The final design for the revolving light located at the top of the Spinner arrived today. I made a mistake of using 5 LEDs which in fact, was supposed to be 6 LEDs. The software was done quite long ago, which according to my YouTube video, was finalised sometime on 5th August, 2019. Yeah, that […]
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20251029 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 03
Version 3 already? And this was so long ago too! I mean, with the last update being on 11th of September, it is nearly coming to seven weeks! Anyway, The decision to use the 1/8W Resistors No doubt that both 0805 and the through-hole 1/8W resistors have a power rating of 0.125W, the potential issue […]
20251018 Blade Runner offerings from Bellfine
I was pleasantly surprised this morning when images of the Blade Runner model kits showed up on my SocMed feed. They are from the company Bellfine with the molds developed by Woodbell Co., Ltd.. The following images are courtesy of HOBBY SHOP Dejitamin. I have already developed the Lighting System for the Blaster (but it […]
20250927 Gecko Models 35GM0118: DIY Cartons
I had a closer look at the parts in runners ‘Fe’. This is the runner which represents the boxes, bottles and other stuff for the Mini Shop. There are six of these runners so you’re more or less going to have quite a bit of extra parts leftover, depending on how you want to set […]
20250923 Spinner: Top Revolving Light New PCB Design pt.2
The re-design of the PCB arrived from JLCPCB in just 11 days. In summary, this circuit board is to connect 5x 0805 type SMD LEDs to simulate the revolving siren light at the top of the Spinner. Originally, it was a 2 PCB concept where the LEDs were sandwiched between the two boards. However, during […]
