Photos Latest Purchases Thread: v2.0

Expensive month, 2x Disney World 14 Day Tickets, 2x Discovery Cove Ultimate Tickets, 2x Kennedy Space Centre Tickets (inc. History Tour), 2x Flight Upgrades

1 month to until our trip to Florida.

 

AN-6 stainless braided hose, M14 1.5 banjo bolts (two), AN-6 M14 banjos (two), black straight AN-6 fittings (two). Going to replace the shitty hardline to feed the coolant to the turbo, and stop some stuff rubbing.

Massive Perfekonnection AN-6 adaptors for the PAS lines - I only need the one from the pump, but at least I now have spares for the rack end too. I still need to find someone to make me a "thick" blanking plug for AN-6 that can be drilled and tapped for the pressure sensor, though, since my current choice have had two weeks and no hint of a solution as yet.

 

Mmmmmmmmmm, carbon.

Its second outing in anger tonight, and it's really quite remarkable. Carbon fibre makes everything better.

 

In a shopping centre today. My wife and her friend are spending waaaaay too much time in an underwear shop. I'm getting bored, my daughter is getting bored. We decide to have a wander. We find a Lego store. We now have a Lego Saturn V to build.

 

"We", my arse!

 

Corsair MP500 240GB to match the Vengeance DDR4 kit I got last week:



Now I just need a good deal on a 960GB LE 2.5" SSD to crop up (they seem massively overpriced right now) and i'll have the full set!

 

I wonder how long we'll have to wait before Corsair starts selling RGB NVMe SSDs?

 

My invention is basically complete now , only issue being lipo's explode...

Lipo Safety Guard


3D Printer Block Silicone Socks


Lipo Battery Tester Low Voltage Alarm Buzzer Indicator


12 Gauge Silicone Wire16.4 Feet


10 pcs XT60 Battery Connectors


GoolRC B6 Mini Multi-functional Balance Charger/Discharger

 

Well, not Corsair, but...

 

CRASs indeed!

 

Discovery cove is fantastic (get there EARLY)
Kennedy space centre is very interesting. Make sure you visit Atlantis. The tour is quite long (2 hour ish) so get it done earlier rather than later.
Disney is really good, be prepared for BUSY. plenty of water.

Dont forget Universal, Busch Gardens etc. Florida is just Amazing. We have been 4 times, and we will be going back

 

Normally I'd give you that one, but she was into this one just as much as I was. After I talked her away from the rollercoaster - it was on display and electrified, IMO downright irresponsible of the Lego store operators.

The Saturn V is a really good build for parent/child, as just about everything is done in pairs or fours. There are only a few bits that are a bit fiddly or complex that I think probably earned it a 14+, it's otherwise a very straightforward build where she (5yo) legitimately contributed 50% and didn't even take forever about it (around 5-6 hours all in). It's hugely impressive when finished as well, especially for a set barely over £100.

 

20 meters of 5050 RGB LEDs to light up the perimeter of my deck. It will look sweet!

Pics to follow once it’s installed. I’ve got some modifying to do to a SFX PSU that’ll serve as my 12v supply.

 

We have been 4 times in the last few years and we're getting married over there this time. I think the key to success over there is to arrive early everywhere before the crowds and seek air conditioning at every opportunity.

 

Protip: Point out to her that the kit has 1969 parts - the same as the year Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

 

Congrats on the upcoming wedding

 

Way ahead of you

 

Router started to fail so new one has been orderd
UniFi USG‑PRO‑4

 

BNIB 500GB Samsung 960 EVO - £123.79 inc. postage

It's going to be a ballache to clone the OS partition over to the 1TB 5400RPM drive, then back onto the new NVMe one, but the speed benefits over the stock 128GB SATA unit, combined with the upgrade to a dual channel (with tighter timings) RAM kit, should make it a zippy little machine.

 

Similar story here with my XPS. I already pulled the 1TB HDD and replaced it with a 1TB SSD - I just have to clone the 128GB m.2 onto a 256GB NVMe drive.