GameBoy as external HDD

Like the idea about the illuminated display. Maybe I will do something like this later. The status display would be nice also, but the HDD will be in idle mode for about 80-90% of its life, so it would be some kind of over-the-top. Maybe in my next mod :rolleyes: .

Here are the promised pictures of the case with lettering and without. Hope the paint was dry enough to remove the masking tape. The parts around the buttons aren't as clear as I wanted them, but their better then I expected. Think it looks somewhat okay for my first paint job ever.

The GAMEBOY letters will be in black paint and the HDD in the titan paint.

Okay forget about the above pictures. I was sitting here watching the gameboy for about 15 minutes and I must say: I do not like it!. At first I thought I is nice but now I just don't like the design. So I will sand it down and paint it in the titan colour completely. I like this colour but not in the combination it is now. So please be patient and forgiving for these rapid changes but it simply can't stay the way it is now. Will post new pics soon.

du must des nich abschleifen das deckt auch so
for all the others
you dont need to sand the paintjob down, its fine if you just make a coat above :D

I tried this, but it wasn't really good. The colour was not even through the case. So I sanded it down yesterday (even if it was unnecessary it was a good feeling :) ), and applied the first layer of paint. Have to go to the hardware store and buy some more paint before I can go on.

Edit:

Ok, after applying the first layer of paint I saw much unevenness around the case that wasn't really visible with the black paint. So I decided to use some of the filler to make it an even surface. I applied the filler in a very thin amount and sanded it down. Then I searched for areas I had not seen the first time and found some on the top surface. So I used some more filler and sanded again.

This was shot between second filler and second sanding. It looks much better now. Actually I'm glad it wasn't good the first time with the black on, because I wouldn't have seen the uneven spots around the case. Hope to do some painting tomorrow. Till then.

Okay, this sucks. I wasn't at home when the sun was shining on Saturday and now it is raining since then. So no further painting. Hope there will be better weather soon because I really want to complete this paintjob. Did all filling and it has a nice clean surface but simply can't paint it. Please stay observingly, I will do the painting as soon as the weather changes.

there is also another filler called "spritz spachtel" dunno how this is called in english :D better to use for smll dents

Thanks for the info FrooP. Looked at the filler I used for the small gabs again and searched the net for the "Spritzspachtel". I think it is nearly the same. I think the bigger problem is the size of the tool I use to attach the filler. Will look for a smaller one for the future.
The filler I used:

It says:

fine putty
for small scratches

The weather finally changed to sunlight and no rain today, so I was able to do some painting. Here is a picture of the game boy with three layers of paint. Sanded between each layer with 400 Grid sandpaper (had nothing else around).

There are still some small gabs in the surface. Not sure what to do about them. Would it be better to fill them with the fine putty or with more layers of paint? I prefer the putty idea, because I have lots of it and the paint is much more expensive. But if the paint would be the better solution I would buy some more of it.

Don't expect to much progress till next weekend, because I just passed my Abitur today but have to do a "Abweichprüfung" next week. This is very important for my final mark so I have to learn much for it. But making breaks is necessary while learning (or I don't remember anything I learned), so I will do some work on the game boy in these breaks.

hi doesi87!
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Thanks for the link. That's some nice enclosure. I like the working buttons most. Too bad I don't like apple very much:D

There was some nice sunshine around today so I got some painting done. The case is ready for clear coat now. The paintjob is not as nice as I hoped it to be, there are still some scratches on the rear part of the case, but you won't see them when the case is lying on the desk. Filled the gabs and scratches on the top with the fine putty.