Re: Downing's 3rd N64p "The Nimbus II"
Well, was home stick from work today, didn't get out of bed till almost 1PM! Must have needed the rest. Anyway, when I started feeling a bit better I went to the basement and found that my attempts at painting the buttons on the back of my case was failing. So I'm going to have to re-sand some spots and hit it with white again. Not a bit deal, but just another delay
As for other progress, I took some pics of the mounting job of the buttons and control stick. I found that using these little nylon spacers with a notch cut out of them where it meets with the plastic tact holders works great because you can fill the whole thing with hot glue and in doing so, secure it to the casing and the tact holder in one fluid motion. Looking below you can kind of see what I mean, but it was a lot easier and stronger than face mounting them to the bottom of the tact holder!
You can also see that I got new speakers that thin and fit perfectly...however the sound quality is terrible. They only cost a dollar to begin with so I got what I paid for, but I need something exactly that size (25mm if I'm not mistaken, or about 1") and sound clean. Any suggestions would be great!
Overall image of the front. Everything but the D-pad is mounted.
You can see the spacers and how they stand up a bit above the tact holder, but it was simply cut in a bit. Very strong hold this way.
Closer view of what I was talking about. Had to get a bit more creative with the stick because the stick cover would hit the spacers and stop it from moving the way it should. This method worked though and is holding nice and level.
This is how the finished profile will look. Not to bad.
The back with the fan mounted. Although you really can't see it, the buttons need some major work, which will involve some more sanding and such, but I have to wait for the coats to dry a bit more. We'll get it looking better soon enough.
Feeling pretty good about this so far, but the real test is going to be getting the whole thing together evenly. I have a feeling some major controller modification is going to play a part in this which is unfortunate, but the way it is. More on that when I get to it.