[WIP] Mechanical Chain Base LED custom WIP 3

So I finally bought the remaining pieces of my chain base project. These are all the add on parts from all the chain bases. My plan was to make a display base for my 1/100 scale kits that I'm going to use specially for taking photos of my kits. With that I decided to make a 4x4x4 mechanical...

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[WIP] HG Unicorn Gundam (Unicorn Mode) WIP 3

It's been 10 months since I last worked on this. I've put this project on hold for quite a few reasons.  1.) This project required some painting to deal with the light bleeding and to make the kit look better. 2.) I didn't have the right size of LED I wanted to use. 3.) I haven't worked out...

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[WIP] HG Unicorn Gundam [Destroy Mode] WIP 4

We're down to the home stretch with this project. Now that  all sections of the kit has been wired, it's now time to put everything together. I started first with the upper body. At this point, it's important to make sure there is enough wire allowance for the articulation. As usual...

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[RANDOM] Mechtalyer 2.0

I've finally decided to upgrade the blog. The blog has a new face and a new domain. mechtalyer.com I decided to have a simple layout, following gaijin-gunpla's site as a guide. I wanted the blog to focus on my WIP projects. Plain background and plain layout means less distractions. Notice...

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[WIP] HG Unicorn Gundam [Destroy Mode] WIP 3

We're nearing the home stretch. Continuing where I left off in the upper body, I proceed on working the chest area. Using the 0603 SMD LEDs were really helpful that now I can place LEDs in areas I was previously unable to. Now, lighting kits specially in 1/144 scale need less modding to fit the...

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[WIP] Mechanical Chain Base LED custom wip 2

So the much awaited component for this project finally arrived. Which is the LED holder for my 3mm LEDs. My first LED build for the Mechanical Chain bases required too much work specially soldering the SMD LEDs, that's why I decided to use 3mm LEDs. Initially, the 3mm LEDs looked a bit too big...

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[WIP] RG Wing Zero Custom EW X LED WIP 4

I finally bought a glue gun. So its time to finish this project. From where I left off, all I had to do was fix the wiring in the base. Actually all I had to do now was glue the USB connector to the base then trim the wires to the appropriate length. I'm currently postponing my...

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[WIP] HG Unicorn Gundam [Destroy Mode] WIP 2

Here's another summary of what I've done up to now. This has got to be one of the easiest part of this project. I just glued the LED onto the part. To add strength to the connection, I drilled a hole through the peg and pass the wire there.  Continuing on the feet, I've also put...

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[WIP] HG Unicorn Gundam [Destroy Mode] WIP 1

Since most of my projects only require a few minor touch ups or just plain photo ops, I think it’s time to work on something else. I recently got a well painted Bandai HG unicorn gundam Destroy Mode for cheap. I'm still having trouble making time for painting sessions so for now, I'm just...

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