Case Ideas

[chris_g_navy]

so where exactly could i find this polystyrene at? i can get the aluminum no problem

[G-force]

You could always frankenstein then bondo the oringinal N64 case. Heres mine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/ ... CT0009.jpg
Thread with info

BTW, it's 98% done. Just need to wire up the new N64. LOOOONG project.

[toby dawg]

WHOAAAA! sweet case

[Maniac_Man]

my favorite kind of case is a cigar box. its really cheap and easy to mod. the only problem is the wood holds a lot of heat. Most cigar shops will give you an empty cigar box for free. the cigar emporium near my house sells them for 5 dollars normally but if I tell the owner its for a project he will usually just give some to me.

[joevennix]

Yeah, definitely use plexi and aluminum. Here's mine. Its a little messy, but you get the point.
BTW I'm not using that case anymore, it just wasn't working out. I'm revamping the project with a slightly bigger, straighter case. Now if I could just unsuperglue that PSOne screen.
When are you getting deployed?

[Cur7]

This thread was so helpful to me,
Special thanks to Skyone,
and G-force

[Skyone]

You are very welcome! What process are you going to use?

[Cur7]

Hi im in english at school trying to avoid my teacher,
thinking of using the plexi glass method,
thanks...
Curt

P.S short message due to my teacher using Net OP

[XFactor]

I am vacuum forming my case. My former is about 80% complete; i just have to put support columns under the cookie sheet and then screw/seal it to the rig i am using. It shouldn't take more than an hour to do. Everything cost in total around 25 bucks to build (mainly because i already had a box i could use that was exactly the right width and height i needed, plus my neighbor let me use his 2HP shop-vac). The only problem was that the silicone caulk i was using was crap, so i decided to use hot glue to make the seals (it works, i've tested it; you just have to apply pressure while dispensing the glue and it will form into all the nooks and crannies of whatever surfaces your trying to seal together).

I haven't even started my buck yet, so that'll be a long time coming. I need to complete my N64 "innerds" before i can start on the case buck (the N64 is around 65% done, i am scaling down everything so i know what dimensions i have to work with).

[vskid]

For my case, I'm just going to use a clear box that would usually hold craft supplies. The box itself is clear, so I might paint the inside. The lid is clear green, so I don't know what I'll do to it.
Most of today (Saturday) and Monday (Memorial Day, no school) will be spent working on my N64p!

[chris_g_navy]

well i found my case. Its what we call a fast pack in the Navy. Its a 9x11 plastic box, that im going to mod, so that the top is replaced by a sheet of styrene, with inset screen and controls. Theres a pic on my site, go to the pics section and you will see it.
www.freewebs.com/chris_g_navy

[vskid]

Is there enough space for controls?
Here is the pic for those that don't want to check his site.

[chris_g_navy]

yeah, its going to be flipped on its side, with the screen at the top, sort of like a gameboy, the controls will be at the bottom, with L, R and Z on the back respectively. Not sure yet if i want to keep the D pad.

BTW thanks for the image post, how do you imbed? I used to know how but forgot. Something like [img] blah blah blah [img] i think.

[vskid]

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[chris_g_navy]

thanks, no more website advertising for me now.