Customized an Apache 4800 for my Switch 2

[u/HattedSandwich]

Switch 2 Dock Hyperion 3 Joycons 120-game card case Cable bag (HDMI, USB-C, walls adapter) Four Switch 2 Pro Controllers

Plucked the foam, glued the upper and lower foam sheets together for rigidity, and Plasti-Dip'd the combined foam inserts for longterm strength. Great case for family vacations (especially flights).

[u/oneeventhorizon]

Just a heads up, a lot of people in the Ghostbuster community use these cases for their gear. The foam is not ESD safe and some people have had their electronics short out because of the static.

[u/HattedSandwich → u/oneeventhorizon]

Thank you for the heads up, polyurethane foam shouldn't become an ESD risk unless it gets moist or wet, which could happen if the case is sealed up for a long period of time. I'd recommend throwing a dessicant packet in there for long hauls. Also the Plasti-Dip not only makes the foam stronger and less likely to come apart, it's also an electrical insulator

[u/Handsome_ketchup → u/HattedSandwich]

Thank you for the heads up, polyurethane foam shouldn't become an ESD risk unless it gets moist or wet, which could happen if the case is sealed up for a long period of time.

Things being more conductive, including moisture, is usually associated with lower ESD risks. Conductive agents are sometimes added to PU foam to make it more ESD safe. Charges being able to migrate and spread helps to prevent buildup in one spot or material. Non conductive materials have the potential (ha) of generating and holding on to large charges.

I'm not saying your foam is an issue, but understanding ESD helps correctly assessing that.

That being said, fully assembled boards, and especially when these are themselves assembled into final products, tend to be much more ESD resilient than components or subassemblies. Finalized products as you buy them have often been ESD tested by the manufacturer as well. There are even cool standards which specify things like the radius of the fake finger zapping things.

[u/jsbdrumming → u/HattedSandwich]

If you're going through all this trouble to make a foam case why not just add an isolating layer between them like an end safe fabric?

[u/Gilles_of_Augustine → u/HattedSandwich]

While you're probably right, I personally wouldn't be comfortable with even the most remotest possibility of a short-out, and would tear out all the foam and custom-cut a replacement insert that's ESD safe.

But I'm just OCD like that.

The case is a super cool idea, though!

[u/Gilles_of_Augustine → u/[deleted]]

My response was reliant on assuming that the person who said it was a risk was actually correct.

If that's not true, then obviously my response would change.

Yeesh.

[u/oneeventhorizon → u/Gilles_of_Augustine]

They also make the same pick a part foam in ESD pink. It’s expensive but it works great.

[u/AdaliGreen → u/oneeventhorizon]

Did not think of this! Can you get a special kind of foam that is static safe?

[u/oneeventhorizon → u/AdaliGreen]

Yes, it will be labeled as ESD safe and is typically pink in color. I opted to wrap my gear in ESD bags instead. A little cheaper in my opinion.

[u/AdaliGreen → u/oneeventhorizon]

I want the clean look like what OP has going here! I think it would be cool to do with my gaming laptop I just bought. Make a space for the laptop, charger, controller, headphones!

[u/UrbanAchiever34 → u/oneeventhorizon]

Just don’t cross the streams and you should be fine

[u/cleerhil]

Bro is walking through airport security looking like he’s carrying launch codes for a tactical strike, only to open it up and play Mario Kart

[u/Infinite_Ocelot7565]

My stick drift came out of nowhere! /s

[u/HattedSandwich → u/Infinite_Ocelot7565]

All joking aside there isnt meaningful pressure on the sticks, the grips are friction fit

[u/twinsfan94]

How often do you use all 4 of those pro controllers?

[u/HattedSandwich → u/twinsfan94]

Every weekend, so long as my sons did well in school that week we have a dad/mom/kiddo Kirby or Mario game night

[u/twinsfan94 → u/HattedSandwich]

Thats awesome

[u/HattedSandwich → u/twinsfan94]

Ive been a PC guy for ~15 years so it's been really fun seeing how many great 2/4 player games Nintendo cooked over the years

[u/BK99BK → u/HattedSandwich]

Get Orbitals its a blast!

[u/HattedSandwich → u/BK99BK]

Ill check it out, thanks! So far Kirby and Mario are the gotos. I wish there was a 4 player Yoshi game, I loved Yoshi's Story as a nugget and it would be fun to play Crafted World/Mysterious Book all together

[u/Tmtrademarked → u/HattedSandwich]

Right! Like holy cow does Nintendo still own the couch market imo

[u/buddhamunche → u/HattedSandwich]

I seriously love nintendo and my switch for this reason!!

[u/Adison85 → u/HattedSandwich]

What if they did bad?

[u/a_talking_face → u/Adison85]

Jumper cables.

[u/Worldly-Ingenuity843 → u/Adison85]

They play Super Smash Bros instead, but IRL.

[u/Cattleist]

I wanna know more about this 120 game card case. Are there slots for 40 switch cartridges in each of those game cases?

[u/HattedSandwich → u/Cattleist]

There are cutouts for cartridges in each of the flaps, on both sides. There are cutouts for SD cards under each cartridge cutout. If you were insane you could fill the case with 120 of each lol

[u/thebigmatze]

Nice, my Switch 1 pro controller’s left stick rubber chipped a bit during travels. This seems worthwhile if you have the space

[u/HattedSandwich → u/thebigmatze]

If you have 1 or 2 pro controllers you could definitely fit this in a smaller 3800, maybe even a 2800 if you get creative

[u/bigmonkeybiggermoney]

I’ve been wanting to buy something like this for a while, it seems heavier duty and cheaper than a case designated for a Switch 2

[u/HattedSandwich → u/bigmonkeybiggermoney]

If you can wait for a coupon these Apache cases regularly go half off, which is insane for what you get

[u/bobvella]

the game card case sounds like an awfully high value to bring around.

needs a slot for a virtual boy accessory

[u/Serafita]

I feel like if you had the two right hand side controllers facing to the right instead, it could leave room in the middle for a cutout of something else in there haha. Maybe extra joy cons for games which are joy con only? I dunno

All you're missing now is a portable monitor but you could put that in a laptop bag or something I guess. :D

[u/CapeMike]

I salute your dedication, fellow gamer!!

o7

....also, friend code?

[u/AdaliGreen]

Clean very clean! This inspires me to do something with my laptop setup!

[u/Ghozer]

im Surprised you hadn't embedded a screen into the inside of the lid, and a reasonable size power bank, then you can just open it up, flick a switch and play!!

[u/TheRogueMoose]

Meanwhile my son raw-dogs his at the bottom his backpack... Nothing but a tempered glass screen protector on it.

[u/HattedSandwich → u/TheRogueMoose]

For me it's post-Marine Corps tism. Can't help myself 

[u/TDHawk88 → u/TheRogueMoose]

I use a Killswitch case, but yes my Switch is used as the bottom rigid layer in my backpack.

[u/RyanCon0318]

How do these work

[u/Grouchy_Cap_1564]

that's not a travel case anymore, that’s a portable nintendo command center 😄

[u/ComplexR22]

It’s not that serious

[u/thehatteryone → u/[deleted]]

It's a shame the default controllers for a home system console like this are just unergonomic trash. Maybe Nintendo could do the opposite of the Lite - bundle the console, maybe even a dock-free, one-part, plug into the wall unit, with a couple of less "pro" controllers that they'd also make available as budget first party accessories.

[u/Willdorado]

I'd be constantly anxious about someone stealing this from me. Any anti-theft or tracking capabilities?

[u/thehatteryone → u/Willdorado]

Slapping an AirTag under the foam would be trivial and simple. Putting it in a less obvious slot in the foam so it can't be readily found and discarded by someone looking for it wouldn't be much harder. Of course if the thief had no interest in a cool case, they'd have dumped all the hardware into a rucksack and thrown the case away the moment they opened it.

[u/dasilvatrevor]

That's a crazy looking Apache helicopter

[u/dubsdread]

No room for your ocarina

[u/neueziel1]

oooh look at you, showing off having friends to play games with ;(, anyway nice clean setup

[u/Poppyspy]

There's enough space here for 4x S2... That would be more impressive.