What color is the Famicom SUPPPOSE to be?

The box is a stock image or better yet even drawn. Everything on a box will look completely different in colour, take a look at the Halo XBOX box. That's not the same green as what you're seeing in person.
I've done nothing to my Famicom, I think that's just as white as it gets.

 

Hmmm, do you have a photo of your Fami I can compare to?

 

I have two fami's,one is nicely yellowed and the other is it's original white color.

 

I can take a photo, but it won't help compare really. Depending on light, it will look different. I'll take a picture of it outside in natural light tomorrow for you

 

Hmmm, that does look to be a similar shade to mine. I'll try giving the plastic (the underside to be safe) a nice long batch of Retr0brighting. If it won't get any whiter, well, I'm not sure it's suppose to be that white. I could always dye the plastic (if I knew how to do that!) but I'm not sure I should. I mean, this console wasn't heavily yellowed, so it should be possible to Retr0bright it back to it's original color, whatever color that is.

Do what I did, put it next to something made of pure white plastic so I can compare it to that, instead of trying to compare what's on my screen

 

the nintendo is so ugly compared to that

 

Well guys, I Retr0brited the crap out of my Famicom yesterday (about 4 hours, so it's probably been a total of 9 hours now) and it's color didn't change even at all from where I was able to get it to last time. I'm thinking, yeah, it's suppose to be that slightly creamy white color, just like in the photo on the box. I also saw a Famicom plush toy on the internet, and it was the same color.

 

Here's a few of a Famicom I worked on a while back.

 

Does it look that white without the camera flash? In some of your photos, it looks whiter, and I know with the photo I posted, the plastic looks whiter than it is to the naked eye.

 

I never use the camera flash, taken under a white (5000k) fluorescent ceiling light.
Did the Famicom use fire retardant treated plastics?

 

Here's mine, seems the same as RJ's

 

Well, about a week ago, I decided to call it. The Famicom wasn't getting any whiter, and I figured since it was the same color as the inside plastic, and the same shade as on what's on the box, that's the best it was gonna get. So I sealed the plastic and reassembled it.

But then tonight, I took another look at it, and for some reason, I actually think it looks whiter than when I last saw it. I don't think I'm crazy, as I compared it to the box, and it does indeed look whiter. Maybe the plastic needed to settle after it was Retr0brighted? Anyway, here's how she looks now!


The sealant gave the console a very subtle shine to it, makes it look new! I also thought to flip the cover over when I was reassembling, thus exposing the un-scratched side and hiding the scratched side

 

Oh smart move on the cover, still looks like a Famicom to me! :biggrin-new:
Honestly these things are tricky to tell, I say the best way is to have a Famicom anonymous meeting to size up how discoloured or not discoloured they are! :friendly_wink:
Either way, she looks really good!

 

Thanks, but I think part of the reason it looks good in because I got it in quite good condition! The stickers had no damage at all and I'm not sure the 2P controller was ever used. The worst damage was on the dust cover, but that was easily fixed as I said

 

Ohhhh the player pads. I do remember seeing some tarnishing of the fine gold finish... Ouch!

 

You can pick up replacement controller faceplates HERE, just keep in mind they don't ship outside of Japan, so you'll need to use a redirection service like buyee or jshoppers.

 

Oh! You are most kind, while I don't own the Famicom I am certain the owner will be quite over the moon!
Literally, he is an astronaut. Just kidding! :biggrin-new:
But he will be excited! :topsy_turvy: So thanks on his behalf!
He's quite into the Japanese scene so he'll work out how to beam it over I am sure! :smile-new:

 

That's good to hear! The same site also sells the other Famicom stickers if you need them. Also, peel off the protective film from the console badge, that will get rid of the ugly bubbling I can see in your photos

 

Hahaha, are you crazy? Remove the only protection the label has from the outside world?
You are a mad man! :wink-new:
That Famicom needs a good clean too, lots of dirt on it!

 

It's called "dusting" and "keeping it in a safe place" I'd much rather that than the bubbling I see on a lot of older Famicoms, I actually thought the labels themselves were irreparably warped by age or something, turns out it's just the protective film