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Re: The Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest
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Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:23:52 GMT
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   It Went Terrific!!

“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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  Re: The Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest
 
(...) 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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