The stuff I used was fantastic. Very simple, and it didn’t require a primer because it bonds to plastic.
This is the exact product I used: http://www.homedepot.com/buy/rust-oleum-paint-plus-2x-spray-glos-spa-blue-265153.html#.URQMUTvJzyM
Took a trip to the craft store and bought some sheets of foamy stuff. Cut those into the shape of the cartridges and affixed them to the interior of the cases with some strips of double-sided tape.
I’d say more, but that’s really all there is to it.
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Thanks to Ben’s link, I was able to remove the excess plastic within the cases. Turns out an ordinary box knife can remove the DS standoff (be sure to put something between the back of the case and the clear plastic sleeve).
I also removed the horizontal support “beam” above the manual clip so Virtual Boy manuals would fit. It can be done with a knife, but it’s kinda tedious, so I used a Dremmel grinding wheel and followed it up with a buff wheel.
As before, numbered photos are attached to this post.
10. This is what the cases look like with their plastic removed.
11. I’ll get some better materials next time I’m in the vicinity of an arts and crafts store, but for now, I’m securing my cartridges with paper towels and tape.
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I’ve decided to put a few of these together. I purchased a bundle of 5 red cases from the Nintendo site (since I only have 3 games plus a FlashBoy), and so far everything’s going great.
I downloaded the high-res insert images that Benjamin Stevens posted earlier in the thread. Those are awesome.
There is a number of files attached to this post. They’re numbered, so I’ll just refer to them by number:
1. This is what the case looks like when it arrives from Nintendo. It will be quite difficult to open the first two or three times, before the snaps loosen up a bit.
2. With the case open, you can see the guts. Take note of the DS card holder, which is in the way. This will be removed at a later time, and I’ll document the process in a later post.
3. Here’s an insert sheet all printed out and ready to go. I produced these with a color laser printer, which is among the best that you can get with civilian money. I first tried printing on photo paper, but after putting the insert into the case the high gloss of the clear plastic totally outshone the quality of the paper I used.
NOTE: The proper width to print out the insert images, so that they fit in the Nintendo-supplied DS cases, is 10 inches and 7/8, which is 10.875 inches. Doing this creates a nice snug fit inside the case jacket without wrinkling the paper. Since standard letter size is 11 inches the long way, you’ll need to use legal size paper, which is 14 inches long.
4. I used a paper cutter to get straight edges on the inserts. You can also use a pair of scissors, a precision knife, or whatever else you have that cuts paper. Just make it look nice. I also removed a tiny amount of the printed image to prevent any unsightly white from winding up on the finished product.
5. When adding the insert to the case, make sure it’s perfectly positioned, because once you close the case, the bends that will be formed in the paper will prevent you from making good adjustments.
6. & 7. After it’s all said and done, you’ve got one slick case that out-shines the original boxes. (-:
8. KR155E was kind enough to provide high-res files for the artwork of the FlashBoy Plus box. So I made an insert image and printed that out too. The insert image is attached below, and follows the same dimensions and arrangement as the files Benjamin Stevens provided.
9. Once it’s all said and done, I have quite a collection of cases for my Virtual Boy cartridges! The next step will be to modify them to accept the actual carts.
jrronimo wrote:
How much do they cost to print? It’d be one step closer to no longer requiring donor cartridges, which is just plain fantastic news. 🙂
MineStorm didn’t ask for any money to print a case. So the same price as a FlashBoy with a donor cart.
Anyhoo, pictures!
