Turbo's First MAME Cabinet

[Turbo Biscuit]

I started this cabinet back in May after a divorce and finished in June.  It was my stress relief... however I think it caused more stress than it relieved.  It started as an old Xmen arcade and ended up as a Police Trainer in a laundromat somewhere along the line.  I bought it for $50. 




The factory used latex paint over the original enamel, so it just peeled off.  The parts that didn't peel off I used citristrip.


The coin doors were in poor shape, and even citristrip wouldn't get the paint off, so I spent hours with a scraper, and finally just resorted to a palm sander.  I decided to do accents, so I painted them black, and then taped them off.



I decided to go the LCD route.  I got two 19" for $50.  One for this build, one for a second build.  I used vertical slats to mount the monitor, and the tape was to help center it in the glass.  I used black mattboard for the bezel.




Some of the holes were already drilled from it being an Xmen machine, but I had to go ahead and cut out an entirely new piece of plexiglass and drill about 10 new holes to match my joysticks and extra buttons.  I used an IPAC4 for the encoder.




This is pretty much the final product.  I installed cup holders later and the marquee light as well.  I want to install artwork eventually on the bezel, kickplate, and control panel.  It has the original coin mechanisms, which I would also like to install.  I'm glad it's finally done, and it's the life of the party and all my friends are extremely jealous.  It's running Hyperspin.

[BurgerKingDiamond]

nice. I like the paint job on the coin doors, but I think it would have looked better with just one door.

[oreo632]

That cab looks great especially for a first! Gives me great inspiration to keep trudging along with my first cab. Keep up the great work and thanks again for the tips! 

[Turbo Biscuit]

Thanks!  Well those are actually the original doors.  It had 2 coin and then 2 bucket doors.  Trust me, I wish there had been only 1. 

[predator314]

I like the black/yellow.  The cab is just screaming for a Yellow Jacket or Bumble Bee or something along those lines in the marquee

[oreo632]

Hey turbo,

So I was wondering if how you like playing the older mame games on the LCD screen and how much you can really tell how block the graphic are on it. Is it really all that noticeable? Is 19" in your opion large enough for two player mame, or if had the chance to change it to a 21,22 or 24 incher would you? Do you think this would effect the graphics as well?  ???Thanks man! Again great looking cab!

[Donkbaca]

Reminds me of batman   You should put a bat symbol on the side

[BurgerKingDiamond]

I second the Batman logo

[notroubleclubber]

get a bigger monitor. I also prefer the less "garish" colour scheme but good job done on the build.

[Seith]

Fantastic work, love the colors on the coindoors.  Agreed you need a bigger monitor though.