Author Topic: R-TYPE Themed Bartop - "R-CADE" DONE (for the most part) (Read 50193 times)

Bender · « **Reply #120 on:** January 06, 2011, 10:05:36 am »

Nicely Done!!!

Can't wait to see the finished shots with the marquee in place

BlasterMaster · « **Reply #121 on:** January 06, 2011, 10:43:37 am »

BEAUTIFUL!

emphatic · « **Reply #122 on:** January 06, 2011, 12:22:34 pm »

That looks pretty damn good.

melvinbates · « **Reply #123 on:** January 06, 2011, 02:50:27 pm »

Wow, can't wait to see this one complete. Great job.

kyoke · « **Reply #124 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:26:05 pm »

Got the marquee from http://gameongrafix.com, "ULTIMATE adhered to plexiglass" style. Once I got it I realized the finish is a little too matte for my taste, so had a piece of plexiglass cut to size to cover it.

Suggestion to newbies like me: IT MAKES EVERY DIFFERENT IN THE WORLD TO HAVE YOUR MARQUEE COVERED WITH PLEXIGLASS.

I installed the marquee and retainers (L-shaped aluminum with black metal quality spray paint). So here's the newest pic, marquee in place, dazzlefied.

Finishing up (10,000th revision) the side panel artwork; hopefully we'll see that in my next post.

emphatic · « **Reply #125 on:** January 30, 2011, 07:07:13 pm »

Spectacular!

The Lumberjackass · « **Reply #126 on:** January 30, 2011, 07:59:03 pm »

quality.

well done sir

kyoke · « **Reply #127 on:** January 31, 2011, 10:16:16 pm »

Thanks emphatic and Lumberjackass! It's almost there...

Need some feedback about the sidepanel artwork. This is the last thing left to have printed and installed.

opt2not · « **Reply #128 on:** February 01, 2011, 12:25:11 am »

Nice to see you're almost done with this project. It's lookin' pretty spectacular!

The sideart works IMO, but if you would indulge me here: Have you thought about perhaps removing the R-Cade title (since it might be a be too much repetition with the marquee), and increased the size of the alien so that the head fits snug into that top area and fills out the entire panel more?
Something like this:

The tail leads your eye to the front of the cabinet, then continues in the Marquee. As well, the faded tail in the background could give you a nice framing of that curve near the side of the monitor. Bigger alien, no title repetition...

Just a thought...

emphatic · « **Reply #129 on:** February 01, 2011, 03:48:56 am »

I agree with opt2not, loosing the logo while zooming in looks better. Perhaps play around with the details for each side, like have those smaller blue eyes look in different directions? If the right sideart have the right eye pointed at the "viewer" and then change this for the other side?

The Lumberjackass · « **Reply #130 on:** February 01, 2011, 06:49:10 am »

Honestly, i love the side art.

I know it has the r-cade logo on it too, but it looks great. it actually informs people that the alien is from r-type, cause trust me, alot of people wouldnt know what they were looking at unless they were told.

i would keep the side art as is, but some suggestions are correct in saying that it may not look right having the logo plastered all over the top of the cab. so what you could do, is have the logo at the bottom instead for each side panel and let the marquee do the advertising on top at the front. just an idea.

BurgerKingDiamond · « **Reply #131 on:** February 01, 2011, 08:45:00 am »

Quote from: kyoke on January 31, 2011, 10:16:16 pm

Thanks emphatic and Lumberjackass! It's almost there...

Need some feedback about the sidepanel artwork. This is the last thing left to have printed and installed.

I think this is perfect. Just roll with it. I would LOVE to see you do a full upright 1 player R-type cab. Like a re-imagining of what a dedicated R-type cab would be (basically what you've done but with only 2 buttons, and the R-type logo instead of R-cade).

BTW, you must be a patient guy. This has been in the works for a while.

Bender · « **Reply #132 on:** February 01, 2011, 09:30:03 am »

Quote from: BurgerKingDiamond on February 01, 2011, 08:45:00 am

Quote from: kyoke on January 31, 2011, 10:16:16 pm
Thanks emphatic and Lumberjackass! It's almost there...

Need some feedback about the sidepanel artwork. This is the last thing left to have printed and installed.

I think this is perfect. Just roll with it. I would LOVE to see you do a full upright 1 player R-type cab. Like a re-imagining of what a dedicated R-type cab would be (basically what you've done but with only 2 buttons, and the R-type logo instead of R-cade).

BTW, you must be a patient guy. This has been in the works for a while.

+ 1

I like it just how it is, that type on the top is subtle and informative and gives it an Arcade feel IMHO

kyoke · « **Reply #133 on:** April 10, 2011, 02:41:13 pm »

After much too long... this thing is finally finished. Excuse the bad pic, my professional photographer's on vacation.

Things I'd like to do:

* Continue tweaking the frontend - skin, graphics, controls
* Continue tweaking in-game controls
* Continue refining game list selection
* Make a new cabinet

Things I wish I'd done:

* Planned better
* Measured twice :p
* Used laminate and T-mold instead of paint, paint, paint, paint, paint, lacquer...

emphatic · « **Reply #134 on:** April 10, 2011, 05:23:22 pm »

Man, that is foxy!

Well Fed Games · « **Reply #135 on:** April 10, 2011, 07:03:48 pm »

Seriously, that is an amazing bartop! Nice job!

Bender · « **Reply #136 on:** April 10, 2011, 09:43:15 pm »

Really Nicley done!!!

AlienInferno · « **Reply #137 on:** April 10, 2011, 10:54:33 pm »

I just found this but must say that is one nice machine. Great job.

jpS14 · « **Reply #138 on:** April 11, 2011, 02:24:47 pm »

This is really nice bartop. I want to make one now. The art is great too. Great job.

opt2not · « **Reply #139 on:** April 11, 2011, 02:46:04 pm »

It turned out pretty nice Kyoke! Good job on getting it complete. Love the CP, and the hidden pinball buttons in the alien tail

I still would have removed that extra R-Cade title in the side art, but other than that it looks pretty damn awesome.
Great job all around!

Now lets see some pictures of it all powered up! i wanna see how that marquee looks when lit.

Termin8tor · « **Reply #140 on:** April 13, 2011, 11:47:09 am »

About time, only joking truly a excellant example of a weecade and one that inspired me to build my first cab.

Ond · « **Reply #141 on:** April 18, 2011, 11:17:05 pm »

This has turned out really nice, I take it you've sorted out all your power supply and hum issues?

Bauley · « **Reply #142 on:** April 19, 2011, 09:11:15 am »

Fantastic! That thing is gorgeous!!!! Great job mate.

kyoke · « **Reply #143 on:** August 07, 2011, 10:34:11 pm »

Thanks to everyone that provided feedback while I was building this thing. I'm glad the build part of it is over and I can go on to another cab.

All hardware issues have been resolved, and I ended up using a smart power switch inside the machine to control all components and power everything on simultaneously. Next project will definitely have more planning!

I want to try out some different FEs and make a good R-TYPE skin for one and I'm going back in the tank until I come up with a good design. As always, MAME and its ROMset need continuous tweaking and I've gotten lots of feedback from friends who've played on how I can remap some buttons, enhance the gameplay, etc.

Again, thanks to EVERYONE who commented on this project and everyone who put together this great source of information and of course all the fantastic help I received. I'm glad to be a part of such an awesome community.

I definitely want to get LEDs for the 5V lit illuminated buttons, which will make 'em pop a lot more. Here's a quick pic of it powered on and the marquee lit up...

u360s play like a dream, I gotta say.

AlienInferno · « **Reply #144 on:** August 08, 2011, 11:45:46 pm »

Looks good lit up. Have you noticed the font changing in the header on Maximus? The part that says All Games in the pic? Mine seems to change between two fonts and it's hard to see the top game name sometimes.

skaterboy · « **Reply #145 on:** September 07, 2011, 10:09:06 pm »

Kyoke - amazing artwork! Any chance you would share the control panel artwork?

ChurchOfSolipsism · « **Reply #146 on:** November 05, 2011, 02:14:43 pm »

Great artwork and colours, just an overall awesome machine. Out of curiosity, have you had any prolonged 2player-gaming-sessions yet (sorry if you already posted about that)? Do you rub elbows with your companion a lot when playing?

Vulgar Soul · « **Reply #147 on:** November 09, 2011, 08:13:20 pm »

Fresh build man! This one goes in the hall of fame!

mytzos · « **Reply #148 on:** November 29, 2011, 08:59:13 am »

Hi there....Congrats for your bartop. It's one of the best I've seen so far. Recently I started constructing one myself based on the original weecade like yours. I was wondering if I could use your artwork and if I could then maybe you could send me the pics in their original size. I don't know much for photoshop so I cannot create them myself. Nice job anyway!!


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Author Topic: R-TYPE Themed Bartop - "R-CADE" *DONE (for the most part)* (Read 50193 times)

Author Topic: R-TYPE Themed Bartop - "R-CADE" DONE (for the most part) (Read 50193 times)