http://tk394.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 01 May 2010 20:17:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Watch for members of Gateway Squad to appear on stage with Weird Al again this year. He returns to The Family Arena in St. Charles on July 12, 2010. Assuming all goes well, this will be my third time appearing on stage with him. Fun fun!! http://tk394.com/?p=113 What does an Imperial Stormtrooper do while on vacation? Watch the video to find out! http://tk394.com/?p=107 [silver]rCq6E6tnQKg[/silver] http://tk394.com/?p=104 ...to the increasing list of ones that I have created. Project: Comic Con promotes an upcoming comic book convention here in the St Louis area. The site is just a simple Wordpress blog, but then all they needed was to pass along the con details. Oh, and if you're ... http://tk394.com/?p=101 [silver]DZ0aj4DSECw[/silver] I've been on vacation the past week.  And that meant a lot of time to devote to R2 building!!  If you've been keeping up, then you know I got my J.E.D.I. Display system.  Well today I took the time to mount most of it, along with all the associated hardware ... http://tk394.com/?p=68 Well, I'm on vacation this week.  And that means plenty of time to work on R2 building.  While I was scouring the tutorials online, I found one that lets you write custom code for the CFSound III audio system.  Hence, the 16 buttons on my remote that used to control ... http://tk394.com/?p=62 [silver]G6Hq6ut4OeA[/silver] I got my JEDI Display system this weekend. This includes the front and rear Logic Displays, the front and rear Process State Indicators (PSIs), 3 Holoprojector LEDs, a display controller, a DC/DC voltage converter, and a buncha wires!! Video is of a test assembly. http://tk394.com/?p=60 I tested out the new fused power distribution box along with the battery and sound system this weekend. The good news is that all worked! No magic smoke was released! I have to say, wiring stuff up using the Power Pole quick connects is a breeze! It even ... http://tk394.com/?p=56 I got the new COM-8 Aluminum frame last week. And now that I'm back from my holiday trip, I had to do a test fit of a few parts. This thing is starting to look like an astromech! http://tk394.com/?p=50 I took the plunge yesterday and cut a circle into the inner dome.  After much filing to get it smooth enough and large enough, I mounted the first holoprojector.  Everything looks good.  Hopefully it doesn't break off when the first kid touches it. On a side note, I will have to ... http://tk394.com/?p=38