Posts on Andre Lackmann

Six ships in and I finally built the Australian team.

Six kids, six interlocking physical games, a mission-console web app, and 52 pages of printables — designed and built in a few evenings with AI.

What started as hunting for WipEout reference art for my Lego builds turned into a full-blown community archive of logos, emblems, fonts and art from across the entire franchise.

Feisar is arguably the face of WipEout — on the original PS1 cover art, iconic in blue and yellow, impossible to ignore.

By popular request from the r/WipeOut subreddit, I've compiled high-resolution desktop wallpapers of the cover art for my Lego WipEout anti-gravity ship models.

Moving OpenHAB config changes from IDE to chat via OpenClaw and a dedicated sub-agent.

Retro Gamer magazine ran a two-page spread on my LEGO WipEout ship builds in their February 2026 issue.

When the right LEGO colors don't exist, you adapt.

How I scaled up my Christmas lights display from a hand-built 1,000-pixel setup to an epic(ish) 4,000+ pixel show.

Commercial Christmas tree options didn't fit what I needed, so I designed a 2m tall LED tree fixture from scratch — 3D printed structural components, aluminium tube, fibreglass rods, and 1,960 individually addressable pixels.

How a simple design problem — attaching LED displays to brick walls without drilling — led me to design and print custom brick clips for the 2025 Christmas lights display.

Custom stickers can take a Lego model from good to great — but measuring tiny bricks is a nightmare.

The most complex Wipeout build yet - 842 pieces of angular aggression capturing the brutal aesthetics of Tigron's K-VSR anti-gravity racer.

The second ship in my Wipeout Lego series tackles Van-Über's distinctive twin-wing design using Technic connections and nearly 40 custom stickers.

I recreated the iconic AG-Systems anti-gravity racer from Wipeout using Lego bricks and Bricklink Studio, complete with custom stickers and real-world build instructions.

Launching my new LinkedIn newsletter exploring how today's technology decisions shape tomorrow's business outcomes.

My son's been collecting 1:43 scale F1 cars, so naturally we had to build a proper display for his McLaren collection

I needed an iPad stand to hold our device while using some exercise apps that monitor your progress and provide feedback (such as Homecourt for basketball).

I spent 5 hours letting GitHub Copilot Agent build a complete Node.js app that acts as a BLE-MQTT gateway for my home automation system.

After using NextDNS for parental controls, I've moved to a local AdGuard Home setup with OpenHAB integration for even better control over what my kids can access on our home network.

A complete guide to building a life-size Minecraft diamond sword with motion-reactive LED lighting using WLED, an ESP32, and a MPU-6500 gyroscope - changing light patterns as you swing!

Another year, another epic NYD pool party!

Speaking at Fastly Xcelerate 2024 led to unexpected news coverage about Nine's Olympics security.

Another year, another hackathon at Nine Entertainment!

My most technically advanced build to date - a fully 3D printed Great Frostblade from Breath of the Wild featuring WLED-controlled addressable LEDs, fiberglass reinforcement, and specialized ice-effect finishing.

A deep dive into creating a local API control system for Blueair Air Purifiers using Node.js and MQTT, replacing the Blue Air Cloud service, making everything better - well, mostly...

Another NYD pool party at our good friends' house and a very good time was had by all!

A battery operated catdoor opener & closer.

It's my party and I'll DJ if I want too!

A 20' stand for the Native Instruments F1 DJ Controller

My colleague Lee Webb and I appeared in a video testimonial for Fastly, discussing Nine's experience with their Managed Security Service.

So, turns out ramming into the gutter at full speed repeatedly is going to eventually break something

At Nine Entertainment (where I currently work) we run a regular Hackathon for our teams.

My first WLED project and introduction to playing with RGB addressable LED strips.

A 1.5-metre weapon combining laser-cut cardboard and 31 3D printed parts with advanced weathering techniques that won the Wildcard section at 2024 OzComicCon.

Javascript rules for OpenHAB home automation to allow control of Parental Control rules managed in NextDNS.

Creating a 1.5-metre illuminated Great Thunderblade from Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild using laser-cut cardboard, 3D printed components, and LED lighting.

I appeared at PagerDuty Summit 2022, participating in a panel discussion and video interview about how Nine uses PagerDuty to handle incident response at scale.

A weekend project creating a life-sized replica of the Royal Claymore from Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild using cardboard, spray paint, and 3D printed details.

Creating Fireblight Ganon's distinctive blue ancient sword with cardboard, fabric, and a clever design that makes it appear to be an extension of your arm.

Following on from djdrey 013 - this is 2hrs earlier as the sun went down on our NYD pool party.

What a year 2021 has been.

With Halloween quickly approaching and the Master Sword complete, I took on the challenge of creating the Savage Lynel Sword from Breath of the Wild using cardboard, metal bolts, and plastic chain.

A Halloween cardboard crafting project with the kids - creating Link's iconic Master Sword using recycled packaging, spray paint, and cardboard layering techniques.

What a year 2020 has been!

An evening with good friends and 3hrs at the decks.

Been planning this one for a while.

Mix number 10 and we're in double-digits!

A bit of a mix this month, from techy house to techno bangers, and then a palette cleanser to finish.