"War Machine" Xbox 360 Controller

[crazy-modder]

I made this controller for my little brother for Christmas. He better like it lol, took me forever....
Its got my 6 mode rapid fire, 9mm casings as the abxy buttons, red leds and a paint job that took way to damn long to do.

[FOOKz™]

We have to go tell about this situation.

This is an emergency!

you could probably easily sell that for $110+

[crazy-modder]

LOL yeah, i showed a couple friends of mine on aim...they offered me $160 for it but i cant sell it because i gotta turn it over to my bro on Christmas. Im definitely gonna make more like this one, its so bad ass!!

[loboplayero]

wow g6 quality man!!! nice work!   

[Sammy]

that thing is awesome!! could you do somthin like this for ps3? lol jk, how much did it cost to do alll of it?

[nEoVaLoR]

I made this controller for my little brother for Christmas. He better like it lol, took me forever....
Its got my 6 mode rapid fire, 9mm casings as the abxy buttons, red leds and a paint job that took way to damn long to do.

For the buttons did you sand away the stock buttons and stick the 9mm casings over them, or did you use just the casings and filled them with something, I'm really Intrigued by this.  BTW i would kill somebody for your painting skizzles.

[frenulem - No.5417]

should do the shotgun shell D-pad with this nice work tho i love it, your an awesome big brother

[lovey]

wow that is sick if ya little bro dont like i'll have it lol nice work dude

[laxboy]

crazy your controllers always seem to amaze me from that orange one now this its just pure amazing. I think he will love it. Merry Christmas

[robin1989]

Thats awesome. Great work. You should do a green hornet one next.

[crazy-modder]

Thanks guys! yeah he better like this damn thing lol.  I just used the casings and filled them with hot glue. But cutting the original buttons and using the bottoms is a really good idea too. Ill try that on my next one.  I was gonna do the 12g dpad and a 30-30 center button but im flying home today for Christmas and wouldn't have enough time to do it. Definitely going to do it on my next one though!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

[jrfhoutx]

Very nicely done crazy. Personally I prefer to use just the casings and fill them with hot glue, it works far better than cutting and sanding down the stock buttons with less chance of coming out crooked. The method you used is probably the same one that I use. 9mm buttons definitely go very well with the 12gauge dpad.

As for the 30-30 guide button I will warn you that a 30-30 is not the best size to use go the guide button. The guide button is actually bigger than a 30-30. There is a shell that is the perfect size for the guide but they're not common an quite hard to find, though off hand I can't remember what it is. The only time I've seen the guide done was with a 30-30 and all the guy did was cut the cap off a 30-30 and glue it tithe top of a guide button. Like with the ABXY, I don't recommend this method.

I am currently working on a tut for the 9mm ABXY buttons (it got held up while I was looking for methods to improve the process of cutting the tabs for the casings, but it is coming soon hopefully...

[crazy-modder]

Ive already made a 30-30 guide button. All you do is cut the top off of the X guide button and the 30-30 shell slides right inside. I painted the green part of the guide button black so all you see is the top of the 30-30 casing, it turned out very nice.

[Anonamous]

OMG WOW!!! that is  AMAZING.

[jrfhoutx]

There're always more ways than one to accomplish a goal. Personally I'm looking for a shell to replace the button without having to mod the stock button. I like having the ability to return the controller to stock, so I don't like to cut up my stock buttons. Besides, I think it looks cleaner when the shells are all that's used, but to each his own.

[Rodent]

Awsome JoB! I have been so busy lately havent finished any of mine mods yet . Hope to right after christmas . NIce work

[budgray19]

im surprised no one has had teh idea of using .50 bmg shells for d pad or something. im not sure what the diameter for the shell is i only know that the bullet is 12.7mm

[Rodent]

im surprised no one has had teh idea of using .50 bmg shells for d pad or something. im not sure what the diameter for the shell is i only know that the bullet is 12.7mm

12.7mm= 1/2inch diameter which would be.50 bmg shell

12.7mm divided by 25.4 just incase no one knew that

[crazy-modder]

Lol Well i gave it to my brother today and he was like OMGGGGGGGGGGGGG HOLY SHIZZZZZ

[laxboy]

I would be to if i found that very well done crazy very well done

[aZiZ1]

very good job on the controller.

[Anonamous]

wait. so all you did was fill the empty 9mm shells with hot glue????? holy thats easy. im so gonna do that.

[crazy-modder]

Lol yup, you have to cut them to size too. The 9mm casings are longer than the actual abxy buttons. So take a marker and mark where to cut, you also have to cut the notch in the 9mm casing so it doesnt fall out of the hole.

[Anonamous]

ok. what did you use to cut the casings? Also, where did you get them lol

[jrfhoutx]

I have a 9mm abxy tut coming this weekend. I just have to watermark the images.

As for cutting the casings, I use a dremel to trim them down and cut the tabs. I use a butane torch to heat the casing before bending the tabs (otherwise they break easily). Use your original abxy buttons to make a template so you can mark the correct position for th tabs.

I get my casings from my in-laws (they all carry 9mm for their conceal and carry.

[crazy-modder]

I bought 1000 casings from www.gunbroker.com for like $25

[Famas]

thats the best pad ever crazy just wondering if you can help me with a rf issue want to use ure six mode code just wondering if you could take the burst modes off and make it a 3 mode black ops code as i want to use it on the sync if you have the asm id like to test some speeds as me ebay stuff keeps freezing

[rafaliyo86]

I bought 1000 casings from www.gunbroker.com for like $25

wow crazy this mod is awasome!!! I have a question whats the casing you bought exactly?? Do you know where i can buy it with shipment to Spain?? Here in my country its difficult to buy it

[jrfhoutx]

Any 9mm casing will work.

[Anonamous]

ok. well im gonna sound stupid here but. Its not the actual entire thing used correct? its just the shell after the round has been fired right lol.

[FOOKz™]

ok. well im gonna sound stupid here but. Its not the actual entire thing used correct? its just the shell after the round has been fired right lol.

yep.

BTW you have to be 18 in the U.S. to buy the casings... o_O I think that's ridiculous because i can buy more dangerous things than a small metal tin can.

[Anonamous]

yep.

BTW you have to be 18 in the U.S. to buy the casings... o_O I think that's ridiculous because i can buy more dangerous things than a small metal tin can.

ok, thats alright because I turned 18 in October. Anyway would I be able to get a few 9mm casings at say a hunting and fishing store?

[jrfhoutx]

That's correct (at least in my case), my father-in-law goes to the firing range and just collects his empty casings for me after he's finished with target practice. If you order casings online they may come to you with active primers (the little round metal piece in the middle). You can still use them like that with no worries (takes quite a bit to set them off).

If you don't want to (or aren't able to) order online, you can always stop by your local firing range and talk to the people that run it, they'll usually let you sift through their trash for empties. Sometimes they'll charge you (if they save and reload the empties they collect) sometimes they won't, but that way you can find some interesting sizes to use on other buttons (and it'll give you some old school dumpster diving satisfaction ).

[Anonamous]

That's correct (at least in my case), my father-in-law goes to the firing range and just collects his empty casings for me after he's finished with target practice. If you order casings online they may come to you with active primers (the little round metal piece in the middle). You can still use them like that with no worries (takes quite a bit to set them off).

If you don't want to (or aren't able to) order online, you can always stop by your local firing range and talk to the people that run it, they'll usually let you sift through their trash for empties. Sometimes they'll charge you (if they save and reload the empties they collect) sometimes they won't, but that way you can find some interesting sizes to use on other buttons (and it'll give you some old school dumpster diving satisfaction ).

I dont have a local firing range

[jrfhoutx]

Check the phone book, almost every town in the states has one close by (you may not even know it's there), or ask at a local hunting supply store if they know where one is close by. I'm in Texas, so there is an overabundance of them here (it's almost like there's one on every corner)... Texans love their guns... Lol

[crazy-modder]

lol yes, its just the spent casing of a 9mm round. And then it is cut to size and notched.

[Anonamous]

lol yes, its just the spent casing of a 9mm round. And then it is cut to size and notched.

okie dokie.

Now I just "Need to find me some rounds" ~Tank Dempsy

lol its sumtin like that

[rafaliyo86]

Hey guys, for those ppl who dont have 18 maybe this could help:

http://cgi.ebay.es/Xbox-360-Controller-9mm-Bullet-Button-Mod-/110629830534?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item19c20d3f86

This guy sell a 9mm bullet button mod

[Anonamous]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Controller-9mm-Bullet-Button-Mod-/110629830534?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item19c20d3f86

for those of you who want that in english