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I know about that controller, but I haven't been able to find it. What I'm doing is pretty much the same though.

Here's a bit of an update:


See, it still works! It looks like there's something horribly wrong with my TV but don't worry, that's just the picture. Both the TV and N64 are fine. I did have a bit of a scare while testing. The thing refused to turn on and refused to light up, and when I tried the PSU on my other N64 it didn't work either. It turned out I had put the jumper pak in backwards. Two minutes later I had reset the PSU, flipped the jumper pak around, and verified that the N64 still works.


Here's what I did. I removed the controller ports and the reset button. Also, I removed some screw post thingies on the board. One red circle shows the damage one of them did when I removed it, luckily there is only ground there. The other circle shows the reset button wire. Bacteria's guide says to put it there, but as far as I can tell it's not connected to anything.


My next victim, a Tremor Pak Plus. I forgot to take pictures of the insides, d'oh. Anyway, I still need a third party controller to use, should have bought one in Victoria when I got my N64, oh well.


And finally, this is my horribly messy work area. I can work fine in it, but my dad says I should clean it up. But then I would have to get everything out and make a mess again

I hope you all enjoyed my little update!

Why is there so little interest? Have I done something wrong? Do people just not care anymore?


MIGHTYPUTTY!!!!! It's basically epoxy putty, but instead of two sticks each stick has two layers (green and white). And it's greenish when mixed together. This is my first time with epoxy putty and I must say it's pretty cool. The box says to wear gloves so it can't be good for you though. Also notice the picture of Billy Mays (R.I.P.)(the new guy sucks). Maybe he died of exposure to all those products he demonstrated?


The case is full of big holes. Seriously. So I added this grille (from the bottom of an N64 case) to one of them.

I took the screen off too so I could work on the bottom more easily:



I removed the jacks from the side bit. The dremel drill bits are great for cleaning out hot glue! It turned out that I had to remove that part, so this was kind of pointless.



After that I attached the side panel with Mighty Putty. It actually doesn't stick very well at first, then it gets really hard and adhesive. The side panel has spaces around it but I can't fill them because of the way the case is put together. The top part has most of the open frame that I'm trying to fill in, but of course the N64 and most of the parts will be mounted to the bottom. A top cover or two-half case would have been better, but I'm trying to be a bit creative and use this case. I have to get some Perspex soon to do the top and bottom parts. Also, this machine is going to have controller wings. Why? Because I'd never be able to get it closed otherwise. The sticks would hit the top part.


I got out the Bondo too, and did the side panel. What I'm using is Spot and Glazing putty, I hope it's the right stuff. This stuff doesn't have a long working time and is kinda goopy. The best way to apply it is with a finger (gloved or finger-condom'ed of course). Also, latex gloves suck, my fingers smell like solvent anyway. Anyway, this is kind of a crappy Bondo job, but it's the first one I've done, ever.


And of course, the customary overall shot of what I've done today. That's it, please leave a comment, even if it is mean and slanderous!

Lawl, only 3 hours went by. And, I have the same soldering iron

Really? I thought I was the only one who bothered buying quality soldering irons!

Nah I'm getting a WES51 soon. What are you planning on doing about the holes left over in the grille you just bondo'd in? Some are covered in bondo, others not.

I got it for freeeeeeee

Leaving them open, I'll try to clean out the ones affected by my horribly Bondo job.



Lucky!

LOL I has t3h same iron tooz!

The progress looks good so far, just be careful with that bondo spot filler. I put it on too thick in one spot and it cracked. Was a ton of work to make it nice again. Also, mighty putty is good, but I use something called quicksteel from walmart. It is basicly the same thing, but reenforced with steel and stronger and cheaper. I highly reccommend it. It's only $3.49!

I think I have enough mighty putty, but I guess I'll check out the quicksteel if I see it. What section is it in?

Also, what tip do you use on your iron? I used an ST7 0.8mm conical tip.