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eds1275:
I think it'll be fine. Just don't make it too busy on the sides. One suggestion to tie it together better is to use the same colours in the CP and the marquee - for example, take the blues from the millercade logo and try to bring the blues on sub-zero, ryu's and leo's headbands closer to that - and then take the red on the left side [boson, dirk, raph and akuma over there on the left] and bring them closer to the "miller" part of the logo.
I personally wouldn't go to so much trouble, I like the familiar logo for a marquee and the CP art isn't clashing with it in my mind. Depending on what you do to the sides, I think it has potential to be a great machine.
DirtyDachshunds:
Alright, so yesterday I took a day off work to account for all the over time I've been working (unpaid....darn salary), so I was able to make good progress on the cab...Sorry no updated Marquee yet. But I was able to finish the control panel box. It is 4.5" deep in the back and 2.5" deep in the front, giving it a downward slope around 4.5 degrees or so. I was able to laminate the box and decided to put T-molding on the bottom to snaz it up a little.
Here are some pictures of what I did yesterday. Then I got derailed.
DirtyDachshunds:
When I finished my CP box, my order for Ultimarc came which shipped from the UK the day before! I wasn't expecting it until later in the week. So of course I had to play with my new toys. Unfortunately, the joysticks, buttons, spinners and the like all require me to drill and route out the control panel, then wire them up.
I was too anxious to get playing soon, so I put together the aimtrak with their housing and setup the half complete arcade in the living room (Wife less than happy, but I assured her it was temporary). After an hour or two of setting everything up and calibrating the aimtraks, it was gaming time.
We all played Area 51, Carnevil, Maximum Force among few others. After a little tweaking with the ini settings, they all played great! I forgot how hard Area 51 is, I really need to increase my trigger finger endurance.
Short aimtrak with housing review:
Installing the aimtrak with the housing was a breeze. Took about 30min for both guns including finding the installation procedure from ultimarc. Once installed, both guns were found on Win 7 via plug in play. No drivers needed. After calibrating the guns, I was noticing the cursors were acting erratic and jumpy. It was a very sunny day, and I found in the troubleshooting guide that this can happen with bright light. I waited for the sun to go down (no blinds in the room yet) and the problem went away.
The gun housing does its job. It is light and can appear flimsy. I want to add some weight to the handle, and am deciding the best way to do that.
Also, when moving the you can hear something inside moving slightly. I believe it is the auxiliary buttons near the nozzle and not the aimtrak module, but I need to investigate that as well.
Overall, I am very please with my aimtraks. Playing all my favorite shooters just like I was at the arcade brought back all kinds of memories.
I'll review the rest of my hardware when I install and test them.
Can anyone name the game being played in the pics below? I know it's blurry.
Rick:
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Fix'd for obvious beer related number.
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DirtyDachshunds:
Alright, time for another update.
Finally, with some time off work, I was able to focus on the arcade. I have been extremely eager to play so I wanted to get something playable quickly. Over the last few days, I finished the CP including routing the joysticks/trackball, and drilling the 1-1/8 holes for everything else. And with a 4P CP with as many buttons as I have, it took a long time. Then I had to mount and wire all of the controls, which took equally long.
But I eventually got it all done. After some troubleshooting, everything is working great! I told myself after I finish with the CP, I'll take a week or two off to enjoy the games :)
I'm not 100% done with the CP as I eventually plan on adding plexi, vinyl art, and LEDs, that will be done later. But it is playable the way it is and that's all I care about for now.
So I'm having tons of fun playing everything on my 1/2 finished cab! I'll try to take part in the next high score challenge, then it's back on to finishing the cabinet. But I will be sure to enjoy my break.
:cheers: