Great, that is a good start, is it working ?
Just fyi, as I mentioned in the past, some of those components can be replaced with smaller one to make the smaller bug.
Took a shot of my components as comparison :
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Those red and cyan cap of yours are similar sized as the middle row caps right ? Those can be replaced with smaller one like in the front left row, put a 556 IC among them as size comparison.
The electrolyte cap 10uF 16 volt, if you could find lower voltage like 10 volt is fine too, cause it will be smaller, and also it can be replaced with smaller tantalum cap like in the right front row, the short legged blue one or the rectangle brown in the plastic magazine, that is SMD tantalum cap that has no leg, it can be very handy in a really tight space.
Also the resistor, I think yours are the larger one at the top left, I'm not sure, prolly yours is 1/2 watt sized, that can be replaced with smaller may be 1/4 watt or even 1/8 watt sized resistor.
Finally the potentiometer it self, there are so many types out there, those two pots just an example, especially yours has the longer rod.
Btw, if this dead bug style soldering is your 1st time, and if its still not working now, suggesting you not to rush it, this soldering style consumed lot of concentration, time and energy. Also from the past looking at friends and me included, 1st time dead bug style soldering was always messy and full of trouble shooting. My 1st dead bug work ended with replacing the main IC since I killed it because of too much heat exposed at the solder & desolder work at trouble shooting.
Just to prepare you mentally so you won't be too frustated if its not working for the 1st time, most of all have been thru that too, so you're not alone.
Just fyi, as I mentioned in the past, some of those components can be replaced with smaller one to make the smaller bug.
Took a shot of my components as comparison :
View attachment 82682
Those red and cyan cap of yours are similar sized as the middle row caps right ? Those can be replaced with smaller one like in the front left row, put a 556 IC among them as size comparison.
The electrolyte cap 10uF 16 volt, if you could find lower voltage like 10 volt is fine too, cause it will be smaller, and also it can be replaced with smaller tantalum cap like in the right front row, the short legged blue one or the rectangle brown in the plastic magazine, that is SMD tantalum cap that has no leg, it can be very handy in a really tight space.
Also the resistor, I think yours are the larger one at the top left, I'm not sure, prolly yours is 1/2 watt sized, that can be replaced with smaller may be 1/4 watt or even 1/8 watt sized resistor.
Finally the potentiometer it self, there are so many types out there, those two pots just an example, especially yours has the longer rod.
Btw, if this dead bug style soldering is your 1st time, and if its still not working now, suggesting you not to rush it, this soldering style consumed lot of concentration, time and energy. Also from the past looking at friends and me included, 1st time dead bug style soldering was always messy and full of trouble shooting. My 1st dead bug work ended with replacing the main IC since I killed it because of too much heat exposed at the solder & desolder work at trouble shooting.
Just to prepare you mentally so you won't be too frustated if its not working for the 1st time, most of all have been thru that too, so you're not alone.
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