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In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> On Tue, November 29, 2005 8:12 pm, Janey Cook wrote:
> This place is as good as any to post GBC questions. You could post to the ITlug
> forum, but they prefer the posts in Italian. :) I always have to run the page
> through google translate, type a reply, and run it back through google translate
> before I post. :)
Wow, that sounds like work! Have we met?? I'm Janey, a slacker, nice to meet
you, wink.
> > I know that this sort of thing is old hat to you all.
>
> Building them may be, but the stories never get old. We all love hearing about
> people building GBCs. I must say, your post really had me laughing. Especially,
> hearing about you "looking down the barrel of a gun". I'm very glad you're OK, even
> if you did lose a few LEGO parts.
Yes, Im okay, but I will NEVER do that again, but I'm back on working on a new
design. (To carry on with the gun theme...) I may be wounded but the war of the
GBC has just begun... and I won't stop until I'm victorious, or until they pry a
soccer ball out of my cold "rigor mortising" hand. Wink!
Now, tell me, how do you end up getting two slaves?? I would be happy with just
one, let me in on your secret...Shhhh, no one else is reading, and I wont tell
anyone.
> > Last night, I had a GBC BREAK THRU...
>
> At first, I thought that was good...
Yes, dont all stories start out that way... once upon a time...
> The really scarry thing is when this happens, and you look at your module, and it
> still looks like it's working...
Yes, well sadly misery loves company, so I am happy to know I am not the only
one
else that has "suffered".
> I haven't set-up a GBC in my house for a while, but every few days, my 3 yr old son
> comes up and says, "Daddy. Soccer ball." :)
Hey at least he returns them, my son is pilfering them for his own attempts at
the GBC.
> If you go to the GBC page, there are links to many pictures. I need to add more
> links. About the best documented place to see GBC modules is Philo's page.
Yes, both are great references, and I have clicked away a lot in the last few
days.
> If there's something you can't seem to solve, feel free to post here and ask about it.
> Good luck, and Please keep us posted.
Thanks for the encouragement, and as soon as I get something going, you (the
collective laflrc) will be the first to know.
Cheers,
Janey "Red Brick"
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On Wed, November 30, 2005 12:00 am, Janey Cook wrote:
> In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> > On Tue, November 29, 2005 8:12 pm, Janey Cook wrote:
>
> > ... I always have to run the page
> > through google translate, type a reply, and run it back through google translate
> > before I post. :)
>
> Wow, that sounds like work! Have we met?? I'm Janey, a slacker, nice to meet
> you, wink.
No. If it was work, I'd be doing something else. Like I am now. :)
> Now, tell me, how do you end up getting two slaves?? I would be happy with just
> one, let me in on your secret...Shhhh, no one else is reading, and I wont tell
> anyone.
You know, when you come up with one slightly interesting idea, suddenly people will
line up to be willing slaves.
I wish.
If only I could say they're MY slaves. But, I think it's more accurate to say
they're slaves to the GBC. We've spent the last year pretty much consumed by this
little project, and I'm not sure if it's going to end anytime soon.
> > I haven't set-up a GBC in my house for a while, but every few days, my 3 yr old
> > son
> > comes up and says, "Daddy. Soccer ball." :)
>
> Hey at least he returns them, my son is pilfering them for his own attempts at
> the GBC.
Smart kid. How old was he when you adopted him? :)
If he needs more, just ask. Because, trust me, I've got balls.
> > If you go to the GBC page, there are links to many pictures. I need to add more
> > links. About the best documented place to see GBC modules is Philo's page.
>
> Yes, both are great references, and I have clicked away a lot in the last few
> days.
Here's something else that may be interesting. In October we built a GBC to
incorporate into a train layout. Here are some not-so-good pictures.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1443001
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1443002
Steve
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In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, C. L. GunningCook wrote:
> > I must say, your post really had me laughing. Especially,
> > hearing about you "looking down the barrel of a gun".
I'll second that - the stories are great. I can understand the "gunbarrel"
problem as well. I made a module that used a flexible paddlewheel (to prevent
jamming) to push balls up a curved ramp. Smiling with overconfidence, I turned
it on with my children watching. As the paddle approached the top of the slope,
the rubber band snapped it forward, tossing *all* the balls on it high into the
air (instead of gracefully over the edge into the rest of the module).
Hey, but did I panic? I think not! As the module continued to toss 5-10 bps
three feet into the air, scattering them in all directions including raining
down on the heads of the kids, I lept to my feet to try to catch them... not
shut off the module, which continued to launch balls int the air at a frantic
rate until the 7-year-old in the room had the foresight to actually shut the
module off.
> Now, tell me, how do you end up getting two slaves??
I've got to echo Steve here - we're not *Steves* slaves, we're slaves the the
all-consuming passion that the GBC can become.
--
Brian Davis
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