Michael GardiI decided to have the cover for my Challenger 4P which was fabricated at LASERBOOST (see Getting a Second Skin and Metal Magic) powder coated at a local shop (Westex Coatings Inc.). I just got the piece back today and I'm very happy with the result.
With the proliferation of 3D printers, the 3D printed "skins" I have designed for this and my other reproductions, are easily within the reach of a large number of makers. Now, companies like LASERBOOST are making sheet metal fabrication more accessible as well. Even though my reproductions for the most part have emulated "insides", I have always strived to make the exteriors match as close to the original's as possible. My new sheet metal skin goes a long way towards achieving that authenticity for the Challenger 4P.
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Don't think you can get much further towards the 'the real thing'. Next step would be a complete rebuild of the original PCB ;-)
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Actually “new” Challenger motherboard PCBs are available online. I worry though that populating them would be pretty expensive.
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