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Re: Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest '06
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:48:25 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> There has not been a great deal of public discussion about having a Great Ball
> Contraption at BrickFest '06, but there WILL be a GBC at BF06.
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> If you missed your chance last year, when we had almost fifty modules, now is
> the time to start building. It doesn't have to be a big module with lots of
> functions. Actually, those are usually the first to break down.
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> In fact, it doesn't have to be anything fancy, or exciting. Once the whole
> thing is up and running, very few modules stand out, no matter how good (or bad)
> they are. The true joy is watching them all work together.
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> If you're wondering exactly what a Great Ball Contraption is, check out this
> page: http://www.teamhassenplug.org/GBC/
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> Or, this one: http://www.greatballcontraption.com/
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> If you'd like to see a little footage from last year's BrickFest, check out
> Jordan Bradford's video: http://www.blockpartymod.com/brickfest/
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> Or look at the bottom of the TeamHassenplug page (above).
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> If you're planning on bringing a module to BrickFest, please send me an e-mail,
> or add your GBC MOC to the BrickFest website.
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> Thanks
> Steve
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> ps Several people have asked me to send them soccer balls. Sorry for the delay,
> they will be sent soon.
Hey,
Just wondering, are the Bionicle radioactive green balls pretty much the same
size/weight as the soccer balls? I have just come across a HUGE (about 500)
stockpile of these things and thought they would be good for testing.
I live in aus btw, so tripping it over to brickfest anytime in the next few
years doesn't look like happening :( :(
cheers!
Matt
P.S - this is my first post on lugnet relating to models in over 2 years - WOW!
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| (...) Hey Mat, Dont know if anyone has answered you or not, Janey, did the initial test, and others have since confirmed that NO, the 2 balls are different in size. A soccer ball will fit with room to spare between 2 studs. and a "horta egg" (1) is (...) (18 years ago, 11-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| There has not been a great deal of public discussion about having a Great Ball Contraption at BrickFest '06, but there WILL be a GBC at BF06. If you missed your chance last year, when we had almost fifty modules, now is the time to start building. (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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