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Newsflash: Small asteroid hits BYOAC! [Mamey Winner]
markrvp:
I like it a lot. I would like it even better if it were painted a little darker brown.
Level42:
Brilliant !! :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
I only have one tiny-tiny suggestion: The three colors of that circular button really distracts from the overall white/black look....maybe hard, but I'd make that some shades of grey or something ? Just a suggestion of course :)
Otherwise: this Rocks ! :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: ::)
dmworking247:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on December 29, 2007, 02:31:30 pm ---Does it feel solid, and if so, what did you do differently than traditional papier-mache to make it "game-worthy" and less indestructible?
Kudos on the concept and bringing it to fruition! :applaud:
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The paper mache was made with a strong mix of PVA and water (rather than the 'kids' paper mache made out of flour or some such), which not only dries a lot stronger but it also wont rot over time.
In addition I put about 8-10 layers on over as many days (a normal paper mache would probably have 2-3), and its painted with several coats of primer, undercoat, overcoat (paint) and a sealant/clear coat layer.
Also the paper mache is built upon a 'bird wire' frame that was twisted into a ball shape to give me the foundation to layer the paper onto, so in the end that adds a little more rigidity too.
Overall, its quite strong, especially on the 'game surface' because the wooden disc is underneath too. The side walls still do have a bit of flex but it'd take a pretty (hard) direct impact to tear it.
That said, this was a project made out of 'spares' mainly for novelty, and probably isn't suited to hard-core gaming, unless you wanted to make it out of fibre-glass or something.
dmworking247:
--- Quote from: Level42 on December 29, 2007, 03:25:01 pm ---Brilliant !! :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
I only have one tiny-tiny suggestion: The three colors of that circular button really distracts from the overall white/black look....maybe hard, but I'd make that some shades of grey or something ? Just a suggestion of course :)
Otherwise: this Rocks ! :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: ::)
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I agree, though as mentioned in the previous post this was made with things I had lying around, and other than the paint I didn't buy anything special for this project. The three-in-one button only came with that colour combination and was suitable to fit all of those functions into a small space (I didn't want a cluttered control panel for such a simple machine, and the cheap encoder doesn't have any 'shift' functions).
I'd like to see those buttons come with interchangeable colours too, and it'd be nice if the outer bezel of it wasn't so raised (I compensated for that by building up the paper mache around it though)
arcadefever:
SO COOL :notworthy:
Great job !!!! i LOVE IT :cheers:
very creative :o
what's next ? ;D
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