Replacement GameBoy Light Parts!

[@TheRetroFuture]

The part 2 of the GBL refurb will be up this week!

[@adamhenry6793]

Have fun!

[@prime6877]

yay

[@adamhenry6793]

@@prime6877 Yeah!

[@happyleaf7449]

Make a refurb with a game & watch pls

[@Duke_of_H3ll]

Can you make a reddit page?

[@SONYPVM]

we need custom shells and glass screens for these!

[@alasone]

Hey Elliot, glad you like my stickers :) What an amazing Channel. I wish you nothing but success in your future videos. I'll keep on watching for sure.

[@razortech5809]

Do you ship your stickers on the phillipines??

[@alasone]

@@razortech5809 follow the link. I ship worldwide but unfortunately the Light versions are no longer available 🥺

[@razortech5809]

Aww huhu I really Need Gameboy Light sticker huhu

[@razzi0718]

Please do more 3D printed GB parts!

[@Mymatevince]

Congrats on passing 100K subs, well done Elliot you deserve it :-)

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thank you dude!! Much appreciated.

[@austmac1390]

I was incredibly lucky a few years ago and stumbled across a GameBoy Light in Gold, great condition and fully working for £7 in a second hand shop. It is my absolute favourite console to date!

[@Mellowbaton]

This is literally exactly what I've been looking for for months

[@TheRetroFuture]

Glad I could help!

[@JamesCollects]

I love that colour! I rainbow display of pockets would look pretty awesome

[@user-uf9wp8rq4h]

That painted shell came out tops mate. Good job. For the 3D printed parts, what I find that helps to get rid of that texture is giving it a coat of MS or HS primer (easily found at auto parts stores) then giving it a nice wet sand with either 600 or 800 grit. Usually works really well. Great video.

[@rriot]

I love that blue color you spray painted on, that's gonna be a really pretty GameBoy my man

[@terracethornhill]

If there are flaws in the surface after you sand your primer, just lay another coat and sand it again. Repeat until perfect. If the flaw in the primed surface is really bad, give it a dab of finishing putty and sand it before applying another coat of primer. Ideally you want to have a finely sanded (min 600 grit) coat of primer with no bare spots. Also, try to always use a sanding block, it's next to impossible to get a flat surface with your fingers. Just glue paper onto different size dowels and blocks. If all you want to do is scuff a surface, scotchbrite pad works well at getting into hard to reach places.

[@trevinosantos]

This year,I got a refurbished original Gameboy for Christmas.It had a new screen to.(The bad part is that they took off the stickers on the back of the Gameboy.

[@wolverinescratch]

100k subs congratulations friend

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thank you!

[@AlexplusTosha2018]

The Retro Future, you wanna know which let’s refurb video I liked

[@TheHyperChunk]

Little tip to avoid sanding 3d printed parts to get a smooth finish. If you put some acetone on tissue then suspend your parts above it in a jar, the fumes will 'melt' the surface causing it to blend the bumps between the printed layers. 'DIY Perks' has a great video on it. Personally found a few of my prints feel stronger too! :D

[@TheRetroFuture]

Great info! Thank you.

[@JaredWilbanks]

Maybe you addressed this in another vid (or maybe it's understood), but the GBC PCB and shell battery terminals will work with the GBL. The (-) PCB one is a tad different on the GBL (the 3 claw prongs are a little more narrow and also not as rounded), but I was able to get the GBC one to work in it just fine.

[@RebornAudio]

Bro I loved you in Bandersnatch 👀😂 I kid! Love this channel!

[@goclunker]

Use a small paintbrush and acetone to smooth the 3d print lines first, and then sand

[@nestorcovarrubias4925]

Great video! Makes me want to clean up my old gameboys

[@muscularbaby2588]

Me to

[@alanchristie929]

Brilliant information for new comers! You should give some other retro consoles a go on the let's Refurb or maybe try retro Brighting something big like a yellow PS1 😂

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thank you!

[@cdigames]

You say that you cannot replace the power switch, but I have found that lightly filing a Game Boy Pocket power switch to work just fine!

[@TheRetroFuture]

Amazing! Thanka for the info!

[@redey1290]

I just won a boxed Gameboy Light on eBay, so this video may come in handy, thanks!

[@cy8646]

You can use a brush-on resin to fill the stepping between layers. That'll make it easier to sand, and you won't weaken it. XTC Smooth-On is one.

[@outdooradventures8773]

'don't rub too rardly' LOL

[@justgamesandtoys]

There is 800 - 1000 grit sanding paper you know

[@tio_kel]

congrats for 100k subs!!

[@WebCamCartmell]

FYI membranes aren't the same as gameboy pocket, the holes are in different places and do not fit

[@nomadshepard6231]

Your videos like asmr for me, thank you for your channel 😍

[@LeGinj]

Congrats on 100k man

[@NecromancerAdr]

Congrats on 100k subs! I remember when we were like 9k.

[@sonofmeh3182]

You should try hydro dipping a gameboy shell. It would look sick!

[@TheRetroFuture]

That would be awesome!

[@lukaking98]

Grats on 100k

[@BrodyErbtv]

Love starting my day to a new video!

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thank you!

[@angahchelsea7146]

Nice video,i wonder if you can make 3D print for GBC case,make the glow in the dark one..

[@paprstp9939]

Hello from Greece . Thanks for the info m8 ! You didn’t mention anything about the screws though , as they are usually affected by corrosion. Does Gameboy pocket or color share the same screws ?

[@crispin5741]

If you put filler primer on the 3D printed parts before sanding it, it will be much smoother. Just look up "3D printer filler primer", and will find all kinds of stuff on it.

[@BreadVideoProduction]

hey is there a way of buying the battery cover for the toys r us green gameboy you got?

[@klel62]

Great video ! Can you show us your workshop please ? 👍🏻🇫🇷🕹🔨

[@TheRetroFuture]

Good idea!

[@ChrisMX9]

I think I'm going to paint my game boy light this exact same color it looks awesome :)

[@TheRetroFuture]

Yeah it really does!

[@ChrisMX9]

@@TheRetroFuture would look even better with white buttons too

[@yusuke9483]

100K subs, good job your videos are amazing and really good

[@FoxieTrix]

You could use something like aceton to smooth out the 3d printed part

[@AlistairBrugsch]

Acetone smoothing has 2 problems. First it can only be used on ABS. If the parts are PLA it won't do anything. Second it usually distorts the shape of the item with warping or worse. For something that's being painted anyway, a bit of filler and sanding is going to be the way forward. Or use a printing service that uses SLS printing rather than FDM. Shapeways is the usual, well known one but they are v. Expensive and there are cheaper alternatives to them. But SLS print quality is much higher. It still needs a but of smoothing but it's more like a sandblasted texture rather than layer lines

[@kr4t0sg.28]

Nice video👍

[@alessandromazzini7026]

Sorry Elliott if i bother you, i managed to get a Gameboy light After years of searching and trying on different proxy from japan..and mine worked decently, nice backlight and Button and so on. But my stubborn head forced me to clean It and the clean part and refurbish of the Rubber pads was great! The problem i got was that i missed the small Rubber(?) Block that activate the backlight... I wondered if you know any method or replacement for It... Thank you very much in advance

[@GrecoCalabrese]

Where is the video about painting the shell I'm intrested to see that

[@timhepworth7867]

Elliot, thanks for posting your great content. Notice you buy a lot of gameboys from China... what sites do you go to ?

[@TheRetroFuture]

Mainly get then from Japan! There is an ebay seller called Japan 4 U!

[@adamhenry6793]

You take care!

[@forestw785]

I believe acetone is a good way to smooth out 3d printed lines. Something like that.

[@joycegentile8552]

Although I will most probably never return a GBL it was good to learn about where to get parts and such! I'm a hard core GBA Sp person myself!

[@gatlindragon88]

Hey, I have a GBL with the power switch basically destroyed, do you know if I can use a GBP power switch as replacement?

[@joezuru3753]

what about the shell, i'm looking at the links but I see none and It's kinda the only part I want to replace

[@husbint]

So I just got a refurb Game Boy Light that isn't in the best shape... What I would like to know is: could you take the screen from a Game Boy Light and transplant it in a Game Boy Pocket? Effectively it'd be a backlit GB Pocket...

[@randomnumbers710]

Any tips for repairing the right side battery terminal metal contact? My gba is missing the prong but still works with tinfoil shoved in. I've thought about using a metal paperclip to make contact but I'm unsure if that's safe. Thoughts?

[@goclunker]

Would you mind sharing what color you used for the blue?

[@Martin-ry3vy]

Would love to know what the colour name/code is for that blue paint looks class

[@mkshukeri]

how do you get a good quality back light replacement for this gameboy light?

[@Mellowbaton]

The only thing I need now is some way to get a spare shell

[@vidar2302]

Do I need a gameboy light shell or can it fit into a gameboy pocket? I want to replace my shell for GBL :D

[@ghostfacekillah9275]

When will the portable nes part 2 be?

[@Hazlotuyoutube]

Do you know were can i buy serial number dmg??? In ebay is expensive.

[@joeymichealdernetz9376]

What kind of spray paint do you use??

[@atillalee7667]

Oh yeah

[@owenmckee4053]

Congrats on 100k, looking forward to seeing more custom gameboys - you should definitely make one with a perspex window and a cold cathode

[@zer0b0t]

Can you polish scratched screens?

[@mohammedyasin4031]

I can help you with the lines. Can remove it pretty easily without weakening the battery cover ☺

[@bene.1639]

I need a replacement backlight

[@key2theuniverse713]

The power switch looks like the one from a sp

[@TheRetroFuture]

Its a bit bigger!

[@key2theuniverse713]

@@TheRetroFuture ah fair enough I have a few light consoles but there all to nice to talk apart so I'm looking for a broken one on ebay

[@bland9876]

I didn't know they were so different i thought gameboy lights where just pockets with a backlight just like the gba sp and the the new brighter screen sp

[@OkiDingo]

600 grit.....yikes! I use tamiya filler for the deep dings. I then use 1500 grit and then 2000 grit on my GBLs. You don’t need to remove all the paint, just scuff it so the primer adheres better.

[@everettdawn7811]

So is anyone selling a replacement EL part? A guy on Reddit said that the light has a very short life compared to a modern backlight.

[@mrsg1137]

I'll need a new sticker for my ags 001 gba sp. Is there replacements for those too?

[@alasone]

The seller in the link for the GBL stickers has everything you could possibly need :)

[@Shad0wX]

1 dislike from an xbox player

[@AlexplusTosha2018]

Shadow X, more like a sega fanboy

[@SuperGustav123]

You should try and restore a PSP

[@Ludanc0]

Where do you get the polarizers!? I need to know a trusty source.

[@TheRetroFuture]

Ebay! Have a look at phone polarizer.

[@pieta9097]

Hi, how are you? Congrats to a 100k subs

[@TheRetroFuture]

Hi! Good thanks. Appreciate the support! :)

[@pieta9097]

I actually watch you since around 20k subs. You're still one of my favourite KZbinrs

[@futublock]

try to paint a transparent gameboy by the inside part, maybe should be amazing... I think

[@TheRetroFuture]

Yeah that would look really cool!

[@Arkisses]

Omg I'm gonna need you to make me a pink one lol jk

[@pancracio3188]

Next time put all it in one video. This one is meh. But thanks for your videos.

[@user-hx9gu5nh9p]

The Game Boy feticist strikes again.

[@flutterdrive4286]

i think i see some layer shifting in the blue colored back piece. not too sure.

[@j-fourschutt3175]

Maybe nintendo electroplated on the gold and silver?

[@TheRetroFuture]

Maybe!

[@zer0b0t]

For metallic finishes in plastic they may use special paint finishes or even metal deposition, there's one type of chrome finish that is really cool and can be made at home, search for "diy chrome" or "fake chrome".

[@Jim.E.Rustler]

Hi

[@TheRetroFuture]

Hi!

[@lowercase7455]

first again

[@mariofan0453]

1st

[@rsnekizsnekr8873]

I wish i could meet u

[@HipHopPromo93]

RIP !!!! shell aliexpress !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!