Making Custom Game Boy Buttons! 

Thanks for watching and subscribing, everyone! This was one of my longer videos. I still edit them down a lot, but do you prefer long content like this? Or would you prefer I condense the content even more?

A couple things worth exploring: You're gonna want a pressure pot if you keep casting things like this as air suspended in the resin can cause some pretty severe issues. If you start working with clear resins, I suggest starting with Castin' Craft clear. It'll be a slow cure but it's legitimitaly crystal clear. For dyes, PearlEx is the most accessible high quality pigment powder I've found. Amazon is a great place to buy it. Amazon ALSO has a very wide assortment of glow in the dark pigment powder. Something that might be cool for this is thermochromic powder that changes color as it gets warm. Very cool to be making your own replacement parts, I hope this leads you into some VERY nice custom buttons.

It really hit home when you slammed them in a gameboy to rock some Zelda ! Great work man !

Ok. You've inspired me too try this for ODS buttons. Well done. You made it look easy!

Triumphantly executed! Thank you so much for the shout out my friend! Great idea to do the ir port never thought about it. Yes would love to see you do more. That quick curing resin is cool I must try it out. Im excited to see where these creations take us. Carts sound like fun to try out.

Really cool to see the process and to see your results!

Nice vid! I liked watching the entire process and end result

That is so awesome! The buttons came out amazing! Be interested to see some different colors/designs (color swirls?)

I just wanted to say, your video here was my first exposure to silicone molding and resins. I first found your video about a year ago. What started out as a curiosity to make cool gameboy buttons has now taken me down a deep rabbit hole of learning more about 3D resin molding, polyethylene injection molds, and learning about the other ways people print or cast things using plastics and silicone. Just wanted to say thanks. Your video sparked a great new hobby that has been keeping me very preoccupied. I'm just about to take the dive into making my own fun things. :) Hope you keep making awesome content, and thanks!

Would love to see you cast more button colors and materials. Great video!

The reason people talk about not using certain clays is because some clays will inhibit the cure of some silicones, particularly platinum silicones. Really the first time you use a particular type of silicone you want to read the data sheet and then do a small test with all of the materials you plan to use, to make sure the silicone's cure is not inhibited. Clay that has sulfur is particularly troublesome with platinum silicones

Very nice! Makes me want to cast my own buttons some day, but I'm way to busy right now. Great job man, looking forward to seeing more vids like this!

Great job! Awesome 👏🏻 😎

Amazing job!! Absolutely loved watching this! 💯

Can't wait for the shell molding and casting😁

Nicely done dude,

im thinking about casting a clear steamdeck shell this has helped me get a idea of what to do

This is so awesome!!! I definitely wanna do something like but a bit too scared. I really appreciate your content!!!

Buddy you are an awesome Maker as always!!Great video Sean, thank you for this tips and tutorial!RGmods

I think jellybelly is working on some glass molding buttons. Random comment but yeah glass buttons would look nice with an all clear gbc.

Nice job! I’ll have to try out the Vaseline. I’ve struggled a few times trying to make a 2 part

Great video!!!👍 I actually used that Smooth-Cast 300 Liquid a few months ago to cast some Eyes for a Puppet I made! It was tricky learning how to use the liquid bevause it hardens really fast and it took me 3 tries but the Eyes turned out great and they are perfectly round and have no bumps or rough spots!

Polymer clay (like sculpey, fimo, cernit, etc...) can melt plastic if it isn't baked. I actually melted one Lego a long time ago, when i didn't knew about this. So please be careful when using it (it won't melt it in 2 hours nor in a few days. But it will be enough to damage it on surface.)

Nice video!

Really awesome thanks for sharing....you so got to make maroon a b buttons try to get the whole classic Gameboy look on a Gameboy Color.. what did this whole project cost you material wise

you'd be able to do this for the entire case right?

Nice work dude, Have you thought about 3d modeling the bottom part so you don't need to keep remaking them, like jellybelly does? Keep going dude, practice makes perfect.

You should do some glow-in-the-dark buttons

Looks great! Did you ever get round to doing a shell?

Hey!! I had a question! I was wondering if you would be able to should a molding and casting video for a Tamagotchi?

Many blesses from perù 🇵🇪

can u link me all i need for doing this by my own? :) like the exact same products!

Love the video, but kept hearing a weird popping noise at the hand angle

I know this is late but check out the channel Crafsman! he does a lot of casting and mold work and tutorials

This is awesome! I'm kinda curious, I know someone mentioned (might have been you or KyleAwesome, I honestly don't remember) that a common issue with Chinese reproduction GBC Dpads was that the little nub at the back of the dpad was shallower in the reproductions than in the original. Is this casting OK enough, or does your casting have the same problem as the reproduction Dpads?

The white buttons look cool but some black buttons and trying to get as close to the original would be interesting.

What is the approximate cost of this?

You have a nice voice.

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Strictly speaking also NES buttons