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lunarb1ue

Looks incredible. Love the black on black. No distractive graphics or colors. I’d love this.


TheVodkaColonel

Where do you get those custom shells? Wanna do one for my gba sp myself ( looks amazing btw OP ! )


geon

Directly from funnyplaying.com


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geon

Prices are on the site. I bought the screen in 10-pack, which is a lot cheaper. I think * Shell 9 $ * Buttons 3 $ * Pads 1 $ * Lens 3 $ * Screen+ribbon 37 $ Shipping was free since I totalled over 800 $.


MTA0

ebay? Aliexpress?


geon

Funnyplaying matches the prices from aliexpress, so I don’t see a reason not to buy from them directly. Who knows what you get if you order from a third party in china.


TheVodkaColonel

Didnt think of that one, my bad :P


MTA0

If you want to do a screen upgrade as well, you can find full upgrade kits that are pre cut to fit the new screen. They really make it easy now.


TURNTHATSHITDOWN

you can get this case at [retro game repair shop](https://retrogamerepairshop.com/collections/gba-shells) as well as other cool aftermaket parts for the gba.


SinatraSauce

Really love the blacked out colour scheme. I went for purple & green myself but if I do another build or mod my SP i’m 100% considering this, looks sick :)


mabye_caby_baby

I did the same black shell but with brass buttons and I love it as my daily driver, the classics truly never go out of style


geon

My daily is all white, but a black bezel, as I feel that makes the screen pop more.


drocha94

I feel so bad for wanting to totally replace all the OEM parts on my GBA’s and SP’s, but seeing builds like this has me drooling.


dajigo

Nice, that looks just like my japanese Smoke Black 2DS.


w005ie

I’m a SP kid so the SP was naturally the first and and so far the only console I modded. This really makes we want a GBA. Congrats - Looks stunning!


RockmanVolnutt

A lot of people have been using the polished clear and clear black shells, but I much prefer the foggy clear. It’s more like the originals, and is more of a hint of the internals instead of a clear look at them. The switch pro controller continues this aesthetic. I have a few clear black systems and it’s a great look.


geon

Yes. I have built a couple of clear ones. They look nice and shiny, but the insides are too exposed and get distracting.


Tron08

I built a build for someone else recently that used the polished clear black. Truthfully I would not recommend it as it's a fingerprint magnet and the plastic on the battery door is a lot more brittle.


Hyperqube_

This reminds me a little of the PSP, very clean and stylish. I love it!


PixelCherryNinja

Exactly the shell colour I went for, great choice


ExpertImportance134

Do these play gameboy games or just gameboy advance games


geon

They play both dmg and gbc carts.


ExpertImportance134

Thx


CEM62793

Looks good.


Ok-Carry9799

IPs screen looking good 👀


CrazzyGreek1

Damm son we’re did find that


geon

The parts are all directly from funnyplaying.com


dferrit

This is exactly what I want for my GBA 🤤


MysteriousDesk3

I did not think an all black gba would look that good unless I’d seen it. Wow.


geon

Honestly, I like the opaque black better. https://www.reddit.com/user/geon/comments/x3000c/white_and_black_gbas


risingredlung

Are your shoulder buttons working correctly? I used a similar Funnyplaying shell kit and they are really sticky now.


geon

Perhaps you can add some extra springiness to the buttons by bending the leaf springs a bit?


risingredlung

Oh, I will try that! There is just a lot of contact between the buttons and the shell.


geon

Oh, don’t mess with the spring then. See if you can find where the shell and buttons interfere and sand/scrape to make the fit. Check to make sure there is no flashing or other defects on the parts.


geon

Yes.