New PSP shell concept

hoang031 · Post by **hoang031** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:02 pm

I'm going to put in a 24 Hour battery mod, rumble, extended Wifi, dual analog sticks, improved speakers, fan-based cooling system. I got exams coming up but don't fret, I'll continue it when I got more time. Used .080 styrene using vacuum form.

jleemero · Post by **jleemero** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:12 pm

Bit rough, but DANG!
That's gonna be nice when it's done!

Definitely the coolest PSP mod I've seen. (It will be when it's done, that is)

This is one I can't wait for.

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:57 am

It looks good, but like jleemero said, it's very rough. Fix up those holes and your mod will turn out beautifully.

hoang031 · Post by **hoang031** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:07 am

Yeah, I still need to do 2x sanding before it's ready.

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:31 am

I like your approach of creating a completely new shell for the system rather than attaching stuff to the original case. I think it will look great when you're finished.

collinE · Post by **collinE** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:54 am

Great idea, my friend. I think this will add some comfort to holding a PSP.

hoang031 · Post by **hoang031** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:59 pm

Tried it another way using the frankencase method

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:57 pm

I like the vaccuform one better.
Frankencasing always comes out looking... frankencased.

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:32 pm

jjhammerstein wrote:I like the vaccuform one better.
Frankencasing always comes out looking... frankencased.

Not true at all. Only if you half-ass it. Vacuum forming looks horrible if you half-ass it also. Anything looks bad half-assed; Come on people, start full-assing things!

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:42 pm

Neildo_64 wrote:
jjhammerstein wrote:I like the vaccuform one better.
Frankencasing always comes out looking... frankencased.
Not true at all. Only if you half-ass it. Vacuum forming looks horrible if you half-ass it also. Anything looks bad half-assed; Come on people, start full-assing things!

But the first impression I get from the frank'd one is, "Oh, it's a PS2 controller with a box in it." Which is not as cool as "HOLY CRAP THIS TOTALLY ORIGINAL THING BLOWS MY MIIIIIIIIIND!"

And the Vac. one looks like a 360 controller, pretty badass if you ask me.

collinE · Post by **collinE** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:01 am

you're both right. Frankencasing can be downright ugly. and it takes real skill to make it not look frankencased. But when you think about it, most all of us frankencase, just not as major as cutting a controller in half and putting it on each side.

exploding.monkey · Post by **exploding.monkey** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:55 pm

how will the dual analog sticks work?

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:38 am

exploding.monkey wrote:how will the dual analog sticks work?

I suspect you will have the choice of using one of the two

exploding.monkey · Post by **exploding.monkey** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:05 am

wouldnt that be kinda awkward, because if you were using the left aalog stick for movement, at the same time, you would be using the same hand for triangle, x square circle buttons.

Tibia · Post by **Tibia** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:17 am

How is it any more awkward than the PS controller with dual analog sticks?