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**o1s1n** · 29-11-2007, 17:55

Recently a friend of mine dropped up a pretty battered old Megadrive.(With a totally battered Bomberman cart sticking out the top) It's been sitting in a shed for over 10 years, so I'm not going to plug it in as it'll probably burn down the house.

After seeing someone make a guitar out of one, I wouldn't mind trying my hand at some similar oddness.I have a heap of multiple consoles, so they could be cannibalized for the cause.

So far all I can think of are;

Putting a snes/ps1 inside of it.
Toaster.
Use it as an external hard drive casing.
DVD player?
Hmmm. It would seem I have no imagination.

Ideas?

WellyJ · 30-11-2007, 10:02

Just refurb it so it doesnt look like ass and it actually plays Megadrive games.

completenewby · 30-12-2011, 15:48

Hi,

Do you still have the console, if so I can take it off you let me know what you think

**EnterNow** · 30-12-2011, 17:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by completenewby

Hi,

Do you still have the console, if so I can take it off you let me know what you think

Giving it away certainly would be something odd to do with it.

Buy a 2nd 32X & start a Neptune project?

completenewby · 30-12-2011, 18:01

Sorry,

Didn't mean to be rude I was asking to see if he would sell them I'm trying to find some consoles that are lying around that I can mess around with myself any suggestions would be great I'm new to molding/boards.ie

Thanks

**EnterNow** · 30-12-2011, 18:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by completenewby

Sorry,

Didn't mean to be rude I was asking to see if he would sell them I'm trying to find some consoles that are lying around that I can mess around with myself any suggestions would be great I'm new to molding/boards.ie

Thanks

There's the trading sub-forum in Arcade & Retro where stuff comes up, there's also a trading thread in the console modding forum.

But for purchasing, adverts.ie/gumtree.ie/donedeal.ie seem to be where you need to look.

Stop by the console modding forum too, users do put up good guides/logs of their work - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=528

Jack burton · 05-01-2012, 21:48

I have a space MD 1 aswell that I was thinking about painting like a SNES and putting a snes in it.

Mabye try fitting a media computer in the case and have it chilling beside a tv?

Dr Bob · 06-01-2012, 11:19

Is it really in that bad nick?
Stick it in a hotpress for a few days to dry out (or do the rice trick)
take it apart , hoover out the dead spiders, change the led for a blue one (a 3 second non soldering job)and sell it on adverts for €5000 as a "super early proto dev megadrive."L@@K RARE!!11! etc
Failing that region/refresh rate mod it (or if you're up for it overclock it and fit RGB out puts ).If you make a mess of it you're not down much

**o1s1n** · 06-01-2012, 12:50

Well it was corroded with rust and falling apart 5 years ago in 2007 when I posted that, so god only knows how bad it is now!

Actually, you know what? This is the Megadrive shell that I put an arcade supergun in. Seems it was used for something weird afterall.

**EnterNow** · 06-01-2012, 12:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by o1s1n

Well it was corroded with rust and falling apart 5 years ago in 2007 when I posted that, so god only knows how bad it is now!

Actually, you know what? This is the Megadrive shell that I put an arcade supergun in. Seems it was used for something weird afterall.

Jesus, I never even noticed the bump

**o1s1n** · 06-01-2012, 14:37

Even scarier to think 2007 is half a decade ago

**EnterNow** · 06-01-2012, 14:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by o1s1n

Even scarier to think 2007 is half a decade ago

Jack burton · 08-01-2012, 20:53

Yeah I never noticed the bump either.

turns out completenewby is a complete newbie

**jaykhunter** · 10-01-2012, 21:28

woah, blast from the past. what do u mean u put a supergun in it? I'd've made it into a hard drive case. that'd be awesome.

**o1s1n** · 11-01-2012, 12:01

A supergun is a device for playing arcade pcbs on your television. I wasn't able to bring my arcade cab to my last apartment so needed another way of playing them!

Have some pictures I took ages ago. I'd ordered a small power supply to put in the Megadrive case but never really finished the project off. So it's currently running off a PC ATX one.

Here it is connected up to a PGM motherboard -

29-11-2007, 17:55	#1
o1s1n Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dublin 3 Posts: 22,154 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Sega	What to do with a broken Megadrive mark I? Recently a friend of mine dropped up a pretty battered old Megadrive.(With a totally battered Bomberman cart sticking out the top) It's been sitting in a shed for over 10 years, so I'm not going to plug it in as it'll probably burn down the house. After seeing someone make a guitar out of one, I wouldn't mind trying my hand at some similar oddness.I have a heap of multiple consoles, so they could be cannibalized for the cause. So far all I can think of are; Putting a snes/ps1 inside of it. Toaster. Use it as an external hard drive casing. DVD player? Hmmm. It would seem I have no imagination. Ideas?

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30-11-2007, 10:02	#2
WellyJ Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: M�l�e Island Posts: 2,333 Adverts \| Friends	Just refurb it so it doesnt look like ass and it actually plays Megadrive games.

30-12-2011, 15:48	#3
completenewby Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dundalk, Co.Louth Posts: 14 Adverts \| Friends	Hi, Do you still have the console, if so I can take it off you let me know what you think

30-12-2011, 18:01	#5
completenewby Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dundalk, Co.Louth Posts: 14 Adverts \| Friends	Sorry, Didn't mean to be rude I was asking to see if he would sell them I'm trying to find some consoles that are lying around that I can mess around with myself any suggestions would be great I'm new to molding/boards.ie Thanks

05-01-2012, 21:48	#7
Jack burton Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,572 Adverts \| Friends	I have a space MD 1 aswell that I was thinking about painting like a SNES and putting a snes in it. Mabye try fitting a media computer in the case and have it chilling beside a tv?

06-01-2012, 11:19	#8
Dr Bob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maynooth Posts: 2,088 Adverts \| Friends	Is it really in that bad nick? Stick it in a hotpress for a few days to dry out (or do the rice trick) take it apart , hoover out the dead spiders, change the led for a blue one (a 3 second non soldering job)and sell it on adverts for €5000 as a "super early proto dev megadrive."L@@K RARE!!11! etc Failing that region/refresh rate mod it (or if you're up for it overclock it and fit RGB out puts ).If you make a mess of it you're not down much

06-01-2012, 12:50	#9
o1s1n Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dublin 3 Posts: 22,154 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Sega	Well it was corroded with rust and falling apart 5 years ago in 2007 when I posted that, so god only knows how bad it is now! Actually, you know what? This is the Megadrive shell that I put an arcade supergun in. Seems it was used for something weird afterall.

06-01-2012, 14:37	#11
o1s1n Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dublin 3 Posts: 22,154 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Sega	Even scarier to think 2007 is half a decade ago

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Jack burton Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,572 Adverts \| Friends	Yeah I never noticed the bump either. turns out completenewby is a complete newbie

10-01-2012, 21:28	#14
jaykhunter Moderator Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Temple Bar, Dublin Posts: 8,323 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Podcasts, Pro Wrestling, Sega	woah, blast from the past. what do u mean u put a supergun in it? I'd've made it into a hard drive case. that'd be awesome.

11-01-2012, 12:01	#15
o1s1n Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dublin 3 Posts: 22,154 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Sega	A supergun is a device for playing arcade pcbs on your television. I wasn't able to bring my arcade cab to my last apartment so needed another way of playing them! Have some pictures I took ages ago. I'd ordered a small power supply to put in the Megadrive case but never really finished the project off. So it's currently running off a PC ATX one. Here it is connected up to a PGM motherboard -