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  1. Ankoku
    @dunes You might want to add your comment to the Akiyuki thread. I posted on the wrong thread due to too many tabs open on my browser :P
  2. Ankoku
    Don't believe anyone has posted this. It is pretty insane. Basically the creator has combined a bunch of Akiyuki modules into a giant GBC tower! Kinda hope he posts here about it. The bucket wheel tower segments only being supported on one side really messes with me! :P
  3. Ankoku
    Ignore for now, posted in wrong place :P
  4. Ankoku
    Looking forward to it!
  5. Ankoku
    Sounds good!
  6. Ankoku
    I have posted this before, but he has just brought out a new video. Not an Akiyuki GBC, but in his style. Still love the overflow elements of this module:
  7. Ankoku
    Looking good. It has been far too quiet in here of late!
  8. Ankoku
    @Rick Katsumata I saw you posting them, but didn't post them here as I thought you might do so yourself. I like the modular system. Thanks for the photos of Orbit Overlap. I will get to work on a digital file for it. What issues do you currently have with Orbit Overlap?
  9. Ankoku
    This is nice:
  10. Ankoku
    Simple, yet satisfying:
  11. Ankoku
    I preferred his earlier version, it was better in terms of smoothness. Still somewhat variable speed. The one you posted makes you feel sorry for the motor. Looks nice though.
  12. Ankoku
    Looks like he is keeping busy of late!
  13. Ankoku
    Finally got around to transferring my digital reverse engineering into a physical thing. Obviously, when it works this well, you don't need no stinking ramp! (I had to remove the ramp to sort out the syncing. Due to how the cross bracing works, adjusting the syncing from the back isn't an option and the ramp stops you doing it from the front.) Note that no balls remain in the hopper at the end. I believe I threw 30 in there. I always hated the balls getting left behind in the hopper. I am actually really pleased with how smooth it now is and as you can hear from the motor, it is pretty happy. Obviously, that is all Akiyuki's work, I haven't modified any of that, just the hopper and the arrangement of the spiral tubing. This was actually the module that first got me into GBC as being something I might actually build. Having seen is many moons ago, I started collecting the dishes. This was before I knew about people did instructions for these things. When I discovered that, I did the Ball Factory first, which is something I never would have attempted. I was in awe of the Ball Factory, where as this module seemed more attainable and I loved the motion of it. Actually building the original version was a bit disappointing as it didn't work as smoothly as I had hoped, it had issues and the balls being left behind really bugged me. So having it work like this is really satisfying. No more juddering of note! Might take me a little while to do instructions, as the changes are a bit of a mess, step wise, in the file. I will get it done though. Most of the work is already there.
  14. Ankoku
    Would it be better with some form of counter weight? You end up feeling sorry for the motor :)
  15. Ankoku
    I get the feeling inclines will be out due to the variance it will create, gravity being what it is. I was thinking about modular stuff myself, but it was with different modules, rather than repetition/expansion of a single module.
  16. Ankoku
    If you link to the page rather than the PDF file, go for it. More the merrier!
  17. Ankoku
    He is correct in the sense that you can't even at the elastic bands as items in the inventory. As far as I can tell, they just aren't there. You can't render them, so I couldn't add it as a usual step in the instructions. That is the thing Doug mentions. I could have added the photo somewhere in the middle of the instructions, but since it isn't important to syncing, it seemed easier to add it at the end, as it is pretty much the last thing you need to add on.
  18. Ankoku
    Good point with the speed. Being a programmer, I think the modular concept behind it is important. It is nice to see it appear in the GBC world. I also like how he managed to get the separation of the orange and white balls like in the original Ball Factory. The editing of the video shows a number of times when things went wrong. Near the end when he is using the spiral lift module, you hear a nasty crunch and what sounds like a scattering of balls.
  19. Ankoku
    It is amazing what you can do with a modular system. I am just wondering @Berthil whether a Technic, Axle Connector Double Flexible (Rubber) could be used to cushion the fall of the ball loader? The banging noise from it in the video isn't entirely pleasant.
  20. Ankoku
    Photo of the elastic band is the last page in the instructions! @Maoie86
  21. Ankoku
    This is how mine looked the last time I took photos of it. Apologies for the dust. Never had an issue with the ball dropper. It had a lot of issues prior to reverting it back to the original Akiyuki design. As you can see, I made some modifications, mainly to make it more rigid.
  22. Ankoku
    I came to the same conclusion. When instructions are sold, you can't just change a bit and put out a full set of instructions or digital file. That said, you can probably do some additional renders or photographs. In the true spirit of LEGO, it could act as inspiration for others to find their own solutions!
  23. Ankoku
    Not currently. I needed to learn Stud.IO for it, since I need to design the changes before buying the parts. Lifting the whole thing up requires more parts than I have to hand. So things like The Sun, Cup-to-Cup have been keeping me busy of late. Once the instructions for Cup-to-Cup v1.1 is done, I will set about finishing off the Ball Factory v2. Will be nice to make it moveable.
  24. Ankoku
    You did, but the album pulls them together into a single place I can link to.
  25. Ankoku
    No worries. Give me a shout when you do!
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