Today is exactly one month since my last foray into this Project. The 0.8mm circuit boards from JLCPCB has long arrived. And just today, so were the special red 2835 (not 3528) SMD LEDs with a dome lens. Which LEDs? Pulling the Brakes… By now, I can say that the Project has gone to the […]
Category Archives: Computers
20260322 Modelmodz Ltd under liquidation
Just read a very disheartening news from Modelmodz Ltd (aka Chloe Powell) who are one of the Companies which supplies the electronics for the Eaglemoss’s, now, now Fanhome’s, “Build the Back to the Future DeLorean” partswork. This particular Partswork spawned a handful of cottage industries that overcomes the lacklustre quality of the electronics supplied in […]
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 […]
20260313 Thermal Detonator Build with a reveal chassis by tierfonorbital
He got this pre-owned KR Sabers replica and decided to create the internals for it, and using Brian Connor’s Proffieboard.
20260312 The Vault-Tec Air Terminal by Arnov Sharma
For those who are familiar with the Fallout Games, the Air Terminals are one of the game’s interactive props. Thanks to Mr. Arnov Sharma, you can now build one using a Raspberry Pi 5.
