LEGO
New LEGO sets for November 2026: UK prices and dates
Every new LEGO set for November 2026 with UK prices, dates and price per piece, plus October's retro picks and the sets retiring soon.
Braindumps
Electronics, programming and retro computing, explained properly.
3D Printing
The best free 3D prints for October 2026
Ten free 3D prints for October 2026: five for Halloween and five you will still use in January, with print tips and what people who printed them report.
AI Tools
AI tools for makers: what is new in October 2026
The new AI models and maker tools from the last six weeks, what you can use free in the UK, and what to check before you trust the results.
3D Printing
3D print cost calculator: what a print really costs in the UK
A free calculator for the real cost of a 3D print in the UK, with filament prices, printer power figures and the maths shown.
Tools
How to write formulas on this site
Write maths in plain words and symbols and the site typesets it. Every example on this page, with what you type and what the reader sees.
Programming
How to embed a Commodore 64 emulator on your website
Put a working Commodore 64 on a web page with a WebAssembly engine: the bare page, loading programs, keys, joysticks, sound and the WordPress plugin.
Retro
What was the first “Shoot em up”?
Spacewar! fired the first shots in 1962, but Space Invaders made the genre. The cabinet, the chip inside it and how it took over the UK in 1978.
Retro
NES Full PAL Game List UK Releases
A table of the PAL NES games released in the UK and Australia with their release years, close to the full 343, for anyone collecting the set.
Tools
Journey Cost Calculator
Work out what a journey will cost from the distance, your car's MPG and the price of fuel per litre, with the code to reuse.
Tools
QR Code Generator including code to use on your website
Make a QR code for any text or link in your browser, and copy the code that runs the generator to use it on your own website.