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 […]
Category Archives: Scale Lighting
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 […]
20250911 Spinner: Top Revolving Light New PCB Design
With the new dimensions for the SMD LED’s cut-out, I re-created the shape again from InkScape before importing it into EaglePCB. The only problem is that no matter what I did, there is a ‘leak’. Understandably, JLCPCB confirmed this when I uploaded the design. So, most of the day was spent on trying to figure […]
