When I first saw the Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition Console that was released late last year, I couldn’t help but notice its very obvious unattractive appearance. It claims to feature the colors “Spartan green and gold”, but apparently their version of gold is a horrendously ugly brassy orange. Kroden35 very clearly does not share my opinion as he decided to make even more coordinating accessories for it beyond the matching controller, headset, and hard drive it already comes with. By the way, if you recognize that gamertag it’s because he is the person behind the Halo 3 3D videos. Guess what though? In this case you don’t even have to cross your eyes to appreciate his work.
His project included taking apart one keyboard and two controllers in order to airbrush everything green and then paint the specific designs on them. After applying a clear coat to the dried paint, he reassembled each piece and now has three more accessories that coordinate spectacularly with his Halo 3 console.
Not bad for one afternoon’s worth of work, eh? Dare I say the Halo 3 console probably looks better adorned with those custom painted accessories? Meh. I’ll still pass on the console itself but I’ll definitely take that keyboard for some Halo-themed blogging goodness.
Posted by darkr790 on April 23, 2008 at 9:00 am
Now they looks awsome does he sell them?
Posted by mendicantbias00 on April 23, 2008 at 9:18 am
OH I HOPE HE SELLS THEM
I need the keyboard for my Halo 3(60) and the custom controller is nice too.
*drools*
Posted by -S- on April 23, 2008 at 10:05 am
orange? *squints* nooo i believe that’s gold lol
Posted by soulofaqua on April 23, 2008 at 10:06 am
I can see this person has an Elite or just liked the black elite controllers but for this to better fit the Halo 3 console it needs some copper!
Posted by Socket29 on April 23, 2008 at 10:14 am
Looks alot better than those Mcfarlane controllers. Those things are ugly. I did something in the same style as the controllers on my skateboard. Making the UNSC stencil is a pain.
Posted by AusQB on April 23, 2008 at 10:19 am
They look very cool, not that I would ever by stuff like that :/
Oh yeah, and angel’s screenshot blog is featured on HBO. Yay!
Posted by DiscipleN2k on April 23, 2008 at 11:06 am
I am so making one of those this week!
Posted by Ragingterror on April 23, 2008 at 3:15 pm
That is a nice piece of customization right there, most certainly drool worthy.
Posted by Kroden on April 23, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Thanks for all the comments on my work guys. I hope you all like the things I have planned for the future. I’ll be making a blog of my own soon, no idea where yet though.
If you are interested, I will be making some more of these, most likely all slightly different, maybe with the brass copper color as well, and then putting them up on ebay. Sneak peek: halo 3 themed memory unit. They aren’t up on ebay yet, and I’ve no idea how much I’ll put it up for.
Anyways, enjoy the stuff
and if you have any comments or questions for me directly, you can send them to kroden3d@gmail.com
Kroden
aka Kevin B.
Posted by Mike on April 23, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Nice work Kroden now you just need to rent some factory time.
:)
Posted by Peniamina on April 23, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Oh thank god someone else who thinks the halo 3 360 is awful because of the “gold” parts. Kroden these are amazing designs well done, better than the microsoft versions (i prerfere the controller to the other halo ones). If these were on sale I’d buy a controller (no need for keyboard got a laptop).
Posted by myxbox360blog.info » Blog Archive » Master Chief’s keyboard of choice on April 24, 2008 at 10:49 am
[...] looks similar to the one pictured above. It matches his manly armor. The Halo 3 Xbox 360 inspired custom keyboard (and 360 controller) shown above is the creation of Kroden who put his artistic skills to good use. [...]