James' R5-D4

New cartridge - version 3 Re visited the design of this unit and had a thought about simplifying/updating it. A reoccurring issue I hear is ...

Back in 2022, I posted up about the electronics for the TCD Control Box . This was supposed to be THE new  RC switch controlled unit , see p...

December 2023 : Mike’s card maker, unfortunately, don’t always cut them to the same tight tolerance, so in the past I’ve had to trim them do...

Managed to bag this bargin on eBay, from a UK seller. Still on the lookout for the other versions, at a reasonable price, but unfortunately ...

Dave Steinke shared a modified version suitable to fit my TCD cartridge version into his new bracket design that will fit behind the utilit...

Got asked a question on my YouTube channel about swapping the mini motor for a servo. This was actually one of my first attempts ,back in 20...

October 1st With working on the new servo box, see previous post, I decided that the original version could benefit from the same upgrades. ...

October 1st Back at the beginning of the month, before I fitted the remote control, inside my transmitter, I had thought about utilising the...

This notification pinged up on my phone this morning, reminding me that it's two years since I was visited by ..... no, not the ghost...

As much as I luved my wrist strapped remote control unit  <Blog link, for activating R5's trading card dispenser, it is not so easy t...

Was asked if I could 3D print off and send over a set of the TCD, Trading Card Dispenser. Didn’t have much free printer time, but managed to...

Finished off the assembly/printing instructions and uploaded all to my Prusa profile. Click on the link to check it out.

  Version 2: news update…… ……. Due to illness, the last three weeks, I’ve not been able to finalise uploading the new stl files or finish re...

First test printing of the parts at 0.15 layer height. Then trimming and filing off layer lines so that everything that 'touches' ru...

I luv using my TCD, I pop open R5’s utility arm and dispense his trading card with press of a button. It doesn’t hold many though and if you...

The rear utility socket screen is 99% complete. Finished off painting it today and fitted (glued) the rear piece in place (not in the pictur...

 This was the next item that needed spraying up. I bagged the led leads, and applied a small piece of masking tape over the front of the LED...

So whilst designing the rear screen for the TCD, ‘Trading Card Dispenser’, utility socket area. One thing came to me & that was the shap...

Progress, after a few design changes (as mentioned in post: 1.0) I finished it and printed the screen on the Tevo at home. 0.15 layer height...

Since installing the bracket that holds the TCD, ‘Trading Card Dispenser’, the idea of making/replacing the rear metal screen with something...