The MkVII Tricorders By now, you would have known that I am a little obsessed with post MkVII Tricorders from the Star Trek:The Next Generation. Although this is just a plot device, it was the folding clamshell design which go to me. Imagine a small compact device which unfolds to reveal its internal controls and […]
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20250705 The Phosphor LED
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. […]
20250710 Transparent PCB from JLCPCB
I kinda caught this wonderful news about a month ago. This is the latest innovation from JLCPCB, which is the Transparent PCB. Not only is it almost optically clear at 85% clarity, it is flexible as well. Although this is exciting, I’d still need to test it in terms of temperature resistance which I think, […]
20250627 Sucker!
When I was an Engineer, our collection of tools included the ones required for on-site repair. Hence the Soldering Iron, solder and the ‘sucker’ aka the de-soldering tool. In reality, the latter was rarely used and so, not many had them. So, apart from the Repair Team, I was the only Engineer to carry a […]
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 […]
