Great little kit, just what I was looking for!
For Minishift 9-pack
I've been thinking of splicing a bunch of displays together to make a programmable clock, but the project was always just out of my comfort zone, and would have take a lot of design and implementation energy, so it never happened.
This kit was the perfect solution! It probably took me a couple of minutes to solder each of the displays together, and few more minutes to put the case parts together.
Getting the Raspberry Pi software set up and writing my first clock program took a while, but it's been working fine since, so now I need to get started on the more complicated code.
Arachnid is pretty responsive, and I've bought their Re:Load Pro, which is a nice box, so I'd definitely recommend the company.
I may even buy some more modules or another kit to extend the display and add an external power supply, but that's a future optimization. Overall I'm very happy with the product!
Issues:
Not all the modules were shipped with the initial order (fulfillment company has some issues) but they shipped them right out when I notified them of the problem.
The display is hard to read in a well-lit room, but I've got some colored plexiglass on order to increase the contrast.
