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Stephen Usher @srusher.bsky.social

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Seeing as I’m awaiting the delivery of faster chips I thought i’d get on with designing and printing the case for the Lynx recreation.

This is the test print of the top used to refine any issues. Printed in brown as it uses about a 1/4 of a reel of filament & not enough grey left.
Needs tweaking.

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The Loud Scots Bloke @loudscotsbloke.bsky.social

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Just look at this beauty! Few machines look as gorgeous as my Dragon 32. Why not come and see her in action in person at this year's DragonFest in Cambridge!! Come on! You NEED to have more 6809 and 6847 awesomeness in your retro life!
www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/76704/Dragon-Meetup-28th-29th-March-2026/

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HereBeDragons @heredragons.be

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What witchcraft is this?! A long lost prototype? a re-imagined Dragon for the 21st century? Well, I'm not going to tell you. All I can say is that it's not mine (although I WANT IT) and you'll have to come to the Dragon Meetup on SUNDAY to find out - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/76704/Dragon-Meetup-28th-29th-March-2026/

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

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on show at the Dragon meet in Cambridge (Sunday only) this weekend.

Dragon Meetup - 28th - 29th March 2026 - Event Ticket - Computing History share.google/RANRSayiXDDfLxtHC

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

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Had a bit of an accident and dropped the Dragon causing it to split so had to build up with filler again. It's now a little bulkier in the top half but more rigid and should be less prone to cracking if the case flexes.
I have had to stop work on the project as I have run out of time but it will be

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Trixter @oldskool.org

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Do you repair ZX Spectrums? If so, here's a raffle for charity for a SteamCard pro diagnostic board.

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

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Added the spacer between the drives. As there are no straight lines on this thing every piece of plastic has to be cut and shaped for it to fit perfectly. You can see the gap underneath the spacer, it's the correct height but inside the case the plastic is domed. Time to get filing!

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social

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I am raffling off a spare SteamCard Pro for charity!
www.givewheel.com/fundraising/13985/mfmi-steamcard-pro-raffle

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

24d

ereta Befriending Scheme

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

24d

Lee of More Fun Making It fame is doing his charity drive for the Befriending Society

Donate to my GiveWheel: www.givewheel.com/fundraising/13985/mfmi-steamcard-pro-raffle

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Dan Tootill @dantootill.bsky.social

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At last! PCBWay have delivered, so I can crack on with some projects. First up, it's the new version of the SIDKick Pico based on the RP2350 (heart of the RPi Pico 2).

These boards worked first time. Love the simplified programming design. Time to give it a thorough test.

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Snuggsy187 @snuggsy187.bsky.social

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CHUCKULUS - for the Acorn Electron
Version 1.0 now available ! 🥳

github.com/Snuggsy187/Chuckulus

Download and play on an Emulator or real hardware !
....or play online in Electroniq - an emulator by @0xc0de.bsky.social

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Snuggsy187 @snuggsy187.bsky.social

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So, going to close up this thread I started 5 months ago, as Chuckulus version 1 is now released !

Many thanks to all who followed along with my gibberings, it was quite a journey 😎

Just have to complete the Beeb version now.....! 🙄

bsky.app/profile/snuggsy187.bsky.social/post/3mguto4nm5c2m

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

26d

The first coat of Black Matt paint and test fit the floppy drives.
#retrocomputer

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

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A little primer paint to find areas that need more work.
#retrocomputer

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

26d

More filler and sanding.
#retrocomputer

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

26d

Started to build up the posterior of the Dragon with Polycarbonate. #retrocomputer

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

1mo

Finally a cardboard mock up of how I'm going to finish the case posterior. Someone suggested pop and lock latches to hide the drives but I want to put a CRT on top.

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

1mo

Now to add the drive bays to make a Dragon Pro+™.

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

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Filled imperfections with body filler and sanded the case.

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

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Added tabs to help with the structural integrity of the case and bonded it together with acrylic.

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@Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social

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I'm playing around with broken computer cases again and this time it's the turn of this damaged Dragon 32. Taken about 20mm off the height.

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Stephen Usher @srusher.bsky.social

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Do you have an Amiga A500 and want to play with acceleration but don't want to permanently modify your machine (other than maybe one jumper)?

Just fit a PiStorm to the expansion connector using a Lazarustorm board then.

In my latest video I build a board. Not difficult.

youtu.be/4ZloJLrIvzM?si=XHPEO1HEhccju6RV

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