Monsterbox
02-22-2007, 11:21 PM
Title weird enough for you?
Anyway, I have a LAN party coming up this weekend where we're going to be playing Gears of War and Halo 2 pretty much all day. However, I don't have any mods around at the moment but I still want to "peddle my wares" to the fabulous public at the event. What's a modder to do?
No, not getting drunk and hoping people feel sorry for me. Its a last-minute controller mod of course! Not a whole lot of time to get things done (10pm Thursday night and the event starts at 10am on Saturday), so this is going to have to be quick and dirty.
What's on the menu?
Well, time to make a wireless XBox 360 controller look a little bit more retro. I don't have time to model-paint the triggers, so I'm going to leave the front-plate white for a 1950's two-tone look. Think of it like a Wireless contoller with Whitewalls.
Anyway, the tools of the trade are thus:
#8 Torx Security Driver (http://www.decalgirl.com/browse.cfm/4,5062.htm)
100 Grit (Medium) Sandpaper
Flat Black Spray Enamel
First, we use the Torx to take apart the controller, then sand her down with the 100 Grit to rough up the finish so it'll accept the paint better.
http://www.monsterb0x.com/images/mod/360con/360conSanded.jpg
Then we apply a few coats of the Flat Black.
http://www.monsterb0x.com/images/mod/360con/360conPaint01.jpg
Now to let it dry overnight and reassemble the whole thing tomorrow and see how she turns out. I will update tomorrow as soon as I re-assemble the controller.
Future mods to this controller will include lighted buttons (A,B,X,Y) as well as painting the triggers, bumpers and front panel Flat Red for a nice two-tone effect. I'm also toying with the idea of cutting out the area around that horrible d-pad and putting something a lot more responsive in there. I mean, bricks are more responsive, but I want NES controller style response out of it. (Sorry, the d-pad from an NES is too small, I already measured. ;))
Anyway, I have a LAN party coming up this weekend where we're going to be playing Gears of War and Halo 2 pretty much all day. However, I don't have any mods around at the moment but I still want to "peddle my wares" to the fabulous public at the event. What's a modder to do?
No, not getting drunk and hoping people feel sorry for me. Its a last-minute controller mod of course! Not a whole lot of time to get things done (10pm Thursday night and the event starts at 10am on Saturday), so this is going to have to be quick and dirty.
What's on the menu?
Well, time to make a wireless XBox 360 controller look a little bit more retro. I don't have time to model-paint the triggers, so I'm going to leave the front-plate white for a 1950's two-tone look. Think of it like a Wireless contoller with Whitewalls.
Anyway, the tools of the trade are thus:
#8 Torx Security Driver (http://www.decalgirl.com/browse.cfm/4,5062.htm)
100 Grit (Medium) Sandpaper
Flat Black Spray Enamel
First, we use the Torx to take apart the controller, then sand her down with the 100 Grit to rough up the finish so it'll accept the paint better.
http://www.monsterb0x.com/images/mod/360con/360conSanded.jpg
Then we apply a few coats of the Flat Black.
http://www.monsterb0x.com/images/mod/360con/360conPaint01.jpg
Now to let it dry overnight and reassemble the whole thing tomorrow and see how she turns out. I will update tomorrow as soon as I re-assemble the controller.
Future mods to this controller will include lighted buttons (A,B,X,Y) as well as painting the triggers, bumpers and front panel Flat Red for a nice two-tone effect. I'm also toying with the idea of cutting out the area around that horrible d-pad and putting something a lot more responsive in there. I mean, bricks are more responsive, but I want NES controller style response out of it. (Sorry, the d-pad from an NES is too small, I already measured. ;))