Destructible Godzilla Town Bins
IKEA bins work nicely as a stackable light source.
Update: While I did show that very simple set of blocks could be re-stacked via garage door opener, it has sever limitations:
- A 1/2 horsepower opener just barely has the strength to lift this single stack
- If the cables are allowed to twist, the opener cannot lift the stack. This makes the amount of freedom of the blocks to collapse pretty boring.
An electric winch can probably add a significant amount of power over a garage door opener, but the problem of twisting, or getting tangled with other stacks, seems like it needs a better solution than just more power. At some point the torque just gets dangerous to the equipment or people.