I have no way of printing/etching now and custom printed boards aren't exactly cheap for one offs. Best case, I solder wires on a prototype board then cover in hot glue.Just design a PCB board and solder your parts on it. That is what we do. LOL...and by we I mean the guy in the office beside mine.
Yeah, I was bummed that I couldn't find my collection of electronic junk from my teenage years to play with for nostalgic purposes.That is pretty neat. I remember doing stuff like that.... when I was a kid. Back when you could walk in to Radio Shack any buy everything you needed to build whatever you wanted.