So, it is time to paint the whole assembly as much as I can. And I do not like painting unless I feel like it, which is never that often. So, you can tell how good I am with this lest minute effort as I tend to slap on any paint within arm’s reach. The […]
Category Archives: Lighting
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 […]
20250922 Razor Crest The Continuation
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 […]
20250921 Gecko Models 35GM0118: Lighting Effect II
Today, I am going to discuss a little about the lighting effects of the side-viewing SMD LED. In the earlier test, the LED was taped on the surface of the ceiling. This was the ideal setup because the Conex Box does not have any trunking or solutions to conceal electrical wiring. What’s more, in this […]
20250917 Gecko Models 35GM0118: Lighting Effect
After some searching on the Internet, I realised that these containers are referred to as, “Conex Boxes” combined from Container and Express. Yeah they do exist. Many of the images were in black and white and I was searching for the correct paint. In the manual, it was Life Colour MMP-058 which if I am […]
