Who I am Despite having an Electronics Engineering Degree, I really got nowhere in Life. Most of my Jobs does not really give my Degree a run for the money. What it did was to tell everyone that I went Overseas and got a piece of paper. The Degree did expose me to the World […]
Monthly Archives: March 2026
20260316 The Enforcer: A Gun for Zhora
This is a very nice concept which to me, is best suited for Police. I could imagine where during the chase, Zhora might encounter a Police or Riot Officer, subdued them and grabbed their side-arm. In the next scene, she could be seen removing the barrel (which I can assume to be some sort of […]
20260316 Who is Rick Ross?
In the SciFi Props and Replicas scene, the name Rick Ross is synonimous with the PKD Blaster and its snub-nosed variant. Heck he was the one who came up with, “Pflager Katsumata Series D” for the PKD Blaster in the Blade Runner Movie. Just like Robocop, their iconic weapons does not have any name. So, […]
20260310 So, I bought Toy PKD Blaster pt.5: Programming the JQ6500
Uploading .MP3 files into the JQ6500 is not as easy as it sounds. Since the on-board flash storage on the market is typically 16MBit (aka 2Mb). So, if your samples are long, you will need to re-encode your files to a lower bitrate (but this compromises playback quality). You will also need a Program to […]
20260315 So, I bought Toy PKD Blaster pt.6: Testing the JQ6500
The 28mm 8 Ohm 3W speakers… have arrived. And so are the 5-position switches, plus other stuff not relevant to this Project such as UV Glue. From past experiences, the 3W speakers I’ve had were good enough for prop sounds. The only issue is the choice of amplifiers that must be small enough to drive […]
