[gLitterbug]

Hey, it's been ages since I posted anything myself. Guess this isn't what you'd usually expect here, but it should qualify as art too, since I painted stuff on it.

First a wooden box I made for my best online friend to put his DS in. The lid painting is a spoof of Animal Crossing Wild World, as it was his favorite game for a long while.




detail, Tom Nook closeup

Second present was a self-made Dancepad so my best real life friend can play Stepmania and not have to use some crappy foam pad or pay a ton for a metal pad and it's expensive shipping cost(which looks boring anyways).

Enter the World of Dancecraft!




2 Leds illuminating each step so he doesn't trip in the dark.



Closeup of the center tile

[Sumaleth]

Those are both pretty cool.
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[math]

how much did it cost u to build that metal pad? and a guide would be cool. im such user with a crappy foam pad..no...there isnt even foam
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[gLitterbug]

That pad isn't made out of metal, but wood. The steps out of acrylic glass. Depending on how you want it to look the expenses and especially the workload differ a lot.

My Prototype was a lot less work and cheaper too. I made it when my foam pad broke after 4 days of use (what can you expect of a 7.50 Euro Dancepad). I used the control box of the broken pad so in the end I didn't even lose the cash from that.

There are a few tutorials out there for building your own pad, some use wood and some use metal, personally I prefer wood. If you google for "homebrew DDR" you should find quite a bit of info. I didn't take much if any in progress shots of this pad, so I can't really write up a detailed tutorial containing step-by-step images, but if you're not too clumsy and have the tools you should be able to at least build you a pad like the prototype one.

The costs pretty much depend on how cheap you can get the wooden plate, tiles and plexiglass. The rest of the materials are: a cheap gamepad/dancepad to get a circuit board from, some metal discs used as spacers/contacts, some wire(best in different colors), industrial aluminium foil(you can use normal household one, but I'd recommend thicker one for durability) and of course screws and double sided adhesive tape.
Tools would be a trusty Dremel or imitation of choice, screwdriver and a cutting knife.

If the tutorials you can find on the net already really aren't enough guidance for you to build a pad on your own, you might be able to bother me into writing up a guide how I built my pads. The whole concept of those pads is simple, but I still wouldn't say that building one is necessarily an easy task for anyone out there. Really depends on how crafty you are.

[Naeem]

woo! that dancepad rocks
and the first one is also great. good job!
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[Jimmyjimjim]

Those are both EXTREMELY high on the slick-o-meter. Nice work all around!

I'd freak if someone made me something as cool as that DS case.

[Joe84]

yeah it looks as though you really put care and effort in it, i bet your friends loved it!

[Max]

Wow. That's really amazing. Respect!!!

[math]

u should build more of these pads and sell them on ebay. im sure they will sell for 50-100eur at least!
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[Impaler]

I can't help but notice that I received no such awesomeness from you, Horst. I will not forget this affront.
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[Tinusch]

Hey look you posted something! Meanwhile, pigs are flying. The first one is great. Don't know the reference, but it's a great illustration, and makes me wonder why you don't post more artwork? The second is way over my head (I don't even know what a Dancepad is... I'm still playing N64), but it looks cool, and I can't even begin to understand how to create something like that. Looks professional - you could take Math's advice and get some serious cash for this, probably.

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[Max]

I have to agree with what has been said above. You could seriously make some cash with that stuff. You just have to make the first step which is of course hard. Make yourself puplic!

[gLitterbug]

Thank you everyone for the nice replies. I got some ideas for new stuff, gonna see what I'll be making of it.

[Mitsui]

That stuff really rox man!
Would love to have a dancepad like that!
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[octavian]

HOLY CRAP, very professional work man! I can't add anything that hasn't already been added. Asspats and kudos from me. Oh, yeah and go make some money with that talent.

[Lunatique]

That's some excellent work! Maybe make some more custom designed stuff and sell on ebay?