Yeah, that kind of up front cash would be better spent on an injection mold.
09.02.2026 22:46 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@collingall.bsky.social
www.laserbear.net Founder of Laser Bear Industries, a retro video gaming focused mod manufacturer. We leverage 3D Printing and Electrical Engineering
Yeah, that kind of up front cash would be better spent on an injection mold.
09.02.2026 22:46 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Usually cost prohibitive, also most require you to provide RAL or Pantone codes for the colors, so you need to also buy color cards from those brands to compare to which can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars.
The places I've found want minimum orders of around 50kg at $30 a spool.
I have a LA at the shop, I can look into it. Might be a good project for my other 3d modeler to work on.
09.02.2026 21:59 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I would need the filament to be color matched first. The GameCube Indigo color is not something being sold by any filament manufactures.
09.02.2026 16:24 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0New Product Release SD2SP2 ACE:
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This is not a pre-order, but due to high demand orders may take longer than our typical 2 day fulfillment estimates.
SD2SP2 ACE will be released for order on Monday.
Finally have the fit and finish where I want it. Added a snap clip, and a foot so it doesn't sag under the console, and the foot fits perfectly into a GameBoy Player if that is also installed.
Yeah, that side port seems to be pretty locked down by Sega. It uses some custom chips to talk with the Dreamcast.
05.02.2026 13:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0There is one but it only works in Dreamshell. It also connects to the serial port, not the side slot. I was looking at potentially making a few. I am following a lead on serial port connectors.
05.02.2026 04:00 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0There's now a new version of the #GameCube homebrew ethernet adapter that doesn't stick out the side! Check out the post for links and more info: retrorgb.com/gamecube-swi...
05.02.2026 00:34 โ ๐ 51 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1Potentially. I don't want to get people's hopes up as I do not maintain Swiss and can't add that support myself. This device has the speed needed, but without support in Swiss all it can do is emulate a BBA for use in games If that does come out for it I'll update the product page and put out guides
04.02.2026 18:41 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It is possible for NAS loading, but that has not been implemented, and I can't guarantee it will ever make it to this device.
This one runs at 32MHz SPI speed which means there is enough speed for the feature.
The Gamecube ETH2SP1 by Laser Bear Industries is headed to the Castle!
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It works with a SD2SP2 in place, both can be used at the same. The only limit is you can not emulate BBA and Emulate Memory Cards at the same time.
04.02.2026 16:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Pre-Orders for ETH2SP1 are live, get your GameCube BBA Alternative order in. Shipping expected Early March.
These can be used with SWISS to emulate BroadBand Adapter functionality in games that support BBA.
@8bitmods.bsky.social will also carry them.
www.laserbear.net/products/gam...
Some APA102 LEDs fun driven by ESP32 ULP co-mcu on @collingall.bsky.social DC internal mod proto
18.10.2025 21:17 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Damn these Noctua NF-A4x10 5v are beautiful in Black with the Brown bumpers. Been a while since we could stock this color way. I need to get the tariff invoice from UPS before I list them I have an idea what that looks like but until I get the final pricing I can't list these for sale.
19.09.2025 14:15 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Getting ready to send off the first test unit for @darthcloud.blueretro.com threw together a test firmware to validate the addressable LEDs since they were a pain to solder. It's so nice to see them shine. #DreamcastBlueRetro
18.09.2025 19:27 โ ๐ 27 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1#LCDJewel we have life, booting a simple bootloader. I'm excited to get back to work with this monster of a MCU.
04.09.2025 18:28 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Not anything firm, hoping to get it into production before the end of the year, probably an open pre-order to get the first batch going.
03.09.2025 19:49 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0New Protos today just need to pencil in time to get them assembled today.
#GameCube #LCDJewel #Dreamcast #blueretro
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We will be carrying the PicoLoader soon! We expect the stock to be ready for sale in 2-3 weeks.
If this is something that you are interested in please join the back in stock list so we can gauge interest.
Thank you @machonachomedia.bsky.social for the great video!
The firmware work is done by @darthcloud.blueretro.com and he has NS2 support working. The full firmware will be coming soon for all HW2 based devices including mine.
30.07.2025 20:53 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Back In Stock GameCube Blue Retro Internal adapters:
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Finally I can use the matching #GameCube #WaveBird thanks to the replacement adapter from @collingall.bsky.social
03.07.2025 21:24 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Our Independence Day Sale is now live, going though July 13th
Automatic Discounts on most in stock items, find the full list here:
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I forgot to post on this side, but the new chip I'm moving to finally launched samples, and I have a new prototype board waiting for them to be delivered next week.
29.06.2025 01:01 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Always love to see the final panels for these projects. #WavePhoenix adapters will start shipping soon, just need to assemble and QC test
27.06.2025 17:12 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I love the idea of the Switch 2's joy-cons having a mouse mode but it's really uncomfortable. I'm working on a solution for that. Gotta get ready for Metroid Prime 4 ๐
#NintendoSwitch2 #Switch2 #JoyCons
Wave Phoenix Firmware Update process. youtu.be/2qNJJkQ75bo
Quick walk through guide on how to update to the latest firmware.
Sorry for the delay, been hectic the last few days.
Video on the new WaveBird replacement receiver just went LIVE on my Second Channel! Thanks to this project many WaveBirds will fly once again!
VIDEO HERE ๐ youtu.be/XrUXnhONNe0
This is an open source project from @loopj.com and being made by @collingall.bsky.social