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Zach Hill - LEGO builder

@zaxbrix.bsky.social

Freedom of personal expression through plastic bricks. by @z4xx0r.bsky.social #newelementary #portlug #lego #afol

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Grand Admiral Thrawn, built for Star Wars Weekend with @portlugpdx.bsky.social. See this puppet-able bust at Bricks Cascade next weekend!

#legostarwars #legomoc

11.05.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

It's not a cheap hobby, but what I value the most are bulk bricks for custom builds. Usually the cheapest way to shop. Best way to get those are bins at our awesome local used shops, Bricklink, and TLG's Pick a Brick, depending on how specific and new/used I'm looking for.

25.03.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The curved slopes don't stop coming! This is definitely an overdue basic one, though.

25.03.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Utility vest, GO! Looks awesome and useful πŸ‘

25.03.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Clink! 🍻

I like changing up my LEGO DOTS patches on my vest depending on the event I go to, like Bricks & Booze!

Thanks @kylozar.bsky.social for the camerawork and voiceover help!

#legodots #legomoc #legobuilds

25.03.2025 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A hawk chases a hare, both custom builds made from LEGO bricks. They both feature a printed curved corner piece with a black eye with a white highlight. These form the hawk's eyes, while the part is rotated to form an open mouth and a single tooth on the rabbit. The hawk's wings are spread and talons are ready, while the bunny is frightened and sprinting from the bird.

A hawk chases a hare, both custom builds made from LEGO bricks. They both feature a printed curved corner piece with a black eye with a white highlight. These form the hawk's eyes, while the part is rotated to form an open mouth and a single tooth on the rabbit. The hawk's wings are spread and talons are ready, while the bunny is frightened and sprinting from the bird.

The wolf eyes from LEGO 21354 Twilight The Cullen House work great on other animals, too! See the full set review and more of these MOCs:
www.newelementary.com/2025/03/revi...

@newelementary.bsky.social
#lego #legomoc #legobuilds #afol

21.03.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speed build challenge, this African crested porcupine was built in 10-11 hours with parts in hand. Well, I got some long Technic axles, Mixel joints, and pointy white bits before starting! This prickly pal has a Technic skeleton, is poseable, and can even be picked up by one particular quill.

11.03.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The LEGO patch vest is all spiked up now! Official chrome or ink silver, even third-party chrome parts, are too pricey so I spray painted some LBG cones. They're secured with stainless steel #12xΒΎ" screws, so they're not going anywhere!

05.03.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spoke with a friend about this over the weekend, apparently the internal tools only allow customer service to order 999x too. Though some elements - if they're all you need - won't qualify for free shipping in multiple orders πŸ™„

05.03.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting! I recently had to place multiple qty 999 orders to get more than 1,000 for a large project. I wonder if that's still allowed.

Also, I hope PaB standard be back soon in the US. Not that I'm optimistic about our international trade at the moment. 😭 My big project still needs more parts!

12.02.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes, and if I'm lucky, I think that about all the strangers I see too.

12.02.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it would wear out from rotation pretty quickly, another reason to save this build as a potential up-scale project later.

12.02.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a weird one, it's been around since 2009 but only in 91 sets in that time, with no more than 8 copies in a single set. Most have just one or two.

12.02.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 1x2 beam with angled bar (85940) is the key part in this build, and one part which I sometimes forget exists!

11.02.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

With the LEGO head out of production, making my own might be something I consider soon.

11.02.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I sort by part type but am at the point where some bins are overflowing. Those are getting divided by color families - grayscale, warm, and cool. Might not be long until some get divided by more specific colors.

11.02.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How often do long parts fall sideways through the holes? These seem neat but I always wondered.

11.02.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, so many Throwbots! I had the purple one, still have some parts floating around, but can't find the super rad belt clip case. Oh well!

11.02.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The face one makes when you see your flowers in bloom, naturally!

11.02.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A much smaller vehicle since I need to focus on things other than ✨the big one✨

11.02.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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These days though, we've got a crap ton of U-joints, so that's what I'm going with.

04.02.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A Hog it is indeed!

I'm starting to think the suspension's lack of linkages is the most sci-fi thing in Halo. Floppy steering has been a frustrating problem in several versions, but I think I have a better solution now.

I have one of the arms built IRL, I'll try to remember to bring it to PortLUG!

04.02.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A bigger look at that wild 4WD RC chassis I've been working on. I'll start (re)building this physically to make sure it works after a couple other projects, but this is one I've wanted to figure out for a while.

#legorc #legotechnic

03.02.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Now it really looks like Tomb Raider ruins! Great mix of masonry, torches, and leaves.

03.02.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Boone has a series of tutorials on YouTube, they're a great starting place!

Look up the hotkeys which save a lot of time (as with all software) in positioning bricks, navigating the brick picker, changing views, etc. Too many tips to share here but if you have more Qs others here and I may have As!

03.02.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the animations I made for the @newelementary.bsky.social @lego-fortnite.bsky.social sets review. Llamaaa-CHOO! πŸ¦™

03.02.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Ooh hoo hoo, nice effect with the UV on the trans-neon! I found my smart bulbs can get close to that wavelength; it's a lot of fun.

02.02.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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These mini builds are awesome, so glad I got to see some of the secrets within πŸ˜‰

I've been on an IG break and will probably be there and here until @flashesapp.bsky.social starts up, then I'll move that direction.

01.02.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly he does not. When will TLG finally add this long-requested feature to minifigs?

01.02.2025 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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