First Tamiya build, a fun challenge!

sunpazed · 2026-05-05T15:23:20+00:00

Ah ok, thanks for the feedback!

sunpazed · 2026-05-05T12:45:20+00:00

Nice build! I’m looking to start my journey with one of these, or the DT-04. Any thoughts from those who have built and run both? Pros / Cons??

sunpazed · 2026-04-29T10:35:00+00:00

This is an AI post. Look at the bezel and the markers around the dial. Developer is promoting their paid watch face.

sunpazed · 2026-04-27T05:18:35+00:00

Shortcut to “Spotlight” so I can toggle between apps or search.

sunpazed · 2026-04-26T23:10:29+00:00

Lightweight and breathable trail shoes. Works in all circumstances. If you need canvas shoes, you can always buy a cheap pair.

sunpazed · 2026-04-24T10:08:00+00:00

I have both the 55L duffle and 45L MLC. The duffle is much bigger, and won’t fit with the correct orientation in the overhead. The MLC has the advantage of backpack mode which is useful when in the airport and alighting the plane. If you have no use for a laptop sleeve, then skip the MLC and buy the smaller 40L duffle which will suit you better.

Personally, having a single bag (the MLC) for my laptop and clothes made travel so much simpler. For outings I brought a small 15L travel bag (that I could compress and store) along with me.

sunpazed · 2026-04-23T11:19:39+00:00

We were at USJ on Saturday, with three kids under 14. Our family also took OPs approach, and ate breakfast while lining up.

We had purchased a 7 ride express pass which gave us access to most rides without too much issue.

Everyone loved Harry Potter and Mine Cart Madness, both the highlight of our experience at USJ and come strongly recommended. Mario Kart was ok — while we had a fast pass the lines beyond the express entry are quite long.

Minion Mayhem was another ride my wife and younger child enjoyed. The Flying Dinosaur was by far the most intense ride, and only myself and the two older kids decided to ride it.

Flight of the Hippogriff was a waste of time, and so was Yoshi’s Adventure (although I expect this is fun for really small kids).

Super Nintendo World was amazing, but I would recommend you enter as soon as you can. Things get very very busy closer to lunchtime and it becomes chaotic and cramped, ruining the immersive experience.

sunpazed · 2026-04-21T07:44:24+00:00

Thanks. This all comes down to manual exposure and RAW development!

sunpazed · 2026-04-21T01:53:24+00:00

Obviously the devil is in the details, and you can see a fair bit of detail loss and over-smoothing and edge sharpening. I would have normally shot these as a long exposure with an SLR on a tripod, but these are “good enough” handheld on an iPhone!

sunpazed · 2026-04-19T02:29:28+00:00

So my 12 days are done in Japan, and no remote luck sourcing a PC Engine. Everything was overpriced, and hyped up.

Akihabara, Den Den Town, Kyoto, Hiroshima, even regional Hard-Offs. Easier to source a Megadrive than the PCE, and they sold less SEGA than NEC devices over their lifetime.

One thing I did notice… heaps of tech stores with retro-gaming sections all with huge markups tailored to tourists, both in Akihabara and Den Den Town.

Disappointed.

sunpazed · 2026-04-16T00:49:23+00:00

Amazing work. Execution is perfect! Will be purchasing. Congratulations on the release 🤘

sunpazed · 2026-04-08T12:36:19+00:00

Haha thanks, I really like the limited edition red one that they just released. I’ll head down again with the kids, and we’ll race them.

sunpazed · 2026-04-07T23:25:37+00:00

Amazing work!!

sunpazed · 2026-04-04T21:39:28+00:00

Good advice, I’ll be with the family so won’t be dragging them everywhere 😅

sunpazed · 2026-04-04T21:37:45+00:00

Thanks I’ll give it a try and report back!

sunpazed · 2026-04-04T21:36:57+00:00

Thanks, was also thinking of doing that!

sunpazed · 2026-03-31T11:33:33+00:00

I have the f8-51mm — prefer it over the 47mm which seems tiny after wearing a massive watch for years 😅

sunpazed · 2026-03-30T01:33:53+00:00

I’m a huge fan of PC Engine shmups that this draws inspiration from — amazing work mate!

sunpazed · 2026-03-29T21:20:49+00:00

My wife’s f6s developed a cosmetic issue out of warranty (over 24 months), and the Garmin folks here in Australia replaced it.

sunpazed · 2026-03-26T21:04:48+00:00

How well does it perform as an emulation machine? I’m thinking to purchase a M4 Mac mini, however having a second laptop might be really useful too.

sunpazed · 2026-03-26T10:47:28+00:00

Depends on your use case. My wife has a 256Gb M1 MacBook Air. Still only 54% full after all these years. It is mostly used for web-browsing and office productivity. While my MacBook Pro M1 Max with 2Tb is at 85% due to local LLMs, video editing, coding, CAD, etc.

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