Another stop-motion clip

An obviously home-made LEGO stop-motion clip that took too long to make. This time it’s the 75032 LEGO Star Wars X-Wing MicroFighter with the help of some familiar characters.


Link: https://youtu.be/wbBinwv7MrY

Special thanks to Rui !

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Making a Lightbox (for photo-taking)

I’ve been trying to take better photos but I don’t have very good lighting. After some reading, it looks like a Lightbox might be able to help me with smaller objects. A lightbox helps diffuse the light, making less harsh shadows.

After poking around online and lacking a large enough cardboard box I decided to make one out of white foam core. The plan is to build something that I can disassemble/reassemble relatively quickly so I can pack it away when I’m not using it.

My lightbox

My lightbox

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Setting up Vim in Rasbian

I’ve gotten used to Vim over time so I’d like to install it on my RPi A+ running Rasbian. So far I’ve set up WiFi and I’m able to SSH to it. Now I can just power it up and leave it somewhere safe while I SSH into from my phone or computer.

Vim stands for Vi IMproved, which is a modified version of Vi. It’s a minimalistic text editor that has a bit of a learning curve. However once you get the basics, it seems less intimidating.
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LaTrax Alias Review

My clumsy foray into the world of R/C flight begins with the LaTrax Alias (#6608) small quad-copter.

The LaTrax Alias

The LaTrax Alias

This is a Ready-To-Fly (RTF) kit which means it’s good to go out of the box once the battery has been charged.
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Intro & Rainy Bus Stop by Atsushi Shirakawa

These songs got me back into piano after taking a long break after high school.


Link: https://youtu.be/WvRdrZQlfuI

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