hencethus' GBZ work in progress

[Kilren]

Where is it that you got the glass screen protector? I went to Lowe's for acrylic but the thinnest stuff they have is 2mm which is too thick.

[SidSilver]

@kilren look at here : http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/re ... nt-screens
The good one is the clear (no adhesive)

[Kilren]

@kilren look at here : http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/re ... nt-screens
The good one is the clear (no adhesive)

Thanks mate!

[hencethus]

Where is it that you got the glass screen protector? I went to Lowe's for acrylic but the thinnest stuff they have is 2mm which is too thick.

I got the glass one from Hand Held Legend: https://handheldlegend.com/collections/ ... 9634764355

[SidSilver]

@kilren look at here : http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/re ... nt-screens
The good one is the clear (no adhesive)

Thanks mate!

Oh sorry, my link is for acrylic screen not glass.
The glass screens are here http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/gl ... nt-screens but no clear one unfortunately.

Look at Cannikin's GBZ, he managed to have a really nice glass screen with a thin grey border
http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=368

[skrapps914]

Progress has been slow on this one, but I figured I'd start documenting it.


I found an "as-is" DMG-01 at a flea market for $25 and I bought it for the Game Boy Zero project, but when I got it home I found that it was too easy to fix so I didn't want to tear it apart. Instead I did the popular backlight and bivert mod and added a glass screen cover. Pretty nifty, but didn't get me any closer to a completed Game Boy Zero. I was able to find a DMG-01 with a busted up screen on eBay. Perfect for the Game Boy Zero.


I started by cutting out the screen window with some sewing thread, but wasn't too happy with the results.@MattTheHuman suggested using a metal shim and grinding away the plastic with a rotary tool until I hit metal. I found this door latch thingy lying around. The result is not perfect, but definitely "good enough" by my standards. I cut the button holes out using @Helder's template and glued on the button wells from an SNES controller. I had to grind them down a little to make them the right height.


Sacrificed a ribbon cable from an old IDE hard drive to solder on to Helder's button PCB. Looks like the PCB lines up nicely with the button holes. I sanded down the front half of the case and cleaned it up to prepare for paint. I applied a couple of coats of red. The plan is to use all white buttons from Kitsch-Bent.


I got one of the 3.5" LCD back-up cameras from Amazon and this is the board I got. The wiki has instructions on how to power it off of 5V. Here it is being powered from the Pi Zero. My desk really is that messy pretty much all the time. I tested the screen with some SMW. Unfortunately it feels ever so slightly laggy. If I hadn't spent so many hours of my life playing Super Mario World I might not notice it, but I know how it's supposed to feel and it doesn't feel like that. I'm not sure if it's screen latency or the Pi Zero. I'll have to do some testing to figure it out.

This is great! I'm interested in exactly how you use the door piece as a shim/guide

Any pics of how to place it and use it?
I've been having a hard time with cutting my screen area, I just ordered a new shell to try again

[hencethus]

This is great! I'm interested in exactly how you use the door piece as a shim/guide

Any pics of how to place it and use it?
I've been having a hard time with cutting my screen area, I just ordered a new shell to try again

I don't have any more photos than the ones I've already posted. Basically though I just placed the metal against the inside of the lip where the screen protector fits, then used a rotary tool to grind away plastic from the inside out until I hit metal. The ledge that's left over will be the same thickness as the metal piece that you use.

It doesn't come out perfect, and I had to do a little bit of free-handing near the corners. I used sandpaper to grind a little bit more and even things out afterwards, and that helped a lot.