20260203 TIE Fighter cutaway from Green Strawberry

20260203 TIE Fighter cutaway from Green Strawberry

Copied directly from the DK Star Wars Incredible cross-sections book… wait. Copied? Well, I certainly cannot say it was inspired. You can judge for ourself once you look at the two images below, minus the six hexagonal struts, that is. Maybe they have the Copyrights to this venture but anyway, I give you, Green Strawberry’s […]

20260101 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 03 3mm Spacer it is!

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

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 […]

20251223 Writing a Manual. This is the Way

20251223 Writing a Manual. This is the Way

The one thing I hate about Projects is the Manual writing part. In the beginning, it was fun but now, it felt more like a chore. Based on the experience on the previous Product, I was quite concerned that many who has bought it did not RTFM, as in Read The Fragging Manual. I am […]