Kaytrim's Kustoms Back in Action

[Kaytrim]

As I was unpacking some stuff for my new office location in the basement I found an old cheep digital camera.  Below are pics of the current prototypes.

[Timoe]

I cant get over that angled design.  That thing is going to be tough!

[bfauska]

I polished my pool cue (got some special 3 grits sanding kit). The cue was just plain wood wen I started but it was almost like it was lacquered after I polished it.

I realize I have a filthy mind, so maybe it was only me, but... did that read as really, really, really, dirty to anybody else?

[Kaytrim]

MDF Stick with controls and artwork added.  This will be run by a GGG GPWiz and connected to a computer when wired.

edit: This stick has been dismantled for parts it never sold.

[Jeff AMN]

 

That looks outstanding!

[theCoder]

My first set of plaques are ready for shipment....

Very cool.  What are they made of?  Did they make a mold of some kind?

The colors on your prototype are all over the map.  Left over parts, or by design?

Congrats on your first order.

[Kaytrim]

My first set of plaques are ready for shipment....

Very cool.  What are they made of?  Did they make a mold of some kind?

Yea, Melissa made the original, the green one at the top.  Then Jason made a few molds.

The colors on your prototype are all over the map.  Left over parts, or by design?

Yea I didn't have any new parts for this one.  It is a prototype anyway.  I'll order some color coordinated parts a little later.  I like the action button colors so I will probably stay with that.  I plan on getting a blue joystick and will probably use all red buttons on the front edge.

Thanks for all the comments guys.
TTFN

[Gatsu]

Damn dude. Looks really great.

That green joystick just kills the EHonda art though. lol. But you already knew that. Just picking at ya.

[Kaytrim]

Yea the joystick was for Blanka but I didn't have the buttons for it.    I have green Japanese controls on the way though so Blanka will go with those.

[psychotech]

Yesh!

Looking really good 

psycho

[Donkey_Kong]

Nothing to be ashamed of here, & that finish is very shiny. Nice job all the way around!

[SodaPopinksi]

I polished my pool cue (got some special 3 grits sanding kit). The cue was just plain wood wen I started but it was almost like it was lacquered after I polished it.

I realize I have a filthy mind, so maybe it was only me, but... did that read as really, really, really, dirty to anybody else?

^^^ 

[Kaytrim]

I was so excited about recieving my shipment from DK that I forgot to post here.   The Pinewood Princess ROCKS!!!

I put the original in a special place and one of the castings on my prototype.  All my future sticks will have one of these inserted into one of the sides.  My signature as my wife calls them.

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[Gatsu]

pretty cool. 

[xmenxmen]

Got any pics of the wiring job with the eco?

[Kaytrim]

It is an old version of the GPWiz eco.  Not a very pretty job either.  The wires from the controls to the eco were not the problem though the 22 gague wire just bare fit the tiny holes.  It took me an hour to solder the 14 wires.  Looking at the new version from GGG the soldering will be much cleaner.

I ran the wires through several wire ties screwed to the sides of the box.  It was all the extra cable for the USB wire and the USB hub.  The GPWiz and the memory key are plugged into the hub and the wire for the hub runs out of the box.  I plan on taking a spare USB cable and cutting it short to help clean up things inside the box.  I just have to get the time.   Then I'll take some pics.

[patrickl]

Isn't that plaque a bit big if you want to sell it to others?

[Kaytrim]

Got any pics of the wiring job with the eco?

I finished the USB wire shortening.  You can see it snake it's way through the buttons from the GPWiz to the USB hub.  I have a 1gb memory stick plugged into the hub just above the cable.

[xmenxmen]

Wow, I must say it's a pretty clean job.  BTW, what's the memory key used for?

[Kaytrim]

Wow, I must say it's a pretty clean job.  BTW, what's the memory key used for?

The memory key is used to hold MAME and a few choice rom files.  I plug this into any PC as a desktop controller.

TTFN
Kaytrim

[Kaytrim]

This controller is for sale in the BST forum

edit: This stick never sold, it has been dismantled for parts.

[Donkey_Kong]

Kaytrim-

The final looks great! Good luck with the sale...

[Kaytrim]

Well nobody seems to want to purchase this prototype so I am going to dismantle it and begin again.  Actualy I have already begun on new designs.  There will not be any pics until they are done though this time.  However I will give you three words as a teaser.

Green
White
Gold

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Kaytrim

[Kaytrim]

Paint is giving me some problems so it is taking longer than I had thought it would.  I can't wait any longer so here is a few pics for you to look at.  This stick will get the Blanka artwork after it is reworked.  The CP is larger on this box than I originally planed but it is all good.

TTFN
Kaytrim

edit: This is the current style of stick I am making the side buttons can be placed on any side and location.

[Kaytrim]

And here it is next to the E. Honda stick for reference.

edit: Prototype vs production model.

[Timoe]

It looks like your router got away from you on your JLF mount but otherwise the case looks awesome.  That is great!

Will the height of the control panel be adjustable in the four corners?  It looks like some corners are lower than others.

[javeryh]

Looking good!  I still can't believe you are angling the sides for these things - they look very cool but must be a pain to build.   I'm amazed how nice and smooth the finish looks once everything is patched, sanded and sprayed.  It looks like it was made out of one piece.  I never seem to get a perfect finish...

You guys have inspired me to try and build my own one day - the biggest hurdle for me will be soldering to a PS2/360 controller since I've never done that before...

 

[Kaytrim]

It looks like your router got away from you on your JLF mount but otherwise the case looks awesome.  That is great!

Will the height of the control panel be adjustable in the four corners?  It looks like some corners are lower than others.

I have a few tricks up my sleeve to fix the height so no worries.  As far as the cutout, I tried my drill press on this top.  Really it was because I was too lazy to take my router out of the table mount.   I wasn't too worried about the rough edges though because it will be covered with art and plexi.  I can always cut another top.

I have another box ready for paint hopefully tonight and will do a better job on the top for this one.  I may do a new top for the green box at the same time to fix that little error you so kindly pointed out.

Looking good!  I still can't believe you are angling the sides for these things - they look very cool but must be a pain to build.   I'm amazed how nice and smooth the finish looks once everything is patched, sanded and sprayed.  It looks like it was made out of one piece.  I never seem to get a perfect finish...

You guys have inspired me to try and build my own one day - the biggest hurdle for me will be soldering to a PS2/360 controller since I've never done that before...

 

Thanks javeryh.  You would be surprised how much can be covered up with a good paint job.   I used spray cans for this job.  4 coats of primer, 6 coats of paint and 5 coats of lacquerer.  I haven't even begun the polishing stage yet.  This is not mirror perfect yet nor do I expect it to be, but I'll give it a good try. 

TTFN
Kaytrim

[Timoe]

 

Hey I wasnt trying to be a jerk I just know you can do better just by looking at the box.

 

I cant wait to see it with art.

-Tim

[Kaytrim]

Hey I wasnt trying to be a jerk I just know you can do better just by looking at the box.

 

I cant wait to see it with art.

-Tim

I knew you weren't Tim, just returning the poke   If we can't poke fun at each other then life would be a real pain.  

I do agree that I can do a better job and I will strive for that as I go.  (that's why I only posted here)  Heck I am still learning about my drill press, it's an old 5 speed bench top model.  I got it for $30 via craigslist.  Then I went to Lowes and picked up their $45 set of Forster bits.  I still need to get the proper sized bits for the 30mm and 24mm buttons.  Looks like I need a 1 3/16" and 15/16" respectively if I can't find the metric bits.  There is a specialty woodworker's shop in town I have been purposefully avoiding so I don't go spend a ton of cash (credit).

TTFN
Kaytrim

[Kaytrim]

My first polishing trial.  Since the lacquerer was so shiny I went straight to the rubbing compound.  I used my drill press for this run and even at it's slowest speed it got away from me as seen in the second pic.

[Kaytrim]

Here is a close up before....

[Kaytrim]

And one after.  I used my cordless drill so I could use a slower speed.

[javeryh]

Looks good - where does everyone get the hi-res art for these things?

[Kaytrim]

Looks good - where does everyone get the hi-res art for these things?

Google Image search is your best friend followed by photoshop.  This is not my work though DarthGatsu here on these forums does the artwork for me.

TTFN
Kaytrim

[theCoder]

And one after.  I used my cordless drill so I could use a slower speed.

I picked up a random orbit car buffer for my last green cab project.  It had a little more surface area than you are dealing with however. 

Look'n good.

[Timoe]

Awesome

[javeryh]

wow that paint job is Emazing!   

I picked up a random orbit car buffer for my last green cab project.  It had a little more surface area than you are dealing with however. 

Where did you get the car buffer and about how much?

Ryobi.  Home Depot.  $30.  It definitely does the job.

[theCoder]

I got the same, current price is $25.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100044715

[Kaytrim]

wow that paint job is Emazing!   

Thanks Timoe, too bad I am going to have to redo it.  While doing some hand polishing on the box I rubbed to hard on an edge.  I took off all the lacquerer and paint down to the primer.    I probably should have waited until the weekend to do the polish on the box.

One thing I learned while using the hand drill, don't let the buffer get too dry.  If you do you can easily take off too much.  I took of the lacquerer on one side because of this.  Follow up with hand polishing to clean off the rubbing compound and to deal with tough spots like corners.

TTFN
Kaytrim