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1xxx-in-1 Cabinet from a Converted Marvel vs SF (With tons of Pics!)
Larrabee:
A few months back I bought this cabinet off of CraigsList for $200. It is a Marvel vs Street Fighter Cabinet converted from at least two previous games (Originally Robotron, and there was a label on the back for Shadow Dancer). The monitor has discoloration issues that degaussing didn't fix, but the real issue was the massive amount of scratches on the tube itself.
The machine works great. Coin mechanism, and marquee work perfectly.
I ordered a 1xxx in 1 Jamma PCB and picked up a 21" Sony Trinitron Monitor off Craigslist which I decased.
This morning I picked up the two pieces of Plywood (actually MDO) for the shelf and frame of the monitor.
Tonight i hope to mount the shelf, and tomorrow I am going to get the frame cut back at the hardware store.
Down the line I want to replace the controls and the panel with it as it looks pretty terrible.
opt2not:
Looks like a Williams cabinet, but not an original Robotron. Robotron had a slightly different cabinet shape, especially the angle around the sides near the CP.
Good luck on this project! Are you going to do anything to restore the cabinet itself? Looks like you got a bit of scratches and chipping around the bottom and backside...
Larrabee:
To be honest, I suck with the hardware side of things. I would like to repaint the coin door and replace one of the coin return buttons (maybe both). But first and foremost I want to play some games! The sticks and buttons will be replaced as well as the control panel. I just need to figure out how to do so. The Plexiglas will also be replaced this week or next after I make the frame for the new monitor and get the shelf in.
Any ideas for bezels as this new monitor will be significantly smaller than the old one?
Tonight is going to be the first real difficult part of removing the old monitor and putting in the shelf.
Basically, I need to be able to work on it in the room it is now. Maybe down the road I will do more.
Larrabee:
Just got done mounting the shelf. I am really happy with the way it looks. Going to pick up some 3/8" plywood tomorrow for the frame. here are some pictures of the process:
Larrabee:
Picked up some 1/4" MDF this morning for the frame of the monitor. Hoping to have it cut tonight.
Also hoping the 1xxx-in-1 comes today so I can get that hooked up.