From a Land Far, Far, Away… Oh, wow. My last update on this Project was in 20240217. And that’s more than one and a half years ago! And it was also the time of uncertainty due to a tribal scuffle resulting from a deteriorating papa. It was also the time where I had to slow […]
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20250909 Spinner: That Inspiration pt. 2
And so, after the first inspiration hit a few days ago, I had another. This time, instead of making the sandwich, the idea is to use a single PCB board with the 0805 LEDs soldered in the middle. It is very difficult and time consuming to align the two halves together to match the soldering […]
20250904 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 02
I can’t remember when was the last time I’ve made a real custom PCB to actually fit the internal shape of a model. If memory serves me right, it could be the Warhammer Stormfang and that would be around 10 years ago. But that was just a plain simple rectangle. This time, the challenge is […]
20250831 Spinner: Custom PCB Shapes
In the beginning There are some developments in this Hobby which sometimes pushes me beyond the edge and I am not talking about comfort zone. For over more than a decade, I have witness my own development in terms of PCB design and the final products. From basic marker etching to using photolithograhy using software, […]
20250826 Spinner: Changing the Design
This is going to be the definitive 2nd revision of the Board. Back in about November 2019, after getting the first version of the Board from JLCPCB, the plan was just a matter of fine-tuning it for the next revision. Some components needs to be moved a smidgen for soldering, fitting, etc. It was all […]
