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Starships in bottles have been VERY popular.  I'm continuing to make new ones.  Star Trek and Star Wars are currently very well represented with X-Wing, Enterprise and Star Destroyer ships.  Firefly fans are also covered with the Serenity.  Even Space Battleship Yamato is making an appearance. I've started doing comic book and collectibles shows.  I've gotten some very cool requests that I'm working on.  The TARDIS from Doctor Who.  The Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean.  I'm also going to be doing a few Star Wars asteroid chase scenes. You can purchase Starships in a Bottle here. New ships...

I took a break from the RC boat version and printed another Yamato that will be a static display with electronics.  So far I've got the bridge lights going and I've finished the code on the wave motion engine startup.  I'm using and addressable LED ring in a clear resin printed engine part.  Arduino code is loaded on a ESP32 board and its controlled via IR remote.   I'll post more as I get more functions done.  Next up is the wave motion gun and main guns rotation. For now here's the wave motion engine:

Growing up Star Blazers was one of my favorite cartoons.  At the time I didn't even know what anime was. I just knew I loved the "Argo" (Yamato). Technology being what is these days I can 3D print/build just about anything so its time to put my favorite boat, starship, submarine, aircraft carrier etc in the water!! My goal is to make the Yamato and rc boat.  I originally thought about making it a working submarine but opted out because I didn't want to deal with design headaches that come with that. Plus I don't have anyplace to sail where...

On October 23, 2022 Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada presented magician Criss Angel a Beacon of Hope lighted award plaque produced by CCHobbyFun.  The award was in celebration.  News 3 Las Vegas noted, "He has granted 49 wishes for Wish Kids across the country, and he has donated generously to ensure every eligible child gets their heartfelt wish." https://news3lv.com/news/local/iconic-riviera-hotel-casino-neon-star-shines-bright-once-again-in-las-vegas-adopt-a-sign-headquarters-summerlin-magician-criss-angel The lighted sign is approximately 20" x 14".  Please reach out if you are interested in having CCHobbyFun design one for you.  

I'm posting an update on Simple Blaster OS.  A number of people have built it and some have had issues.  First, I'm a bit surprised to have gotten as much feedback as I have. So to everyone, thank you.  Second, several of you have correctly pointed out that there are some problems with the connections in the diagram.  I also think there were some problems with the DFPlayer Mini code but thats tricky. More on that in a bit. First up the diagram. Some of the builders got it working but it didn't help that a few of the connections...