There's that punk rocker hair dye (splat i think) that gets hair bright red. I thought that might be a good start for red (and green and blue) color dying. Its not trying to blend in with normal hair, I think its just straight red pigment. Worth a shot.

Also use it with Kitch's clear silicone start select buttons for the brightest possible color.

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Still thinking about this? Lemme know. smile

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Absolutely. smile

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Cool. I'll put together 5 of the best ones after work today. I'll send you a pm with more info.

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Since you are painting them, do you care if the casing is banana yellow or has small imperfections/scratches? I have tons (20+) DMGs that I can't really do much with because they are WAY too yellowed for my purposes. They are all cleaned (seriously cleaned) and I can make sure they are fully functional for you. I can send them with battery covers (although none of them will match) but no screen covers or link port covers. $100 gets you 5 and shipping is included. Let me know.

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Yep! i tested this morning and that was exactly the problem. Thanks for finally putting this problem down. I also had to restore the connection that I cut for everything to work right. For those that have the same problem in the future I made a picture.

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I've been experimenting with biverting gameboys recently and I ran into a rather odd problem. For some reason one of the gameboys I'm working on seems to only display black and white but no grey colors. I checked thoroughly for a crossed wire, but I can't find any. And obviously the contrast wheel does not fix this problem. Does anyone have any ideas? It seems this is one of the most prevalent issue with biverting a gameboy as I've found quite a few posts about it, but no solution.

I'm using the second (switchable) version from this guide: http://blog.gg8.se/wordpress/2009/11/23 … d-palette/

The switch works fine, but there are no grey pixels in either mode.

Any help is much appreciated.

kitsch wrote:
Xevin wrote:

To anyone willing:

This on a micro PCB (using SMD and whatnot):
Schematic: http://twitpic.com/aai8ho
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUsAD9ZWiKc

Should work for both invert switch and backlight switch. I'm just so tired of ugly bat handle toggle switches... Thanks for considering it.



is this your design?

i had toyed with a microcontroller circuit that did basically this but never got it complete...  (pushbutton instead of toggle)

Not my design, but I built it 3 days ago and it does indeed work perfectly. I would love anything that allows for push button invert and backlight on/off control. Willing to pay $10 per board too, in case you were wondering.

Also since I have your attention. When will you be getting more low battery LED switches instock?

To anyone willing:

This on a micro PCB (using SMD and whatnot):
Schematic: http://twitpic.com/aai8ho
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUsAD9ZWiKc

Should work for both invert switch and backlight switch. I'm just so tired of ugly bat handle toggle switches... Thanks for considering it.

Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. Work has been killing me...

I plan on making a bunch of PianoBoys and MatrixBoys after the new year. Unfortunately I don't have any time to do it any time sooner then that. Work/Holidays...

I plan on selling them at $95.

That includes:
Complete GameBoy System
VHT Vinyl Dyeing
ASM VC Blacklight
ASM PCB Mount Pro Sound
ASM Modern Screen Cover
ASM DMG Buttons
Free Shipping in the US

Also I still have the original MatrixBoy and 5 Pristine GameBoys for sale if anyone is interested.

Very nice GoingHam! I used VHT brand dye. They sell it at AutoZone and O'reilly car repair stores in the US. Takes about 1 can to do 5 light, even coats on one DMG Game Boy and each can costs around $13. Turns out really well I think. Very sturdy stuff too. It takes a pretty deep cut to get down to the undyed plastic.

I used the Retr0Bright stuff on a few of them that were only a little yellow. The others were pristine cases that were just a bit dirty.

The MatrixBoy might be sold, but PM me and if the current interested party falls through, you are next in line. wink

Sorry I haven't responded or bumped this for a while. Work was killing me...

I'm shipping from Dallas Texas via USPS.

I didn't use any polish on the buttons. I used Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to remove the scratched surface and give the buttons an even matte finish.

The photos are only mildly color corrected to account for the greenish tint that fluorescent tube lights give off. The GreyBoys are EXTREMELY clean and they have no perceptible yellowing. I spent a good 6 hours per Greyboy just cleaning them! They are in "like new" condition... well as close as anything from the late 80s to early 90s can be. I still have a few of them left for anyone that's interested.

Sorry about the lack of Prosound on the MatrixBoy. I plan on making more MatrixBoys after the new year, and I think I will add the ASM 1/8 Prosound on them. Also someone JUST asked about the MatrixBoy, so it may be sold now... Patience! smile

Certain colors seem to absorb faster then others and this could make predicting the final color very tricky. I think the best way to know what colors you can expect from dyes is by experimenting. If everyone that does this could post back with a picture of the dye they used and the color they got, this could help a great number of people wanting to do the same.

Thanks guys! Already sold the PianoBoy and a DMG. I might do this again sometime.

For the photos I used a piece of paper for the background and my phone flash for a fill light. Took the photos with a canon 5D though. I'll take product photos for you if you send me free products. tongue

I found a lot of GameBoys recently and I've been cleaning/repairing them. I couldn't find anyone selling restored stock GreyBoys and there might be a market for them, so here I am! I have about 10 GreyBoys for sale. Also I have a few modded DMG gameboys too.

Perfect GreyBoys - 7 Remaining

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I spend a LOT of time cleaning these GreyBoys (6 hours per!) and making sure they are in complete working order. Also I only use the best parts. No messy or yellowed cases! Nothing damaged or broken! No dead cockroaches!

› Here are the steps that I took to clean all these Game Boys:

$40 per GameBoy. That includes shipping in USA!

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PianoBoy - SOLD

$90 for the PianoBoy. Free Shipping in USA!

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MatrixBoy

$70 for the MatrixBoy. Free Shipping in USA!

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Please PM me if you are interested! smile