The G-Boy set revolutionized the subculture around building portable house consoles, enabling an entire Wii to be crammed into a type element the size of a original game Boy. [Chris Downing] is no complete stranger to the field, as well as sourced a G-Boy set of his own to develop it to the very best of his abilities. (Video embedded after the break.)
However, he wished to step up above the FDM-printed parts of the original kit. Thus, he contacted the set designer Gman, who offered him with the 3D design data so he might attempt a higher-quality SLA print himself. [Downing] had some experience with SLA printing in the past with the type 2, however discovered some distinct difficulties on this develop with the type 3.
The benefits of SLA printing are the finer detail as well as surface surface it delivers. This is especially good on things like enclosures as well as buttons which are handled routinely by the user. However, the basic resin that ships with the type 3 had problems with warping, especially on thin flat walls which make up the majority of the G-Boy case.
Other problems included the truth that the basic treated SLA resin is much harder to thread screws into than softer FDM plastic, something which frustrated assembly of the design. It’s likewise brittle, too, which leads to simple breakages.
As a fan of a correctly completed product, [Downing] chose to sand as well as paint the enclosure regardless. disaster struck when the spray cans started to spit pieces because of being over a year old. However, it serendipitously turned into a win, creating an appealing granite stone-like surface which really looks quite good.
The G-Boy set took Wii portable develops mainstream, as well as drew numerous new contractors into the subculture. [Downing] may be a stalwart of the scene, however still discovered new skills along the method of the build.
We can’t wait to see what occurs next in the scene, though we’d suspect someone’s already available chopping up a unusual PlayStation 5 as we speak.
[Thanks to Bushy555 for the tip!]