I purchased my first VB system a couple weeks ago. Not knowing how expensive and difficult it is to find a stand for these things, I thought I’d be stuck paying more than I paid for my VB for the damn stand. Just seconds before I placed a bid on a stand (currently at $50) I come across a site with a stand for $8 with one crack I could easily fix. Thinking it was too good to be true I almost passed it up but I bit the bullet and bought it for$8 and it’s somewhat local too! I can’t believe how lucky I got.

Here’s my system as of right now (in the process of cleaning it up and all that)

Here’s the stand I bought:

vb-fan wrote

Very cool — I wonder how many other fans of “Virtual Boy” are girls! 🙂

I can think of a few we have
gunpaiyokifan
mednefen
kit23

But don’t worry kit23 is taken she’s my wife;)

I found a site that will print them at $18.55 each (detailed version) and $18.47 (without detail). Here’s the link if anyone else is interested in getting a replacement: https://www.partsnap.com

Several of us have had good luck with Shapeways as well… and they’re very reasonably priced.

I’ll print this model when I get home though… if it works out, I’ll mail it to you (luckily all my stands are intact, so I don’t need one).

DogP

DogP wrote:
Several of us have had good luck with Shapeways as well… and they’re very reasonably priced.

I’ll print this model when I get home though… if it works out, I’ll mail it to you (luckily all my stands are intact, so I don’t need one).

DogP

I was looking at Shapeways as well. You’re so kind 🙂

Here’s my VB and the stand as I got it.

Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy

morintari wrote:
vb-fan wrote

Very cool — I wonder how many other fans of “Virtual Boy” are girls! 🙂

I can think of a few we have
gunpaiyokifan
mednefen
kit23

But don’t worry kit23 is taken she’s my wife;)

Perhaps someone should do up a Virtual Boy in pink automotive/plastic paint and call it Virtual Girl. 😛

3DBoyColor wrote:

morintari wrote:
vb-fan wrote

Very cool — I wonder how many other fans of “Virtual Boy” are girls! 🙂

I can think of a few we have
gunpaiyokifan
mednefen
kit23

But don’t worry kit23 is taken she’s my wife;)

Perhaps someone should do up a Virtual Boy in pink automotive/plastic paint and call it Virtual Girl. 😛

Hell, if I had the spare cash, I probably would. Only thing is I hate pink lol

Hedgetrimmer wrote:

If you dig a little deeper in the forum posts you would find the 3D CAD model was made by me, by all means print some for yourself but, vb-fan, not a good call to recommend selling them, its my work you’d be selling, not too cool.

I humbly apologize; I meant no offense. No one is currently making any, I didn’t see the harm in meeting some “minimum quantity” (if a company required it) by offering to split that minimum number with the members here, at cost.

vb-fan wrote:

I bet if a fab shop has minimums, you could have several parts printed and people here would buy some.

Perhaps I should have worded it “split the costs of a run between us”, implying zero profit.

Hope you forgive me. 🙂

if anyone does get more printed post some pics always good to see how these things turn out as 3D printing is improving all the time

But what would they do with the “more parts printed” (extras), if they don’t offer them to the rest of us?

:question:

But don’t worry kit23 is taken she’s my wife;)

Rats!

…but her cute sister is still single, isn’t she??? 😛

morintari wrote

But don’t worry kit23 is taken she’s my wife;)

vb-fan wrote

Rats!

…but her cute sister is still single, isn’t she???

She has several cute sisters, but yes they are all married too.

morintari wrote:
morintari wrote

But don’t worry kit23 is taken she’s my wife;)

vb-fan wrote

Rats!

…but her cute sister is still single, isn’t she???

She has several cute sisters, but yes they are all married too.

…yeahhhhh, story of my life… 🙁

😉

vb-fan wrote:
I humbly apologize; I meant no offense. No one is currently making any, I didn’t see the harm in meeting some “minimum quantity” (if a company required it) by offering to split that minimum number with the members here, at cost.

vb-fan wrote:

I bet if a fab shop has minimums, you could have several parts printed and people here would buy some.

Perhaps I should have worded it “split the costs of a run between us”, implying zero profit.

Hope you forgive me. 🙂

Forgiven, thanks for the reply, I have no issue with anyone printing a qty and splitting costs etc hence releasing the model so anyone can make or get made themselves.

3D printing seems to be the only financially viable way of producing these, milling and machining takes too long = big price, molding = big investment in mold tool for not that many required.

Any pics anyone can take of parts they have had made I’m always interested in seeing.

If there are parts anyone needs and no model exists, if I have done a model you welcome to use it.

I had a few spare minutes tonight, so I printed HT’s models. As usual, the models are awesome, and the parts seem to work great.

Here’s a pic of the two printed parts, next to the original part:

Then I popped them into a spare stand that I had (the one with the printed medallion).

The original style:

The simplified style:

Both seem to work perfectly, and as far as I can tell, will be plenty strong to hold the VB (though of course I’d be extra careful with it until you feel comfortable with it).

The simplified style feels slightly stiffer near the “PUSH” section (there’s more plastic), but if I was to guess, I’d say the first point of failure would be either the side nubs breaking off, or the top snapping off from the layers of plastic separating.

Anyway, retronintendonerd – let me know which one you want (original or simplified style), and send me a PM w/ your address and I’ll toss it in the mail this weekend. If anyone else needs one, let me know… you’re welcome to the other one.

Oh, and I think the best way to replace this part is to remove the metal spring piece from the bottom (use something pointy to pop the bottom out), and then slide the front clip downward. If you try just prying it out, you might break the main plastic piece. To reinstall, slide the plastic piece in place, and then slide the metal spring up from the bottom until it snaps into place.

DogP

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DogP wrote:
I had a few spare minutes tonight, so I printed HT’s models. As usual, the models are awesome, and the parts seem to work great.

Here’s a pic of the two printed parts, next to the original part:

Then I popped them into a spare stand that I had (the one with the printed medallion).

The original style:

The simplified style:

Both seem to work perfectly, and as far as I can tell, will be plenty strong to hold the VB (though of course I’d be extra careful with it until you feel comfortable with it).

The simplified style feels slightly stiffer near the “PUSH” section (there’s more plastic), but if I was to guess, I’d say the first point of failure would be either the side nubs breaking off, or the top snapping off from the layers of plastic separating.

Anyway, retronintendonerd – let me know which one you want (original or simplified style), and send me a PM w/ your address and I’ll toss it in the mail this weekend. If anyone else needs one, let me know… you’re welcome to the other one.

Oh, and I think the best way to replace this part is to remove the metal spring piece from the bottom (use something pointy to pop the bottom out), and then slide the front clip downward. If you try just prying it out, you might break the main plastic piece. To reinstall, slide the plastic piece in place, and then slide the metal spring up from the bottom until it snaps into place.

DogP

You are the best! I’ll send you a PM now.

Because DogP is awesome, my Virtual Boy stand looks as good as new! I can’t thank you enough, man!

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That does look excellent, cheers! 🙂

Awesome… looks great!

DogP