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Here she is :D The shoulder buttons are actually incredibly comfortable, and everything seems to be in working order. The wiimote works great in a comfortable range, the screen control buttons work, and the case closes entirely while using the same latch that the original case did. Those were...

Oh man this is awesome :D you did a fantastic job. I'm impressed that you did a combination of cosmetic and electrical work on it. That's my favorite kind of project. Your friend should be super psyched

I painted the shell :D It's orange with red shoulders and a green Metroid arm cannon (all metallic). Then I printed out a stencil that said Wii S Lite, cut out the middle, then stuck it on and used a black Posca pen to fill in the middle. When I took the sticker off, it looked much better than...

I have added all of the ports I need on the outside shell. On the left of the case, I added in the led indicator holes from a wiimote because they happen to line up perfectly with the leds on my battery circuit. On the right side is a switch for power. I drilled speaker holes on the front as...

I think this is probably the first time I've seen a generic controller not have epoxy on the chip. Also I love that they spelled Menu wrong lmao. Anyways like Cheese said, your case looks good for a first foray into frankencasing. I think you made a good decision using a third party controller...

Wow you've done your research :D that's one of the most important parts in building a good portable. I do have a couple things to add though: That screen looks like a 7" composite only lcd. It's important to check the resolution of the screen, as well as what types of video it can accept. That...

I also have tacts like those that I picked up a year ago from an electronics surplus store. They do feel like squishy hard tacts. The best way I can describe it is like a hard tact, except the plastic button is rubber instead. They require more pressure to press than regular hard tacts, so I was...

I finally got the screw posts on 3d printed side lined up perfectly with the holes. It took quite a bit of trial and error, but they're all exactly where they should be now. The rubber ps2 feet fit over the screws, and the whole thing feels solid. I may make a ledge that goes around the inside...

Your casework looks great :D I'm also a little bit confused though. If it's a wireless controller, where are you getting the video input from? If it has to plug in, then what is the point of the wireless controller? I only ask because in my experience, third party wireless gc controllers have...

Damn, that is beautiful :D seriously great work! I'm a little bit jelly of the casework haha

She's done :D I decided to go with metallic black buttons with red posca pen lettering on them. I put Testors clear coat on the black parts, and rustoleum on the grey. I did end up doing the castlevania logo where the snes logo was though. It took longer than expected to finish because the...

Wouldn't it be almost the same price to pick up a used / poor condition gc controller than to ship the one button? :P I see ones with chewed up joysticks for $5 regularly

Wow I just realized how long it's been since I've updated this worklog. I've been making slow but steady progress on it, but didn't add to this thread since it wasn't anything major, but apparently it built up haha. First of all, I broke my driver board. Actually it still works, but I was...

Oh for sure :D I don't have one right now actually, but Monday I'm going to pick up one or two. Any ideas? Hey the putty is a good idea :D I thought about using something else to make a mold, but hadn't considered just pushing the putty in there and letting it dry. Next time I get the chance...

Wait what? 14.8v x 6A = 88.8watts. There's no way a portable is going to draw that. Just because your batteries are able to supply that doesn't mean that's how many watts your wii will draw. Your portable will only draw as much current (amps) as it needs. Watts = Volts x Amps If your wii is...

I am working on a Super Castlevania IV themed SNES at the moment that will match the castlevania themed gameboy I made a while back. Again I'm using Durham's water putty and I'm getting much faster at it, although it's still time consuming. All of the brick here took me about a day to do...

A portable wii inside of another portable, with the ability to switch between the two consoles.

You'd just do it the exact same way you would with a portable :) I'd use a quality single cell rechargeable battery and hook it up to a TI reg. That's what I did in my wiimote / zapper gun project and it works fine. But you will probably have to go through a couple batteries to find a reliable...

The first time you find bugs, they are the last thing you'd expect to find. Then after that nothing comes inside until it's been checked :P

Out of curiosity, how long have you had them? My first one stopped working right after two weeks, they sent me a replacement that was DOA, then I got one that over a several months developed the same power issue as the DOA one until it kicked the bucket. I'm on number four after like 6-7 months...