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Amazing MGS4 PS3 mod is amazing, proceeds go to Child's Play photo

You'd really, really have to like the Metal Gear Solid series and its 4th game to spend the $10,100 it would cost to bid on this eBay item, but you don't have to be a fan at all to appreciate the work that went into this mod.

Morpheon Mods is responsible for the custom work on this PlayStation 3. It features a laser-cut MGS4 marquee, hand-brushed metal accents, a laser etching of Solid Snake, nine coats of DuPont Chroma Clear clearcoat, and the signatures of Hideo Kojima and Naomi Hunter's real-life model, Yumi Kikuchi. Damn.

Shut off the lights, and this thing glows with awesomeness from its 15 white micro LEDs. Even the controller is custom, and the system is packed with rare MGS collectibles. Finally, the system is a 60GB PS3, so you can play the old MGS PS2 games on it, too.

If that's not enough, 15% of the proceeds go to the Child's Play charity. At over $10k, Child's Play will see a nice chunk, and there's still five days left on the auction!

Check out the gallery below for more images of this stellar mod.

[Via Gamesdog]


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PySk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 16:22
PySk
Kojima thought:' AWESOME!'

ME: too!
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 16:28
ArrestedDeveloper
The downside is that whoever wins it gets infected with foxdie.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 16:37
Holyetheline
That's epic.
mourning orange's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 16:38
mourning orange
It looks like the cut a digital camo pattern out of a sheet of carbon fiber...Pretty sweet!
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 16:46
mix
If I was insanely rich, or insanely stupid I would buy this so fast!
dsky's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 16:49
dsky
WANT.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 16:56
The-Excel
That looks rather impressive, actually.
Jogn's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 17:17
Jogn
This looks amazing... except for the controller! What the hell did they do to that PS3 controller? Thing looks awful :(
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 17:35
BluDesign
Only 15%? What the hell did this guy do that was worth $8000+ on a $400 game console?

I'd eat more of the cost and donate 40%. It's a tax write-off. You'd still be walking away with a chunk of change on the part of the customizer.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 18:18
TrailerParkJesus
That's kinda cool, but yeah %15 seems scant.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 18:24
Corak
Puts the MGS4 bundle from Sony to shame. Granted a lot more work went into it but damn it does look good. Not $11k nice, but still nice.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 19:19
Dan CiTi
I want a GA-KO, KEROTAN, and a life time supply of Calorie Mates and Regain now!
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 19:45
fetusmilk
wow. looks like i need to start painting/making custom machines cases.
awkwardmongoose's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 23:06
awkwardmongoose
I'm not even a MGS fan I think that is easily the coolest console mod I have ever seen. I'm happy some of it is going to charity too.
awkwardmongoose's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2008 23:07
awkwardmongoose
@DVDdesign

They didn't set it at such a high price, it's an auction. Last night it was only at $4000. lol "only"
Maxpower's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2008 02:58
Maxpower
Actually Dale, Yumi Kikuchi was used for Raging Beauty, not Naomi Hunter. Had to point that out.
Morrius's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2008 03:00
Morrius
Awesome, shame about the game.
Funktastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2008 03:22
Funktastic
Holy hell that thing is absolutely epic! Especially how they managed to "bend" the top of it to fit the PS3!
Aurain's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2008 06:58
Aurain
The Only bad thing about it is how the guy who made it chose the worst box art for the pic.
If it was the NA Limited Edition Boxart, it would have be the greatest thing ever.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2008 07:18
Mr Wrighty 987
Bo selecta!
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