I still haven’t figured out how to add multiple images to a post, so below is a link to my year in review. All of the builds are in ascending order as well. We’ll see what 2026 has in store for me. I honestly thought I made more this year. Granted there were a handful of builds I did that weren’t significant to me, and did not make the cut.

https://imgur.com/a/gMLSzBF Enjoy :)

  • JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    Thanks for the share!

    I still haven’t figured out how to add multiple images to a post

    What I usually do is to upload a lead image of moderate size, then source the rest (gonzo-size) from Imgur (etc) in the body of the post. Example here: https://piefed.social/c/eurographicnovels/p/1580259/the-last-atlas-series-10-page-samples-and-mini-review

    This cuts down on the file-size load on both the origin and recipient instance, plus helps with situations in which an instance is prone to greatly down-sizing incoming images. For example, yesterday Deceptichum uploaded a 1.2mb image to Lemmy.World, and it immediately cut it down to 150k, pretty much making it useless.

  • Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
    10·
    3 months ago

    Thanks for your contributions here! I can honestly say I have never before seen Lego models like yours. They have a certain let’s call it chaotic busy-ness to them, that makes them fascinating to look at, since they aren’t so perfectly aligned on a grid with clear 90° corners like many other models.

    • squ1ddos@piefed.worldOPEnglish
      8·
      3 months ago

      You’re quite welcome! You’re not wrong about how I just “snap” parts in place. Most of the time when I get a vision in my mind I try my best to translate it in LEGO. I can visualize myself seeing the build in factual reality and that brings life to the concept. Basically I enjoy having a plethora of parts to rifle through and see what I can conjure up. Sometimes I get ideas that I think would be stellar that I tear up because I’m amazed that I was able to pontificate such a grand idea. I enjoy showing off what is possible if you don’t “color in the lines.” I am not quite sure what triggered my abstract build style, but it can be quite exhausting and rewarding at the same time. I just enjoy adding detail as much as possible and I don’t let “what’s practical” hold me back. I look back on prior builds and I think when I finally started the first iteration of the apocalyptic scraps in 2019, I pretty much dove off of the deep end. 2005-2014 were my dark ages, but it was Lego Digital Designer that reintroduced me to LEGO. I spent days in LDD, during college and Minecraft’s inception. Then Stud.Io came out and there was much more I could do, and it took a bit to master, but it’s second nature now. At the end of the day, I use LEGO to zone out and create “art” with lore. I always use to write poems, draw, and create short stories, so I guess my past is finally reaching up to me? I think what also blows people away is that I stream my builds on Twitch and that my builds are modular. There’s always the downside of being creative… it’s building a concept when you’re suppose to be sleeping or working.

  • Heydo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    Do you go into these with a plan or is it more of a “add to it until it looks right” sort of thing?

    • squ1ddos@piefed.worldOPEnglish
      71·
      3 months ago

      Essentially both answers are correct. I have a vision and try to manifest it in reality. Sometimes it doesn’t go according to plan and I have to improvise. I feel that I can create things better, without fail when I have the parts available.