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Make a foam rubber grip for your SE controller

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My SE controller cramps my hand up, and I wanted a longer handle. So here's what I did, I picked up some of this Crayola Model Magic stuff from the grocery store. It's a modeling compound that dries into foam rubber.

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I used two of the individual packs that come inside. I smashed and formed it around the base of the controller, and then formed the handle part. After I had it the way I wanted, I took an exacto knife and trimmed the edge to clear the important stuff, also to give it a nice straight edge.

This is the finished product.
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I wanted to use black, but that only came in the deluxe set, for 10 bucks. The set I got was mismarked for a buck, so I settled for white. I might try to color it later.
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It's like the Tek9 of the little car world!
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Nice wrok dave. Those controllers do look strange
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I gotta get me some of that stuff.
Can't ya paint it? :???:
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sessiz wrote:I gotta get me some of that stuff.
Can't ya paint it? :???:
I am afraid to ask what you gonna use it for
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sessiz wrote:Can't ya paint it? :???:
The box says it can be painted or colors with markers.

I might take a Sharpie to mine, but I'm afraid it'll get all over my hand
You can also take the different colors and make marble effects
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VooDooMafia wrote:
sessiz wrote:I gotta get me some of that stuff.
Can't ya paint it? :???:
I am afraid to ask what you gonna use it for
For my controller grip, get yer mind out the gutter pal. :-x
There aint gonna be any hole plugins around here, unless you wanna come down here.:lol:
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Nice one CD.
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Good find Dave. :grin:
I was thinking of using bicycle handle bar grip, but your idea's much easier!

Did you have to glue it onto the controller?
How's it holding up so far?
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DriveWRX wrote:Did you have to glue it onto the controller?
How's it holding up so far?
No I didn't have to glue it (yet). I squished about 3/4 of an inch around the bottom to hold it. Then I had to cut it away on the front and where the trigger is, and I think there is about 1/4 of an inch left in those areas.

It's plenty durable for regular use, but I'm afraid one good smack will knock it off. We'll see.

I colored it with a marker, and it looks good, and isn't coming off on my hand at all.

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Post by RobotGT »

oh i got a whole bucket of that stuff, if you grip it before you put it on you can mold it for your hand. also if you color on it before you mold it then mush it around the color goes in really good.
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Can I have some?
I mean, we share the same avatar...
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Post by RobotGT »

What if you took a paintball gun grip and glued it on. Its about the same width of a paintball gun handle. A dye sticky grip like this http://store.yahoo.com/actionvillage/01 ... 712-4.html would be mighty comfy. (just to let you know its just the grip im talkin about, not the trigger frame.
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Post by noxorc »

very original Cdave.

you should add the 'barrol' section off to the right.
Bring it to a R/C race, sporting your pistol. Y'd be pimpin.

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ooo very inventive dave!
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