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shateredsoul

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Modern Cabinet Designs?
« on: February 17, 2010, 06:08:00 pm »
Does anyone have a modern cabinet design?

I saw a recent design by a guy who was designing a very nice looking arcade cabinet.  I can't find i his thread anymore, but it mounted a lcd tv and his original arcade was featured on some hobby magazine.

I also saw TAZ's design which I thought was very nice. 

Does anyone have any other posts to similarly nice designs?

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2010, 03:03:38 am »

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2010, 04:29:47 am »
That's a site with drawings of all classics  ???

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2010, 05:10:52 am »
yeah... maybe he was trying to be funny? :(

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2010, 09:18:33 am »
I don't know if it's considered modern, but the design is very "sleek"

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55789.40

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2010, 01:13:18 pm »
Right now if I was to build another cabinet that is for two players using an LCD I would probably go with the VEWLIX design.




I would probably design the control panel from scratch using iL joysticks and buttons.  Not HAPP, that's right there is a difference ::)  I never liked japanese sticks or buttons like Sanwa but the Seimitsu buttons are very nice but I am very pro HAPP/iL as you can see from all my projects.

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2010, 01:19:00 pm »
Here is a link from the SRK forums of Cicada's VEWLIX build from scratch and used two Madcatz TE sticks which he gutted and flush mounted to the control panel.
http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=224585&highlight=VEWLIX

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2010, 01:33:53 pm »
iAtoria: wow that looks nice! I would definitely like something like that.. wow.  That is definitely something along the lines of what i was thinking.. "sleek"

mwong: I think I saw those before, I just didn't like that they were sit down.  Have you seen a standup version anywhere out there?

I don't know if it's considered modern, but the design is very "sleek"

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55789.40

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2010, 02:05:28 pm »
How about TAZ's design?



http://tazmame.wordpress.com/

If you contact him he will give you the plans provided you share your project pics.
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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2010, 02:25:26 pm »
Yup, I found Taz's design.. I messaged him through the contact info on his websiteabout the designs, but never heard back.  Maybe i'll try messaging him through the byoac forums, not sure if he check that more.

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2010, 07:58:20 pm »
I just mame'd a pga golf / golden tee cab and i love it

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2010, 02:15:56 am »



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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2010, 05:34:41 pm »
that virtua fighter head to head cab is so cool. If only I had the room...  :banghead:

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2012, 04:29:59 pm »
Does anyone know where I can find a sit-down cabinet design, like the Mortal Kombat 2 cabs?

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2012, 08:02:15 pm »
I'm currently playing around with designs for a minimalist stand/cabinet w/ an LCD.  Currently it only exists in Sketchup, but hopefully in a month or two I'll have something more.




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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #15 on: July 05, 2012, 02:20:17 pm »
Looks good, lemmi know!

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2012, 02:52:46 pm »
from sega ringedge hardware page
http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=910




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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #17 on: July 11, 2012, 04:38:33 pm »
Knievel woody.  Nuff said, discussion over:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55789.0

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #18 on: July 11, 2012, 05:06:08 pm »
I cant help but say, that all these so called modern cabs look gaudy ugly... And they have glaring design flaws, such as No tilt on a standup control panel.  Or Monitors that are too close to a person, & or monitors that are completely vertical, when they also should have a more direct angle matching the players viewing angle. (else it gives eye strain from different focus depths, thus leading to headaches)


I remember you were saying a while back how it royally upset you when people put down other peoples projects here because they had a different opinion about control panel layout. I'm not saying you aren't entitled to give your opinion, but I would think that you would be a little less callous about it considering that these are projects from members here and your opinion on style, control panel angle, and measurement is really no different than someone else's opinion on control layout. 

That said, I do prefer classic style cabinets myself, but there is a different breed of monitors available today than 10, 20, 30 years ago and I think that some of these cabinets are very fitting for what there is to work with today.

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2012, 03:54:37 pm »
Knievel woody.  Nuff said, discussion over:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55789.0

AJ

Agree, modern style, fits modern hardware, still looks like something that would be found in an arcade.  Don't forget about the knievel Evo, which is what I built.  more depth for the agressive player or larger CP.  Also, more depth lets you make a wider cab/larger display and keep it in proportion. 

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2012, 04:28:13 am »
Can i see the image of the knievel Evo you built?

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2012, 09:31:28 am »
I thought the woody and evo were about the same size.  Do you have dimensions for the Evo?  I was *JUST* about to start a cabinet for a relative and was planning on something like the evo, but I didn't have measurements, so I was going to build a woody with softer edges.

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Knievel woody.  Nuff said, discussion over:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55789.0

AJ

Agree, modern style, fits modern hardware, still looks like something that would be found in an arcade.  Don't forget about the knievel Evo, which is what I built.  more depth for the agressive player or larger CP.  Also, more depth lets you make a wider cab/larger display and keep it in proportion.

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2012, 10:52:19 am »
Can i see the image of the knievel Evo you built?

Link in my signature.  also search for Evo and Evilnuff, a user who did a sketchup drawing of the evo cab.  It's basically a woody plus 3 or 4" of added depth, with rounded corners.

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2012, 11:07:25 am »
Thanks man.  That's awesome.

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Can i see the image of the knievel Evo you built?

Link in my signature.  also search for Evo and Evilnuff, a user who did a sketchup drawing of the evo cab.  It's basically a woody plus 3 or 4" of added depth, with rounded corners.

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #24 on: August 16, 2012, 04:23:41 pm »
Here's my current design, more of a modern interpretation of the traditional cab than a futuristic space ship

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Re: Modern Cabinet Designs?
« Reply #25 on: August 17, 2012, 02:38:19 am »
I may build this one day.......




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