not bad GI. i like the skin alot except for i think the jewel is turned. the lines don't flow together (her shoulder, the top she's wearing, the lines of the background) so if the jewel isn't stuck in place, you should try to turn it. or if u can get it off w/o breaking it (i.e. it's glued down, etc.), do that. i had to really look hard to notice it, so it's not that big of a problem. good work tho

ya it is out of line a lil but nice case. the sticker or w/e u whant to call it matchs the case and the lights alot

Well I finally got my front panel plated. You might remember I posted ages ago, I had the top cover painted. Anyway, all done now. It's painted with automotive (Spies Hecker brand) paint from my work (a vehicle repair shop). I'm quite happy with how it's turned out.

GIJoe433 - I like that skin - goes well on that colour case.

Dalpura - Nice paintjob - Good to see some brave new colours.


Here is my latest update on my xbox.

My jewel has once again been removed and bought back to crystal clear.
( It would have to be about half its original thickness )
I whipped out my trusty glass cutter and cut a small mirrored piece that is now glued to the underside of the cold cathode mounts.

Gives the light a nice cool blue effect - and has brightened it up quite a lot.
Im sure this has been done before but here is my attempt at it anyway.
There is still superglue residue on the lip that the jewel sits on where small portions of light are shining through - I will have to remove the top and sand and paint this lip again. ( Do not use superglue to glue jewels inplace! )






You can even see the reflection of my videocamera in the close up shot

- The only problem I am having with my cold cathode is that - It works fine if it is on before I turn on the xbox - But if I switch the xbox on ,and then switch the cold cathode on - the xbox freezes up- Maybee its backfeeding voltage into the hdd?
Might throw a forward biased diode in there and see if that fixes it up.

I was also thinking of fitting a small 12v power supply into the xbox ( Seperate power for lights etc ) Has anyone done this?
Would be quite simple to fit a 12v 1amp switchmode power supply in there somewhere.

I recently did a mod with some Brasso and a HDD:

Like it?

I normaly dont go for skins but that looks great.

I guess im just a sucker for anime. Is that suposed to be the Major?

Nice, havent seen that before. When I first read your line and briefly glanced at the thumbnail, I thought you had taken off the lid and Brasso'd the platters, I was about to ask if you were a complete moron.

Man that looks amazing......Great work!!!

, that would've been awfully dumb yeah.

i was just finishing my xbox mod and my sister threw out my jewl because i kept it in a bag with paper towels around it, (and shes blind) do you think it's worth getting a custom jewl or should i get a regular xbox jewl off the net, and how much do they cost?

i may of posted these a while a go, but i didn't show the wiring inside. i got a lot of pms on how i did it so here's somthing to start those wanting to put 10 leds in their controllers

here's the wiring and soldering

here's the result

good luck

HAMDAWG and Dalpura, niceee!!!

I was recommended this paint by a friend - turns out that it dries and seals pretty well for a metallic finish.

The Golden Gangsta is coming!

oOoOoOo golden xbox...perrrty

*fershizzle*! ya man awsome


no one responded should i get a custome or regular jewl

Thats all up to you, I myself like the xbox jewel to keep the xbox identity alive, but your really the only one who can decide that.

Masterkizz-loving the gold, thats PIMP

well i was asking you all opinion if its worth it or not,


well guys after mods seince spring break im finnaly done mine *xcept the jewl lol* heres the link to the gallery of all my progress and waht it is today



http://photobucket.com/albums/y158/silverace88/xbox%20mod/




tell me what you think

that dvd window is awesome great job on the whole xbox

thx man it was killin me i couldnt think of the window design, but it was a bitch of a job dont try it lol

and i gatta give credit to my buddy he saved me on this think his SN is SonnyMarrow hes great

Ya that window is beautiful man. I don't mean to make you mad cause of all the hard work, but I say do it on the other 2 sides of the X, that would be so sig. But yes, great design and a job well done so far.

SilverAce - thats nice man real nice!. Dremel masta!

I got the golden gangsta box all together but the top needs a few more coats - Also going to pop in my 120gig maxtor and x2.6 and a few switches -

Here is a teaser pic ( my camera is only 1.2 megapixels sorry ) I will get better pictures when it's all back together and the final coats have been applied.

haha, thats looking pretty gangsterish. you should spray a small design on it or something of a bling bling necklace lol or do something with the jewell which makes it even gangsterish.

looking pretty cool though, anything gangster is cool thogh

thx guys, if you knotic the windows connect to the jewl i thoght of it kinda like wires connectiong to the power source, and about the other windows ( i take no offence as long as u say its good) im waaaay to lazy lol and the integrity of my box will = -400 lol because i had 2 hide it so no one broke it before because it was so weak but thx


and have you thought of paintin the black a dif color or maybe a matalic black? and im jw did u sand the case down alot befor u painet, because that gives it a feal fine look and glossy gj =)

Yes I have sanded the painted sections down - They give off a really nice reflection.

The top could do with a few more coats ( Get it looking really gold and glossy ) - As for the black - I thought of doing it a 2nd colour but I like the way it looks as is.

This is my debug/test box - when I get some cash together I want to buy another one and chop it to bits!

what do u mean lol

Gimme the paintbucket . That looks totally P.I.M.P.E.D.

dude get one of those spinner belt buckles or necklaces and pop it in the jewel hole, put a real slow motor to it underneath and have it spinning around in there, not THAT would be pimp

A couple of people most probly would of seen it already but Heres my white LE xbox mod

nice xp i like the many diff lights makes me happy

ya but seriously get the spinner buckle and put it in the jewl!! put leds behind it ! and a smoke maker and a capachino maker and a dvd burned and and !! ....so many options lol gj like it lots but seriously the spinner in the jewl lol

yeah all of the xbox's ive seen have looked pretty nice im thinking about modding mine and im taking suggestions

P.S:some of the one's at rate my xbox or whatever look really bad

james

master if you looked at mine ill tell you how i did my window well help you out, and give you the sites for the toturials hope you mod dude gl

just wanted to post that i finished my windows about a week ago. here they are

heres a pic with flush mounted perspex.
now i need to do the bloody dvd window flush perspex. another 2-3 hours here i come

nice and clean

Workin on some connections

what is it? more pics please.

it looks huge

ahhhh i see what it is. pretty big and needs a coat of paint on it. but it looks good

its not that big, it is as wide as a mobo, and looks like the PSU is just below it. id like to see it from another angle and/or more complete

What is that ugly ass thing?

This is my first paint mod...I plan on repainting the blue trim to look more blue, it came out too turquoisey.







I am also planning on adding a home made ligth bar under glow.

nice color scheme

JEEZ, it almost looks photoshopped . well it does look photoshopped to me, but i know it isnt.

looks very plasticyif you know what i mean

And i must say you are a pretty good photographer. lighting angles etc.

Thanks, I used a tripod to get a more steady shot. Anyway, the finish is Krylon Satin, so it gives it a more flat look.

It is the back of my unfinished custom case Dont have a lot of other pics since i'm working on teh other sides, but you can check out the pics in my gallery (sig). All the corners wil be rounded about 2cm and off course it wil be painted.
Here is an old pic of the ports, already posted it in onather thread a while ago:

Looking good dynamike

It will be an awesome case. dynamike has made an other awesome plexi case, wich was Mod of the Month @ XBT. (Article has dissapeared after the xbt crash, banner still there)

His Gallery

_O_

Go one mike, show use the painting progress


Oh and people, check all those outputs... vga and composite video. Stereo output and Coax Digital Audio.....

This will be a hell of an xbox. Well it will be a complete new gameconsole :D

its cool i like that he made the case colf leds!!! colf need

really nice boxs love the paint jobs

here's my case all done finally... i still will prolly change the front led color and add port lights..... but other than that its done.

! wow thats pretty impressive there sir

thats beautiful benn0280
so smooth and prefessional looking, i love it.

what colour you thinking for the P/E and controller ports.?