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[KidMod-Southpaw]

Put simply:

[The_Gnu]

Originally Posted by Waynio

Yeah, just couldn't resist sharing it, can't blame them.

Originally Posted by Nutman

F**k, this is awesome!

Thanks Nutman

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

Ahhh, delicious.
I'm torn. Part of me wants to see the perif mod. part of me wants to see you START ON THAT PICO BUILD. *cough*

Yeah that poor pico build have suffered. But I have somewhat started it by gathering the material needed. A nice little pile of alu waiting for me to get my hands dirty

Originally Posted by PureSilver

Pretty epic - but why a PS3 controller? Because it's easy to put Bluetooth inside the case? They're almost impossible to connect to Windows satisfactorily - surely an Xbox controller would be easier from a software standpoint...?

I evaluated every possible controller I could think of. The 360 pcb was to big, the wii pcb too long, the mini-wii controllers had to large battery. I managed to get my ps3 controllers to work with windows using two different methods, so I gave it a go. However I have experienced some ocasional lost connection between the ps3 controller and the PC. I suspect it's because of bad range on the bluetooth reviecer. I will try and use an external one and see if it gets better.

Originally Posted by peteski

great work mate top modding

Thanks mate

Originally Posted by Spreadie

I'd kill someone for this build!

I'd go as far as a severe flesh wound just for the case!

Hehe I guess that someone would be me then

I actually think this case can be pretty god at causing fleshwounds itself with all its sharp corners. They are not razor sharp but pretty darn pointy and the weight on top of that makes it pretty uncomfortable to hold. But since it's not a laptop that won't be a problem, but I'm pretty shure I dont want to drop it on my foot.

Originally Posted by CMos

Just awesome! +rep

Awsome CMos

Originally Posted by Attila

Amazing work Gnu. In a way I'm sad that the project is over.

Thanks Attila. Well it's not officially over jet but the buidling phase is done. But Im not sorry for that at all. My list of future projects is longer than I can manage during my lifetime so I will happily carry on with the next one. Same for you I assume?

Originally Posted by Darkwisdom

As a retro nerd i have a few insights.

I think it would've been in keeping to keep a wire for nostalgia.

And using the board from a ps3 controller is going to make wiring incredibly fiddly. Something like a small number pad would be better, you just wire the buttons you need, and with an emulator, it doesn't matter what numbers or letters they are that you've wired. Plus they're so easy to wire.

Better yet, a blue tooth powered keyboard, which supports usb charging.

OR even more simply, have you seen the retrokits from retrozone? A few wires to solder and about 10-20 minutes and you've got a usb controller.

I've been watching your project for a while and i love the nostalgia, the mushroom, the 1up it's all awesome. Bet you can't wait to play some contra on that =p

Thank very much Darkwisdom for your feedback. I have been through most of those points before I decided to go for the PS3 board. The reason for not keeping the wire is because I remember how many times I've tripped over those wires back in the days, sending the NES flying through the room. I thought the risk of tipping the case over If I had wires was to big.
However I think the Nes connector is one of the best looking ones out there, something special about it.

Fiddly is my middle name so thats another reason to go for the PS3 version. But as you sugest I was also looking into bluetooth keyboards but it was hard to find info on the size of the pcbs on the inside. So it would have been kind of a guessing when choosing the keyboard.

Thanks for the tips and comments

Originally Posted by dream1

ok not bad

thanks

Originally Posted by Tech_Jakl

Fantastic Glad to see your work has paid off

Thank you very much

Originally Posted by AnG3L

Its time to pick up my jaw from the floor and find the proper words to describe this.....*jaw falls on the floor once again*

Awsome comments as always mate, realy apreciate it

Originally Posted by KidMod-Southpaw

Put simply:

Oh..that guy again, thanks

[Darkwisdom]

PCs use a external usb for the connection for wireless, so why not use an NES connector as part of the wireless dongle?

[Achron]

What's with the anodizing on the back? It looks like the area around the square holes is a little different in shade. What did you use to file / sand? What alloy aluminum?

But holy crap...this thing has so much awesome in it. I still can't believe you slit-saw all of those damn lines. You crazy boy, you crazy.

You get a big fat LOVE from me.

[Nealieboyee]

Fap Fappity Fap fap fap

Great work Gnu! Ali+anodising+video games=win!

[yassarikhan786]

Amazing work man, massive props to you !!!!

[Waynio]

Originally Posted by The_Gnu

My list of future projects is longer than I can manage during my lifetime so I will happily carry on with the next one. Same for you I assume?

I don't really have a list of projects to do, just heaps of fragments of ideas, finish a project, feel like something is missing in life so get that creative twitch & gotta get making something again.

[riekmaharg2]

Wow that looks awesome, great surface finish too, the brushed look fits the case perfectly.

[matiss]

An absolut beauty and such wonderfull memories of played through nights. Have some rep for the ludicrous slitting work and 5 stars for such a wonder of a case.

1UP

[The_Gnu]

Originally Posted by Darkwisdom

PCs use a external usb for the connection for wireless, so why not use an NES connector as part of the wireless dongle?

Yeah, that could be an option, the connector would have to bee on the dongle though since its to late to add the nes connector in the case. Ill see how I solve the bluetooth part but Ill deffinetly keep it in mind if I go for a dongle version.

Originally Posted by Achron

What's with the anodizing on the back? It looks like the area around the square holes is a little different in shade. What did you use to file / sand? What alloy aluminum?

But holy crap...this thing has so much awesome in it. I still can't believe you slit-saw all of those damn lines. You crazy boy, you crazy.

You get a big fat LOVE from me.

I could have guessed that the eye behind Acronym would spot that.
There is a slight different shade around the squares as you say and It's from the sanding process. This piece was the last one to be sanded 1 hour before I had to be at the anodizer so I was kind of in a rush. I thought it would be an easy job to just smooth out the surface but as soon as I started sanding I got those horrible grey areas from sanding too much or to hard. I was using regular wetpaper ranging from 400-1200. The only solution I could find was to sand the hell out of it all to achieve the same surface on the whole part. And since the area around the squares are much thinner and more easy to deform I didn't dare to sand as much. Thats probably the reason for the different shade.

I don't know what alloy it is actually, this is from a large sheet I ordered a long time ago and didn't specify any alloy. So I guess it's the most common sheet metal alloy. However the difference isn't as vissible irl as in the pictures. The photos are taken with some studio flashes that realy show every littleflaw there is.

Do you know what kind of grey areas I mean? And how to prevent them? Any specific sheet metal alloy that is better to use for sanded surfaces?

I don't think I'll ever touch a slit-saw again. I still don't understand why I insisted on making the slits 6mm deep since I could have done just as fine with 3mm I guess.

Anyway, thank you very much for the very nice comment.

Originally Posted by Nealieboyee

Fap Fappity Fap fap fap

Great work Gnu! Ali+anodising+video games=win!

oh.. sorry.. didn't mean to interuppt that thing you were doing..
..just whanted to say thanks

Originally Posted by yassarikhan786

Amazing work man, massive props to you !!!!

Thanks man, props to you too

Originally Posted by Waynio

I don't really have a list of projects to do, just heaps of fragments of ideas, finish a project, feel like something is missing in life so get that creative twitch & gotta get making something again.

Yeah, the need for creating stuff is never dying. I've gathered all my crazy ideas of projects that would be cool and fun to make in a folder together with a small description or sketches of the idea. There they sit and whait untill the time is right.

Originally Posted by riekmaharg2

Wow that looks awesome, great surface finish too, the brushed look fits the case perfectly.

Thanks, nice to hear you like the brushing since there is quite a lot of hours behind it.

Originally Posted by matiss

An absolut beauty and such wonderfull memories of played through nights. Have some rep for the ludicrous slitting work and 5 stars for such a wonder of a case.

1UP

Thanks matiss, the memories of those playtimes are really something. Hopefully I will get some new ones on this system

[Achron]

Originally Posted by The_Gnu

...I could have guessed that the eye behind Acronym would spot that.
There is a slight different shade around the squares as you say and It's from the sanding process. This piece was the last one to be sanded 1 hour before I had to be at the anodizer so I was kind of in a rush. I thought it would be an easy job to just smooth out the surface but as soon as I started sanding I got those horrible grey areas from sanding too much or to hard. I was using regular wetpaper ranging from 400-1200. The only solution I could find was to sand the hell out of it all to achieve the same surface on the whole part. And since the area around the squares are much thinner and more easy to deform I didn't dare to sand as much. Thats probably the reason for the different shade.

I don't know what alloy it is actually, this is from a large sheet I ordered a long time ago and didn't specify any alloy. So I guess it's the most common sheet metal alloy. However the difference isn't as vissible irl as in the pictures. The photos are taken with some studio flashes that realy show every littleflaw there is.

Do you know what kind of grey areas I mean? And how to prevent them? Any specific sheet metal alloy that is better to use for sanded surfaces?

I don't think I'll ever touch a slit-saw again. I still don't understand why I insisted on making the slits 6mm deep since I could have done just as fine with 3mm I guess.

Anyway, thank you very much for the very nice comment....

Sounds to me like you either weren't using clean paper, it wasn't wet, or you were pressing too hard. Gray spots sounds like somehow the aluminum dust from sanding was getting stuck onto the paper then spread back around onto the aluminum. I don't think there's any specific type of alloy that is privy to sanding specifically, but look up which ones are better at being anodized than others. That should be the main priority.

[sparkyboy22]

Originally Posted by The_Gnu

18 months sub'd to this thread to see this picture.
It was more than worth it.

Amazing build, been a real pleasure to watch start to finish.

[The_Gnu]

Originally Posted by Achron

Sounds to me like you either weren't using clean paper, it wasn't wet, or you were pressing too hard. Gray spots sounds like somehow the aluminum dust from sanding was getting stuck onto the paper then spread back around onto the aluminum. I don't think there's any specific type of alloy that is privy to sanding specifically, but look up which ones are better at being anodized than others. That should be the main priority.

Thanks for the input. I think it might be from presing to hard, but I think I will investigate it a bit more when I get the time and try different sanding techniques and papers. However I've made shure that the new alu I bought is of good anodizing quality

Originally Posted by sparkyboy22

18 months sub'd to this thread to see this picture.
It was more than worth it.

Amazing build, been a real pleasure to watch start to finish.

18 months, omg it has already been that long. Well time flyes. Thanks for subscribing and I hope you will like the final pictures aswell. I will show some more interesting final shots once the nes controller is complete and everything is ready.

[quizz_kid]

Amazing Gnu!!! So much effort and such a beauty... Give me shots from every angle possible, NOW! Also, good luck with the controller. I like cables, but wireless acctually fits well with this artifact...

[The_Gnu]

Originally Posted by quizz_kid

Amazing Gnu!!! So much effort and such a beauty... Give me shots from every angle possible, NOW! Also, good luck with the controller. I like cables, but wireless acctually fits well with this artifact...

Thanks quizz.. I can only say the same about your projects. Each one of your projects are a seperate piece of art. I promise I will take shots from every possible angle, I think I will invest in a new camera for that aswell.

Btw quizz.. I was planning to go to "retrospelsmässan" (retro gaming convention) tomorrow but I thought of skipping it because of sicness. But then I saw that you will show your work and suddenly I was healthy as can be. Would be awsome to see your work in real life but I havn't fully decided If I will go yet.

[Digi]

Long time reader, first time poster, I couldn't resist anymore - simply stunning! Nostalgia is just one of the feelings I got from this, the other is a powerful desire to mod everything into things from Mario..

[quizz_kid]

Originally Posted by The_Gnu

Thanks quizz.. I can only say the same about your projects. Each one of your projects are a seperate piece of art. I promise I will take shots from every possible angle, I think I will invest in a new camera for that aswell.

Btw quizz.. I was planning to go to "retrospelsmässan" (retro gaming convention) tomorrow but I thought of skipping it because of sicness. But then I saw that you will show your work and suddenly I was healthy as can be. Would be awsome to see your work in real life but I havn't fully decided If I will go yet.

Well hope you´ll make it there... Stay healthy!!

[Waynio]

Hmmmm a Gnu & quizz mod would be pure awesome alu work from Gnu & awesome woodwork from quizz, holy moly.


The retro gaming thing sounds an excellent place to show this beauty Gnu but like quizz said would be awesome but stay well so we can see more high level modding that is also fun.

[GuilleAcoustic]

OMFG !!! Big N should ask you for their next console design . Great job matey

[Darkwisdom]

Originally Posted by Waynio

Hmmmm a Gnu & quizz mod would be pure awesome alu work from Gnu & awesome woodwork from quizz, holy moly.


The retro gaming thing sounds an excellent place to show this beauty Gnu but like quizz said would be awesome but stay well so we can see more high level modding that is also fun.

Man, that's an idea. A SFF build with those two sets of skills would be immense.