Er...can I ask what mirror finishing is?

Can't wait for more pics.

Just a reflective surface.

I went to my sisters yesterday, I forgot that I was going so I made no changes...

Tonight I did a bit more gluing.



It's a bit dusty at the moment and unpainted. It will look better once done.

Still a bit of filling and sanding left to do to get it finished, but it's going well.

The glue is just shitty.. I'm going to fabricate some supports to go on the inside and buy some better glue.

I filled and sanded to get a nice finish, but then the glue came up and it's effectively ruined the finish it had. That means I need to glue it back down and refill and sand.

I also took the time to pick up on my N64 project since they're both around the same filling and sanding phase. I might aswell kill two birds with one stone.

I've got some new super glue and I've reglued where the old glue was. Much stronger so the front face is virtually completed, at least, completed until I've done a test fit.

I've started work on the back piece. I've traced out the area i need to cut and I've started bridging and mounting back half of the controller to the gamecubes shell. A bit more cutting is required to get it a snug fit.

Once all of that is done and mounted, I can measure out the middle frame and finish the cutting for the top of the gamecube and bottom of the gamecube. Then I just reinforce the middle frame with fibreglass and plastic, add sections for screws, and it's ready for painting.

I've kept the whole thing as black as I can so that overtime wear will not rub down to the original colours. This does mean I have to ignore the primer stage, but I will make sure the surface is course and then build the layers up with light sanding to get a nice finish. Once done I'll lacquer the surface for added protection.

Test fit didn't go as I remembered.. The battery pack didn't fit, so I've had to hack off the c-stick back piece to get it to fit in. It fits now, but the back is a bit chunkier for it.

Unfortunately it's not a type of battery I can fit in here there and everywhere. Before I finalise it though, I guess I should check to make sure the battery can support both the gamecube and the screen and then test the battery life in case we decide to change it.

Battery powers both and test fit went fine.

We're near the end of month 3. I was hoping to have had this done, but with Christmas, the cold weather and dark nights, I've had no time to work except for the weekends (if conditions are good).

Weather needs to stay consistent so that curing paint and fibreglass doesn't fracture under the extreme temperature changes that occur during the winter; something that the greenhouse was useful for last year, but now is gone, leaving my work and myself relatively unprotected whilst I work with spray paint and resins outside. As a result I've had to keep everything indoors and refrain from doing any work that involved strong smelling chemicals. I'm hoping that the weather picks up this weekend so I can get more work done.

I've got loads of plastic bags and I'm going to set up an indoor spray booth so I can spray indoors without stinking the house out.

The positive side to that is that I can use this booth to do some custom paint jobs of any consoles you guys want me to paint. I'll make another post for that though.

Despite having the flu, I started merging the halves together with using resin.

I'd finished my paint booth but it wasn't enough to keep the smell of the resin out. It's becoming very sea worthy now, not that it would be used for such a thing. After a bit more sanding, the bottom half is ready to be fibreglassed and cut.

Next step is to add the mid piece so I can finally cut the excess plastic off and get this thing sprayed, wired up, and out the door.

I made a horrible mess with the resin, it didn't set properly so I had a half sticky, tacky, blobby mess that I've now got to sand off completely.

This pushes me back a step, since I was near enough ready to move on to the next step, but I'd rather get this right..

I'm heading home for my lunches so I can get more sanding and filling done during the day. Hopefully that will speed things along.

Its been a long time since I took a photo and updated this.

Basically, we had snow for a good few weeks, so I wasn't able to get out into the garden to do any work. This past week I've since cut and mounted the middle piece. I just need to mark out one more cut and thats it. A bit more filling and sanding and both halves will be completed minus the spray paint which is the next part. I'll upload a picture later.

OK, I know I promised you guys photos and this is a worklog so I should really keep it up to date more frequently given that its not often I am given permission to keep a public worklog on this project.

Since the last update, I've done some painting as a base. This will help me to identify flaws in the surface so I can fix them and respray to a perfect finish.

On my to do list:

• Drill hole for start button


• Cut hole for power switch


• Check for gaps and fitting


• Drill holes for screws and mount screws in the back.

As you can imagine, paint builds up and it doesn't go together 100% like it should do, so I will need to do a number of test fits.


The front screen looks a different colour because it has been sanded down lightly for another coat. The rest of it has had a coat and is a lot glossier.


You can still see some of the original colour underneath. I've tried to minimise the amount of primer used since most of the case is originally black.


The handle is missing because it isn't going to be spray painted. All those pieces were roughly assembled hence the gaps. Once screwed down it should be fairly seemless. Most of the defects can be seen on the back piece since it has only had one light coat of paint. You can still see some of the filler on the controller handle. That will be lightly sanded and primed before the real coats go on.

I switched the brand and type of paint for this build, just as I've switched the type of plastic I've been using. At first, I thought my choice of plastic was a mistake, but its proving to be very durable and easier to use and shape as well as being much lighter. The paint is an enamel flat finish, although it appears pretty shiny. Curing time is significantly longer, but it doesn't chip easily. Given burnferno still needs time to gather the money, I can leave the console apart for the paint to cure and harden properly before assembling it for the last time. This will stop the paint from fusing together which makes it almost impossible to disassemble the portable once together.

I should really update this for those who are reading to update on this build.

Basically, by the end of March the gamecube was virtually finished. It just needed assembling, all the wiring and painting had been done.

So, I tell Burnferno and he asks me to wait until August for payment. Now, I wasn't too happy with this since I had to wait half a year to get paid, and during which time I have to hold on to a portable gamecube.

July rolls by and no sign of Burnferno, so I send him a message to let him know and ask him if he's still ready to pay by August. No reply.

August comes and still nothing. I sent him 3 or more messages and tried to contact him but no success. I gave him until the 1st of September to pay or I'd sell it. No response at all.

So, I'm currently left with a portable Gamecube without a home. I just need to finish assembly (I've been using the battery as a test power source for some other portables I've been building in the mean time) and then I'll be selling it on to whoever wants to buy it. Obviously, at Burnferno's loss which means I can practically give this away for nothing if I wanted to. Just a note it is PAL, so any USA buyers might need it chipping. Any offers welcome, just email me "Re:Burnferno gamecube" and offer. enterthehatrix at console-central.com

I'll get more photos up later on.