dreamcast colour shell ?

[arcadefever]

do you guys know where i can get one of theese ? i found blue and green but for some reasons cant found the red one

[Goz]

Nope not found a source for those. I am considering one of these





Automotive finish with clear coat

of course the only way to get these beauties is as a complete DC and they come with a matching controller for $75

[arcadefever]

wowwwwwwwww they llok great ...

[Grasshopper]

do you guys know where i can get one of theese ? i found blue and green but for some reasons cant found the red one

Can you tell me where to buy the blue and green.

Thanks

[arcadefever]

do you guys know where i can get one of theese ? i found blue and green but for some reasons cant found the red one

Can you tell me where to buy the blue and green.

Thanks

i pay $25 for a blue and a green shipping included 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Change-your-Dreamcast-to-one-of-these-awesome-Colors_W0QQitemZ8258425524QQcategoryZ4303QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Grasshopper]

Unfortunately, I'd have to pay triple shipping as I live outside the US. 

[cabe]

Lik-Sang used to have them, but they are lsited as out of stock, dunno if thats permentant or not.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=32&products_id=75&

[Grasshopper]

Yeah, I noticed that Lik-Sang used to sell them. But in my experience once Lik-Sang lists an item as being "out of stock" they rarely start selling it again.

The annoying thing is that the Ebay seller is obviously charging disproportionately high shipping to avoid Ebay fees. I don't have a problem with that per se as I see it as Ebay's responsibility to tighten up the rules if they don't like sellers doing this. But the seller should come up with a more reasonable international shipping rate if he's serious about selling abroad.

[cabe]

I think the idea is to "bid accordingly" if you wanna pay say $30 and the shipping is $15 only bid $15.

Incidentally, $12.50 is not a bad deal. According to FedEx's site "International Economy" 2-5 working days is $39.60 for a 1lb package from the US.

[SOAPboy]

Just paint your own?

I did mine a while ago, did my controllers too, turned out fine..

[cabe]

indeed, make sure you use a penetrating vinyl dye, means the colours actually enter the plastic.

http://www.gideontech.com/guides/vinyldye/

as always though YMMV some plastics are notorious for rejecting all forms of paint, SOAPboy, what type did you use?

[arcadefever]

just received one and i mod my DC ... look great 

[pointdablame]

that looks really nice. how hard was the install?

[arcadefever]

that looks really nice. how hard was the install?

it was very easy, it take 25 minutes...you can also add lighted fan ect...

pm send

[Goz]

This eBay Seller sells some custom painted empty DC shells. I sent him a message and he also does custom LED work, windows, etc...

Hope it helps,

-Goz

[Grasshopper]

just received one and i mod my DC ... look great 

That looks awesome. Which colour out of blue and green do you think looks best?

[Goz]

I think the blue and green both look great. I have the yellow one for my overclocked DC




The yellow appears to be more translucent likely because of the light nature of the color. I do like the green over the blue though.

-Goz

[arcadefever]

green is much better yellow is also really nice...

[SOAPboy]

indeed, make sure you use a penetrating vinyl dye, means the colours actually enter the plastic.

http://www.gideontech.com/guides/vinyldye/

as always though YMMV some plastics are notorious for rejecting all forms of paint, SOAPboy, what type did you use?

I used uber cheap baby blue spray paint.. with (forget the brand) expensive clearcoat.. i couldnt find the blue i wanted in good paint so i said screw it..

i also used about 6 coats of clearcoat on the controller as they get handled alot, it took 2 years or so to have 1 spot rub off on the bottom of the controller.. 

As far as the system itself, 1 or 2 coats of clearcoat is fine, you dont handle your systems extensivly, so its not going to rub off.. its almost a waste to go balls out on the system itself..

Just pop your logos out, sand well, and goto town on it.. last layer of clearcoat about 15 min after spraying while its still kinda wet toss the logos back on.. should be good to go

[cabe]

If only I could bring myself to wreck my near pristine DC I have had since day of perchase

to Ebay for cheapness!

[crashwg]

just received one and i mod my DC ... look great 

Did you get that from the auction you listed in the fourth reply?  Reason I ask is because I had asked the guy if the shell for the modem was included and I got no for an answer but it appears as though your's does...

[arcadefever]

just received one and i mod my DC ... look great 

Did you get that from the auction you listed in the fourth reply?  Reason I ask is because I had asked the guy if the shell for the modem was included and I got no for an answer but it appears as though your's does...

yes the shell for the modem is also included, was on the 2 i order.