MiniMig with AGA

[Tension]

@crom00:
not bad-
i always liked the st design despite never owned one. especially the gray plastic and that it had no external psu. the power cord sticking off its back, still a little better than amiga wedge cases, and ur design reflects it all. nicely unpretencious.

Commodore got used to the C64 way of doing things.  They didnt see a problem with external PSUs.

At least the C64 &CD32 had a switch on the case.

They were cousins.

[wawrzon]

all them damn external power supplies are driving me crazy, things should be compact, handed over in one piece, ready to use, without all the bulk of manuals, spare pieces, replacements, cardboards, polystyrene one has to store in the basement or labourosly put together. plug and play..

[kolla]

At least the C64 &CD32 had a switch on the case.

Not just a switch, it's the very same switch, CBM were saving money using left over parts from the C64 production.

[trekiej]

@ crom00
That case looks cool.

[JimS]

There's something to be said for the external power brick... it keeps the bulk and more importantly, the heat of the power supply out of the main case.

[Crom00]

Amiga 500 /1200 style case  design.

In the spirit of "Fair and Balanced" retro gaming... Here is an A500 stye case. Again the front and side port cutouts are not included as I don't have a board "yet".

[AJCopland]

@Crom00
How about getting away from the biege/grey to something a little sleeker?
http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/acdcmag.html

[Crom00]

Curved cases = More time and Money.
I think the dreamcast is the perfect case design. Classy look.
 I'm stikcing to a RETRO theme and I can bang these simples cases out quick....just like Atari and Commodore did!

[Crom00]

here is a rear view.

[tonyyeb]

I like the Amiga one. What sort of cost per unit are we talking if you had say 50 made?

[Crom00]

Got me on the cost. MOQ for cases are in the 500 range and the price would be expensive even if I use a low cost material like vynil... that's right roto vynil NOT ABS. Abs tooling is expensive. The tooling would be 10-15K for the ABS molds then. Not really feasable.

Another options is RAPID Manufacturing. This is a new thing where if you're making short runs they literally print it out for you. Still expensive and you're limited to the colors they have for the build materials and the finishes are limited as well.

If everyone here is serious and the FPGA arcade is actually released I could look into it.

I could do a MiniMig one as I have a MiniMIG.

[kolla]

I think this is pretty neat
How about a more A600/A1200 style one?

[TheDaddy]

I think this is pretty neat
How about a more A600/A1200 style one?

Hi Kolla,

Maybe you should look here...

http://loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/game.htm

;-)

[TheDaddy]

>>The tooling would be 10-15K for the ABS molds then. Not really feasable.

I know...I have been there :-)

I would like to use your help at a later stage for my new case for the SAM/Natami if you are interested, but not before I have finished the rear panel, waiting for ACube's backplate.

Thanks :-)

[kolla]

Hi Kolla,

Maybe you should look here...

http://loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/game.htm

;-)

I looked, wondering what was wrong with my browser, fired up the next browser, no... same thing. Ah, it's a game. Duh.

[Crom00]

I think this is pretty neat
How about a more A600/A1200 style one?

Sure that sounds cool. The A600/1200 styling is cool becuase if you cast in CD32 gray color it works out nice. You get an extra option.