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well, it was tough, yet still fundkap01 wrote:How did you like making you first vacuum case?
. a lot more work than simply buying a project box....
On my next portable (aside from the N64p4 and Sega Nomad SP) I'll probably try vacuum forming again, only this time with thicker plasticdkap01 wrote:Are you going to vacuum form the rest of the portables you make for now on?
. I used 3/32 inch plastic and it was a bit too thin....I can live with it, though . also, I'll try to have the clay mold a bit smoother.....
. also, I cut the hole for the controller board . basically, as soon as I get my batteries in, I can finish it 
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......the reason I say that is because while the face is pretty big, the thickness is great . Only about 1.5 inches ......so in the end it all balances out to be a relatively small case for a sytem that's got a lot of circuit boards inside (power board, controller board, mb, disc drive, plus all the rest of the components)........I mean, why else would it take me around 8 whole months to finish it? (well, I suppose a big chunk of that time wasn't really spent working on the GCp, and then there was the whole controller modding incident....*shudders*........). but would you rather have one that says how to build one exactly like mine, or would you rather have a general guide on GCp building? the latter would definitely be easier to write, but I'll let the people decide on what GCp how-to they want (if they want one, that is )!!!!!!, along with other mods like the psone screen led mod .!!!!! I'll be sure to put up plenty of pics, and maybe even a link to a movie of me playing it .....*Drools*Gamelver wrote:since I'm in the putting up pictures mood
the reason the controller board isn't in the case yet is because I haven't had time to cut the hole in the back plate yet for it....also, I plan on making a cover for the disc drive, although this will hinder the GCp's use as a hypnotizer and a pizza cutter....also, I'll clean up the back when I'm completely finished
and that thing which my burnt and scarred fingers are covering is the fan.....it has to protrude a bit because the case isn't big enough to have the whole thing inside....since it's partly outside I don't have to cut any holes on the side to allow air in, though
Thats awesome! Great job!....it looks even better now that I've cleaned it up a little and actually put in the controller board rather than having it just sticking out .......vskid wrote:Nerd = likes school, does all their homework, dies if they don't get 100% on every assignment
Geek = likes technology, dies if the power goes out and his UPS dies too
I am a geek.
)...........it also seems very likely that you'll have to pay for it 
!!!!!!!!.......just kidding about that last part .... I may also have to repaint the whole thing white before I do that as there are a few spots which won't come off 
. Later today (after it is COMPLETELY finished ) I'll take a pic and do a bit of work in paint to see what would look best .
I thought a handheld gamecube would be quite small, why is it big?