8-Bit NES VCI-100 mod

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8-Bit NES VCI-100 mod

so i got this idea:

i want to make this:

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look like this:

i’m going to start off by doing the arcade button mod (red buttons) and build slowly from there. i’m a student, so it might take a few months to complete - and i’ll keep you guys updated.

does anyone have any suggestions for this? i was thinking of going the wraps route because i want the detail of the middle (the grey stripes) to be the same and i wouldn’t have to paint it really at all.

i know people have painted the knobs / sliders, but how about the actual buttons? i was going to try to have the track select as the d-pad.

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could be cool- if some one wants to do the design we could produce a limited edition run of overlay wraps that would look exactly like the original nintendo controllers

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Copyright?

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Will design, if anyone has got a black & white drawing of the VCI-100?

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that would be crazy… haha..

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OKay… Here’s a small mockup:

You might even mod the directional buttons into one bigger cross design d- pad. :smiley:

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Needs Mario on there somewhere too haha :stuck_out_tongue:

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Was thinking of doing the old old old Mario on the bottom white bar and than add “Vestax VCI-100” in a red nintendo font.

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the old mario made out of 4 pixels haha :stuck_out_tongue:

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Jups.. preferably the non multicolour one. :wink:

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This is mario in his first appearance when he was known as jumpman back from the donkey-kong NES game :stuck_out_tongue: Funny to note his nose is nearly the size of his head.

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ooo and some trivia, mario has a moustache because they couldn’t make a mouth with the limited amount of pixels :stuck_out_tongue:

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Here goes: version2.

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The Vestax thingy needs a circle around it like the

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logo.

needs a little ® mark too :stuck_out_tongue:

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wow guys, much appreciated.

i did find this site: http://logo54.com/game/nintendo/

for generating nintendo fonts

and ean, i think of doing a run of these wraps would be awesome + sell well.

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Tekki, or anyone else that is interested, hit me up on the email eangolden at gmail.com and I will send you the illustrator file you need. The wraps cover the entire vci-100 top and sides so there are no plates just one nice smooth surface that will be the same material used on those Nintendo controllers.

They also will not cover the wheels (as that would remove the touch sensitivity)

Nice one Bento, thats exactly what to do. We cant put Nintendo on there otherwise we will get sued for sure but we can make it look just like them.

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actually all of the Original NES and SNES stuff is now copyright free. Due to nintendo giving the build and contr. plans away for a few years to people who want to build them selves a NES SNES combo system.

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really? that’s pretty sweet.

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Jups.. I tried it, but I wasn’t able to create a nice one red border around it on short notice.
Will do this in the next release.

Mail’s underway. :smiley:

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alright. i’m going to make the first jump and paint my knobs and the wheels:

i think for the knobs i’m going to use:

has anyone used this before? does it actually work like it’s suppose to?

should get the job done in the next couple days. i’m going to do a “painting your vci-100” step by step tutorial…

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here u got the best tutorial…edited and review done by BENTOSAN LOL on how to paint ur vci

If you want to make it so your VCI doesnt chip or scratch after sanding the unit down it has to be etch primed. Basicly its an acid that eats tiny microscopic holes into the metal so when the metal primer goes over the top of it, the paint makes its way into these holes and really grips onto the unit, this etch prime coat goes on really thin and diluted. Just because its etch primed doesnt mean it doesn’t have to be primed, if you don’t put conventional metal primer over the top it will still come off.

What really make a paint job expensive is the prep, Eans original VCI got sanded and some paint thrown on over the top of it and it really shows - no primer was used, let alone a etch primer. Clear coats help, but without a doubt the most important coat is the etchprimer and primer coats, they will determine how much of a beating the top coat will be able to take.

Soo… when i am painting my VCI which will be very shortly i will go though these steps

  • Sand unit with 400 grit
  • Etch prime unit
  • Prime unit
  • Sand primer with 600 grit
  • Paint unit black with two pack polyurethane - 2 or 3 coats
  • Cut and polish unit
  • Cover with 2 or 3 coats of Clear.

If you want to put some metal flake into your clear thats also possible, however after doing 2 coats with flake in the clear you need to do another one or two coats without any flakes in the clear. This is to make sure all the metallic flake is covered with clear so it doesnt oxidize, if the flake oxidizes it will lose its reflective capabilities and your flakes will look like crap.