Wii Portable: 90% done! PICS UP

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:20 pm

Please post pictures! I can't wait!

Post by **Skyone** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:39 pm

Er, this is actually the first Wii portable, but ok!

Pix plx yet?

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:40 pm

Skyone wrote:Er, this is actually the first Wii portable, but ok!

Does Ben's Wii laptop not count?

Skyone wrote:Pix plx yet?

Umm... NO!!!

XD

CTFan

Post by **Skyone** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:52 pm

Heh, it doesn't count because it's not entirely portable: no batteries!

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:01 pm

Not even a teaser pic?

Just one itty-bitty picture?

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:27 pm

joedog86 wrote: Not even a teaser pic? Razz Just one itty-bitty picture?

Hmm.... Fine, a SMALL teaser to come later tonight! Very Happy Just because you all asked so nicely. Laughing

Oh, and one thing: I am going to be using the SNES action buttons as my brightness/volume control (looks badass Razz ) and I wanted to get your guys's opinion on something. Should I align it so the brightness is dark purple and the volume is light purple, or should I have dark purple be brightness/volume down and light purple be brightness/volume up? Kinda like this:

Option 1:
O O O O

Option 2:
O O O O

Take your pick!

CTFan

Rellizate · Post by **Rellizate** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:53 pm

Option 1 looks better, but if option 2 was reversed (so the dark purple is +) it might look good too...

Motoman · Post by **Motoman** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:05 pm

Rellizate wrote:Option 1 looks better, but if option 2 was reversed (so the dark purple is +) it might look good too...

Yea I agree with Rell, a reversed option 2 just looks more pleasing to the eye. (IMO) BTW I cant wait to see this Wii P

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:34 pm

Yeah, I'm thinking Option 2 with reversed colors as well. Without switched colors it makes more sense, but swapped colors looks better, so take you pick, either's awesome!

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:57 pm

O O O O

Like that?

CTFan

extremesonic · Post by **extremesonic** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:01 pm

yeah because the lighter color represents lower, while the darker more. But yeah either option 1 or the reversed option 2 both are nice.

shmagoogin77 · Post by **shmagoogin77** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:52 pm

i was thinking of using snes buttons too for volume and brightness
great minds think alike

twilightprincess · Post by **twilightprincess** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:53 pm

But dark should be darker and light should be lighter. But arnt snes buttons big?

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:22 pm

Okay, after dinking around with a mock-up, I decided to use the revised option 2 button layout, it just looks nicest with the design I have for this.

twilightprincess wrote:But arnt snes buttons big?

Well, about 2 months ago I would have agreed; however, G-Force's new PSP changed that! If he can do it with PSOne buttons, SNES is not that big a stretch; besides, they fit quite nicely, and I was able to drill the holes to accomadate them with no trouble at all.

And about those pics, I can't give you any tonight, sorry.

I was going to snap off a couple pics with this layer of paint before I got back to sanding the final layer, but for some reason this project has turned me into a bit of a perfectionist...

Not to mention the fact that I stupidly bought Krylon Fusion Gloss paint instead of Satin. For some reason, the satin always turns out silky smooth with a nice sheen, but the glossy is always just too thick feeling and tacky, even after it's dry. Long story short, I'm picking up the proper paint tomorrow after school. Oh, and if it helps, it's white.

So, I'm fine-sanding the last layer on the main plastic pieces tonight, and I'll throw a layer of primer on it before I hit the hay so it's ready to lay the paint down as soon as I get home. I'm thinking that if I work my ass off, I can have this baby 100% completed by tomorrow night, or I can take it easy and finish it off on Friday. Problem is, I leave for Florida EARLY Saturday morning (like, 4AM early) so I'd have little time to fix any kinks (should there be any) if I were to finish Friday. So count on seeing this thing done tomorrow night!

CTFan

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:44 am

You make us all so very proudand enviousCTF. Sounds like you have one heck of a deadline to push you to finish it!