The first ZN-40 N64 Portable COMPLETE - PICS ON PG 2

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:29 pm

Yeah, this thread is a few months late

.Way back when Brian started his first zn-40 snes, I was working on a Nintendo 64 portable in the same case. As of now, there have been a few popping up here and there, but none as sweet as the first (hehe). It has been basically finished for a few months now and it is one of the things that didn't get destroyed recently.

I quit working on it about 3 weeks before the portable competition. I could call it done as is, but I plan on painting it differently and actually putting the rest of the screws in before I post pics and stuff.

No pictures for now, but I wanted to at least make a topic to put pics in later. I have quite a few pics of the build (not nearly as many as I wanted) but don't have time to upload anything right now.

This portable will most likely be for sale when I finally call it finished, though it will probably cost a little more than some others due to excellent build quality and such.

We'll see.

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:10 pm

No offence, but, I laughed when I saw the title.

So, is it real this time?

SS

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:00 pm

it ain't real until there are pictures.

well, at least I think that's the case. If not, I made a ZN-40 XBox360

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:14 pm

Real this time? I never falsely said I had one?

Well, I put the final coat of paint on last night and couldn't see very well and got WAY too much on part of it, so I have to sand that down some and paint again, then reassemble and it will be ready for the camera.

For now, all you get is a pic of the back, the top, and the bottom. I may or may not include controller ports and AV input/output.

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:16 pm

Neildo_64 wrote:Real this time? I never falsely said I had one?

Well, I put the final coat of paint on last night and couldn't see very well and got WAY too much on part of it, so I have to sand that down some and paint again, then reassemble and it will be ready for the camera. I have pics, but I don't have any recent pics. I'll upload a few and edit this with pics briefly.

I think there may have been someone else at one point talking about an N64 zn-40. still haven't seen a completed one.

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:29 pm

Oh, really? I thought there were a couple around I guess. I knew SS made one in a zn-45, but I thought there were a couple in zn-40s. Mine has stuff on the back, so it is not ALL stuffed in just the zn-40. It would be possible, but you'd have to do a lot of trimming on parts.

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:36 pm

Neildo_64 wrote:Oh, really? I thought there were a couple around I guess. I knew SS made one in a zn-45, but I thought there were a couple in zn-40s. Mine has stuff on the back, so it is not ALL stuffed in just the zn-40. It would be possible, but you'd have to do a lot of trimming on parts.

I saw one work in progress but I don't remember ever seeing it finished. could have happened; I just don't remember seeing it.

what's the hole for on the back-plate?

edit: oh wait, that's for the cart-slot isn't it?

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:42 pm

Sorry for the quality of the pics. I'll have better ones when I'm done. Also, there will be screws in the corners of those boxes and they will be straight (lol).

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:53 pm

ah, so that's what you meant by stuff on the back.

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:59 pm

Its pretty sexy. It looks much nicer in person. I'm waiting until I get it 100% done to take really nice pictures.

Tibia · Post by **Tibia** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:17 pm

You doing dual z-buttons?

Nice work thus far! Very smooth looking. I look forward to more.

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:42 pm

Neildo_64 wrote:

You cheater! It all has to be inside the case! >_<

Just kidding. Looks nice! Can't wait to see this done!

newguy101 · Post by **newguy101** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:32 pm

lookin good so far... always best to model a new project with zelda!=0

eurddrue · Post by **eurddrue** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:43 pm

Neildo_64 wrote:Real this time? I never falsely said I had one?

SS and gordon1 had a dipute about it.

Looks very nice! I want one

but I will have to wait for my skillz to improve...

Gordon1 · Post by **Gordon1** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:05 pm

Well, not to hijack your thread but mine in indeed almost done. I just keep frying n64s. I'll post a couple pic in here for you all to see. Mine however is all inside the case (not the cart slot). I am just frustrated with it, because I am having may issues soldering the j-pak onto it. So, I am just going to make my own (with some 51ohm resisters and the cap that were on a board).

So, here is a couple pics....

Front

Back

side

So, that is basically all I gotta do.... to FINISH the first zn-40 portable!