Well, it has been a while since I last posted but since then I have been finishing up Arcadius and playing it like mad. I have had tons of people over who are all reliving their old favorites and it has been a blast. We finished by painting the cab with a spray gun and 2 coats of primer+paint, the result was a very cool slight texture to the cab that really gives it a professional feel. I got it home that weekend and immediated started working on the computer components.
I am using a Duo Core 2.6 Intel with an Nvidia 8800 in it so I can play Street Fighter 4 (which is super awesome). I am trying to set up Pinball fullscreen on my vertical 26" LCD TV but I am having a pain of a time trying to get it set up. I gotta read the how-to's a little more I guess.
I got the artwork in the week after, along with the Plexi for the control panel. I used a company here in town for the plexi and because I had my artwork created in A.I., each layer matched perfectly so when it came to putting the artwork on or the plexi, it all matched perfectly. I was nervous because these two items were being handled away from my grasp in seperate places, but it all came together nicely. The artwork came on from Gameongrafix.com and it looks spectacular, the print really makes the cab for sure. I just installed the Marquee last night permanently, I still gotta go inside the cab and hook the light up to some wire and run it to my motherboard(or take the monitor out and do it that way). I also have a quote for some Graylite #31 and will be ordering that today. With the Marquee light working and the glass in place (I have temporary plexi there and some paper hiding the background) I think my cab is pretty much done.
If you are looking through these new projects and are on the fence on whether you want to start your own, I say if you have the time and the funds, do it. The reward is worth it.