Author Topic: 2612 ICE BOX RETRO (COMPLETE)  (Read 4036 times)

Offline vendaine

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2612 ICE BOX RETRO (COMPLETE)
« on: March 01, 2013, 01:30:39 PM »
first, i want to say thanks for inviting me to your forum and contest. this is my first modding contest. good luck to all. with out further a due. here we go. i chose an original xbox as my retro console to mod. I've looked at a lot of modded xboxs and thought a lot more could have been done to them. this is what i came up with.

 ignore the controller and the dvd dongle, i didnt have time to mod those. i did soft-mod though. i wanted to install a larger hard drive but i didnt recieve it in time.


these are after the cut outs and shave. i shaved off all the ribs on the sides and shaved off the xbox on the dvd tray and the info on the  right.






this is the marble effect i did. i hope it shows up well in the pics.




i switched out the old IDE ribbon cable for a lo-pro one that i took the rubber shield off of. i think it looks better this way.


my modded controller ports. i put buttons in the port to turn on an l.e.d. when a controller is pluged in. each port has its own button and l.e.d.


the wires and l.e.d.s for the ports.


l.e.d. placement. notice the slits i cut out of the top of the port.


its complete. 5 seperate pieces of plexi. 4 of them are bubbled. more airbrushing and close ups.




the side with mesh.


nice jewel.


tiny bubbles.


the other side.


more bubbles.


with the lights on. a total of 14 l.e.d.s. 4 blues in the top, 2 blues for the eject button...


2 UV/purples on the bottom of this side...


2 more UV/purples on this side...


and a total of 4 white l.e.d.s, 1 for each controller port.




i hope you like it. i will be posting a video soon with the controller ports in action and proof of the soft-mod. thanks and good luck.

**edit**
i re-made the video with music and posted it on youtube. way better than before. hope you like it.
ICE BOX RETRO
« Last Edit: March 09, 2013, 09:19:46 PM by vendaine »

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Re: ICE BOX RETRO (COMPLETE)
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2013, 02:23:20 PM »
That looks amazing! I like what you did there. Good luck!

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Re: 2612 ICE BOX RETRO (COMPLETE)
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2013, 05:33:04 AM »
This is one of the nicest looking Original Xbox mods i have ever seen. Awesome job.  love the frosted glass and blue leds really makes that stand out . Good luck and Amazing work,  keep up the good work.

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Re: 2612 ICE BOX RETRO (COMPLETE)
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2013, 01:30:59 AM »
wow, that is really nice, it looks so clean. At first glance it looks like a simple mod but after looking at it and all the work that went into cutting out the top and painting it, you can really see the time that you put into it. Very nice. Good luck!

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Re: 2612 ICE BOX RETRO (COMPLETE)
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2013, 08:46:56 PM »
thanks for all the positive feed back. i know what you mean by "at first glance". one of the hardest things to do on this mod was shaving down all those ribs or fins on the top and sides of the xbox. it was a pain. but after i put in all the plexi and l.e.d.s, you dont even think about ribs. i hope it doesnt get over looked.

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Re: 2612 ICE BOX RETRO (COMPLETE)
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2013, 03:41:24 AM »
Excellent work man. I am impressed with everything you have done on this mod. :hifive:

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Re: 2612 ICE BOX RETRO (COMPLETE)
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2013, 10:48:03 AM »
that looks absolutly amazing.. that paintwork must have taken sooo long to complete.. i am blown away at the quality of this mod, it looks fantastic! DEFINITELY hoping to see more of your work

 

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