OK, there is just enough time to open the Spinner and take some photos before I disconnect from the World at midnight. So, this post is just more on description on each pictures instead of my usual incoherent ramblings. The Die-cast Body The Spinner is quite heavy and I have to hold it very carefully. […]
Category Archives: Lighting
20260101 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 03 3mm Spacer it is!
Happy New Year! I have located the 3mm White LED and soldered onto another prototype PCB. This time, I have not modified the 3mm spacer but just used it as it is. Instead of the 10mm height I envisioned, my calipers said the height should be around the 9mm mark. This means, with the spacer, […]
20251231 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 03 LED Spacer
Are you high? A typical height of a 5mm LED is 8.7mm (1mm collar and 7.7mm resin lens). Add that to the 3mm spacer, we’re looking at a 11.7mm height. But as shown above where the 0mm height LED position looked more accurate, lets have a brief calculation about the 3mm LED. Its typical height […]
20251221 Syd Mead’s Concept Spinner printed by Colin Catchpole
This 320mm model is 1/15th Scale as 3D built by Colin Catchpole. Someday, I would like to have some 3D model built, complete with lighting and stuff. I might still not own a 3D Printer nor know much about 3D software but one can still hope.
20251218 More Images about the Die-Cast Spinner
I am not sure if I did highlight the die-cast Spinner from Master Replicas some time ago as I could not find the post. Anyway, while I was bored, I entered the search for the Spinner on a Chinese B2C platform and it came up with these three images. I am very sure it has […]
