Build update: The Finish Line
I have pretty much finished my Blackskull Archipelago build! Since my last progress post I have been working on more greenery, finishing the tower and building the ship which I have named The Black Betty. [...]
A new mission patch
I have just added a new product to my shop, a new mission patch commemorating the nefarious dealings of those stylish space villians Blacktron from 1987-1993. You can see my range of available mission patch designs here. This mission patches is slightly bigger than my previous ones at 8cm x 8cm in [...]
Bendigo Show 2024
Back to the Bendigo Show! I will be exhibiting my Charing Cross build at the 2024 Bendigo Agricultural Show from the 25th to the 26th of October along with my fellow Bendigo LEGO® User Group members. You can purchase tickets online or at the gate, and I’ll see you there!
Brickvention 2025
Today I was notified that my application to exhibit my pirates build as part of our group Blackskull Archipelago display at Brickvention 2025 has been accepted! Brickvention 2025 will run from the 18th to the 19th of January at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, it is Australia’s premier LEGO fan convention and the biggest [...]
Build update: Greening
There is still quite a bit of work to do, but I can see the end of my Blackskull Archipelago build from here! Since my last progress post I have been working on ground cover, greenery and the tower. Below you can see where I have got up to so far. [...]
Build update: Ready to rock
As you are no doubt aware I have been building my part of our collaborative pirates-themed Blackskull Archipelago build since January, I should be further along by now but I am starting to finally feel like I am finally getting somewhere with it!Since my last progress post I have been working almost exclusively on caves [...]
Brixpo 2024 High Five
It has taken me a bit longer to get onto this post, as I have been unwell since I got home from Adelaide last Monday, but here are my top five builds from the Brixpo 2024! Imperial Deployment by Jason Farrelly Jason Farrelly actually displayed half of [...]
Downtown Records on Rebrickable
Ever since I put my Downtown Records build up on LEGO Ideas back in August 2020 I have been asked almost constantly if there were instructions available for it. Well, I am pleased to say that I have recently finished creating and uploading instructions for a new smaller version of Downtown Records, which you [...]
Build update: Mainly water
So building has been underway on my pirates-themed Blackskull Archipelago build for a few months now, and I really should be further along but to tell you the truth I have not been feeling as motivated to build of late. I am happy to say though that whilst I have been working ever so [...]
Water and shorelines
In my current pirate-themed build, Blackskull Archipelago, I am building a lot of water and also shorelines where the water meets sandy beaches. Because this is a collaborative build it is important that the sections that each person builds are able to match up with those around it, so the actual first step in [...]