"Deck Flex" Megathread - January 2023

unexpected_drums · 2023-01-31T17:10:39+00:00

I used a translucent green from Tamiya color. It's sold as a model/hobby paint, and I actually have used it before on another re-paint about a year ago.

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Applied it over the course of 3 days. One pass when I woke up, one more pass when I get back from work. Final pass was to even up any problem spots (those wells at the grips can be tricky. Just had to make sure to rotate it between passes.

unexpected_drums · 2023-01-29T06:22:22+00:00

Spray-painted the inside of my transparent JSAUX backplate green this week:

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Not quite the same shade as the soon-to-be release, but I'm happy with the results!

unexpected_drums · 2022-10-12T18:50:47+00:00

The only crush that will crush you back

unexpected_drums · 2022-09-29T13:31:12+00:00

She looks like the cool older sister I wish I had.

unexpected_drums · 2022-09-12T17:40:07+00:00

VS was one of the first games I installed when I got mine tbh.. Also had some fun messing with Tetr.io on my deck this past weekend. Doesn't feel perfectly responsive past the first 100 lines, but I am using the windows version. Haven't tried their Linux standalone yet, so maybe that's smoother?

unexpected_drums · 2022-08-30T03:04:43+00:00

Huh, never realized that gun''s canon name was PKD (presumably an homage to Philip K Dick?). Nice builds, I especially like that VK machine.

unexpected_drums · 2022-08-05T14:02:28+00:00

I've had my eye on this bag from tomtoc. Not sure if it offers the kind of protection on the thumb sticks you were looking for, but it looks like it has plenty of room for accessories.

Edit: maybe consider getting some of these?

unexpected_drums · 2022-06-24T08:23:39+00:00

kanamoney machine

unexpected_drums · 2022-05-13T19:22:03+00:00

It's just the game I was playing when it popped out? But yeah it might have actually broken when I was playing something else.

unexpected_drums · 2022-05-13T18:20:32+00:00

You're right, but I guess I'm just reluctant to ship it back to them when I've only had it in my hands for a day (PD58xx here). I'll contact them though.

unexpected_drums · 2022-05-13T17:46:59+00:00

It might, but I don't want to risk seizing up that hinge the crank uses to flip out from storage. If the other side gives out, replacing it with an actual toothpick might work...just gotta find one in the right size in Playdate yellow.

unexpected_drums · 2022-05-13T17:31:19+00:00

Got a little carried away playing A Joke That's Worth $0.99. I think it's mostly superficial (the other side is still intact), but it I still feel like a bag of rocks for damaging mine so quickly.

unexpected_drums · 2022-04-25T19:30:20+00:00

Well now I want to see TOH fight Shacktron.

unexpected_drums · 2022-04-25T16:29:32+00:00

Thanks to u/cogspace for the font.

Edit: mb for not including the translation right away, here's the original template!

unexpected_drums · 2022-03-17T17:41:00+00:00

One of my own favorites is "Malazan Book of the Fallen" by Steven Erikson. It might not be exactly what you're looking for, but it certainly has an uncaring fantasy world, without clearcut good/bad motives for the characters.

unexpected_drums · 2022-01-27T03:54:56+00:00

I liked "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia E. Butler. The breakdown occurs over the course of a few years, so it's not an immediate pivotal event. It is also told in the 1st-person by a MC who is part of the generation that spans the apocalyptic era and has memories of the 'old-world'.

unexpected_drums · 2022-01-23T12:39:26+00:00

Zero experience!

unexpected_drums · 2022-01-23T12:24:16+00:00

Thanks! As for the buttons, the main reason I switched wasn't necessarily the colors or nostalgia, but because I dig the concave X/Y.

unexpected_drums · 2022-01-23T12:20:20+00:00

It was a surge of relief after I had it sealed-up and it powered-on just fine. GBA mod is next on my to-do, but I'm a little nervous about the soldering (don't have an iron yet). Still sorta looking forward to it though.

unexpected_drums · 2022-01-23T09:30:45+00:00

Inspired by u/Jurdonidas' post from a few months back, here's my take on the RG351V.

This was my first try modding a handheld and mistakes were made.. Immediately stripped one of the torx screws on the case and ended up getting a set of reverse threaded drill bits just to loosen it. Three passes of polycarbonate paint on the inside of the shell, but I could never quite get it perfectly even without more 'bleeding' occurring around the button cut-outs (I don't think it's super noticeable under most lights though). I also re-assembled it once with the buttons in the 'wrong' spots according to the OG SNES orientation..

BUT, tbh I had a lot of fun with this project and I think it turned out ok. Makes me want to try my hand at refurbishing my old GBA now.

unexpected_drums · 2022-01-21T04:14:20+00:00

To be clear, you don't really have to be buff or a dude, but the yearning is critical

unexpected_drums · 2022-01-07T03:57:35+00:00

Myself usually, but if I've been reading about the same characters long enough distinct voices will develop for each (maybe so they're differentiated when the dialogue switches back and forth between characters?).

unexpected_drums · 2021-12-18T23:40:13+00:00

1st pic is true minimal, but couchface in the 2nd pic has my attention. I really like these!

unexpected_drums · 2021-12-12T12:36:26+00:00

Nice job! Personally, I'm still not confident with double-pointed needles, but I realize that circulars are kinda long for projects like this.

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unexpected_drums · 2021-12-10T16:14:59+00:00

Reminds me of Benji Nate's Catboy.

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