20250914 Gecko Models 35GM0118: Mini Shop in US Military Base

20250914 Gecko Models 35GM0118: Mini Shop in US Military Base

I pre-ordered this when it was announced via World Hobby Miniatures sometime in March this year and it just arrived 6 months later. From scalemates.com, the model started out as a US Military 8′ Storage Container set two years prior. And in 2025, it received new tooling (more parts) to become a small Mini Shop. […]

20250916 Dragofly by Cut Glue Transform

20250916 Dragofly by Cut Glue Transform

Do go through his channel to experience how he took an old vacuum cleaner and transformed it into a beautiful model. He uses a lot of discarded parts, and 3D prints to get the model done. However, I do not encourage the use cyanoacrylate glue (aka CA, SuperGlue) since in this humid weather, they will […]

20250913 Yamato 2199 Expansion Set

20250913 Yamato 2199 Expansion Set

This was one of those times when I joined a pre-order but it never arrived. This was also one of the reasons I kept my 1/500 Yamato 2199 in storage. The expansion set came out around mid-2014, just half a year after the 1/500 Yamato 2199. In a nutshell, the expansion set gives you that […]

20250911 Spinner: Top Revolving Light New PCB Design

20250911 Spinner: Top Revolving Light New PCB Design

With the new dimensions for the SMD LED’s cut-out, I re-created the shape again from InkScape before importing it into EaglePCB. The only problem is that no matter what I did, there is a ‘leak’. Understandably, JLCPCB confirmed this when I uploaded the design. So, most of the day was spent on trying to figure […]