One thing I liked about Scale model kits is their ability to display a model in a cross-section or as a cutaway concept. My first memory would be the large aeroplanes stationed at the showrooms of a Travel Agency. I was mesmerised by exposed sections of the model showing the detailed seats and its insides. […]
20260101 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 03 3mm Spacer it is!
Happy New Year! I have located the 3mm White LED and soldered onto another prototype PCB. This time, I have not modified the 3mm spacer but just used it as it is. Instead of the 10mm height I envisioned, my calipers said the height should be around the 9mm mark. This means, with the spacer, […]
20251231 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 03 LED Spacer
Are you high? A typical height of a 5mm LED is 8.7mm (1mm collar and 7.7mm resin lens). Add that to the 3mm spacer, we’re looking at a 11.7mm height. But as shown above where the 0mm height LED position looked more accurate, lets have a brief calculation about the 3mm LED. Its typical height […]
20251229 All Hail the great Pantone 646C
When Blue is Grey and Grey is not Blue During the time before the turn of the Century, everything was well. And Movies were great. We know that T.I.E. Fighters were grey and Spinners were deep blue. But everything changed after Y2K. The Internet grew and everyone started to connect with each other. The whole […]
