My Amiga Makeover Project

Mrs Beanbag · 02 June 2014, 20:13

Well it looks like my Amiga is going to be out of action for a couple of months so I've decided to give it a bit of a makeover in the meantime.

The first thing I did is... umm... you are going to ask me why the hell i did this, and the honest answer is that i really have no idea.

Ok so i painted the radiation shield gold. Yes i know it doesn't really do anything and it's completely pointless and if i was normal i would have just thrown it away but i think it looks quite nice.

Planned things to do: repaint case in black and midnight blue
Remake LED board with blue and white LEDs

jbenam · 02 June 2014, 21:15

Nice

I actually like the RF shield, I always keep it in my Amigas. It's also pretty much needed for using the HD tray (which I always use), or so I seem to remember.

prowler · 02 June 2014, 23:03

The RF shield does not have to be present in order to fit a HDD tray, but it does provide a mounting surface for a hard drive if you have no tray, but then you will need some double-sided sticky pads or somesuch.

Hewitson · 03 June 2014, 05:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrs Beanbag

Ok so i painted the radiation shield gold.

It's a radio frequency shield

NovaCoder · 03 June 2014, 05:54

I hate the upper shield (mine always gets chucked) but I guess if you are going to keep it you might as well make it look pretty

voyager_1701e · 03 June 2014, 08:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hewitson

It's a radio frequency shield

Well he painted it gold so now it is a radiation sheild! LOL

But it does look cool in gold !

Mrs Beanbag · 03 June 2014, 09:36

Radio Frequency radiation though, right?

Not Radio Frequency odours, or Radio Frequency fog.

Amiga1992 · 03 June 2014, 11:54

I systematically remove RF shields from every device I own, as well as their RF modulators (unless that creates problems, like on the C64).

Mrs Beanbag · 03 June 2014, 20:00

well I systematically painted mine gold :P

it is also rust-proofing paint

need to find some good paint for ABS plastic now

T_hairy_bootson · 04 June 2014, 12:40

These are my salad days...
slowly being eaten away..

I think it looks fabulous, looks like you gave it a thick coat too.

NovaCoder · 04 June 2014, 13:41

How about this for a color scheme?

springycz · 04 June 2014, 14:32

Nice one!

Mrs Beanbag · 04 June 2014, 21:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

How about this for a color scheme?

It's a bit unoriginal, sorry. I do have black keys though. Well mostly black keys, they came from a random (non-Amiga) Mitsumi keyboard i bought at a flea market for £1 that happened to have the same key fitting, but it didn't have a numeric keypad and the special keys didn't fit so I've still got a white space bar and beige function keys &c.

I bought a Cherry G80 with the specific intention of pulling it to bits and remaking an Amiga layout keyboard out of it, may still do that one day.

ElectroBlaster · 06 June 2014, 00:36

Ahh the age old question of:

"To shield or not to shield?"

I would make a point of sacking the top shield on any amiga that came near me years ago! The only point of keeping one would be to hold a 3.5" hard drive in place along with some method of insulating it.

Now I will leave well alone if it does not need to be touched! The only other reason I would remove one is if it is all manky and rusted.

Just recently turned my attentions onto my first A1200 bought back in 1994. The bottom shield had suffered a bit, so armed with some P80 wet-n-dry I managed to clean it up like new. Only did the back part where the ports are. I am quite chuffed how it came out! Will attempt to do the top and see if it will be ok, tbh I see no point but this old machine deserves a bit of love

Mrs Beanbag · 17 June 2014, 10:33

Stage 2 complete:

the black is a bit thin on the very front and back edges but i'm not sure how much i care about that and i'm almost out of black paint.

So yeah i painted the inside too, well it looks nice with the gold. Also i wanted to see what the finish was like before i took a risk with the outside.

Now need to buy some new black rubber feet.

roy bates · 17 June 2014, 10:44

hey thats not bad,was the rf shield rusty to start?

just curious...

cant wait to see the keyboard.

Mrs Beanbag · 17 June 2014, 10:51

yeah it was a bit rusty, it's Hammerite Direct to Rust gold paint

i just went over the back and front edges again with black, it's more propellant than paint coming out now though, also i realise i forgot the little removable panel from the back but i'll worry about that later.

Mrs Beanbag · 21 June 2014, 19:05

new black rubber feet went on

Mrs Beanbag · 29 June 2014, 23:14

Stage 3 complete

It's not a perfect finish, ah the perils of spray painting when you don't have a garage and you have to do it out in the open, #&*%ing dandelion seeds.

Also pictured is my new SDHC card reader.

02 June 2014, 20:13	#1
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	My Amiga Makeover Project Well it looks like my Amiga is going to be out of action for a couple of months so I've decided to give it a bit of a makeover in the meantime. The first thing I did is... umm... you are going to ask me why the hell i did this, and the honest answer is that i really have no idea. Ok so i painted the radiation shield gold. Yes i know it doesn't really do anything and it's completely pointless and if i was normal i would have just thrown it away but i think it looks quite nice. Planned things to do: repaint case in black and midnight blue Remake LED board with blue and white LEDs Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Mrs Beanbag; 29 June 2014 at 23:12. Reason: new picture

03 June 2014, 20:00	#9
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	well I systematically painted mine gold :P it is also rust-proofing paint need to find some good paint for ABS plastic now Last edited by Mrs Beanbag; 03 June 2014 at 20:24.

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02 June 2014, 21:15	#2
jbenam Italian Amiga Zealot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Italy Age: 36 Posts: 1,910	Nice I actually like the RF shield, I always keep it in my Amigas. It's also pretty much needed for using the HD tray (which I always use), or so I seem to remember.

02 June 2014, 23:03	#3
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	The RF shield does not have to be present in order to fit a HDD tray, but it does provide a mounting surface for a hard drive if you have no tray, but then you will need some double-sided sticky pads or somesuch.

03 June 2014, 05:54	#5
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	I hate the upper shield (mine always gets chucked) but I guess if you are going to keep it you might as well make it look pretty

03 June 2014, 09:36	#7
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	Radio Frequency radiation though, right? Not Radio Frequency odours, or Radio Frequency fog.

03 June 2014, 11:54	#8
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I systematically remove RF shields from every device I own, as well as their RF modulators (unless that creates problems, like on the C64).

04 June 2014, 12:40	#10
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	These are my salad days... slowly being eaten away.. I think it looks fabulous, looks like you gave it a thick coat too.

04 June 2014, 13:41	#11
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	How about this for a color scheme?

04 June 2014, 14:32	#12
springycz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Budweis / Czech Republic Posts: 86	Nice one!

06 June 2014, 00:36	#14
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	Ahh the age old question of: "To shield or not to shield?" I would make a point of sacking the top shield on any amiga that came near me years ago! The only point of keeping one would be to hold a 3.5" hard drive in place along with some method of insulating it. Now I will leave well alone if it does not need to be touched! The only other reason I would remove one is if it is all manky and rusted. Just recently turned my attentions onto my first A1200 bought back in 1994. The bottom shield had suffered a bit, so armed with some P80 wet-n-dry I managed to clean it up like new. Only did the back part where the ports are. I am quite chuffed how it came out! Will attempt to do the top and see if it will be ok, tbh I see no point but this old machine deserves a bit of love

17 June 2014, 10:33	#15
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	Stage 2 complete: the black is a bit thin on the very front and back edges but i'm not sure how much i care about that and i'm almost out of black paint. So yeah i painted the inside too, well it looks nice with the gold. Also i wanted to see what the finish was like before i took a risk with the outside. Now need to buy some new black rubber feet.

17 June 2014, 10:44	#16
roy bates Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: birmingham Age: 55 Posts: 2,827	hey thats not bad,was the rf shield rusty to start? just curious... cant wait to see the keyboard.

17 June 2014, 10:51	#17
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	yeah it was a bit rusty, it's Hammerite Direct to Rust gold paint i just went over the back and front edges again with black, it's more propellant than paint coming out now though, also i realise i forgot the little removable panel from the back but i'll worry about that later.

21 June 2014, 19:05	#18
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	new black rubber feet went on

29 June 2014, 23:14	#19
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	Stage 3 complete It's not a perfect finish, ah the perils of spray painting when you don't have a garage and you have to do it out in the open, #&*%ing dandelion seeds. Also pictured is my new SDHC card reader.

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