Amiga Walker case (yes another one!)

[JuvUK]

Hi all,

i wanted to make a Walker case, i know many others have had a go at this with some being stunning, so here is my attempt

the case is all ali and has taken a long, long time to complete, i am pleased with the results but i had to make some comprimises to get everything inside and working, anyway here it is

[JuvUK]

and a few more shots

[Darrin]

Nice work.  It certainly looks like the Walker.  Bloody hideous design IMHO, but totally unique.  

What have you put inside it?

[JuvUK]

nothing exciting, it is just a core2duo with 4gb and a keyrah so i can use Amiga joysticks

[gaula92]

I'd stick in an FPGA ARCADE board and make it a decent computer

[JuvUK]

I'd stick in an FPGA ARCADE board and make it a decent computer

how so? what would i gain?

[gaula92]

how so? what would i gain?

The ability to run Amiga programs, games and demos natively, with a small fraction of the power used by a Core2Duo machine.

[Darrin]

nothing exciting, it is just a core2duo with 4gb and a keyrah so i can use Amiga joysticks

Nice to see someone using a Keyrah.  

I guess you could also hack up a real wedge Amiga (A dead one of course) and make a matching keyboard to go with it.  I stuck my Keyrah in an empty A1200 case I had left over after moving the motherboard into an Elbox tower.

[JuvUK]

actually i made a black A1200 with a laptop mobo inside, i took it to the show in Blackpool a couple of years ago, no one knew it was a PC till they were told.

it looked like an Amiga and felt like an Amiga

there is a link to it here

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=15613&page=10

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Wow, looks great!  How much work would you say you put into doing that?  Hours/cost?

[minator]

Looks considerably better made then the original!

[persia]

Well done.  If you ever decide to sell copies of your creation I would be interested.   I'd probably put a core i7 in it though..

[yssing]

stunning!!

Personally I always did like the walker casing.
But yes, I would also go for the fpgaarcade, just because.

[JuvUK]

Wow, looks great!  How much work would you say you put into doing that?  Hours/cost?

hmmmm good question, i suppose the cost could be worked out, time to scare myself

design, machining, welding and cutting time, very approx - 25 to 30 hours, going rate about £45 an hour so £1350 ish.

Material - ali sheet, 2 x ali panels and 4 x ali blocks for the feet - £100

Filling, shaping and painting - £80

PC mobo, memory, hard drive, dvd drive, usb car reader, keyrah, keybaord and mouse - £110 ish

very approx total - £1640

glad i didn't need to pay some one else for all that lol  

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

design, machining, welding and cutting time, very approx - 25 to 30 hours, going rate about £45 an hour so £1350 ish.

Yeesh.  £45 an hour?  I am in the wrong line of work!