First and foremost, when it came to animations on a LCD (or OLED) screen, it is something of a stumbling block for me. Heck, I cannot even make the screen work. The same goes for sound. This one is slightly different as I have yet to figure out how to control a sound chip through […]
20260907 The 2 Foot Stingray
I was actually caught by surprise that such model existed. However, this was a 3rd January 2025 announcement from Severn View Hobbies Ltd. (Chris Dye) and yeah, this news is more than 18 months old. Imagine, a 2 feet model, which is almost as big as the Studio Model. However, before you get excited, there […]
20260903 Mandarake.co.jp under Maintenance
I have just received this email from Mandarake.co.jp and the message contained within is not good news. Apparently, their Servers has been compromised on 11:00 p.m. on 2026/8/27 (Thu). In other words, please monitor your Credit Card for unauthorised purchases and do change your Password.
20290902 TR-595E JLCONE & Lower Interface v07
Sometime between 6th of July and today, JLCPCB has introduced a new ‘thing’, which is called JLCONE. It is an App that you can (need?) to download to your Desktop and Mobile. OK, let’s just say, I NEED to download it as there is a very compelling reason if I want to continue developing and […]
20260826 The UNS Hopper HPR719
If anyone is familiar with Michael Fictenmayer’s Industria Mechanika, they would surely come across this model, The HPR719 Hopper. Back then, those resin kits were amazing and so was his concept of paying other Artists for their work to be sold through his shop. Concept models such as Derek Stenning’s Dystopic, Ian McQue’s Remora and […]
