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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A few new Lego Battletech designs for today's Elite House Commands day...not sure the Somerset Strikers really count, but they're ready to take back the galaxy! #mechtober #Battletech #lego

Albatross of the FWL's Knights of the Inner Sphere

Thunderbolt of the Capellan Death Commandos

Axman and Bushwacker of the 1st Somerset Strikers. Adam Steiner's Axman is a 1N because I don't like the way the 2X looks!

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yikes! I'm pretty sure you can get a barely used '25+ Mach E Premium for less than that and...why wouldn't you?

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Baby Shit Metallic rings painted on the tires are slightly out of round so when it's driving at low speeds it looks like it has a loose wheel cover. And what is happening with that left rear corner panel alignment?

A Tesla Cybertaxi driving around Bellevue, WA

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nice! Does the Legacy have the USDM tail lights with clear rear turn signal lenses? They were never sold that way in the US (Legacy wagons were discontinued after MY 2007 and those lights came with the 2008 Outback/Legacy facelift). With a little trimming of the connector they fit fine on a 2006...

2006 Subaru Legacy GT wagon with 2008/2009 Outback tail lights

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Mach Es look so damn good in this color

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Nico Rosberg and JPM seem like they could team up as Statler and Waldorf. And Kimi AntonElmo.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A clean 240SX with a 5 speed in the wild. They still exist! #weirdcarbs

A stock 240SX just parked at the grocery store like it's a regular car or something

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

When she looks at you, you can see she's working things out.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Got the Miata out for its first good drive of the year and god damn is it just a joy. Also shout out to Lady Liberty of Sultan Basin.

View over the hood of a silver NB Miata driving down a tree-lined road

Lady Liberty mannequin next to signs that read "OMG GOP STAND UP NOW"

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

For some reason this makes me think of Bumbershoot: a festival for discomfited crowds of socially awkward Northwesterners to listen to melancholy rock music. I haven't been in years, but I'm glad it's back.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Taco Time NW is the best. My toddler loves crisp bean burritos but he doesn't like the ends because they're "too crunchy." That's the best part, and he willingly gives it to me! I only recently learned that they'll put tots inside your soft taco or burrito if you ask for it, and it fucking rocks.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Everybody in Renton loves the maple bars at Chuck's. They use a whipped frosting. I love maple bars, but I'd eat one from Safeway before I'd have another from Chuck's.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The M5 went on its first trip of the year! What a fantastic machine for crushing miles: freeways, 2-lane highways, back roads. Though those back roads are more fun when not hauling a wife prone to carsickness, a sleeping toddler, and everyone's supplies for a long weekend... #carbluesky

Silver E39 M5 parked at the I-82 Selah Creek EB rest area at sunset. A sign reads, "WATCH FOR RATTLESNAKES," and Mt Rainier looms on the horizon.

Silver E39 M5 parked on gravel driveway; Mt Hood is visible in the background

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Just an old truck that does old truck shit - carry stuff, tow trailers, and look good. #carbluesky

Old F250 sitting on recovering pine/oak forest land, with Mt Adams in the background

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Man, the 2026 Mach E color palette is pretty great. This Adriatic blue is my favorite as a modern version of the '90s-ubiquitous teal, but race red, velocity blue, and eruption green all look really good. Even glacier grey is alright, it has a decidedly blue tint.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Went to a preschool open house today, and it's clear that they have had banana distribution issues in the maybe-not-so-distant past.

8.5 x 11 sheet of paper posted on a door on which is printed, "PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO SERVE YOUR BANANAS!" This is highlighted and then underlined in red marker.

A post-it note on a door. The note reads, "Pls do not forget to take your bananas! Thank you!" "Do not forget" is underlined.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

His rookie season in Indycar is what got me into watching racing, and his perseverance after his accident was inspirational. Becoming a top tier athlete in a completely different sport was unbelievable. RIP to one of the greatest sports legends ever.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

And it has convenient access to the future site of Starfleet HQ just across the Bay

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Fairmont 2-door sedan on my teriyaki run yesterday #weirdcarbs

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Near me, The Filling Station in Kennydale (Renton, WA). They've started doing brunch on Sundays and the wet burritos and chilaquiles are fantastic. Not near me, River Rock Roasting Co in La Verkin, UT. Great view, fantastic cinnamon rolls.

Wet burrito at Filling Station Coffee and Bistro. I dropped my phone on the green half.

Cinnamon roll and a cup of coffee at River Rock Roasting Co

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Depends on which car is in the #2 spot, but I like these combos

Garage with E30 M5 and 4th-gen Legacy GT wagon

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I'm reading @annleckie.com's Translation State and assumed this was a reference to the Radchaai, but I think they're more, "tea is by definition the only potable beverage in the civilized galaxy."

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Joel Cunningham @joelevard.com · 16/04/2026

guys, this is how you lose the time war

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Kiddo has been learning the names of his toy cars, and this morning he brought this one to me and asked, "is this a Trashy Hotshot?" Yes, yes it is. #weirdcarbs

A matchbox Polaris Hotshot, hereafter referred to as the Trashy Hotshot, bane to all other drivers on the coffee table.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Seabee in WWII; auto mechanic. Motor pool in WWII; Boeing machinist/tool supervisor. If it was a Boeing product made from the '50s to '80s, there's a good chance he helped figure out how to make it.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Just imagine the last word wasn't autocorrected, ugh

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

While our restaurant is part of your network, the sommelier on duty that night was not, so I'm afraid you're going to have to pay $5,000 out of pocket for that $30 malbec...

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

King Crab! I was really excited that I could make the gun-cover claws open and close. Many single-stud connections here make keeping everything aligned a pain. This is the ComStar Clanbuster variant with Streak SRM-2s, but the binoculars and round studs under them can be swapped for 1x1 slope 30s.

Lego BattleTech King Crab standing on a BattleTech mapsheet. The claw arms are open, exposing the Gauss rifles (or AC/20s) hidden within.

Lego BattleTech King Crab standing on a BattleTech mapsheet. The left claw is closed, hiding the big gun from prying eyes.

Lego BattleTech King Crab standing on a BattleTech mapsheet. The right claw is open because another 'Mech is about to disappear.

Lego BattleTech King Crab standing on a BattleTech mapsheet. Kit Fox for scale.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The classic #BattleTech WHM-6R Warhammer. This one is largely based on the original Unseen design because I had the 3rd Edition box set as a kid. The Warhammer was on the cover, but I couldn't resist making this with the Black Widow paint scheme instead of the box's tan.

It's a Lego Warhammer! BattleTech, not 40k. And it's Natasha Kerensky's, because it's kind of the iconic Warhammer. It's walking across a map sheet, one PPC arm pointed at the camera, the other angled kinda down towards the ground, like "I'm only going to need one of these bad boys to completely destroy you," and definitely *not*, "I need to volley fire because I'm sweating out of my eyeballs in here."

View of the Lego Warhammer from the left front quarter. Just standing there on a BattleTech mapsheet, both arms facing forward.

Lego Warhammer, right front quarter view, standing stationary on a BattleTech mapsheet with the arms hanging down. Maybe powered down for the night.

Lego BattleTech Warhammer standing behind a Warhammer mini. I might do another version later that has the new design's horizontal SRM rack on the right shoulder.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The Dunkin ad is in the uncanny valley — not the one for CGI, the one that’s too bad to be funny but not bad enough to be funny again about how bad it is

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Yes I will take one HeulieAir please

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I was about to do the same thing when I came across 949's steering wheel spacer. Keeps the airbag but moves the wheel just over 2" closer, which is just enough knee room for me and a more comfortable driving position overall. I figure I'm not closer to the airbag than a short driver would be.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Left for the box, right for the poster in the box. There's a poster in the box, right?

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

And another BattleTech novel hero 'Mech, Trenton Marik's lightly customized RFL-7N2 Rifleman, Habeas Corpus.

Purple and grey Lego Rifleman 'Mech, its arms aimed at the ground, but the cockpit lifted slightly towards the sky, as if willing some aerospace fighters to just go ahead, just try to come at the Inner Sphere's favorite antiaircraft platform.

Lego model of BattleTech Rifleman posed on BattleTech map sheet, walking from left to right with its torso twisted towards the camera and its arms raised

Lego model of BattleTech Rifleman posed on BattleTech map sheet with a Battletech Rifleman miniature

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Katie Ferraro's Kit Fox, Kagekitsune, from @swankmotron.com's excellent Fox Patrol series. Here loaded in Alt Config B.

Lego model of BattleTech Kit Fox/Uller OmniMech in Alternate Configuration B posed on BattleTech map sheet, with Lego statue figure representing Katie Ferraro. Not enough grease on it, though.

Lego model of BattleTech Kit Fox/Uller OmniMech in Alternate Configuration B posed on BattleTech map sheet

Lego model of BattleTech Kit Fox/Uller OmniMech in Alternate Configuration B posed on BattleTech map sheet with BattleTech Kit Fox miniature

Lego model of BattleTech Kit Fox/Uller OmniMech in Alternate Configuration B posed in front of e-reader with cover of the latest Fox Patrol book, Outfoxed. I finished it while waiting in the jury room this week. The trial wound up being cancelled.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

An Adder/Puma, this one with the Primary, A, and B configurations, depending on whether you want to deliver relativistic charged particles, missiles, or a combination of lasers and lead. Star Adder Alpha Galaxy livery. I really love the way the transparent bright green cockpit canopy pops.

Lego Adder in Primary Configuration (2x ER PPCs), with plastic Adder BattleTech miniature, posed on a paper map sheet

Lego Adder in Alternate Configuration A (2x LRM-20, 2x Small Pulse Laser) posed on a paper map sheet

Lego Adder in Alternate Configuration B (LB 5-X autocannon, Large Pulse Laser, 2x ER Medium Laser) posed on a paper map sheet

Lego Adder, Primary configuration, with loadouts for A and B configurations arranged around it, and Lego statue figure, all posed on a paper map sheet

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Posting a few more #Lego #BattleTech 'Mechs tonight, starting with the Viper/Dragonfly. I always thought the high-mobility medium scout was interesting, and this is a weird-looking little dude. Clan Ghost Bear Theta Galaxy colors on this one.

BattleTech Viper OmniMech made from Lego, posed on a BattleTech paper map sheet. Right three-quarter view.

BattleTech Viper OmniMech made from Lego, posed on a BattleTech paper map sheet. Left three-quarter view.

BattleTech Viper OmniMech made from Lego, front view, with a plastic Viper mini in front of it.

BattleTech Viper OmniMech made from Lego with a Lego statue figure on top, approximately the scale of a person for these models.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

First up, the Shadow Cat. In 1995, I got TRO: 3058 for my birthday, and this was my favorite ‘Mech in the book. I loved the Gauss rifle arm, protruding cockpit, and Timber Wolf-style reverse legs with offset knees. This one is in Diamond Shark Alpha Galaxy colors. #BattleTech #Lego #MechWarrior

Shadow Cat BattleMech made of Lego, standing on graph paper

Shadow Cat BattleMech made of Lego. This time it's posed to look like it's walking on the graph paper.

Shadow Cat BattleMech made of Lego, standing on graph paper. This time it's standing with one of the new Catalyst minis, and it's matching the mini's pose. They're doing the "never talk to me or my son ever again" pose.

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ztjackson.bsky.social @ztjackson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

In 2021, I started playing around with small (3-5”) #Lego #BattleTech designs in BrickLink Studio. After 4 years and a number of hours I don’t really want to think about, I have a decent digital stable. Now that I’m starting to order pieces and build them, I'll start sharing them here, too.

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