20260204 Belfine’s Blade Runner Spinner on pre-order

20260204 Belfine’s Blade Runner Spinner on pre-order

The Blade Runner Spinner from Belfine is now ready for pre-Order and would arrive sometime June 2026. You can get them from tonerico. This is great news for Blade Runner 2049 Fans and for those could not get Randy Cooper’s 1/12 (he has now sold the Masters for that kit and is no longer producing […]

20260116 MR Spinner Midnight Brief Look

20260116 MR Spinner Midnight Brief Look

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. […]

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 […]