There is nothing much I can do as most of the components won’t be arriving until February. So, I tested my v3.0 board with whatever components I have for the time being. Right off the bat, I realised that I missed one crucial power rail and so, after some re-wiring, it worked. This also means […]
Category Archives: Scale Lighting
Gundam 1/35 MSA0011 Ex-S from takaramodel
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20221220 The PCBs has arrived
In just 12 days, my PCB has arrived, thanks to JLCPCB. It has been quite a worry as after finalising and submitting the design, I realised that there is an issue. My design would never be able to recreate that uniform light of the engines unless I use a COB LED. There is a solution […]
offworldvision’s lighted engine solution for Revell’s 1/72 Razor Crest
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20221215 The COB LED
While waiting for my PCB to arrive, I decided to just play with some COB LEDs. These chip-on-board LEDs are quite bright. But, they are usually configured to work at 12volts. It was quite a challenge to find one rated at 5volts or less and have a diameter of 40mm.
