Author Topic: Creeper's arcade cabinet (work in progress) (Read 17762 times)

Creeper · « **on:** July 24, 2010, 10:11:29 pm »

Hey everyone, just wanted to post a few pictures of my cabinet, it's coming along pretty well. It's my first build, but hopefully not last. Hit me with any questions or comments!

Test fit for my D9800, fits like a glove (*phew*)

Creeper · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2010, 01:40:58 am »

Here's a bit of an update.

ivwshane · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2010, 02:48:11 am »

Very nice!

Nice job on the speaker grill.

drventure · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2010, 06:50:24 am »

+1 Are the sides woodgrain as well? Can't really tell in the pics.

And what's on that wall behind there? Is that some kind of bas relief fossil sculpture? Looks pretty cool.

BobA · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2010, 08:17:38 am »

Nice start on your cab. Would like to know more about what finish you are using on the wood. Looks great.

Creeper · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2010, 12:04:22 pm »

Yea, the whole thing is going to be black/wood grain. The wood is just 3/4" birch ply with 3 coats of black paint and 3 coats semi gloss varnish. (sand every coat!) Anything that's wood grain is 2 coats stain and 3 coats varnish. (sides, speaker grill, cp panel)

The wall behind is cnc'd styrofoam of a velociraptor skeleton.

Thanks for the kind words, I'll post more updates soon!

ragnar · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2010, 10:02:04 pm »

Standard question:

What stain was used?

dawolv · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2010, 10:44:11 pm »

Very nice ... I am also curious on the stain..you got that birch veneer looking Sweeet!

What sort of grommets are those? Did you route those speaker grills?

PS- Love that Styro-saur! where did you get that?

Creeper · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2010, 11:23:12 pm »

The stain is just Minwax brand and the color is 'jacobean'. The pre-stain conditioner and polyurethane varnish are also Minwax.

The speaker grill was laser cut and I made the fossil wall (helped make).

I'm building this cabinet at my work, we CNC all sorts of crazy things for film and tv.

Bender · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2010, 11:36:11 pm »

can we get a shot of that wall? Looks really cool

DaOld Man · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2010, 06:55:57 am »

Good work. Love the speaker grill.
That wall looks like something from Jurassic Park (the movie).

Creeper · « **Reply #11 on:** November 18, 2010, 11:07:28 pm »

Hey, haven't updated this in a long time, but here's a whole whack of images. Still not done but getting close.

Cheers

yotsuya · « **Reply #12 on:** November 18, 2010, 11:36:56 pm »

That looks great!

mgb · « **Reply #13 on:** November 19, 2010, 12:05:55 am »

wow!
I'm not typically into the woodgrain cabinets, but that is really looking good.
That control panel is really looking nice.
keep up the good work and keep us posted.

Domino · « **Reply #14 on:** November 19, 2010, 07:09:20 am »

awesome work on the CP

BobA · « **Reply #15 on:** November 19, 2010, 07:22:30 am »

Wow! Great detail on the control panel. Love the method you used to put the graphics and lettering on it. The clear plastic coating looks great.

Nacimroc · « **Reply #16 on:** November 19, 2010, 07:27:44 am »

Great job on the control panel! Really like the fillet edges around the buttons!

drventure · « **Reply #17 on:** November 19, 2010, 07:43:33 am »

I hadn't seen this in a while

Fantastic work on that CP. One of the best examples of a woodgrain cp I've seen. The inlay in great!

Rick · « **Reply #18 on:** November 19, 2010, 08:28:55 am »

Quote from: Creeper on November 18, 2010, 11:07:28 pm

Would it sound stupid if I asked you how you got your lines so straight? Was this all routed on the CNC machine?

BobA · « **Reply #19 on:** November 19, 2010, 08:57:10 am »

Quote from: Creeper on August 23, 2010, 11:23:12 pm

I'm building this cabinet at my work, we CNC all sorts of crazy things for film and tv.

Hi Rick
Sure is CNC. You cannot do that type of CP work without access to great equipment.

jipp · « **Reply #20 on:** November 19, 2010, 11:11:07 am »

looks great. look forward to the end product.

chris.

KagatoAMV · « **Reply #21 on:** November 19, 2010, 11:13:01 am »

This is looking very impressive. Keep up the great work!

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #22 on:** November 19, 2010, 12:49:20 pm »

I wish I has access to CNC!

Creeper · « **Reply #23 on:** November 19, 2010, 01:24:25 pm »

Thanks guys.

Yea, this was all done with CNC tables, except for the finer details such as the 1/8" birch overlay pieces, those were CNC laser cut. Each metal (diabond) letter was filed down by hand to fit snug. A router table alone can't match the cut of a laser.

Hopefully I'll have something else to show soon, the two key pieces I still have to do are the marquee and keyboard drawer.

drventure · « **Reply #24 on:** November 19, 2010, 01:39:51 pm »

Wow. Didn't realize the letters were done in metal. Fantastic!

Creeper · « **Reply #25 on:** November 19, 2010, 01:50:48 pm »

It's kind of 'faux' metal. Basically black plastic sintra with a thin metal laminate. Diabond, great stuff.

severdhed · « **Reply #26 on:** November 19, 2010, 03:54:02 pm »

fantastic

very impressive

Creeper · « **Reply #27 on:** November 19, 2010, 06:23:01 pm »

thanks a lot!

MaineEvent · « **Reply #28 on:** November 19, 2010, 07:43:05 pm »

That control panel is pure sex....I have a boner

Creeper · « **Reply #29 on:** November 19, 2010, 08:21:07 pm »

Right on. *high five to boners*

leapinlew · « **Reply #30 on:** November 19, 2010, 09:15:43 pm »

Love it.

emphatic · « **Reply #31 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:13:21 pm »

AMAZING.

jmike · « **Reply #32 on:** November 22, 2010, 06:59:16 am »

The detail on that control panel is

AMAZING! Got any more pics?

Creeper · « **Reply #33 on:** November 22, 2010, 03:14:37 pm »

Thanks a lot. No more pictures right now, the back edge needs to be filed down a bit and then it will get some sort of polish. Once it's mounted on the cp box I'll snap a few more pictures and post em.

Creeper · « **Reply #34 on:** November 25, 2010, 06:06:51 pm »

So I've started doing the wiring. I've got an iPac4 and a tonne of Happ buttons. I'm using 22 gauge for the grounds, does anyone see a problem with that?

mgb · « **Reply #35 on:** November 25, 2010, 10:34:05 pm »

you should be ok with the 22 gauge. though I feel 20 gauge is a bit more proper.
Is the wire stranded, I hope?

Creeper · « **Reply #36 on:** December 14, 2010, 04:15:58 am »

Alright, somewhat of an update. It's totally playable now, its running like a dream. Had no problems with the wiring and the ipac, everything worked first try.

There are 3 things left to do: The marquee (laser engraved layered plexi side lit with blue LED's), key board drawer, and get a piece of glass cut to go over the bezel and monitor. Other than that, it's practically done. Oh, and I'm eventually going to swap the white player start buttons for black ones, it should make the CP look a bit better.

Here's some photos, share your thoughts.

drventure · « **Reply #37 on:** December 14, 2010, 07:34:54 am »

Nice Job!

That CP is ultra clean.

jipp · « **Reply #38 on:** December 14, 2010, 08:23:45 am »

yeah, that is fantastic. you did great. congrats. yeah i want to get some black player buttons. but the only place i found that sold them is in the UK. and im not gonna pay for over seas shipping on two items. heh.

chris.

emphatic · « **Reply #39 on:** December 14, 2010, 09:05:25 am »

I really like that minimal frontend as well.

yotsuya · « **Reply #40 on:** December 14, 2010, 09:28:26 am »

Quote from: Creeper on December 14, 2010, 04:15:58 am

It's like it's straight out of a catalogue! Nice photo, and great cab!

Garza · « **Reply #41 on:** December 14, 2010, 12:13:47 pm »

Wow Great CP! Love it really Looks great!

Creeper · « **Reply #42 on:** December 14, 2010, 05:56:25 pm »

Thanks a lot guys.

A few weekends ago I had about 30 or 40 people over at my place and the arcade never had a moments rest. The big games of the night were Turtles in Time, X-men, Samurai Shodown V, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter III, Metal Slug 5, Hang Time...so on. It was awesome, by 2 in the morning most people were loaded and absolutely hammering on the buttons, to the point where I was mildly concerned. When morning dawned and the dust settled I gave it a Windex and assessed the damage. Not a scratch, the thing is built like a tank.

This has been an incredibly fun project and for all the people sitting on the fence trying to decide whether or not to jump in and build their own, do it. That is if you have the time, space, money, resources and motivation.

Creeper · « **Reply #43 on:** December 14, 2010, 06:05:30 pm »

Quote from: jipp on December 14, 2010, 08:23:45 am

yeah, that is fantastic. you did great. congrats. yeah i want to get some black player buttons. but the only place i found that sold them is in the UK. and im not gonna pay for over seas shipping on two items. heh.

chris.

Hey, where did you find the black player start buttons? I remember seeing them quite a while ago and now I can't remember where that was..

jasonbar · « **Reply #44 on:** December 14, 2010, 06:39:26 pm »

I got my white-guys-on-black-buttons P1-P4 start buttons from divemaster127. Look in the Buy/Sell/Trade Forum.

Oh, and by the way,

-Jason

Creeper · « **Reply #45 on:** December 14, 2010, 08:41:41 pm »

Thanks Jason, I will definitely contact him.

Donkbaca · « **Reply #46 on:** December 15, 2010, 06:10:33 pm »

Please post a picture of your marquee lit up when you get it done! I am thinking about going the edge-lit marquee route too...

Creeper · « **Reply #47 on:** December 15, 2010, 08:26:16 pm »

Absolutely, might be a few weeks though..

jipp · « **Reply #48 on:** January 05, 2011, 08:31:46 am »

Quote from: Creeper on December 14, 2010, 06:05:30 pm

Quote from: jipp on December 14, 2010, 08:23:45 am
yeah, that is fantastic. you did great. congrats. yeah i want to get some black player buttons. but the only place i found that sold them is in the UK. and im not gonna pay for over seas shipping on two items. heh.

chris.

Hey, where did you find the black player start buttons? I remember seeing them quite a while ago and now I can't remember where that was..

Morning, sorry i did not respond sooner. i missed it. i need to learn to subscribe to threads. at any rate, i still need two of these my self. i prefer all black system buttons, the white buttons just clash on the top row!!

i do not remember if this was the original web-page i found the black player 1 and play 2 buttons.
they have them listed as happ's so im surprised iv not seen any state size.

here is the url:
http://www.gremlinsolutions.co.uk/products/playerstartpushbuttonsblack.htm

chris.

Creeper · « **Reply #49 on:** January 05, 2011, 09:58:06 pm »

Hey Jipp, thanks for the info but I already ordered some black buttons from divemaster127.

jipp · « **Reply #50 on:** January 06, 2011, 09:13:15 pm »

Quote from: Creeper on January 05, 2011, 09:58:06 pm

Hey Jipp, thanks for the info but I already ordered some black buttons from divemaster127.

ok, thanks.. hey divemaster if you see this and you are in the usa.. i need two!! ( player 1, player 2 in black! cause good guys wear black! ) thanks.

chris.

yotsuya · « **Reply #51 on:** January 06, 2011, 09:15:35 pm »

Chris-

His website is www.arcadeemulator.net. Good vendor.

jipp · « **Reply #52 on:** January 07, 2011, 12:14:33 am »

hmmm. i do not see the black player buttons. i see he has the aimtrack kit.. im assuming this is the same kit that ultimarc sells in the uk.. to bad i need the buttons and the aimtrack kit.. could of killed two birds with one stone. heh i did add his store to my list of retailers for this hobby. and for the record i would buy the gun kits from marc but he is in the uk.. so if i can get the same thing state side i would..

chris.

yotsuya · « **Reply #53 on:** January 07, 2011, 01:25:54 am »

Chris-

I think Lizard Lick has them:
http://www.lizardlick.com/Player-Imprint-Pushbuttons_c_228.html

jipp · « **Reply #54 on:** January 07, 2011, 01:31:13 am »

perfect, thank you so much.. even state side.. no offense to you guys on the other side of the pond.. but i get a little inpatient waiting for the mail at times heh

chris.

yotsuya · « **Reply #55 on:** January 07, 2011, 01:38:16 am »

No problem- and for the record, Lizard Lick has been great to work with in the past!

jipp · « **Reply #56 on:** January 07, 2011, 01:55:40 am »

Quote from: yotsuya on January 07, 2011, 01:38:16 am

No problem- and for the record, Lizard Lick has been great to work with in the past!

sounds good. just spent 20 bucks on his webpage. two sets of black player buttons and misc. will use one set for my current cab, and the other on a bartop in the future.

p.s

remind me not to try and order anything when im tired.. looks like i ordered 1 player black button and two 2 player buttons.. i needed two of each. laughs.. looks like il be ordering from lizzard one more time down the road when i start on my bar top!! probably get one of his sticks then to justify shipping.

piecesof8 · « **Reply #57 on:** January 07, 2011, 11:27:23 am »

How did I miss this one? This looks amazing.

Just to throw out another option for the black player buttons: I ordered plain black buttons and then applied vinyl decals from Pongo. Might not be cost effective if all you want is the black player buttons, but definitely worth a look if you want to label other buttons as well.

DaOld Man · « **Reply #58 on:** January 07, 2011, 05:01:58 pm »

Wonderful job!!!


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