Guess what we want but will never get? We’ll give you a clue: it’s in that picture above.

That’s right. It’s the backing sheet used to display this finely modded Metroid Wii. We need it to dry our tearful eyes after the bitter disappointment of not winning the eBay auction that’s happening right now as we post this.

“This has the most elaborate electrical mods of any I have done so far. Specific yellow-green LEDs were installed in the faceplate and base to closely match the color and look of her illuminated visor and shoulder lights. Each LED was sanded, shaped and placed to carefully maintain a dramatic yet subtle look. The Metroid logo is backlit by an array of six ice white LEDs embedded in a sanded acrylic disk. This disperses the light evenly to give the entire logo a halo of emanating white light,” says part of the enthusiastic description in far more detail than we needed to paste here.

The seller promises that 15% of the sale will go to Child’s Play, the Penny Arcade charity (the rest will go on postage and fees - bloody eBay). Unless you blow your nose on ten pound notes, better not think about it, though, because it’s already going for over $500 as we speak.
More close up tech-porn pics at the auction page.

Source: Go Nintendo

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 at 11:27 pm by James Lyon
Eye Candy, Hardware, Merchandise.