One of the things that irks me during the design of the Playmates Toys MkVIII Tricorder or the actual replica, is that I cannot get uniform lighting on the four ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA & DELTA indicators. I can use SMD LEDs, push it deeper by a few milimeters and stick a diffuser in the front. […]
Category Archives: Design
20250608 T70 X-Wing download from Chris Kuhn
The STL file for the T70 X-Wing (about 68Mb) is available to download for free. The link is from his Facebook Post.
20250610 C&C Tesla Trooper: Assembling the Figure
WARNING: Sorry I’m in a rush so this would be a very long post with lots of images. I update and correct them as I go along as the deadline is just a few more days away. I want to save as much time as I can to prepare for this Model… This is the […]
20250529 The 0.8mm PCB
There’s a slight lull in the Office, so this is just a filler post to briefly touch on the thin 0.8mm PCBs. More than a decade ago, when I was scouring locally for someone to make printed circuit boards (aka PCBs), most companies would only produce them with the standard thickness of 1.6mm. They are […]
20250504 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.29 – Which LiPo Battery is suitable?
OK, I am going to put this here because my Plan on doing an instructional video on how mount the board into the 3D printed part is, well, delayed for the time being. Anyhow, I just got a messenger notification, asking about which LiPo battery is suitable. WHY THIS BATTERY? The answer is the 701230 […]
