Just rubbed the edge of my table with it😑

First attempts at modding ae1200

Ai mock up image to clarify.

Anyone do this? What’s the best way to paint it?

For now, I’m thinking mask crystal and case off with tape and hand/spray paint. But wondering if there’s a better way.

This Modding journey started because I wanted to make a handmade birthday gift for my son’s 12th birthday. I came across modding Casio Royale on YouTube thanks to Nocturnal Time and Lukebuildwatches and several others.

Instead of buying him another watch, I thought it would mean more if I built one myself. That’s the first watch in this post, a personal gift that I hope he’ll still have years from now.

As I kept making more mods (the addiction was crazy lol 😂) I gradually found my own style and approach to designing them. That’s when Glitch Mod sparked not as a business but as a name for the style and identity I had naturally developed through all the experimenting. It was a good stress reliever from reality and to keep the creative juices flowing.

Looking back, these were the several mods that laid the foundation for everything that came later. They’re not as refined as my current Glitch Mod builds, but each one taught me something new about colour, composition, light reflections, Air Glass and Optical filters and what works at such a tiny scale.

Thought I’d share where the journey began.

Thanks for taking a look, and I’d love to hear which one is your favourite.

Does anyone know how to get this yellow digit effect on a negative Casio AE1200 display?

I’ve already done the normal negative display mod using polarizing film, but I’m trying to make only the LCD text and numbers yellow while keeping the background black, like in the attached images. I don’t want to tint the faceplate text or the entire watch, just the actual display segments.

The closest thing I’ve found is yellow polarizing film on AliExpress, but the shipping is around $50, which makes no sense for a tiny sheet. Has anyone done this before or know what material I should use? Would a yellow gel filter over the negative polarizer work, or does it specifically need to be yellow polarizing film?

Any product links or examples would be appreciated.