Author Topic: Pixelbox (Read 103079 times)

trog_4269 · « **Reply #200 on:** August 14, 2007, 06:33:07 pm »

BUMP.

Any new updates? This is an awesome bartop.

vrf · « **Reply #201 on:** August 15, 2007, 08:54:29 pm »

Quote from: trog_4269 on August 14, 2007, 06:33:07 pm

BUMP.

Any new updates? This is an awesome bartop.

It has been on the back burner for the last couple months. We had a new baby. I'm getting back at it, but Scott from Mamemarquees refuses to answer my emails. I swear, if it weren't for the rave reviews everyone here gives the guy, I'd believe his service to be super crappy.

Maybe I made him mad somehow?

Guess it's time to look elsewhere.

Santoro · « **Reply #202 on:** August 15, 2007, 09:02:47 pm »

Holy Moses, misssed this project till now. It looks GREAT!

I can also vouch for Scott... maybe you are getting caught in his spam filter. Have you tried another email address to send from?

leapinlew · « **Reply #203 on:** August 15, 2007, 09:14:18 pm »

Did you see this thread?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68969.0

One other thing to consider is that Scott is very busy and this is his second job and he pretty much does it as a favor to us. I doubt he makes much money. It wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't have a lot of time to spend on a single project. My transactions with him have been smooth as I pretty much knew what I wanted, uploaded my art, paid and the product would arrive soon thereafter.

Good luck.

vrf · « **Reply #204 on:** August 16, 2007, 11:38:45 pm »

I think he's getting my emails, since he answered one a long time ago. Nothing since, though. And I know it's not his main job. That's fine, nothing personal. But I just can't deal with someone who ignores my emails so much.

Anyhow, I better work quickly. I gotta finish before that guy who stole my design.

mcfreak · « **Reply #205 on:** August 17, 2007, 10:05:40 pm »

Quote from: vrf on August 16, 2007, 11:38:45 pm

I think he's getting my emails, since he answered one a long time ago. Nothing since, though. And I know it's not his main job. That's fine, nothing personal. But I just can't deal with someone who ignores my emails so much.

Anyhow, I better work quickly. I gotta finish before that guy who stole my design.

I'm watching you...

And I just got my artwork installed today!

Jdot · « **Reply #206 on:** November 07, 2007, 11:44:33 am »

any updates?

Singapura · « **Reply #207 on:** November 13, 2007, 03:34:54 am »

Man, this is absolutely great! I've been planning to build a tabletop for ages now and have been looking for wood shops in Singapore to do the cutting for me, as I have no tools or work space here. Now I've seen the splendid work you're doing I think I'm going to use acrylic too!

Kudo's on you meticulous planning!

psychotech · « **Reply #208 on:** March 23, 2008, 07:21:56 pm »

Great stuff, but....

Vance, you still alive?

vrf · « **Reply #209 on:** March 23, 2008, 08:43:14 pm »

Yup, I'm still alive, although life has changed quite a lot since I last posted. New daughter (#2), new job stuff, and we're beginning the process of moving back to the States. But I'll bring my little Pixelbox back with me, and finish it up this summer. I'll have some room for a workshop, even!

By the way, does anyone want to buy the white version of the Pixelbox case? (Unassembled, of course, and with all the minor design flaws that I wasn't smart enough to anticipate.)

Jigenjuke · « **Reply #210 on:** May 16, 2008, 01:57:52 am »

What do you want for the white unit? Also what exactly do you mean by design flaws? Great unit by the way!!

vrf · « **Reply #211 on:** July 26, 2009, 01:43:35 am »

I'll just say that having one's arcade cabinet destroyed during overseas shipping can really put a long pause to a project. It arrived in pieces, literally, and sat in a box for such a long time because I couldn't stomach the thought of redoing so much work...

But time heals the wounded heart... and here we are, couple of years after I thought I'd be done with the thing, the case mostly repaired back to the point where it was when I left Taiwan. Got some new fancy acrylic glue... IPS Weld-On, which apparently causes cancer according to the label on the back of the tube. But it's extremely strong, much more solid than the DIY stuff. CPO and marquee were also printed. CPO didn't turn out quite as sharp as I would have liked, but it can be done again someday if I want. The miniature side of computer technology has changed quite a bit in the last couple of years. I'm considering one of those fancy Intel Atom mini-itx motherboards, or even a dissected netbook. The 10" LCD panels in the more "square" netbooks are a creepily perfect match for the monitor area on my cab. I do wonder what the performance of the Atom is compared to the Pentium M.

Anyhow, if anyone still cares, this project is moving ahead again. I'm still excited to get her running one of these days.

Franco B · « **Reply #212 on:** July 26, 2009, 04:16:31 am »

Quote from: vrf on July 26, 2009, 01:43:35 am

I'll just say that having one's arcade cabinet destroyed during overseas shipping can really put a long pause to a project. It arrived in pieces, literally, and sat in a box for such a long time because I couldn't stomach the thought of redoing so much work...

Dude that sucks. Can you repair it? If not do you still have the white components that you could use? Maybe you could mix it up Ikaruga stylee

I hope its not on the back burner for too long, this is one of my favourite bar tops.

cboy · « **Reply #213 on:** July 26, 2009, 02:17:50 pm »

I'm sorry to hear it got damaged in shipping. Please finish it, this is one of the 1st bartops that I looked at. I love it too

Bender · « **Reply #214 on:** July 26, 2009, 10:22:35 pm »

missed this one

WOW!

Quote from: cboy on July 26, 2009, 02:17:50 pm

I'm sorry to hear it got damaged in shipping. Please finish it, this is one of the 1st bartops that I looked at. I love it too

second that!

Yvan256 · « **Reply #215 on:** July 26, 2009, 10:44:54 pm »

I would have brought the cabinet with me, I wouldn't trust any shipping company with something as precious as a personnal project that has hundreds of hours invested in it.

And you better finish your Pixelbox before I finish my MVS99-6.

vrf · « **Reply #216 on:** July 28, 2009, 10:09:48 am »

Quote from: Yvan256 on July 26, 2009, 10:44:54 pm

I would have brought the cabinet with me, I wouldn't trust any shipping company with something as precious as a personnal project that has hundreds of hours invested in it.

And you better finish your Pixelbox before I finish my MVS99-6.

Yeah, I really wanted to, but with a wife, two daughters, a dog, and all our stuff, it wasn't really possible. Some stuff had to go on the boat.

What is this MVS99-6? My search came up empty.

Yvan256 · « **Reply #217 on:** July 28, 2009, 10:25:01 am »

Quote from: vrf on July 28, 2009, 10:09:48 am

Yeah, I really wanted to, but with a wife, two daughters, a dog, and all our stuff, it wasn't really possible. Some stuff had to go on the boat.

What is this MVS99-6? My search came up empty.

MVS99-6 has not been officially announced yet. But I do have about 60% of the parts cut, so I guess I could take pictures and make an official post about the project.

Maybe next week.

edit: ok, here you go.

vrf · « **Reply #218 on:** August 22, 2009, 12:33:11 pm »

Printed some marquees out. I actually like the laser prints a LOT better than the backlit vinyl ink-jet prints. But that would mean no light-up marquee. I'm considering it. These laser prints are so much nicer. And a desktop cab maybe doesn't really need a light-up marquee.

So what to do for a retainer. Found this cheap plastic binder at Goodwill for fifty cents. Reasonably sturdy plastic, with this nice angle on the edge.

A little work with the Exacto knife...

I also have some nice clear plastic to protect the artwork.

To light or not to light...

vrf · « **Reply #219 on:** September 05, 2009, 10:39:50 am »

Aaahhhh... they're multiplying...

Tip for working with acrylic:

Use IPS Weld-On. Strongest glue you can buy. http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=132

For the white cab, I also used some 30 min epoxy to assemble the case to where I want it. There's time to nudge the pieces till their perfectly square and even. Then I used the Weld-On to make those joints permanent. (It actually welds the pieces together at the molecular level.)

Bender · « **Reply #220 on:** September 05, 2009, 02:01:29 pm »

Great to see you back at it!

Light up that marquee!! Damn it!!

I had problems with mine multiplying too

Yvan256 · « **Reply #221 on:** September 05, 2009, 02:24:06 pm »

Good to see Pixelbox taking shape again!

How will you mount the marquee, those custom holders don't look deep enough to be screwed so I'm assuming they'll be glued? What if you need/want to change the marquee artwork later on?

Also, do you already have all the hardware for both? Especially the screens, computers/boards for the games, trackballs, etc?

vrf · « **Reply #222 on:** September 05, 2009, 10:49:21 pm »

I'm just going to use narrow double-sided tape for the retainer. It'll peel up okay if I ever need it do.

Yes, I'm lighting the marquee. I bought these cold-cathode tubes, so I better use them.

I do not have any of the hardware for the second cab. I'm thinking of putting an 10" Eee PC in there. The 1024x600 netbook LCDs fit like a glove in the monitor area.

Vidiot · « **Reply #223 on:** July 20, 2011, 11:44:54 am »

I hate to resurrect old threads but this one deserves a major BUMP for an update. I've been following this build off and on for a few years now. I'm really curious about any progress made on this.

vrf, I hope everything is okay and you're doing well. Please post an update whenever you can.

nordemoniac · « **Reply #224 on:** September 09, 2013, 07:34:25 am »

Whoa... It's been 4 years since the last update... What happened?

swaffar · « **Reply #225 on:** September 09, 2013, 11:36:18 am »

Quote from: nordemoniac on September 09, 2013, 07:34:25 am

Whoa... It's been 4 years since the last update... What happened?

great build thread, but perhaps a PM would be better. vrf was last active july of this year, so at least he's still alive.

nordemoniac · « **Reply #226 on:** September 10, 2013, 09:23:05 am »

Yeah, sorry about waking an old thread, but if anything - it should be continued! This build thread is one of my favorites, and has actually inspired me of creating something similar myself


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