I was about 10 when I first saw Hover Bovver on my friend's C-64. He had a disk drive and fists fulls of games. I had a 64 for a while at that point but had been limited by the few cartridge games I could find in my small town and a very slow Datasette.
The iconic 1541 drive I pined for as a kid.
This drive would make my C64 a killer games machine.
I begged my mom for a disk drive for years before finally getting one towards the end of the Commodore's run. I bought a shiny new 1541-C (don't worry, the papercraft is a period correct 1541). Even though the scene in town had dwindled to about three kids, I quickly "amassed" hundreds of games. I was often more interested in the "cracktos" featured at the beginning of the games than the games themselves.
Now I can shout out Hokuto Force!
This papercraft is dedicated to the times I spent experiencing exotic greetings from overseas in a time before the internet made such worldwide shout-outs commonplace.
The download is here. The papercraft model includes:
New Commodore 1541 disk drive
Two 5.25" floppy diskettes
Swappable screen faceplates
Improved Commodore 64 pattern
Updated Commodore 1701 monitor pattern
A couple of 5.25" floppy diskettes with a few games I owned back in the day.
Thanks so much for all the recent attention. I am glad these projects are providing enjoyment for others as well. Anticipate more updates in this Commodore papercraft series on this site. There are a LOT of accessories and I am also very nostalgic for these times.
Now you can represent your favorite Demoscene with four interchangeable faceplates.