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Re: The Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest
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lugnet.events.brickfest
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Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:23:52 GMT
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“Terrific” is a pretty general response...I would add the following:
1) GBC exceeded all of our expectations as we prepared for Brickfest
2) The room was NOT large enough to accomodate the GBC or the crowd
3) I watched as many kids were simply mesmerized by the movement of the GBC
4) It was so packed that you couldn’t move in the room
5) It would have been really nice to have a single switch to turn the machine
on and off (maybe next time) :)
6) All the efforts that people (Steve, Brian, John...the list goes on and on)
put in to prepare really paid off
7) Did I mention it was crowded? :)
As much fun as the larger, more complicated modules were, the kids enjoyed the
small simple ones just as much. Nobody should be intimidated by what was at
Brickfest. Any and every module no matter how complicated or simple is a GOOD
module. Remember, a lot of people that visit a Lego show are not as into Lego
as some of us (ie - Steve). So, being able to look at GBC modules and say “hey,
I can do that” is a good way to grow participation. I, for one, will stick with
the simpler modules because they are easier to transport. I made a complex
module early on and disassembled it because Steve thought the balls were moving
too fast (something about breaking his kitchen window).
All modules are good modules. I can only hope that we get additional
participation next time we bring together a GBC.
BTW - this was my first Brickfest...what an experience!!! What a great bunch of
people that share my love of Legos!!!
Bryan
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| (...) Well, Steve may have more infomation coming, but for now... It Went Terrific!! We had more than 40 modules built by 30+ builders in a rectangular layout serviced by two trains running in one loop with (at one point) eight loading & unloading (...) (19 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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