Xbox portable is now done (updated 6/8/06)

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:42 pm

Someone already made a Xbox in a breifcase, I tried finding it, but could not.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:45 pm

yeah but it uses a hipgear as a screen and has no battery

dkap01 · Post by **dkap01** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:03 pm

Here are the pictures of the plaster mold done.

pic 1 shows my concept drawing.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.6.JPG

pic 2 shows the plaster mold.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.7.JPG

pic 3 shows side view of plaster mold.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.8.JPG

pic 4 shows the plaster mold and a Dreamcast shell on top ( for size, xbox is 1" wider)
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.9.JPG

pic 5 show the to side by side.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.10.JPG

I'll post more pictures when I vacuum form it... Stay tuned..

Dave

Post by **Gamelver** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:03 pm

looks good, and definitely possible

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can't wait to see the finished product

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Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:12 pm

cool cant wait to see the actual case. do you think your gonna use a PS2 controller like you did with the DCp

dkap01 · Post by **dkap01** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:14 pm

No, on this one Im going to use a xbox controller..

Dave

Post by **Gamelver** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:18 pm

*sigh*, too bad that mobo is too big

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Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:20 pm

How will you be able to hold this thing!?

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:26 pm

the cast may be thick but that is probably not how thick the case will be. the way i do it is make the cast thicker than the case is intended to be so and i just sand the case down so i dont end up with a case that is to thin. and i think thats is the way most people do it. i made the mistake of a cast being to thin on my snesp mkI and i was royally screwed and had to cut up a failed case that was curved around the edges.

dkap01 · Post by **dkap01** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:29 pm

Its really not that big, its going to be around 1.75" thick. Thats the same thickness as my DCp2.0. The reason I made the mold 2.75" thick is because you always want it at lease a 1" thicker then it needs to be.That way when you vacuum form it you can cut off the part that always flars out on the bottom. When I vacuum form this I'll show a picture of it and another picture of it when I cut it.

Dave

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:18 pm

This question may sound kind of dumb but when you make a mold for a case to be vacuum formed, do you add in the holes for the controls/speakers? Or would you do this after you vacuum form it with plastic? Overall, what you've done so far looks great

Keep up the good work.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:33 pm

I think those are drilled/cut out later. Everyone's cases seem to look like that.

dkap01 · Post by **dkap01** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:19 am

Here's an update on the mold..

pic 1 shows the ( X )I carved in the plaster so when I form it that section will be razed, just like the xbox.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.11.JPG

pic 2 side view
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.12.JPG

more to come.....

Dave

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:28 am

wow! what did you use to carve it. it looks so smoothe still

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:18 am

he is the master, his ways are to great for us mere mortals to comprehend

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Xbox portable is now done (updated 6/8/06)

XBOXp is it true.... ( update pics of the plaster mold...)