Author Topic: TRON - A Dedicated Maming (Finished) (Read 18552 times)

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #40 on:** June 07, 2008, 08:18:53 pm »

Not much progress lately.

I did get the new side artwork put on. (see pix below)

Damn allergies have been killing me!

Just now getting better from them.

Will be working on the monitor next.

Gotta decase it, And mount it to MDF.

Like i did my Donkey Kong project.

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #41 on:** June 08, 2008, 03:29:09 pm »

Just got thru cutting, routing and painting the monitor board.

It aint pretty!

But it will do the job!

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #42 on:** June 08, 2008, 07:50:35 pm »

Got the Monitor in today.

NOTE : Never try and put a PC monitor in a Tron !

I like to never got the damn thing in!

The tube neck wouldn't clear and the circuit board wouldn't either!

I had to remove the back door wooden stop to get it in.

Then forcefully shove it in after that! Cause it was still rubbing!

I'm surprised it even worked after i finally did get it in.

I don't even see how the original monitor could clear the back to go in

But after all that, It turned out great !

arcadefever · « **Reply #43 on:** June 10, 2008, 01:05:50 am »

Very nice project !

almost alive !!!

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #44 on:** June 11, 2008, 03:30:34 pm »

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Very nice project !

Thanks man !

This has been a very frustrating project!

With the Monitor, Lights , Artwork and all.

But i can see the finish line now.

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #45 on:** June 20, 2008, 02:58:17 pm »

Well im labeling this one as FINISHED!!!

All i really have left is to add a KEYWIZ and sand and paint the back door.

So here's the last pictures.

The computer decased and installed in the bottom of the cabinet.

The Power strips installed.

Pushbutton added in hole on top of cabinet, To power on the computer.

All the rest of the artwork on the cabinet.

And the cabinet playing!

This was a fun Project and a frustrating one!

Would i do another TRON ?

Probably not !

Cheers!

Sorex · « **Reply #46 on:** August 03, 2008, 02:14:08 pm »

Man that's a neat box, and with the joystick like it was in the arcades in Belgium.

just wondering, why did you place loose(?) parts in the cabinet instead of just a desktopcase or laptop?
would be easier to take it out to install or replace some software, not?

javeryh · « **Reply #47 on:** August 03, 2008, 02:52:01 pm »

Unbelievable. What a GREAT looking Tron.

DaOld Man · « **Reply #48 on:** August 03, 2008, 08:25:07 pm »

Great job!
Tell me it includes Discs of Tron too..

facesmiths · « **Reply #49 on:** August 03, 2008, 11:13:59 pm »

man this is awesome. I am building up an entire mame arcade for an automate here in town. the pain in all of it is not finding all the basic parts but the original stuff from things like the starwars yoke or trons flightstick and then there are the PCBs and roms to keep it all legit (although I want them even if I did not need them for legal purposes as I plan on building a sealed Lexan case and argon filling it to store them in inside each cabinet and put an LED light system around the inside of the case to light them up and a switch that turns them on when the cabinet is open as they also are going to be exhibits, and the automate is going to be sort of a museum of sorts.

Spaced Ace · « **Reply #50 on:** August 04, 2008, 07:34:21 am »

Bucket, nice project, you put a lot into this one. Looks fantastic.

mountain · « **Reply #51 on:** August 04, 2008, 09:08:40 am »

Wow! I missed this somehow. Very nice job, that cab is a beauty!

Franco B · « **Reply #52 on:** August 04, 2008, 04:51:37 pm »

Quote from: mountain on August 04, 2008, 09:08:40 am

Wow! I missed this somehow. Very nice job, that cab is a beauty!

Likewise, I missed it too!

Just had a look at the whole project and you have done some awesome work. I think the finished pictures speak for themselves, good stuff

Neilyboy · « **Reply #53 on:** August 04, 2008, 04:56:18 pm »

hell yes very nice cab man!! very nice work!!
great job on the pics as well!!!

Neil

johnmartin · « **Reply #54 on:** August 04, 2008, 05:19:24 pm »

man there is a lot of dedicated people and a lot of talent on the board. Very nice job. It makes you realize how much about your youth you forget. Now that I see the pics I remember what I used to play. Never really played Tron much, but sank a LOT of coin in others. Well done.

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #55 on:** August 04, 2008, 09:38:03 pm »

Thanks guys!

I play this machine everyday! I love it.

So far up to 65,000 + for my TRON High score!

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just wondering, why did you place loose(?) parts in the cabinet instead of just a desktopcase or laptop?
would be easier to take it out to install or replace some software, not?

Big reason, Alot of Heat in this cabinet. With all the blacklights and marquee/mcp artwork lights

I have a USB port inside mounted next to the coin box.

I can stick a thumb drive in there to add software.

The parts are not loose in the cabinet, The motherboard, Hard drive and everything else is now mounted down.

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Great job!
Tell me it includes Discs of Tron too..

DISCS OF TRON was a horizontal game.

Plus it had an extra deflect button on the Joystick.

So, no it does not

I purchased a new marquee from www.phoenixarcade.com

You can see that here.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82229.0

nullb0y · « **Reply #56 on:** August 05, 2008, 04:31:17 pm »

this is an awesome maming... Im so happy someone did a tron cab right ^_^

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #57 on:** August 05, 2008, 05:06:35 pm »

Well, Sometime down the road?

When funds and economic times get better!

I plan to put a actual arcade monitor back in it.

With the original MIDWAY mounting brackets and monitor bezel.

Encryptor · « **Reply #58 on:** August 05, 2008, 06:37:18 pm »

You did a beautiful job dude. I wish I could get a dedicated Tron cabinet working or not for a reasonable amount of money.

There was one on ebay in GA that went for $67. Obviously it needed a lot of stuff but that's what a restore is all about.

I have an original Tron Marquee in my basement. It's in pretty good shape. They are on ebay all the time.

Good Job!

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #59 on:** May 02, 2009, 02:54:43 pm »

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Great job!
Tell me it includes Discs of Tron too..

I got my Tron" Runnning DISCS OF TRON.

I had to add a small pushbutton to the JOYSTICK for the Deflect button.

Still gotta figure out the PUSH PULL Spinner problem.

Here's some video ------>

ArtMAME · « **Reply #60 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:00:27 pm »

That is the Shizzle!!!

It looks wicked cool.

The DOT game was supposed to be part of the original Tron game anyway, so this may have been how the original DOT was supposed to look like... on a regular Tron cabinet.

I read somewhere that the push/pull function doesn't really matter until the higher levels. But you can get a repro Push/Pull spinner nowadays from Blackhawkcontrols or GGG if you have an extra $140 in your pocket.

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #61 on:** May 04, 2009, 04:22:45 pm »

Thanks Art!

Those higher levels i have reached already.

And it ticks me off that i can't play them right.

But NO. I don't have an extra $140 laying around.

Magnet_Eye · « **Reply #62 on:** May 04, 2009, 10:29:13 pm »

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Still gotta figure out the PUSH PULL Spinner problem.

Oscar Controls had a DoT spinner... maybe you can find one for sale somewhere?

http://mirrors.arcadecontrols.com/OscarControls/V2/index.htm

It is the V2, with Push kit. I actually have a V2 sitting in my closet.... no push kit though. Ask around, you might find one...

_) (V) (-) · « **Reply #63 on:** January 30, 2010, 05:45:55 pm »

Awesome job man!

Wonder if you cound construct a 'dual layer' push/pull spinner?
Hmm....

Santoro · « **Reply #64 on:** January 31, 2010, 11:44:48 am »

Sweet, excellent job!

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #65 on:** May 15, 2010, 04:54:23 am »

Thanks bro!

ArtMAME · « **Reply #66 on:** June 08, 2010, 11:40:57 am »

OK, been a long time coming, but I finally started on mine.

Started stripping parts and cleaning the cabinet last night. Also mounted a 19" Dell monitor in the cabinet. I did not decase so it went pretty smoothly. Can't wait till it's playable. I will start up a new project thread soon.

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #67 on:** September 04, 2010, 10:21:22 am »

Sounds Great ! I can't wait to see !

taylormadelv · « **Reply #68 on:** September 04, 2010, 03:24:22 pm »

You need....The Apache push-pull spinner!
http://www.apachecontrols.com/
This and the GGG "hi-lo" are the only ones I know of, besides the real, original ones that failed alot due to poor design.

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #69 on:** September 04, 2010, 06:32:25 pm »

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You need....The Apache push-pull spinner!
http://www.apachecontrols.com/
This and the GGG "hi-lo" are the only ones I know of, besides the real, original ones that failed alot due to poor design.

Thank you! But not in my budget right now.


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