Today i have started designing and working on a new Xbox 360 project. The project will be featured around a 7" inch screen, i have not decided how i want this built into the side of the case.
Not to sure on everything just yet, ill pick a theme and then can build around that, maybe an upcoming game / movie. Feel free to give me your ideas and feedback. Give me some ideas.
Put the controller next to it so you can get an idea of how big the screen is.
have a bigger screen, then remove the casing from the xbox, and build it around the size of the xbox, you could make it in the theme of an old styled tv e.g. do something like that, have the disk tray on the bottom just underneath the screen, just an idea.
More progress today, got a fair bit done today. Unfortunately the screen colors have changed, not showing the correct color. Have ordered a new one as a replacement, its fine though because i can now use it as a testing screen getting everything fit and ready.
Picked up a 250GB Xbox Slim for the project, got it at a great price with Kinect and a few games. Once i got it home, i think it took me around 5 minutes to get it apart and started planning my case design.
The idea. Mount the 7 Inch screen on the side of the case, i want to keep this looking original, almost like Microsoft came out with this. Most likely to re paint the case in a gloss black back to original.
Second coat of filler, probably will need one more to fill in a few more things, around the edge of the frame, i did not like the line going around the screen so it will be filled
I’d personally like to make an xbox 360 laptop like ben heck’s. It would be much easier to use and have abigger screen. and then I could build a keyboard into the case for sending messages. Or perhaps I’ll rgh and flash it so i can have a portable do-whatever-the-****-you-want machine. haha
But yours is coming along well! I’ve seen this done before on phat xboxes before. Not slims, though. Good luck!
More progress today, really getting a lot done in the last 2 days
Gloss black seems a waste painting it the exact same color, but i want this to look like a stock Xbox 360 Slim like Microsoft had made it, ill make another and paint it / base it on a theme.
Wetsanding the side with the screen
Primer
Guide coat, only do this when i have some extra work with sanding, other sides did not need this