NES Update #4

Hello everyone,

I'm back with another installment of Project NES. Its been so much fun building this table. Slowly watching this thing look more and more like an actual controller. Anyways its been getting down to all the odds and ends of the build, just trying to make sure we do all the little things.

We routed out a groove on the box so the hinge could sit flush. We are using 4 feet of 1 and 1/16 in. hinge. Its small but long so it will have enough strength to hold the weight of the lid.

I've been debating wether or not to actually put this little detail on the table. I really had no clue why it was on the NES but after a lot of thought I decided i wanted it so we quickly chiseled out the little groove.

I actually like it! It gives it a nice "original" touch.

I threw on a couple coats of the light grey paint.

The dark greyish/green that goes in the middle was difficult to find. No paint stores could colour match it because the area on an actual controller was to small. Finally after a bit of searching Cloverdale Paint said they would just keep tinting paint until the could match it. I brought it home and put a few coats on and was so worried. The paint looked really, really green. Despite being worried about the colour I masked it off and painted on the black.

I didn't want to leave the masking tape on over night while the first coat of black dried. So I set up my computer and watched a little CSI and also watched Gone In 60 Seconds while I waited for the paint to dry. After it dried I did a quick sand and threw on another coat then peeled of the tape. I Was very, very, very pleased with how it turned out! The dark grey looked perfect!

I was going to make my own stencils for the A, B, Start, Select, and Nintendo, but I suuuuck at cutting out the letters. I'm going to get them professionally done. I'd rather have them done right then take away from all the work done to the table by crappy letters. Once I get those decals done ill clear coat the whole thing put it together and start playing! While the decals are getting cut you should listen to the wonderful tunes of And Then There Were None.