After so many years of saving and wanting this kit eventhough I hated working with CA on resin, the effort is now pointless. Randy Cooper is now offering this master pattern for USD650. I guess he has started to transition into 3D Printing which to me, is much safer and more cost effective than molding […]
Category Archives: Sci-Fi
20260111 My Programmer is down
Kaput I woke up early this morning with the plan to program a few PICs for the Blade Runner Blaster. Just as soon as I connected the programmer to the Laptop and plugged the PSU in, the usual LED did not light up. And I discovered the PSU did not supply any voltage either. After […]
20260101 The Blockade Runner cutaway by Hiromitsu Satoh
One thing I liked about Scale model kits is their ability to display a model in a cross-section or as a cutaway concept. My first memory would be the large aeroplanes stationed at the showrooms of a Travel Agency. I was mesmerised by exposed sections of the model showing the detailed seats and its insides. […]
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
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 […]
