u/Rootmilk

My friend gave me this FMA airsoft helmet and scrim last year when I showed up to the 48 hour LARP sesh with my ballistic helmet. I’ve been using it for long days/overnight LARPing. Idk what the opinion on these things are but it’s been fine so far.

It’s an airsoft replica of a ballistic helmet so the summers are a little tough with no vents, but I guess it works out when it’s pouring which happens a lot here. Retention is good, has that little ratcheting wheel. The pads are just okay. But it hasn’t cracked or anything.

I will probably just get a real bump helmet one of these days, I’ve just been fine with this so I held it off. If you really have no money after buying NODs this isn’t so bad.

I made a real functioning Windows XP task pane that works on Windows 11.

You can technically just install it and the other prerequisites (if you want the XP ribbon) on a normal Windows 11 setup and it’ll work fine. It’ll just look kinda goofy because the Task Pane is always XP themed regardless of what the rest of Windows looks like.

If you actually want the rest of Windows 11 to look like XP too, I have all that stuff on my site as well. Most of my original setup came from MrAmayoskens YouTube tutorial, which I have linked there.

I also made my own tutorial that you can basically follow alongside the video. It has some extra tweaks I’ve done, stuff I changed or added myself, and fixes/workarounds for parts of the original tutorial that have gotten outdated over time.

The Task Pane is up there to download, along with the other stuff I’ve made, and I put up a short video showing it and the rest of the setup working too.

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Here’s an update to my Zillennial age regression battlestation.

I’ve added some stuff to the top shelf, like my fanny packs and Sonny floppy camera, got some more PSP stuff, and used 3M Dual Lock to stick my controller adapters right onto the side of the cubby where the PC sits. I also updated the 3D printed USB floppy drive holder so it works with different types. Then I repurposed old prints of it to put my lamp and PSP stuff on while giving space to put things under it all.

CRT: Gateway EV910B
LCD: Gateway FPD1520
Keyboard: Keychron R6
Mouse: Microsoft Optical 1.1A
Speakers: Boston Acoustics BA635
PC: FLP02 case, Ryzen 7 5700X, RTX 1660 Super

It’s not a powerhouse but it plays emulators and 2000s games just fine.

Also that’s Windows 11 . It’s all mods, programs, and changing settings to make it look and behave more like XP.

I followed a YouTube tutorial for most of the original setup, but I’ve made a bunch of my own tweaks since then and even made some programs to add more functionality. The XP Task Pane is a real working task pane in Windows 11. It’s not just for show.

I put a short video on my site showing the Task Pane and the rest of the setup working. I also put together the full tutorial there to use alongside the original YouTube video, plus downloads for the programs I made and the other stuff I used, so you can do the same thing if you want.

0sugar

I made a real functioning Windows XP task pane that works on Windows 11.

You can technically just install it and the other prerequisites on a normal Windows 11 setup and it’ll work fine. It’ll just look kinda goofy because the Task Pane is always XP themed regardless of what the rest of Windows looks like.

If you actually want the rest of Windows 11 to look like XP too, I have all that stuff on my site as well. Most of my original setup came from a YouTube tutorial, which I have linked there.

I also made my own tutorial that you can basically follow alongside the video. It has some extra tweaks I’ve done, stuff I changed or added myself, and fixes/workarounds for parts of the original tutorial that have gotten outdated over time.

The Task Pane is up there to download, along with the other stuff I’ve made, and I put up a short video showing it and the rest of the setup working too.

0sugar

Here’s an update to my Zillennial age regression battlestation.

I’ve added some stuff to the top shelf, like my fanny packs and Sonny floppy camera, got some more PSP stuff, and used 3M Dual Lock to stick my controller adapters right onto the side of the cubby where the PC sits. I also updated the 3D printed USB floppy drive holder so it works with different types. Then I repurposed old prints of it to put my lamp and PSP stuff on while giving space to put things under it all.

CRT: Gateway EV910B
LCD: Gateway FPD1520
Keyboard: Keychron R6
Mouse: Microsoft Optical 1.1A
PC: FLP02 case, Ryzen 7 5700X, RTX 1660 Super

It’s not a powerhouse but it plays emulators and 2000s games just fine.

Also that’s Windows 11 . It’s all mods, programs, and changing settings to make it look and behave more like XP.

I followed a YouTube tutorial for most of the original setup, but I’ve made a bunch of my own tweaks since then and even made some programs to add more functionality. The XP Task Pane is a real working task pane in Windows 11. It’s not just for show.

I put a short video on my site showing the Task Pane and the rest of the setup working. I also put together the full tutorial there to use alongside the original YouTube video, plus downloads for the programs I made and the other stuff I used, so you can do the same thing if you want.

0sugar

I bought a better desk for my guns, so I repurposed my old one for this setup. There’s still some spillover.

Gateway 400 select + EV500 + Windows 98SE. No graphics cards. Just completely stock. Lego Rock Raiders runs good on it so I consider that a win.

KAK upper rifle gas 16in barrel, with Midwest industries rail and AO precision bolt carrier group.

PSA lower with magpul furniture.

LaRue MBT2 trigger.

Super Safety.

Minus the accessories it was only around $600. Then I ended up liking it more than I expected and started using it at night. Gave it a BCM stock and Rifle speed gas block.

Is it more accurate than my DD and LaRue? No. Does it work, is it accurate enough, and is it fun? Yes

Wheel Of Fortune fanny pack

Smith and Wesson Shield

Nokia 3210

Gerber Dime multitool

PSP

PSP headset and spare battery

I just started carrying inside the fanny pack instead of a belly band. I ordered a trigger guard holster for this thing.

I made this USB floppy mount for my FLP02. It works with all 4 that I tested from Amazon. Some work connected to the motherboard header from an adapter some need to be snaked out the back to a USB 2 port. First 2 pics taken with my floppy disk camera.

Hello all,

My nephew told me I should share my setup, so here it goes.

At first I wanted a 90s setup. But halfway through the Zillennial age regression hit and I thought “Why don’t I just make this like MY childhood?” I inherited the old family computer and used it until 2013, so that’s what I ended up recreating.

The setup uses a Gateway EV910B CRT, Gateway FPD1520 LCD, Boston Acoustics BA635 speakers, a Telex M40 desk mic($6 and works great with sound suppression turned on), and a matching Gateway keyboard and mouse.

The computer is a sleeper, but not really. It’s a SilverStone FLP02 with a Ryzen 7 5700X, GTX 1660 Super, and Gigabyte B550 inside. Enough power to run my emulators and late-2000s games at max settings which is all I wanted.

I painted the DVD drive bezels heirloom white, and the floppy drive is actually a USB floppy mounted behind a 3D printed carrier that presses the eject button. I redesigned the part to fix some warping, but I’ve been too lazy to swap it in.

And yes, this is Windows 11. I followed a tutorial and a bunch of extra tweaks to make it look and behave like Windows XP. Overall the setup is less “2000s advertisements” and more “the family PC I actually grew up with.”