up” module was inspired by LegoGBC’s See-Saw module and other modules. Consisting of four see-sawing arms, it slowly lifts the balls up to the top using […]
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Lifter triggered by a Stuck Ball
In most of the GBC modules, when a ball gets stuck, it can simply break or jam your module. In this module from Akiyuki, it simply triggers a lift arm […]
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Invisible Lift
Another Akiyuki masterpiece! If you concentrate on the center of the module, you’ll see the balls reaching the top of the module as if they were flying in the air. […]
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Six Heads
Beware the dragons! Six Heads module is another super smart masterpiece from Akiyuki. The colorful dragons catch the balls in their mouth and carry them on the platform in their […]
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Bucket Wheel Tower
Reach the top of the tower! Bucket Wheel Tower relies on a very smart mechanism from Akiyuki that transports your balls from a rotating arm to another on a vertical […]
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Basket Shooter
Time for some Free-Throw Shots! The amazing Basket Shooter module designed by Akiyuki allows you to “shoot” your favorites soccer and basket balls in the air in a pretty accurate […]
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Catch and Release
“Catch and Release” is a must-have GBC! You will for sure see this module designed by Akiyuki (or a module derived from it) in all GBC exhibitions. Its 4 rotating […]
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Marble Run
Fasten the seat belt! Marble Run module will throw your favorite soccer and basket balls full speed on the ramp of this impressive rollercoaster. The maestria of Akiyuki is to […]
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Spiral Ball Lift
“Spiral Ball Lift” is a simple but smart module engineered by Nico71, a French GBC module designer. Even though the mechanism is not ultra-impressive, the module seems pretty reliable and […]
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Ball Factory V2
Released in 2011, engineered by AKIYUKI, “Ball Factory V2” is, in my humble opinion, one of the most impressive GBC module ever. The complete module is powered by a single […]
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Cup to Cup
Hop, hop, hop, hop, you will love the way Akiyuki Cup to cup module is carrying the balls to their final destination. Planet GBC proposes you here the v2 of […]
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