Alot of attention to detail has been put into this. Nice one. Personally I would of chosen the grey you briefly showed. Good to see another A1200 restored.
The work you did on the keys is mental. Came up much nicer than I would expect. The case color… well… let’s just say I’m glad to see another Amiga restored :D. Well done!
@@TheRetroShack Depending on if this is a 'trailer princess' or 'overland' machine, I might have done some kind of clear coat over the keys, to prevent blistered and bloodied fingers in the future. Really excellent job, especially if you use the melted case for another project that requires a hole back there, or want to play with patching with an epoxy resin...
Love how you did the keys, I would have clear coated the keys after. The colour of the Amiga you choose is fun, I don't know about lemon amiga, more like lemon meringue Amiga!
Very nice job. And do not worry about modifying Amigas. There is probably no unmodified Amiga left in the world. Everyone who owned Amiga always modded it because there were accelerators, expansions, RTC modules, PCI boxes. People were putting them in tower cases and always took them beyond the limits.
I long for the days when a lemon Amiga only meant a website... :) Jokes aside, any refurbished Amiga is welcome, and personal taste is not something to be argued about! Good work.
in the future look into using vinyl dye instead of spray paint. It softens the plastic surface a bit and seeps into the plastic instead of just coating it. If you ever scratch it you'll find the color can go quite deep. Only thing is to be careful to not leave finger prints in the surface until it dries. Produces a MUCH nice finish. I did it years ago on a case and keyboard. It went 'around' the lettering on the keyboard which amazed me since I didn't have to redo the key lettering like you did.
@@TheRetroShack I have seen people in the home knitting machine community use idye poly on the tools & cover over the machines. Most were made in japan in the 80's. I'm guessing the plastics are similar. The downside is the poly dye's I'm familiar with require immersion in hot liquid.
Have you ever done this with white? I've never heard of anyone dying anything lighter, not even hair. Typically to dye something in alight shade, you have to strip back the original color first. Next is the plastics type. Keys on this machine are probably ABS and I haven't heard of ABS being very susceptible to dye.
@@espressomatic The samples I saw in the knitting machine group were done on white/cream plastic.. The machine cover & tools they were dyeing were made in the early-mid 80's. It was on a FB group not very searchable to find the post.
did you have to spray a primer on it first or did you just spray the yellow on first? thinking of doing it myself and I've heard it's best to spray on a primer first.
I really like what you did with the keys. Probably clear coated after putting on the stickers to prevent them from falling off. But, very impressed on how you did the keys.
if it was actually used day in and day out like an IBM PC in an office back in the day, it wouldn't last - but a retro computer will get occasionally hunt-and-pecked on and mostly looked at, so emphasizing looks vs longevity and durability is what matters more
Nice job matching the font on the decals! I wonder if they still make them for sale in Letraset form? 🤔 Wouldn’t have provided for the modifier key symbols though. One of those aftermarket RGB LED PCBs for the status lights might be interesting. Could colour coordinate adjacent hues with the case, eg yellow amber red. Though of course you can pick any palette, even have different lights the same colour.
I put my A1200 + A1230 MkIV + SCSI cards into a PC case in 1996? Cutting out the port holes in the back, before they had removable plates, with a drill, hacksaw and a file. Took ages, the PC keyboard interface wasn't great, but it stopped the thing overheating.
@@TheRetroShack Full sized PC case, yeah, that metal is harder than you think. If I was to do it now, I'd look into a custom plate and then just use extension cables. Then see if anyone had produced a Zorro -> PCI board for slots.
Well, just thinking that painting the case yellow is a bitt of an odd choice for a machine that usually turns yellow completely by itself, and really doesn't look good nicotine colored, so people usually try to get rid of the yellowing... Also in terms of modding and popping colors, yellow is a bad contrast to the white keys now. (Which you better should've clear coated to protect the letters btw)...
It does look nicer in the flesh, I promise! However I wasn't at all sure at the time! I did clear coat the whole keyboard just forgot to mention it in the video :(
the keys are nice, id like to see you match the original shift and enter keys like the are on the amiga, not so bold, and the shift keys are hollow.... curious.. why didnt you peroxide wash the keys, see where they sit, then paint them if you didnt like the colour? oh yeah, did you clear coat the new paint job? you might want to do that if you just sprayed because you dont want the paint to chip off or rub off.....
The machine looks good. One thing I always did with my hard drives is change the disk.info file to match the file on the DH0: drive so the icons for my partitions all look like hard disks and not floppy disks. But that's just me. I would not have thought a yellow A1200 would look good, but I am pleasantly pleased to be wrong. Keep up the cool work.
@@TheRetroShack good work 👍the decals wouldn’t last long otherwise. Overall I reckon it turned out really well. It certainly will stand out from the crowd 😁
My first impression on seeing that yellow is that you must have lost a bet. But it's the color you want, all the work is first rate, and you're very happy with it. Good on you.
Looks great! You have more patience than me. My result would have been shocking. As someone else said I may have made the Shift and Enter keys a bit less bold but you've now got a useful and unique bit of kit.
So, I will be gaining an A1200 mb and kb and was thinking of spraying and decal-ing the keys, but they won't be white, most likely black and purple, any idea how to print white decals? Also, fine sanding the keys, whilst would take longer would also end up with a better, smoother finish.
That's definitely animal hair on the keyboard. Before painting, it's best to try retrobrighting with warm (50 C) peroxide solution under bright light. If that doesn't work out and you get streaking or the letters get wrecked, then you can always paint as a last resort.
I wouldn't have the patience for that, I just buy the best keyboard I can find on eBay/Amibay when doing a restoration but they are sometimes in excess of £200 for a decent white one now so I am not surprised you having to go to the extremes you did. I almost always never throw any parts away - even Yellowed keyboards people will buy presumably because they are happy to live with yellowed keys (hardcore demoscene/music people I bet), or they are up for some retrobrighting. I have probably recapped/restored 15-20 Amiga 600 and 1200 now. I keep promising myself "this is my last one". Great to see others doing restorations for different ideas and perspective. Thanks for this great content.
If you think this is too far, you should see my Amiga 1200 setup, I've got mine in a Checkmate A1500 Plus with an ACA1233n, gotek, a slot loading DVD drive and I'm going to burn a custom Kickstart 3.2 with IDEFix 97 to allow for booting CDs from ROM.
@@TheRetroShack Kind of, main downside is CD32 CDDA audio is a pain since I need to find a specific drive and manually mix it, so I'm leaving it for now and considering my options. I also want to improve it in the future with better video output (replace the GBS 8220) and maybe a better accellerator, possibly a PiStorm which may come out next year, although CPU emulation feels a bit dirty for some reason.
@@TheRetroShack I'm worried the paint and decals on those keys is going to chip off very quickly with regular use, then you're going to end up with something that can't be fixed.
Can't say I'm a fan of the yellow, just not my color. The keys came out pretty nice; different colors would have been awesome but probably a bit too much work. I'd guess different colors would look less monotone. All in all a great job still. (I would have rather seen red functions keys, and a beige case. Guess my fav retro micro.)
If you are going to do something right then what about a SCSI interface card to allow the install of a DVD R/W drive as AMIGA OS is usually supplied on a DVD.
You can add DVD drives via IDE, although CD32 CDDA can be a pain as you have to rely on the DVD drive's audio output and you need a disk or custom KS ROM to make it bootable.
Don't let anyone deter you... If that is your style choice, then you do you... It's all about how YOU feel about it and... DEAR GOD NO!!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!?!?!? OH THE HUMANITY!!! WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!! WHAT A WORLD; WHAT A WORLD!!! ... er.. Sorry... um... great vid...
Great work! Whilst yellow wouldn't be my preferred choice it does look lovely. One of my projects is to towerize (?) an A1200 as was done back in the day. But hopefully with a more modern twist
**TIP** If there ever is a need to clean intricate components with many nooks and crannies "such as keyboards" harbouring years of stubborn Grime, Try and source a horse haired paint brush dipped into IPA, rather than a wet cloth, for really stubborn grime you could use a hard grade tooth brush, once the grime is removed wash and dry the Horse hair Paint Brush and place a fluffy cloth over what needs drying and using the paint brush, Brush the cloth that's covering the parts which need drying.. APU I dropped a 👉👍👈
Why not use hydrogen peroxide and UV light to remove yellowing from the keyboard? Check out the channel of Odd Tinkering. He does tons of restorations on old handhelds and game consoles and constantly uses this method to turn yellow plastic back to their former grey look.
Yes, you are forgiven! Colour-matching the jumper was definitely attention to detail. The keys look excellent, but I wonder how the lettering will hold up if you actually use the machine regularly.
I regret selling my C64 and Amiga setups. Both were in mint condition. I definitely miss them more than my ex (she was the one that pushed me to sell them). …… oh, they were so beautiful 😢
Not a direction I'd have gone with this machine. But like with anything modified, you can't please all the people... I do wonder of the longevity of the keys though. A mat clear coat is probably needed if you intend on actual using this machine as anything other than an occasional use machine. Well done otherwise though.
Yep - I did add a clear coat to the keys, just forgot to mention it in the video :) And yes, I thought this might be divisive but you have to try new things :) :)
Excuse my saying, but spraying the keys was not a good idea. Whoever decides to use this keyboard on a regular basis, they will soon see the paint peel off... Retrobrighting was the right way to go. Unless, you intend to keep your Amiga on a shelf.
Five coats of clear coat should be enough to prevent that - at least so far it has been - we’ll see how it goes and I’ll do a little update as time goes on.
You've got a dirty yellowing Amiga 1200, what to do? Paint it Yellow of course, I like it👍. Far better than the Grey, I think that would have been too Atari ST'ish.
That's a very bold colour to go with. I like it. Google lemon meringue pie. LOL. Edit: Like you said, No-one realy cares if an Amiga is upgraded, updated or messed about with. It seems it was what it was meant for. I could be taylored for the individual.
Sacrilege! I personally would have retrobrighted but hey its your amiga you can do what you like with it. Not really digging the yellow either but as long as you're happy with it that's all that matters!
No reason to waste so much time to paint the keys. They would have been super clean if soaked for 1 hour in warm water + dish soap + Tide and after some toothbrush treatment ready for retrobrite which COULD restore the original colour regardless of yellowing. But then again, you painted the case yellow so it now looks like lemonpie :P
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First time I've watched a video where the retro computer has been made more yellow than it was in the first place 🙂
I like to throw a curve ball every now and again :) :) :)
I appreciate the irony of the fact that you now undoubtedly have the most yellow amiga ever.
😂
And it's REALLY grown on me the last couple of weeks! :) :)
Alot of attention to detail has been put into this. Nice one. Personally I would of chosen the grey you briefly showed. Good to see another A1200 restored.
The yellow has grown on me but I did have an ‘oh no!’ moment when the first coat went over the grey :)
I really thought the painting and decal approach was going to be a mess, but its really good. Well done mate.
Thanks - I must admit going in I wasn't confident, but the trick is not to rush and just be REALLY patient with everything :)
must admit I cringed a bit too but seeing the final result is very impressive.. i bet it took hours to get that lettering on.. total respect.
@@TheRetroShack Was hoping you’d clear-coat them once done but they do look good for now. :)
@@emmettturner9452 I did :) Just stupidly didn’t mention it :)
@@bazza5699 Thanks matey!
You could have painted it in phosphorescent green, and told your friends it's an Amiga rescued from Chernobyl!
Like green would have been a better fit with the Shack’s title font? Darn!
how are you sealing the keys - the decals could wear away with use?
Oops - forgot to mention that - it was all sealed with a clear spray lacquer - I'll mention that in the next episode :)
The work you did on the keys is mental. Came up much nicer than I would expect. The case color… well… let’s just say I’m glad to see another Amiga restored :D. Well done!
Thanks! It's a controversial choice I know - but it's SOOOO sunny! :) :) And yes, the keys were a struggle :)
@@TheRetroShack Depending on if this is a 'trailer princess' or 'overland' machine, I might have done some kind of clear coat over the keys, to prevent blistered and bloodied fingers in the future. Really excellent job, especially if you use the melted case for another project that requires a hole back there, or want to play with patching with an epoxy resin...
@@kevinshumaker3753 Yep - I did a clear coat - just forgot to mention it :(
Yes, why not retrobrite?
Love how you did the keys, I would have clear coated the keys after. The colour of the Amiga you choose is fun, I don't know about lemon amiga, more like lemon meringue Amiga!
I did clear coat them :) Just forgot to mention it, sorry :)
@@TheRetroShack fab! They look fantastic, your time and effort was well spent!
I’ve never considered spraying. You’ve a lot of patience. I’d have wanted all coats and for the keys to be dry in 10 mins.
And the yellow? Love it !!!
Yes - patience was definitely the key here :)
That keyboard refurb looked painful! Patience of a saint.
Well, the air was definitely blue on occasions! But it turned out really well so can't complain :)
@@TheRetroShack So a slightly sweary saint..
Very nice job. And do not worry about modifying Amigas. There is probably no unmodified Amiga left in the world. Everyone who owned Amiga always modded it because there were accelerators, expansions, RTC modules, PCI boxes. People were putting them in tower cases and always took them beyond the limits.
How very true!
Not a fan of the huge arrows on shift and enter, but overall a super tidy job
Thanks - appreciate that :)
I long for the days when a lemon Amiga only meant a website... :) Jokes aside, any refurbished Amiga is welcome, and personal taste is not something to be argued about! Good work.
Thanks!
in the future look into using vinyl dye instead of spray paint. It softens the plastic surface a bit and seeps into the plastic instead of just coating it. If you ever scratch it you'll find the color can go quite deep. Only thing is to be careful to not leave finger prints in the surface until it dries. Produces a MUCH nice finish. I did it years ago on a case and keyboard. It went 'around' the lettering on the keyboard which amazed me since I didn't have to redo the key lettering like you did.
Thanks I’ll look into that :)
@@TheRetroShack I have seen people in the home knitting machine community use idye poly on the tools & cover over the machines. Most were made in japan in the 80's. I'm guessing the plastics are similar. The downside is the poly dye's I'm familiar with require immersion in hot liquid.
@@raycreveling1583 Thanks - I'll do a little research :)
Have you ever done this with white? I've never heard of anyone dying anything lighter, not even hair. Typically to dye something in alight shade, you have to strip back the original color first. Next is the plastics type. Keys on this machine are probably ABS and I haven't heard of ABS being very susceptible to dye.
@@espressomatic The samples I saw in the knitting machine group were done on white/cream plastic.. The machine cover & tools they were dyeing were made in the early-mid 80's. It was on a FB group not very searchable to find the post.
did you have to spray a primer on it first or did you just spray the yellow on first? thinking of doing it myself and I've heard it's best to spray on a primer first.
I really like what you did with the keys. Probably clear coated after putting on the stickers to prevent them from falling off. But, very impressed on how you did the keys.
Yep - did clear coat them but forgot to mention it :)
@@TheRetroShack I was going to ask if you clear coated them but now I don't have to. :) Great result.
@@tahustvedt Thanks very much :)
if it was actually used day in and day out like an IBM PC in an office back in the day, it wouldn't last - but a retro computer will get occasionally hunt-and-pecked on and mostly looked at, so emphasizing looks vs longevity and durability is what matters more
Nice job matching the font on the decals! I wonder if they still make them for sale in Letraset form? 🤔 Wouldn’t have provided for the modifier key symbols though.
One of those aftermarket RGB LED PCBs for the status lights might be interesting. Could colour coordinate adjacent hues with the case, eg yellow amber red. Though of course you can pick any palette, even have different lights the same colour.
Interesting! I'll have to take a look at that :)
I put my A1200 + A1230 MkIV + SCSI cards into a PC case in 1996? Cutting out the port holes in the back, before they had removable plates, with a drill, hacksaw and a file. Took ages, the PC keyboard interface wasn't great, but it stopped the thing overheating.
I bet that was a hell of an undertaking too!
@@TheRetroShack Full sized PC case, yeah, that metal is harder than you think.
If I was to do it now, I'd look into a custom plate and then just use extension cables. Then see if anyone had produced a Zorro -> PCI board for slots.
Loved the video mate, the yellow and white paint looks ace.
Thanks - appreciate that :) :)
Well, just thinking that painting the case yellow is a bitt of an odd choice for a machine that usually turns yellow completely by itself, and really doesn't look good nicotine colored, so people usually try to get rid of the yellowing...
Also in terms of modding and popping colors, yellow is a bad contrast to the white keys now. (Which you better should've clear coated to protect the letters btw)...
It does look nicer in the flesh, I promise! However I wasn't at all sure at the time! I did clear coat the whole keyboard just forgot to mention it in the video :(
I wished I would just have half the patience of what you had doing the keys! Awesome! 👍
I'm not going to lie - it was reallllly monotonous work! :) But glad you liked it :)
the keys are nice, id like to see you match the original shift and enter keys like the are on the amiga, not so bold, and the shift keys are hollow....
curious.. why didnt you peroxide wash the keys, see where they sit, then paint them if you didnt like the colour? oh yeah, did you clear coat the new paint job? you might want to do that if you just sprayed because you dont want the paint to chip off or rub off.....
The machine looks good. One thing I always did with my hard drives is change the disk.info file to match the file on the DH0: drive so the icons for my partitions all look like hard disks and not floppy disks. But that's just me. I would not have thought a yellow A1200 would look good, but I am pleasantly pleased to be wrong. Keep up the cool work.
That's a great idea!
Did you drop a coat of clear over the decals?
I did indeed Mr Lurch :) :)
@@TheRetroShack good work 👍the decals wouldn’t last long otherwise.
Overall I reckon it turned out really well. It certainly will stand out from the crowd 😁
It might look like a 🍋, but surely isn’t one. Great job on the keys and resto! I need a cool key rack like that too.
Thanks! I got the key rack from thingiverse :)
That yellow looks absolutely fantastic I love it :)
Thanks :)
If your using water slide decals in the future have a look into getting some Micro Sol, it helps the decals settle into none flat surfaces better.
Thanks for the tip :)
Where did you get the key holder from? It’s such a challenge to evenly retro right the keys without them floating
There’s a link to it in the video description :)
My first impression on seeing that yellow is that you must have lost a bet.
But it's the color you want, all the work is first rate, and you're very happy with it. Good on you.
Thanks! I can't honestly say it turned out the way I saw it in my head - but it's grown on me :)
Question, why aren't you using peroxide and UV to remove plastic yellowing?
SMH.....Most people are trying to stop case yellowing, you leaned right into it. 🙂
I'm OK with the shade of yellow, but think I would have preferred a more matte finish--didn't like the way the light reflected off it.
It's a lot less shiny outside of the studio lights - I have big white LED lights all around the workbenches. It's controversial for sure :) :)
Looks great! You have more patience than me. My result would have been shocking. As someone else said I may have made the Shift and Enter keys a bit less bold but you've now got a useful and unique bit of kit.
So, I will be gaining an A1200 mb and kb and was thinking of spraying and decal-ing the keys, but they won't be white, most likely black and purple, any idea how to print white decals? Also, fine sanding the keys, whilst would take longer would also end up with a better, smoother finish.
This project is cool👍. I've got a question : Is it possible to 3D-print keycaps of the Amiga?
That's definitely animal hair on the keyboard. Before painting, it's best to try retrobrighting with warm (50 C) peroxide solution under bright light. If that doesn't work out and you get streaking or the letters get wrecked, then you can always paint as a last resort.
I wouldn't have the patience for that, I just buy the best keyboard I can find on eBay/Amibay when doing a restoration but they are sometimes in excess of £200 for a decent white one now so I am not surprised you having to go to the extremes you did. I almost always never throw any parts away - even Yellowed keyboards people will buy presumably because they are happy to live with yellowed keys (hardcore demoscene/music people I bet), or they are up for some retrobrighting. I have probably recapped/restored 15-20 Amiga 600 and 1200 now. I keep promising myself "this is my last one". Great to see others doing restorations for different ideas and perspective. Thanks for this great content.
If you think this is too far, you should see my Amiga 1200 setup, I've got mine in a Checkmate A1500 Plus with an ACA1233n, gotek, a slot loading DVD drive and I'm going to burn a custom Kickstart 3.2 with IDEFix 97 to allow for booting CDs from ROM.
Well, this is only part 2.... :) :) Sounds like you have an impressive setup there! :)
@@TheRetroShack Kind of, main downside is CD32 CDDA audio is a pain since I need to find a specific drive and manually mix it, so I'm leaving it for now and considering my options.
I also want to improve it in the future with better video output (replace the GBS 8220) and maybe a better accellerator, possibly a PiStorm which may come out next year, although CPU emulation feels a bit dirty for some reason.
gives a whole new meaning to 'chickenhead' xdddd
Retro-brighting with spray paint--wow, I wasn't expecting that!
Very cool, yellow suits it very well!!! I like it! Michael...
Thanks :)
Definitely worth the wait!
Looks stunning!
Thanks!
Obviously, do what you want with your stuff, but... that poor Amiga!
Don’t feel too bad - it’s in a darn site better condition than it was and it gets lots of love :) :)
@@TheRetroShack I'm worried the paint and decals on those keys is going to chip off very quickly with regular use, then you're going to end up with something that can't be fixed.
Can't say I'm a fan of the yellow, just not my color. The keys came out pretty nice; different colors would have been awesome but probably a bit too much work. I'd guess different colors would look less monotone. All in all a great job still.
(I would have rather seen red functions keys, and a beige case. Guess my fav retro micro.)
(My favourite too :) :) If you haven’t already you should check out my BBC Micro videos
Please could you give some details of the spray paint used 😊
All materials now detailed in the video description :)
@@TheRetroShackThank you very much
If you are going to do something right then what about a SCSI interface card to allow the install of a DVD R/W drive as AMIGA OS is usually supplied on a DVD.
Now that's not a bad idea at all...
good luck finding one. Squirrels are hens teeth and a board add on for accelerators just as rare / expensive. But worth it if you can
Aaah DVD’s are soooo naughties….🤣
You can add DVD drives via IDE, although CD32 CDDA can be a pain as you have to rely on the DVD drive's audio output and you need a disk or custom KS ROM to make it bootable.
Don't let anyone deter you... If that is your style choice, then you do you... It's all about how YOU feel about it and...
DEAR GOD NO!!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!?!?!?
OH THE HUMANITY!!!
WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!!
WHAT A WORLD; WHAT A WORLD!!!
...
er..
Sorry...
um... great vid...
It IS an acquired taste this colour isn’t it! :)
Great work! Whilst yellow wouldn't be my preferred choice it does look lovely.
One of my projects is to towerize (?) an A1200 as was done back in the day. But hopefully with a more modern twist
Where did you get the key grid tray?
There’s a kink in the description :)
**TIP**
If there ever is a need to clean intricate components with many nooks and crannies "such as keyboards" harbouring years of stubborn Grime, Try and source a horse haired paint brush dipped into IPA, rather than a wet cloth, for really stubborn grime you could use a hard grade tooth brush, once the grime is removed wash and dry the Horse hair Paint Brush and place a fluffy cloth over what needs drying and using the paint brush, Brush the cloth that's covering the parts which need drying..
APU I dropped a 👉👍👈
You have done a grand job although the keys where yellowing. Now the case is yellow.
The irony wasn't lost on me when I'd finished :) :) But honestly didn't consider that while I was doing it :)
I'd say that was a rousing success. Well done!
Thanks very much :)
Liked the first color better but it is yours and I enjoyed the video very much.
Thanks - I did have an 'Oh No!' moment with the Yellow - but I've gotten used to it now and I'm rather taken with it :)
@@TheRetroShack Same as with my wife
That keyboard "restore" was significantly more effort than a simple retrobrite would have been. No forgiveness will be issued.
Absolutely stunning result! Those white keys would look good with any case color--sorry, colour.
The A1200 roms were update in 2000 as it was running Workbench 3.9 when I stopped using it the A1200
If Commodore had done Amigas this pretty they would surely have stayed in business for another year. Or at least six months.
Thanks - it is a pretty thing isn’t it? :) :)
That's a properly yellowed 1200!
I'll get my coat...
OMG! Were the previous owners using the keyboard as a loom? Were they trying to weave a sweater? 🤣
:) :)
Surely you have lots of patience. 😁
Any chances you filmed how you repaired that melted crater on the case?
He didn't, that was a different case, he did explain that. I guess we will see what he does with the meled one soon.
I put a like on it since I saw it painted in yellow
Yay! Another Lemon Lover! :)
would love to flash my 1200 here :D yellow is my favorite color so you got my vote
Send me some pictures through - Love to see other people's machines :)
@@TheRetroShack sure can where can I find a mail to you ?
Fantastic job!
Thanks very much :)
The process of reapplying the letters to those keycaps looks painfully annoying but the total payoff is beautiful in return :D
Absolutely - it was a total nightmare but now it's done I can't stop looking at it :) :)
Why not use hydrogen peroxide and UV light to remove yellowing from the keyboard? Check out the channel of Odd Tinkering. He does tons of restorations on old handhelds and game consoles and constantly uses this method to turn yellow plastic back to their former grey look.
I explain this in the video :) I also do retrobriting - Check out some of my other videos :)
I miss that keyboard so fricken much....
That's not attic dust on those keys, it's the cremated remains of Commodore International Ltd. Easy mistake to make.
LOL! - Could be!
@@TheRetroShack Either way, that's a funky-looking Amiga. The hard work paid off.
@@FatNorthernBigot Thanks very much :)
Good Job Painting but you chose a bad color. The dark gray was a lot nicer.
I was kind of 'Oh my god, what have I done?' when I first finished, but it's grown on me a lot since :)
Yes, you are forgiven! Colour-matching the jumper was definitely attention to detail. The keys look excellent, but I wonder how the lettering will hold up if you actually use the machine regularly.
I didn’t mention it in the video but I did give the whole thing a coat of clear coat to protect the decals. Let’s see how it goes :)
Nice machine full of personality!
I regret selling my C64 and Amiga setups.
Both were in mint condition.
I definitely miss them more than my ex (she was the one that pushed me to sell them).
…… oh, they were so beautiful 😢
Not a direction I'd have gone with this machine.
But like with anything modified, you can't please all the people...
I do wonder of the longevity of the keys though. A mat clear coat is probably needed if you intend on actual using this machine as anything other than an occasional use machine.
Well done otherwise though.
Yep - I did add a clear coat to the keys, just forgot to mention it in the video :) And yes, I thought this might be divisive but you have to try new things :) :)
Some people like to put electronics through the dishwasher and then dry them off in the hotpress.
"What could possibly go wrong?" ;)
I've seen it done - I've never done it :) :)
It was looking so good. And then it went gloss yellow. Yellow? Ah well, it's your machine. :-)
Really impressed with those keys, not sure I'd have the patience. The banana yellow case though, erm...
So...the Amiga was yellowed and now....it's more yellow :D
That's about the long and short of it :) :)
Good job. Just those shift keys look like pine trees 🌲
I think I would have put a clear coat on the keys. Looks good, however!
I did - I just forgot to mention it :)
This reminds me of a car that I bought... it was painted 3 times with different colors 😀
But this doesn’t go vroom vroom :)
Forgot to ask, what font are the Amiga A's?
I think I mention this in the video? I’ll go check :)
Be careful because some Apollo accelerators will kill the factory CPU on the motherboard
I hope to find a cheap and scruffy 1200 that needs love. I have a repaired 500+ that was badly corroded and an A2000.
Good luck with the hunt! :)
Well that was bananas... Nice work though!
Bananas. :)
Amiga 1200 seems to be only retro machine that its acceptable to mod and repaint etc
Can you imagine if I did this to a ZX Spectrum 128k toastrack? :) :)
Thanks for these nice shares sir!!! 💛🙏
Why didn't you just retrobright it?
way faster, easier and more original to just have retrobited the keys
I agree. But I did this just to see if I could :)
I bought a new case and new keycaps for the A1200 in May 2023.
My only complaint with my 1200 is the keyboard. I'd love something more modern like my wireless logitech keyboard.
Never forget
Excuse my saying, but spraying the keys was not a good idea. Whoever decides to use this keyboard on a regular basis, they will soon see the paint peel off... Retrobrighting was the right way to go. Unless, you intend to keep your Amiga on a shelf.
Five coats of clear coat should be enough to prevent that - at least so far it has been - we’ll see how it goes and I’ll do a little update as time goes on.
You've got a dirty yellowing Amiga 1200, what to do? Paint it Yellow of course, I like it👍. Far better than the Grey, I think that would have been too Atari ST'ish.
Now that's funny - hadn't thought of that! I'd have had more of a backlash from the Grey for sure :) :)
Dear me...
Not a fan then? :) :)
It's entirely up to every person as to what they do with machines, but I honestly think it's sacrilege!
That's a very bold colour to go with. I like it. Google lemon meringue pie. LOL.
Edit: Like you said, No-one realy cares if an Amiga is upgraded, updated or messed about with. It seems it was what it was meant for. I could be taylored for the individual.
I recommend nitromors paint stripper
Excellent job on the keyboard but honestly, that case colour is bloody awful :D
Honestly, there was an ‘Oh god…’ moment when I started laying down the colour on top of the grey - but it’s grown on me and makes for a good debate :)
Should have clear coated those decals to protect them from wear
I did :) Just didn’t mention it, sorry :(
Would have gone for black keys with a yellow case, but this is oke as well
Sacrilege! I personally would have retrobrighted but hey its your amiga you can do what you like with it. Not really digging the yellow either but as long as you're happy with it that's all that matters!
Thought this might be controversial :) :)
Can't help imagining the refurb videos in ten years 'we had to take all this paint off, then retrobright it!'
@@TheRetroShack Having done a few balsa/tissue model planes I will say you did a masterful job on those decals
No reason to waste so much time to paint the keys. They would have been super clean if soaked for 1 hour in warm water + dish soap + Tide and after some toothbrush treatment ready for retrobrite which COULD restore the original colour regardless of yellowing. But then again, you painted the case yellow so it now looks like lemonpie :P