Poseidon's Gameboy Factory. Image-heavy.

Tobi · Post by **Tobi** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:22 am

I kind of want to do this with my GBA... Not sure how to do it and what material to use though ;o

Poseidon · Post by **Poseidon** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:52 pm

Crash: I am a believer when it comes to model spraypaint. if you can find the brands Testors or Model Masters, those are great. that said, i have not yet tested how they feel and hold up on the outside of an object. I've only used them inside clear gameboys, and they work super well. Krylon is also a great brand, and it should be extremely easy to find. Surprisingly to a lot of people, sprayed game items don't feel gross at all, but it's really important to let your object sit untouched for 24 hours or more after painting. That way, the paint will have a chance to set up, and it won't feel tacky.

Tobi: is it a clear blue gba?? If so, painting it on the inside should be really fun. I have no experience with putting a light in one, though. Not sure if that was going to be part of your plan, but from what I've seen, you pretty much have to rip a light panel from a DS & stick it in there. Painting is much easier though. I also recommend model spraypaint or pretty much anything from the krylon brand.

Goron · Post by **Goron** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:07 pm

Spoiler:

My xbox controller. I love it.

Poseidon · Post by **Poseidon** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:25 pm

dude, nice!! did you do it yourself?? :D

Goron · Post by **Goron** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:13 pm

I did everything except the buttons, I ordered those.

Poseidon · Post by **Poseidon** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:44 pm

Holla. Finally got some good pictures that accurately represent colors. The Backlights still seem pretty hard to see, but that's just how backlights photograph.

I'm planning to make three or four gameboys as presents for my friends, so expect lots more info soon. (Including a real-life functional BMO from Adventure Time WOW GUYS!)
have this sprite in the mean time. you can save him and give him fun colors in mspaint if you're afraid to mod real ones!!!!

Lamby · Post by **Lamby** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:52 pm

Those look great situated together like that. Perfect color variety and balance.

Tobi · Post by **Tobi** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:25 pm

Poseidon wrote:Tobi: is it a clear blue gba?? If so, painting it on the inside should be really fun. I have no experience with putting a light in one, though. Not sure if that was going to be part of your plan, but from what I've seen, you pretty much have to rip a light panel from a DS & stick it in there. Painting is much easier though. I also recommend model spraypaint or pretty much anything from the krylon brand.

I have the purple transparent one.

Poseidon · Post by **Poseidon** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:50 am

soooo oops i didn't get around to making the BMO gameboy because i was unexpectedly short on $$$

i did manage to make one gameboy for my very best friend though!!

inside-out charcoal shimmer with gold buttons, matching gold screen cover, and bossss inverted pink backlight.
she loved it!!

i should probably change the title to like "poseidon's gameboy factory" or some ****.

Crash32 · Post by **Crash32** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:20 am

damn I want one of those :o

Jack Augustine · Post by **Jack Augustine** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:17 am

DUUUUUUUUUUDE. (ette). You've really got some talent! Can you ship one over to my place? GameCube controller, like your first commission. YOU HAVE SERIOUS TALENT HERE!

Crash32 · Post by **Crash32** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:41 pm

^I doubt you'd get one for free for asking like that. Scratch that, you want one for free?

You know, you should open a shop for stuff like this. I'd certainly order one :)

retrolinkx · Post by **retrolinkx** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:54 pm

Not to show off other people in your topic, but I found this guy a while ago.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dreamcast/

This guy basically creates his own box art, disc art and manuals for the Dreamcast. Not only that but you can buy them from him in different cases, so if I wanted the PAL version of Shenmue. I could buy it off him, along with his own custom art, authentic looking working CD's along with a Manual and everything.

Sorry again for stealing the thunder, but it is pretty amazing.

Nano · Post by **Nano** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:01 pm

Every time I come to this topic
It reminds me of all the cool stuff I don't have.

Linds 269 · Post by **Linds 269** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:31 pm

Fox Boy wrote:Every time I come to this topic
It reminds me of all the cool stuff I don't have.

And all the cool stuff I can't do.

Poseidon · Post by **Poseidon** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:19 am

Retro that is actually a super cool find!! Don't ever like hesitate to post anything cool you find in here! I always love to see this stuff.

Also, loudclaw, thanks for the compliment, but I'm not currently doing any commissions for controllers, mainly because I've ever only done two! Ha. I need a bit more experience with those, and I'd need some $$$ of course.

Crash32 · Post by **Crash32** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:27 am

Would you consider selling a custom gameboy every once in a while? I'm gonna buy one at some point, and one like these are probably one I'd rather spend some extra money on.

Poseidon · Post by **Poseidon** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:30 am

Most definitely! I'd make custom ones to sell any time, tbh!

Midnite · Post by **Midnite** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:48 am

That GCN controller looks great.

Poseidon · Post by **Poseidon** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:06 am

controller tyme.

this was an absolute b****.
i had to snip plastic off the white frame that sits inside the controller so it'd fit in the new case, and when i finally got it back together, only the PS button and thumbsticks were responsive, and i was like what. and then after a bit of tweaking, all the buttons worked, except the L2/R2 buttons didnt function quite right, so i opened it up again and tried to set them right, closed it up again, and NOTHING. NO DICE.

turns out that the wires that connect something important to the board on the right side had snapped out from the solder, so I stripped the wires a little and soldered them back into place.

now it works yay!!!!!!!!

Mr. Needlemouse · Post by **Mr. Needlemouse** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:14 am

Oh my gosh, all of this... It's so beautiful!

Jack Augustine · Post by **Jack Augustine** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:57 am

Oooohhh! I know! Do a Wii remote. Make it blue, with neon green buttons/joystick, and make the Player Lights (The ones along the bottom) orange! And do the Nunchuk to match.

Poseidon · Post by **Poseidon** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:13 pm

I started a youtube channel primarily for modding purposes.
my first video is just a little show and tell of my favorite gameboys.
watch dat **** in 480p.
ENJOY MY FACE

retrolinkx · Post by **retrolinkx** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:48 pm

You know I thought you were a guy for sometime, and then when I watched the video without my Headphones, I literally confirmed you were a guy until I heard you voice.

Oh well, you make nice mdos.

Nano · Post by **Nano** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:54 pm

i want everything you have for free please

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