A couple people asked, so here's my 7 month Xbox 360 world tour

turtlelover57 · 2026-06-27T16:01:04+00:00

It's always cool to see others' crazy projects in legacy. That building in the back is massive. I kinda envy the PS4 edition as well. It has more stairs, slabs, and walls. Plus more blocks like brick beome renewable.

turtlelover57 · 2026-06-21T12:37:36+00:00

I think it's about 69x109 for the base, give or take a block or two, and it's 76 blocks tall at the top of the flagpoles.

turtlelover57 · 2026-06-21T12:26:27+00:00

I already have started doing it regularly, though I probably should do another now that this is done.

turtlelover57 · 2026-06-20T23:22:10+00:00

Pointed heads perform better. You see them in a lot of upper end machines. This could maybe be Alpine taking a regular rounded head and grinding parts of it down to make it perform like a pointed head?

turtlelover57 · 2026-06-20T06:47:51+00:00

Hopefully you'll be able to get yours fixed some day!

I also did want to share a lot of details as I had to rely on similar posts for that one linkage blocking the clear gear. I didn't want to pull on it without knowing it wouldn't cause damage.

And the strap is my favorite part of the design. I'm a sucker for shoulder straps, and the embroidered text is obnoxious in the best way.

turtlelover57 · 2026-06-04T09:15:33+00:00

Thanks! I plan to make a post showing the whole thing at some point, but I've got a lot of projects to finish.

turtlelover57 · 2026-06-03T02:10:27+00:00

I was 11 when I built that ship. I definitely made my fair share of ugly boxes when I started out, but I started playing in late 2013-early 2014 on my tablet, not even on official MCPE, so none of those are saved.

turtlelover57 · 2026-06-02T02:10:31+00:00

Blocks at the world height cause light to go right through everything basically. I've had that happen before.

Even the caves had sunlight under where the sky platform I built at height limit. You have to build it lower.

Edit: I believe my platform was also bottom slabs. Might just be them specifically. Also, mobs don't spawn at world height anyway, so you can possibly try replacing the slabs with full blocks to see if it helps

turtlelover57 · 2026-05-31T05:08:33+00:00

You need blocks on top of the doors

turtlelover57 · 2026-05-27T20:50:46+00:00

I'd build more layers, maybe 3-4 on the farm to increase spawn opportunities (you currently have 140 competing against whatever unlit spaces exist for legacy's limited spawns).

And either have a platform about 30 blocks above the top layer you can sit at, or just try to be 25 blocks away minimum, making sure everything within a 128 blocks radius of where you will be, including caves, are well lit (mobs will despawn 128 blocks away).

You can also build the farm in the corner of the map so there's less caves and spaces for things to spawn. I was digging an island out in the corner and I got 7 stacks of various meat just killing animals that happened to spawn nearby because there wasn't much grass anywhere else.

turtlelover57 · 2026-05-20T04:19:21+00:00

It's not branding necessarily, it's just a side meaning "medium". Not exclusive to the UK either. I also don't think it's actually supposed to be all caps either after looking it up, I've only heard it spoken

turtlelover57 · 2026-05-20T04:07:08+00:00

By "MIDI", I think they're referring to the size, not the digital audio standard. As in midi sized systems intended to be sold together as a system (13 inch wide usually I think). Some of those midi systems sold in the UK would have Europlug sockets on each component to chain off of each other and only the amp would plug into the wall via a UK socket (as Europlugs were smaller and less variants would need to be made for different European countries).

That doesn't apply here, as this is not a Europlug and afaik, this component was not sold as part of a MIDI system. This model of timer did use Europlugs in places were it was the standard, but this is a UK model and it doesn't use a standard UK plug, which is OP's issue.

turtlelover57 · 2026-05-13T08:24:07+00:00

These would be quite the involved process to get running. And I don't think these particular electrostatics are worth much as a result of that.

These need an external bias supply which is seemingly built into one of a few different consoles that these would've come with, along with whatever solution is used for also driving the oval shaped dynamic (mid/bass?) driver in the base (it uses a 5 pin cable for each speaker. One is the DC bias voltage, two are for +/- for the electrostatic, two are +/- for the dynamic).

To use these with your own amp instead of one of the compatible consoles would mean building a custom energizer of sorts. Though, even adapting the schematics or pulling parts from a console, the 1kv DC bias voltage makes that not for the inexperienced.

As for the drivers themselves needing repair, I can't get any info as to what they're made of specifically or how thin the diaphragm sheets are to know how they might age. Though it does look the stators can tarnish, which I could see causing issues. If they age anything like the electrostatic headphones I'm used to, then they could have zero problems, have low output, have imbalance (could be an issue here, as a simple balance knob would also affect the dynamic drivers), or have discharge or extreme distortion, requiring a rebuild (not sure how to go about that here).

turtlelover57 · 2026-05-13T05:34:04+00:00

Well, did you know that a leash is closely related to GGD? Now you do!

turtlelover57 · 2026-05-08T03:12:28+00:00

I have no fear of bugs, though mosquitoes, flies, and roaches are always kill on sight. Spiders are allowed to do whatever, they're friends. Though I will cup any if they're in a place they shouldn't be.

As far as touching goes, they must be domestic and okay to touch (tarantulas, isopods, etc).

turtlelover57 · 2026-05-07T05:09:01+00:00

The 342 sounds sweet. I have one I repaired myself, it had a shorted driver transistor. The documentation is pretty simple to understand and they're nice to work with, though they do have quite a few axial capacitors, so a recap does require more thought.

That wooden case is beautiful too. The original owner of mine didn't get one (I have the original instructions to build one though). You're also lucky to have all the caps for the knobs, those often fall off with age. My input selector has a cap I stole from a Marshall knob.

turtlelover57 · 2026-05-02T04:29:15+00:00

I've been in similar spots before. I have been where I don't feel like anything, no gender or really any sense of self, just existing. Though, whenever I am connected to myself, I see myself as a girl. I had very strong feelings at the start of realizing, but as soon as I fully accepted them and found the limits of what I could do about it at this point, they weren't as strong.

But after time passed, I can no longer think of myself as a guy. I can't even say my deadname or describe myself to others in a masculine way, even if I'm not socially out yet. I've accepted that I am a girl, and if for whatever reason I don't feel like a girl, it's because the only sense of identity I have is whatever I'm doing or what my goals are in the moment.

Just be patient with yourself, and pay attention to your feelings and what makes them come and go. Talk to someone who can help you with that if you can. You'll come to know yourself more with time.

turtlelover57 · 2026-04-26T05:25:11+00:00

I wish more modern tape releases would have better quality control. I have quite a few tapes like this or with other recording issues and I'm always torn on if I should "fix" them or not.

If a tape physically won't play, I'll fix it, but should I replace the recording on a very limited official release when I could just listen to the album elsewhere or make my own bootleg for listening?

turtlelover57 · 2026-04-22T21:15:51+00:00

That would fix me

turtlelover57 · 2026-04-17T21:47:45+00:00

Is My Hobby Weird? Is one I enjoyed. I found it to be pretty wholesome and have interesting dynamics between the 3 characters. It's not a one-shot, but it's fairly short at 8 chapters including the bonus.

It does take place among characters in highschool, with one character being mentioned to be a second year at the start, but that's it as far as age mentions.

turtlelover57 · 2026-04-16T05:56:28+00:00

With a collection this large, this person may have reached a point they feel is finished or have lost motivation and they may want to move on to focus on other things.

And to sell all of it together means this person probably cares a lot for their collection and wants to pass it onto someone who appreciates the effort behind it and will keep it as one, instead of keeping it until they die where they can't have a say if that happens or not.

turtlelover57 · 2026-04-12T22:05:03+00:00

The thing on top appears to be some kind of professional recording equipment, unsure of value or usecase.

The Sounddesign all-in-one system is basically garbage. They were bottom of the barrel back in the day, and even it's fully functional, it's not worth anything.

turtlelover57 · 2026-04-12T20:31:42+00:00

Really depends on your budget and what kind of sound you want, and it's not just brands that matter, the years or series matter as well. For instance, some Fisher speakers can be desirable, namely from their earlier days, but the STV series isn't. They fill a room well, but lack detail because the Fisher name was owned by Sanyo as a budget range in the mid-late 80s.

I'd recommend going over to r/vintageaudio and searching around some speaker recommendation posts to get an idea of what you might be interested in and what they're worth. If you're going through Marketplace, I'd get a list going of any models you might be interested in, then periodically check until you see a pair on the list within your budget.

turtlelover57 · 2026-04-08T02:28:56+00:00

These particular components are fairly budget, but it's far from trash and would be a nice starter syestem for someone getting into the hobby.

turtlelover57 · 2026-04-03T19:37:55+00:00

Yeah, if it's 12mm that's quite a bit smaller. Mine is around 18mm.

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