Author Topic: New Project, looking for input & gauging interest  (Read 6296 times)

June 20, 2012, 10:32:35 AM
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Man, I wouldn't have guessed that red would be the choice color, but then again, I guess it shouldn't come as much of a surprise.  Red is like the magic color of "I need that now!"  ;D

i'm not sure why i like it so much - it would definitely stand out on the shelf, but then, that's not really what this is all about.  I also love the last one - grey with black sides, and dark grey buttons.  Don't really dig the purple buttons, as that's one of the things i dislike about the US SNES in the first place.

June 20, 2012, 10:42:00 AM
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If I shipped you a SNES, would you be willing to make me a red one???  Obviously I'll pay too  :P

Could you mock up a Red System with black buttons / ports?  I think black would look better than the grey. 

June 20, 2012, 10:50:40 AM
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If I have understood this project correctly, you don't have to ship your SNES.
You simply buy the replacement case, open your SNES, take the innards out and put the innards into the new case.

June 21, 2012, 12:47:13 AM
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June 21, 2012, 09:16:51 PM
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I'd be down for a Kickstarter, this project looks amazing! I have several SNES consoles and a few of them are beat up and tinted yellow, would LOVE to upgrade!
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June 22, 2012, 08:46:32 AM
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totally down with black/grey or original color scheme.  they look fantastic.  consider me a backer!

June 27, 2012, 02:40:41 PM
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Prototype will be done tomorrow!  Buuut, it's gonna be a week or two before it arrives. The company that's having the work done has another job that'll be done in a few days, so I'm gonna wait those few days to have it shipped (it's coming from China) in order to be lumped in with the other project to save some $$$ on shipping costs. 

I'll probably have pics of the raw parts before they ship tomorrow or Friday.  If they're worth showing, I'll post em up ASAP!  I will also have a quote for tooling either today or tomorrow. One-off parts (CNC'd or additive rapid proto) are going to be far too pricey, so I'm gonna have to go with injection molded or possibly cast parts.  For those of you that may want a more exotic material, wood, aluminum, or any other material that's soft enough to be CNC cut, that will still be an option. Once I'm a little closer to production I will gladly quote prices for one-off units. It's unlikely that I'll advertise prices for such things, since they'll all be one-off and prices will vary a great deal based on materials and finishes.

I should be able to get a kickstarter page up shortly after I get the quote for tooling and price-per-part.  I'm pretty amped about the project still. I hope you guys and gals are still excited as well!  Hopefully this will prove a viable product and we'll see a whole line of other products in the same vein :)

Still moving forward.  Hang tight...

June 29, 2012, 07:56:32 PM
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For those of you that may want a more exotic material, wood, aluminum, or any other material that's soft enough to be CNC cut, that will still be an option.

::Drool:: Mmmmmm wiggy case in Aluminum...or rather ALOOMINEYUM as Jon Ive would say!

July 03, 2012, 04:30:59 PM
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Prototype will be in my hands on Thursday!  Have a good, safe 4th!



(pay no attention to the cartridge bay doors not being flush.  They have them stuffed in there upside-down)

July 04, 2012, 08:59:24 PM
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Looking good :) 

all the color choices so far look very nice.

July 05, 2012, 08:33:43 AM
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Nice! i recognize that off white color. Probably the same  rapid prototype printer process i used at college last year (my employer has tuition program so i take advantage of it).  Pretty cool to see your 3d models come to life.  The most popular thing printed in that class were miniatures of gears of war weapons. Cant wait to "kickstart" this project.

July 05, 2012, 08:55:01 AM
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Nice! i recognize that off white color. Probably the same  rapid prototype printer process i used at college last year (my employer has tuition program so i take advantage of it).  Pretty cool to see your 3d models come to life.  The most popular thing printed in that class were miniatures of gears of war weapons. Cant wait to "kickstart" this project.

Thanks!

This is actually made from a piece of CNC'd solid ABS.  SLA parts do have that same color though, I know what you mean.

Just waiting for the call.  I can't wait to get this thing home and check to make sure everything fits.  Keeping fingers crossed...

July 05, 2012, 09:35:37 PM
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Well, here it is, in all it's raw pigment-less glory!









And just so you can see how blah and transparent icky, yellow raw ABS is, check this sucker out.



So, there are a few tiny adjustments that need to be made, but nothing of any real concern, which is great (obviously).  So, I shold have tooling quotes tomorrow or Monday.  Once I do, I can start working out a budget and get a kickstarter page up.  Just gotta get this guy all painted up and looking good!  Stay tuned...

July 06, 2012, 05:56:12 PM
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looks like a big soap :D

can`t wait to see the finished product even like this looks awesome !

July 06, 2012, 07:08:00 PM
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Yeah, I didn't even think of that, but I totally looks like a bar of soap LOL!  That's gonna he my next product ;)