ianoid Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I'd like to see someone do some Atari 2600 art/repaint/mods in the style of later consoles and computers, and I'd consider buying them: Atari 2600 full beige like an 80s beige box. It would be cool if you could ungrill the top and make it more smooth and square and boring. Atari 2600 repainted grey with NES color/theme and font. Atari 2600 glossy white like an Xbox 360, perhaps with some added curves. Atari 2600 Xbox colors, black with greeeen highlights and Xbox font. Atari 2600 aluminum-like a previous model iPhone. And I would say that the choice of a Vader, a 4 switch, jr or 6 switch would be up to the modder/artist. Matching controllers would be requisite. What mods/color schemes would you like to see? Even some photoshop magic would be neat to see! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 So, you would be willing to pay for someone to deface a piece of history. While we are at it, why don't we repaint the Mona Lisa with pink hair. It would be hip,rad and totally tubular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep_wolf Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 There are no point of doing that. Fancy, and ... ? have a better deal: go find some sticky wood grain wallpapers and add it to all consoles that you have! Post some pictures, it's gonna be way more fun! Like APV TV FUN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I votes the NES theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawnshop Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I like this idea.....actually working on one right now. And I disagree that you're "defacing history" such as the mona lisa.....there is only one mona lisa. There are millions of ataris. have a better deal: go find some sticky wood grain wallpapers and add it to all consoles that you have! Post some pictures, it's gonna be way more fun! Like APV TV FUN! This isn't a bad idea either..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Not usually impressed by paint jobs that wear, but would vinyl dye work on the black Atari plastics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawnshop Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Not usually impressed by paint jobs that wear, but would vinyl dye work on the black Atari plastics? Never heard of that....i'll have to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximRecoil Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 No, you can't dye black any other color, assuming "vinyl dye" is a true dye. If it has characteristics of paint (i.e., coating rather than just penetrating), then you might be able to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 The only 2600 case mod I'd pay money for is a Kee Games light sixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Actually saw a Light Sixer at our local city museum (Edmond,OK) in a display case. The small exhibit had the classic woody under glass, two CX-40s and the paddles. Also on display were the 9 original games. I light the original scheme. However, the article with the exhibit said Atari produced 30 million of the consoles. With those numbers, a little paint here and there is not going to hurt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Seeing the first few posts, I guess the suck has reached Atari Age. Ah, well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) I'm sure many people cringe at the thought of doing anything but pet and gently lift the switches on their prized forty-year-old VCS heavy sixer! Although painting, dying, or otherwise modding something less popular, valuable, or worship-able, such as the Rainbow JR., a Vader 4-switcher, or basic old 4-switcher (not mine, it's from Sunnyvale thank you very much!!), might be something worth doing!! Here are some examples... (from the endless vacuum of suckage): ..and ,of course, other systems could try to look cool, like the Atari! Or just be tricked out altogether! ...okay, that last one is subject to opinion. Edited October 16, 2015 by Papa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) You can in fact, dye black plastic another color.. I've dyed a few black ColecoVision controllers different colors. I used Dupli-Color Vinyl & Fabric spray. It's similar to spray paint but it is a dye. It is extremely durable, embeds itself into the plastic (if prepped properly) and won't chip off. I've used it on white ATV plastics.. I did a complete color change from stock white to dyed black and it held up for years so far. Great product, I highly recommend it but I just wish there were more colors. VHT is another good brand to use but I haven't tried their dye specifically yet. BTW, I really like the PS4 with the wood grain, Atari style! Anyways, I haven't dyed any console cases yet but I look forward to trying it out one day. Edited October 16, 2015 by SiLic0ne t0aD85 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep_wolf Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Yea, that PS4 2600 is totally awesome! There are some cool ideas that needed to be done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 No matter what you choose to do, remember to use Armor All:atariage.com/forums/topic/39728-how-do-you-clean-your-atari/ atariage.com/forums/topic/40447-what-is-up-with-mocks-obsession-with-armor-all/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I've seen this Space Invaders themed VCS console.......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawnshop Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I've seen this Space Invaders themed VCS console.......... I like this one a lot....it makes it really fun. It's simple, but well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mef Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I've dyed a few black ColecoVision controllers different colors. Could you correct the link? Right now it points to this very topic and I was quite curious to see the results you're speaking of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Whoops. It was supposed to be a link to my gallery http://atariage.com/forums/gallery/image/10032-silic0ne-t0ads-custom-colecovision-controller/ There you go :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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