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The Mame Tapper build - Finished! - 12/1/2010
markronz:
Attached is a picture of what the coin buttons look like. They are illuminated though. They look awesome, but as is often the case, the pictures don't do them justice.
BadMouth:
Any plans to add a foot rail?
markronz:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on October 09, 2010, 08:09:48 am ---Any plans to add a foot rail?
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Sorry no. :) As much as I'd like to, I don't have any real way to reproduce it to be similar to the real arcade cab. Plus with the way the bottom of the cabinet is designed, because of the overhang, the rail would be in a very awkward position.
markronz:
Well, I got a few things done recently. This cab is really starting to shape up. Again, to follow the entire build, you can check out my web page here. But I will post my main progress pictures on here too.
I got my bezel cut and installed, and the glass in front of the monitor finally. This was really the last big hurdle which kept me busy for a while. The glass I had cut was a bit too tall, so I had to remove the bottom marquee holder, make a new one, and then reattach it a little higher up.
Ok! Finally time to attach my side art! Thanks SO SO MUCH to Rich and This Old Game! That site is probably the one place in the world that has the original Tapper artwork scanned in and available for print. I was pretty skeptical that they'd be willing to help me out and modify the side art a bit, but Rich was more than willing to help! He put my own custom Tapper logo around the top, and put a black oval frame around a good portion of the side art. I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out. In the picture below the protective covering is still on the art, but you will see more pictures of it uncovered in just a bit.
I finally installed my power button on the back on the machine. I used my skull I drew up for my first cab I built, and use it as the "kill switch" on the back of the machine. This button will be illuminated when I am done too.
Here's just a wider view of the back/top of the cabinet. I made a new back door to the cabinet too since the original was warped so bad it barely fit any more.
Then here it is at it's current state! I'm lovin it!
Another view of the back end:
One more money shot of the cab:
My next big project is, of course, to work on the control panel. The control panel will be on hinges, so that I can open it up, and it will rest against the monitor glass to hold it in place even more. Below is control panel wood, and my preliminary plannings for the buttons as such:
Can't wait to get the CP rollin' so this cab will be done!
Donkbaca:
Very well done! I love the admin panel behind the coin door idea!