seanhq Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I've got an original blue Atari 2600 dust cover (made out of fabric), complete with the Atari logo on it. Well the other day I was talking with my wife asking her if it would be easy for her to make one since she's into crafting, etc. She said it would be fairly easy. Anyway today she surprises me with a reproduction that she made. She even made a stencil for the Atari logo and used fabric paint and a sponge to put it on the new dust cover, so I wanted to share. Attached are three pictures. The dark blue one is the original and the lighter blue one is her creation, first picture shows before the logo was applied and the second shows the completed project. As an added bonus the one she made will fit heavy sixers without any issues. The real one is a super tight fit on a heavy sixer. It's sure nice having a wife that one is ok with my classic gaming obsession and two, she likes to support my hobby by making cool things like this for me. Not sure if anyone would be interested, but after I told her how awesome it was, she asked if people on AtariAge would be interested if she made a couple more, so if you are, send me a PM as she plans on making a couple more. She even offered to make a couple in different colors too. Keep in mind this isn't an official Atari thing, she made it from scratch. As for price, just covering materials an shipping would be cool, maybe $15-$20 USD because this is just a hobby sort of thing she made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurisu Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) I'LL TAKE EIGHT! Haha, no, seriously, I am interested. Put me down for a maybe: I will see how my budgeting comes in next pay period and then, maybe so. Would go along great with my painted one. Edited October 26, 2009 by Kurisu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) I'LL TAKE EIGHT! Haha, no, seriously, I am interested. Put me down for a maybe: I will see how my budgeting comes in next pay period and then, maybe so. Would go along great with my painted one. Only 8 huh? Hehe. I asked her and it breaks down to about $8.00-9.00 USD in material and about 45 minutes of her time to make (cutting fabric, sewing it together, making stencil, applying fabric paint to stencil for logo), so $15.00-$20.00 shipped seems fair to me for something made from scratch and by hand. Shoot, it's like original Atari stuff because it was made in the USA like Heavy Sixers Edited October 26, 2009 by seanhq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 NICE! If she ever does a 7800 or a Jaguar version. I'd be all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 The stencil came out real nice. Did she use a spray fabric paint or brush it on. I'll have to try to make a stencil. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 NICE! If she ever does a 7800 or a Jaguar version. I'd be all over it. Thanks. I'll pass on your kind words to her. As for a 7800 version, she'll be doing one of those for my system, so I'm sure a second one wouldn't be an issue. I don't personally own a Jaguar, so that might be hard to do but I've got a few friends who collect classic game stuff too, so maybe they have one I can borrow to use for a pattern. I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 The stencil came out real nice. Did she use a spray fabric paint or brush it on. I'll have to try to make a stencil. Allan She used brush on fabric paint, but applied it with a sponge. Today she's going to pick up some spray fabric paint to see how that comes out verses the sponge method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 NICE! If she ever does a 7800 or a Jaguar version. I'd be all over it. Thanks. I'll pass on your kind words to her. As for a 7800 version, she'll be doing one of those for my system, so I'm sure a second one wouldn't be an issue. I don't personally own a Jaguar, so that might be hard to do but I've got a few friends who collect classic game stuff too, so maybe they have one I can borrow to use for a pattern. I'll let you know. If it looks anywhere as good as the 2600 one, Im down for the 7800 cover for sure. Count me paid, I love a black one or pleather if possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twolazy Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Wow just Wow. Such a cool idea! I second the leather/pleather idea. She could prob open a side business doing this for all sorts of vintage machines. Ton of us video game geeks out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) Just a small update, my wife tried a new technique in applying the logo. The one above she used fabric paint and a sponge to put it on, but tonight she tried fabric paint in a spray can and well it came out even better. One coat verses 4 or 5 with the sponge and much cleaner lines without bleeding. Anyway, she's already working on a few specialized covers (other systems besides Atari 2600) for a few AtariAge members, so if you're interested, PM me as she's only going to do a few small limited of the covers because they are handmade and very time consuming. Edited October 28, 2009 by seanhq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 They are beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 They are beautiful! Thank you. I passed on your kind words to my wife. Made her smile, which is a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurisu Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Just to update, put me down as a "more than likely" on a simple one for a 2600: I'll know for sure by, oh, about halloween. I almost want to go for several of these, seeing as I will own 6 2600's soon, but one is enough for the spraypainted one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Ok, I've been informed by my wife that we now have 5 of the blue Atari dust covers ready to go (see attached photo of what they look like). $20.00 USD shipped. They will fit All Atari 2600 models, including Sears Tele-Games: 4 switch, 6 switch (light) and Heavy Sixers. PM me if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Any News on the 7800 cover! I really thing the Blue looks great. I think you should start thinking about a Jaguar cover too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Any News on the 7800 cover! I really thing the Blue looks great. I think you should start thinking about a Jaguar cover too! Currently we have 5 blue 2600 covers to sell. $20.00 USD shipped. As for 7800 covers, those are in the works, but my wife wants to sell these 5 blue ones first to recoup some of the costs on materials first. There are also plans to do other systems as well. She's currently working on a few different patterns for other systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 SWEET! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I got my 2600 dust cover, thanks! It fits nice, looks nice, and I can even leave a cart plugged into the console if I want to. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 I got my 2600 dust cover, thanks! It fits nice, looks nice, and I can even leave a cart plugged into the console if I want to. :thumbsup: Cool. Glad you like it. I'll pass on your kind words to my wife. As for keeping a cart plugged in with it on, why would you do that? I just tried it after reading your comment and it makes the cover look like a tent... hehe... to each his own I guess For those interested, I've got 4 more of the covers left if you're interested. If so, PM me. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purenergy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Just bought a blue one from seanhq, and it looks nice! A high quality dust cover that makes a great addition to the collection! Thanks for making (and selling) these for the Atari 2600 community. (Last I heard, only 2 were left.) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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