My Second Gundam Model Build - Barbatos Lupus

I just finished building the Gundam Barbatos Lupus (021) kit from Bandai. It costs me $12 on Amazon and I spent about three hours total building it. I finally see the differences in the models as this one was a…

Michael Earls 16 July 2017

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My First Gundam Plastic Model (Gunpla) - "Try Burning Gundam"

After working with electronics for awhile, I wanted to take a break from puzzles and try something new that requires less thinking (and less math). I decided that I wanted to build plastic models. After looking around local hobby shops,…

Michael Earls 25 June 2017

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A Saturday morning puzzle on my FPGA

I woke up this morning with a desire to solve a puzzle. I decided that I'd make a simple LED chaser on a 7-segment LED display using my Mojo FPGA (now that I have everything working in Windows 10 again…

Michael Earls 17 June 2017

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Why I really got back into electronics

Why I really got back into this hobby A few weeks ago, I stumbled on a DIY synthesizer community based on synthesizers called "Lunettas" (after Stanley Lunetta, the guy who pioneered the process). I'll let you read about it if…

Michael Earls 20 January 2016

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After 30 years, I have returned to my favorite hobby

The past When I was a teenager, I was a major nerd. Well, actually, I have been a major nerd for my entire life, but it really started to emerge during puberty. On my exterior, I was a "metal head"…

Michael Earls 10 January 2016

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Michael Earls

I have been a computer nerd since I was ten years old. I begged my parents to buy me a computer for Christmas. In 1982, I was the proud owner of a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. I've been coding since.

My Second Gundam Model Build - Barbatos Lupus

My First Gundam Plastic Model (Gunpla) - "Try Burning Gundam"

A Saturday morning puzzle on my FPGA

Why I really got back into electronics

After 30 years, I have returned to my favorite hobby