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C64C injection mould forms found

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Someone has found the original injection mould forms for the Commodore C64c (the wedge model) and has a kickstarter campaign to reproduce more cases in custom colours:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/16 ... in-new-coo

Interesting how the white one is very VIC-20 looking (naturally)!
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Thanks for the information, I'm definitively interested in it :)
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The obvious question: why PETSCII graphics on top of the key caps? Discouraging. :|
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That was the style of the C64C keyboard that he used as a sample? If I read the offer correctly, it's JUST the case. No keys or anything. So whatever.
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Yeah, you have to supply your own keyboard (and motherboard, etc.)

I was thinking the white one would be interesting to mod slightly to make a "VIC-20C" kind of thing...
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Or You could save the money and just spray paint your little yellow friend :wink:
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Yes, I'd prefer to see it go BLACK, like Pedro's modded VIC 20 using a C64C case. Having the game slot enlarged for VIC cartridges and a uIEC slot pre-cut would make that case more meaningful, too:
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