SAINTCON MiniBadges on Kurt's Ramblings

Trogdor the Burninator

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0600

Trogdor the Burninator as seen on, “Homestarrunner.net! It’s dot com!”, Strong Bad Email #58 - Dragon.

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Smokey the Alien

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0600

Smokey the Bear but as an alien saying, “ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT ABDUCTION.” Loosely based off a favorite shirt of mine and to go with Tin Foil Hat Talks (TFHT) at SAINTCON.

The line art is drawn in copper rather than silkscreen, so the whole thing reads gold against black.

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The Starry Night

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:55:00 -0600

Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, redrawn as PCB art. The cypress, the village and the church spire are all there, but the swirling sky is routed as actual copper/gold tracks (depending on how rich I am feeling). The PCB has no solder mask or silk screen in several locations so the LED light on the back can shine through for a fun effect.

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Tron: Legacy

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:50:00 -0600

Sam and Quorra reach up for an identity disc at the end of Tron: Legacy so the human (Sam) and a program (Quorra) can go to the real world together. Too bad this plot was thrown out the window and not used in Tron: Ares.

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UVU 2026

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:45:00 -0600

I’m a bit addicted to exposed traces. Thanks to my coworker fiberhands for a refreshing art take for the minibadge this year. Oddly enough you can also get this as a t-shirt through UVU!

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Spider-Man / Venom

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0600

As a long-time Spider-Man fan, I’ve recently been drawn to the comics. I’ve been exploring the stories of Venom and Carnage, and the fascinating Spider-Man Venom combo that I experienced in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 video game. This journey into Spider-Man lore has been so captivating that it’s even influenced my other hobbies, such as Lego and pinball machines, and now with a remix on my first mini-badge.

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UVU 2025

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:55:00 -0600

I’m really into bare PCB traces art this year and made a custom spin on the UVU logo. Don’t tell our marketing department! Thought they would look better gold plated since I’m not buying them ;)

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Gold-on-black is the ENIG finish, not silkscreen.

The Twilight Zone

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:50:00 -0600

I grew up watching the original 1959 Twilight Zone series after falling in love with the Tower of Terror ride at Disney Parks. If Rod Serling was still alive he would be leading the TFHT. I feel like bare PCB traces on a black PCB matches the black and white recording of The Twilight Zone.

You’re traveling through another dimension — a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Twilight Zone!