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Spongebob Imagination Station *** TOO Long - DONE!!! (Sorta)
Dervacumen:
So it's taken a few years but here I am after a few false starts back in 2006: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=53653.msg598641#msg598641.
This is a wide body two player cab for my daughter. The height is great for kids and works great for adults if you sit in a regular chair. The monitor is angled upwards. I'm using smoked plexi over the monitor and you can see the access door I'll be putting in the front panel. I'm not at all accomplished with graphics art so this was the best I could come up with - I ordered from Scott at Mamemarquee's.
The color will be pink to match her room with purple t-molding and buttons. Most of what I'm using I had laying around including the wood. I think the only thing I've purchaed for this cabinet is the plexi for the monitor and marquee, the artwork and marquee holder, and one joystick and control panel clamps. The coin door was a donated over-under that I cut in half. I'll use credit buttons rather than coin slots for this machine 'cause I don't want my tokens to get lost. I've already made most of the cuts - just putting it all together now and painting. I decided to paint just to see what it was like. The monitor is a left over 19" flat screen CRT. I'm using hyperspin for the front end and a mini pac for the interface.
GoingIncognito:
I like your Marquee. You may say you're not that good with graphics, but I think it's some mighty nice work.
EightBySix:
What a great theme! - looking forward to watching how it pans out :cheers:
Will it have a built in bubble blower ;D
Dervacumen:
--- Quote from: EightBySix on August 08, 2010, 04:26:34 pm ---Will it have a built in bubble blower ;D
--- End quote ---
Great idea except my daughter's already destroyed my house and the last thing I need is her emptying the bubble blower one on 45 minute long press of the button. I might find a way to incorporate that as an add on though. <thinking>
So as is typical, I cut out the space for the access door but sometime during the setup I turned the panel 90 degrees and did a great job cutting out a hole in the wrong place. So I had to get another panel ready for the access door. What a bummer. Reminds me of how fun and frustrating it is to build a cabinet...
So here are the pics for the speaker panel. I first cut out the holes and routed the back to set the speakers in. I chose these speakers for two reasons. First, they are fairly slim - which I needed based on the cabinet design - and second, they are loud enough to immerse you in the game while not allowing you to be annoying to anyone else in the house. And they were $10, about right for a modest game machine such as this.
After giving a quick coat of black paint to the front facing side of the speaker panel - it sure doesn't need to be fancy and probably not even necessary at all, I glued the speakers in place this evening and will add the fabric and mesh tomorrow if all goes well. The mesh is an interesting find. It's a heavy duty pet screen for screen doors. It's much heavier than regular screen but still pliable. I figure I'll cut it to size then stencil the "princess" template on it, in pink, to match the cabinet color. Could be interesting.
Dervacumen:
More on the speak panel. I first covered in a nice stretchy black fabric, stapled it on (not done with the corners yet) then cut the plastic screen to fit. Masked off the center for the "princess" stamp (it was an afterthought - .99 cents when I bought the fabric.
Painted to match the color of the cab and pressed it on.
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