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Space Battleship Yamato Update

Posted by Chris Carpenter on

Space Battleship Yamato Update

I took a break from the RC boat version and printed another Yamato that will be a static display with electronics.  So far I've got the bridge lights going and I've finished the code on the wave motion engine startup.  I'm using and addressable LED ring in a clear resin printed engine part.  Arduino code is loaded on a ESP32 board and its controlled via IR remote.   I'll post more as I get more functions done.  Next up is the wave motion gun and main guns rotation. For now here's the wave motion engine:

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