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Custom Cocktail (finished!)
popsicle:
A few minor updates:
MagStick+'s replace zippys. I didn't care for the long throw of the zippy sticks, and 4/8 way switching above the panel has made a huge difference in the amount of games that are now frequented. The mags come with rather harsh switches (Andy claims this is being looked at and will be shipping with softer switches soon) but I read a great post by EagleTG:
--- Quote from: EagleTG on October 06, 2010, 03:56:45 pm ---I've modified the switches in mine. The ones Ultimarc used were very stiff, I replaced it with ones that actuate closer to the Cherry pressure (50 gram?). I've just recently acquired even lighter microswitches (20 gram) that I'm planning on replacing to see if I can make it even more responsive/lighter touch.
Here's a write-up I did on my mod:
http://www.togeo.com/togeo/wordpress/?p=67
Thanks.
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...so I used the zippy switches and trimmed them and fit them to the mags. What a HUGE difference. Thanks EagleTG!
Second, I replaced the white button LED with the standard Neo-Geo red/orange/green/blue for a bit more color. They are still white when not lit up. A couple of specialty green buttons I found at a local electronics parts house are now used for player starts.
A new custom layout for mala with old school arcade font rounds it out. I still plan to make a felt covered hard top for this table to be used for board/card gaming, but haven't gotten around to it. The control panel was kept just low enough for the top of the joys to not protrude past the top of the cab for this reason.
After 6 months, the cab is quiet, cool, comfortable, and gets a lot of use (especially my 4 and 8 year olds). I really am very pleased with its small footprint and design. The slanted front and back panels allow player feet to get closer and gives the cp just the right angle, and the button/spinner/joy layout works very well.
What's the next project going to be???
Nephasth:
Very nice LCD cocktail!
BurgerKingDiamond:
--- Quote from: apfelanni on July 19, 2010, 12:31:28 pm ---i would recommend not to go with the classic pacman-midway or williams panel design. monitor on a high level and the panel significant lower leads to unergonomic gameplay , coz either the viewing angle is bad or the panel is so low ure hands will hurt after 10 minutes. i own a refurbed astro invader table and believe me , after aprox 15 minutes i m done with it . on the other hand i can play for hours on my modified rebuild of a vanguard table without risking any injurys .
some more things ..
- keep the controlpanels close as possible to the screen
- construct everything around the monitor u intend to use
- consider an 20-21 or 25 inch screen , depending on the kind of games u want to play
- build a cardboard mockup to avoid major bugs and to check everything comes out as planned
- try to resist the all in one arcade stuff with overstated control setups
the pic shows one of my selfbuild cocktails
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This is one of the best cocktail designs I've seen. Damn, it makes me want to build one, but I've officially ran out of room..
Donkbaca:
very nice! :applaud:
shrunkenmaster:
Just stumbled upon your thread, really nice cocktail design.
I like the positioning of the CPs in relation to the monitor - the viewing angle looks great and the controls don't look they'll give you sore arms.
Well done my man! :applaud: