Yiharua

Since I was a child I remember having Lego at home. Back into 2009 I took my hobby with more strenght, joining comunities and participating in them. My very first Lego Technic set? 8265; ravishing... I am too young to talk about dark ages or old sets :D

You are welcomed!

1002 ways to fail are too few! The everyday of a GBCer... :D Nice try with this marble pump. I am looking forward to see your new GBC. I am very happy to see another GBCer around here :)

We both are in the GBC sphere and I can tell you he is having little time to play with lego. You sshould better ask him through his Youtube channel, becouse he checks it more regularly. ;)

Balls are very naughty yes :D. Hopper is the part where balls wait to be moved, at the entrance of the module. :) That is the hopper of one of my old modules. ;)

That was a good deal in fact... Great price.

Weight difference is a little bit of a pitty... I have tried with marbles but it is not at all the same. Even simpler modules tend to fail... Anyway those balls you have bought have same size and weight (or very similar weight) and worked in our local LUG events when we needed more balls. I am looking forward to see your GBCs! And you should tell us more about the old marble module ;). Any pic? Sheepeater those balls were a great new for us, the GBCers, this year. But not many of them are available as eyesonly says...

Eyesonly, those are the ones I was talking about. ;). They are perfect, they have the same exact size. ;)

The closest thing I know is my own blog, searching in the GBC cathegory. Most of the last GBCs are updated on my blog (2011-2013). http://yiharuablog.wordpress.com/?s=gbc Buuut you´ve given me an idea. I am interested in doing that GBC database... If times comes to my life it will be a fact. ;)

What I most like about it is the changing direction mechanism. It works perfectly well. Congrats ;).

Our friend up here gave you a nice advice. Bricklink is the best way to find cheaper GBC balls, altough you must need to know the ball reference to find it... Anyway, there are alternatives. Bionicle zamor balls are not an option; they are bigger. But if you are not a Lego purist I highly recommend you to go to your local chinesse store (We have a looot in Spain) and ask for small balls. They have one type of the exact same size of the GBC balls. And it is 5 cents per ball... (Bricklink price for GBC balls is between 0.5€ and 1.5€) However official GBC balls are better looking :P. See you! I hope I have helped you!

Congrats! Rotating modules are really funny!

Thank you guys! Modules are always coming out of my mind, but only few of them are really reliable. Spock, continue with it. ;)

Good and warm morning everyone! Today I present you the last GBC Module that has left my hands, a Lego Ball Accelerator. Original name: Accelerator Module Number of pieces: 335 Bulilding Time: 5 hours (not counting the fail of the first version) Size: 16×32 studs Instructions available: YES Lets see a general overview of the module. The mechanism is relatively simple. A Lego PF M motor moves an axle. This axle is divided into two, one part goes to move the wheel, increasing the relationship between gears to go faster, while the other continues straight to the hopper, where a liftarm moves the balls so they don´t roll into a ball. In the first version the wheel was very loose and not all balls had the speed needed (Some even stayed on the ramp) with the result that it was not effective. In this version the wheel is secured to the floor, the baseplate, so that every ball (Or almost all) pass. The height is over 10 bricks, complying with the rules of the GBCs. The hopper is my typical 11×11 studs that you can find in the Ball Pump Module. Without further info, here you have the video. It includes a brief explanation of the module and the itself in action. Hope you like it! Finally, remind you that you can dwonload the instructions for this Lego GBC module here: http://www.hispalug.....0;attach=25818 Use them at your discreccion , but give feedback! Thanks to all who have made this creation possible, especially the GBCers Philip Verbeek for encouraging and Eran (LegoGBC) for their assistance with Sony Vegas! You can check YiharuaBlog Flickr photostream here for extra pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yiharuaf/ The article on my blog:http://yiharuablog.w...rator-module-2/

Thank you very much for the info!

Nice creation! It takes the main aspects of the tanks and so looks like one. The barrel coulld be improved though. The rest of the tank is perfect as it is. ;). 2 hours of work well used. :). Thank you for mentioning my tank. I am very proud of it, and the fact that it has helped you to end your creation is fantastic. :). P.S.: How do you manage to put the chains in LDD!? It has been a headache for me since I download it... :(.

Thank you again! Looking forward to see that tiger.

Thank you everybody for your keen answers. :). I really apreciatte your help DPrime. The turret is a WIP. I am still working on it. You are right saying that some lines are different, and the barrel is not accurate at all, but it is no longer renewed. (I love its shale :D) Anyway, I am working on the turret. It is a A3, as unknown clone says, not a firefly. ;). Thank you everybody!

Yes! Big fail! Therefor, a T-34 is an option...

Thank you both for your comments! Mataroa, I have tried with that pieces, but there isn´t space at all, though it would work in other situation. If you haveany other suggestion please let me know!

Thank you!

Thank you all for your great comments! I prefer allied tanks, but a tiger or a t-34 may be in my army in the near future... ;)

I am proud to present you the World War Two British Artillery QF 6 Pounder (Formally, Ordnance Quick Firing 6 Pounder) "The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6 pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles. It was first used in North Africa in April 1942, and quickly replaced the 2 pounderin the anti-tank role, allowing the 25 pounder to revert to its intended artillery role. The United States Army also adopted the 6 pdr as their primary anti-tank gun under the designation 57 mm Gun M1." The story of the creation of this MOC begins long ago. At Christmas, in my free time, I was doing several different vehicles designs of the World War II. Some came out, some not, but I generally did not want to recreate them. My main objective was to finish the M4A3 Lego Sherman. Once the parts arrived and I had built the Sherman, I realised that with the leftover pieces and some of my other pieces it could be possible to recreate this model that I had already designed! What happy I was! The Lego QF 6 Pounder consists of about 100 pieces, not counting the Willys Jeep that carries it, of course. The soldiers are the minifigures of the rebels of Endor, the Lego Star Wars line. They are very useful to resemble allied soldiers of the 40s, and they are a lot cheaper than the custom minifigures that some shops sell ... With one of the custom shops minifigures, I can buy six of these. Logically the legs of the artillery can move from side to side. They can conect to the jeep to. As final considerations I would like to acknowledge the work that Stijn Oom and Antonio Bellon do on FlickR. They are great inspirers. You may download the instructions (LDD file format .lxf) right here below. I hope you liked it! Instructions here: http://www.hispalug.com/foro/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=18454.0;attach=25603 The original article on my blog: http://yiharuablog.wordpress.com/2013/06/28/lego-qf-6-pounder/

“The M4 Sherman, formally Medium Tank, M4, was the primary tank produced by the United States during World War II. Total production Sherman M4 exceeded 50,000 units and its chassis served as the basis for other designs, such as tank destroyers, recovery vehicles and self-propelled artillery. In the United Kingdom, the M4 were called “Sherman” becouse of the General W. Tecumseh Sherman. Later, the name started being used in the United States.” I had two primary goals while redesigning my old M4 Sherman. I basically wanted this: -Reduce the size to resemble the real scale. -Keep the design of the entire hull. Redesigning the front and the tower. -Increase gameplay. (I have child soul ) Although these were the main objectives, I also wanted to remake the suspension system, which I didn´t like, and build a detailed interior. Fortunately I was able to meet all my goals, including redoing the interior. Furthermore, it increases a lot the gameplay. You will see thorugh the post. Lets start. FRONTAL: The front view shows that the sides and bottom of the front hull have maintained their style, with several curved slopes and lights. However, the front where the machine gun is has been modified so that it had the proper tilt, as the real M4 Sherman. And we have another detail. There are chains in the front, as in many real tanks. SIDE: The side also keeps the look of the first version of my creation, as well as the Sherman, but there are a number of changes and improvements. We will not consider the turret, which is going to be seen later. As we can see, the hull is the same, with a little change; there are two tiles on it. I just wanted the Sherman to look like the original, again. The second noticeable change are the front wheels. While the original Sherman used 24 tooth gears, the new ones have 16 tooth. I also change the suspension, reducing its size and adding those tires that seemed very appropriate. Size reduction has led me to save about 50 chains. The length was reduced from 24 to 21 and a half studs. REAR: On the back the most recognizable change is the size. The width of the new model is 10 studs, much more acceptable than the previous 12 studs. And better scaled. The rest remains the same, except the central panel that protects the engine, which has been made ​​studless, and tiles have been put in that place. Even the rear hatch is the same. TURRET: The turret suffered a clean slate. . It was completely redesigned. Based on several network designs (See Bibliography at the end) and with a few more details, I got it to be more rounded. It was hard work, because the size was smaller than in the previous version. Of course, the tower can be drawn from the tank. The gunner of the tower can be removed and is suited in very easily, and the gate closes or opens with the same simplicity. It is completely built with the Studless technique. It was the easiest way to detail a small part. Here you can see the technique. Even the barrel is SNOT. I have to forgive me, I placed a yellow piece. I’m very proud of how the new turret is. It is much more similar to the original Sherman turret. Finally, and of course, the turret can go up and down. INTERIOR DETAILS: The Sherman that has been designed gave me the possibility to add interior details. It was not in the original plan, but I saw that it was possible and I asked myself wether or not to include. The result has been positive. Everything starts by removing four pieces. They are very easy to remove, they are the top of the tank. Two slopes and two tiles. Then you remove a bunch of bricks. All together. And voila, we get inside. This includes a seat for the driver, some control pads, an armrest that can serve to hold a gun, and some cannon balls. And this is my Lego M4 A3 Sherman. A final photo. Thank you for reading this huge article. You can download the instructions of the Lego M4A3 Sherman (In LDD format) here; http://www.hispalug.com/foro/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=18421.0;attach=25602 The article on my blog: http://yiharuablog.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/lego-m4-a3-sherman/ And the Youtube Video:

We had a Lego Fan event called NorteBrick 2013 last March, and I have just made the video of the GBC layout. There were 11 modules by authors from North (San Sebastian), East (Valencia), West (Galicia) and South (Leon...) I hope you like it! It is smaller than the big ones from Central Europe events, but it has some unique modules, and an Akiyuki´s module... There is also an article on my blog, Yiharuablog: http://yiharuablog.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/lego-gbc-layout-nortebrick-2013/