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Rando's UAII cab progress - Playable!

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eds1275:
That's pretty slick looking!

Rando:
Cab delivered!
Cab delivered!!
Cab delivered!!!

That's all I've got for now, please go about your business!  :applaud:

Termin8tor:

--- Quote from: Rando on February 24, 2011, 12:44:31 pm ---Cab delivered!
Cab delivered!!
Cab delivered!!!

That's all I've got for now, please go about your business!  :applaud:

--- End quote ---
Guess it's going to be a busy weekend. ;D

Rando:
Finally have a cab related update.  Got the floor finished as far as I can, far side of the basement has a couple steel doors that won't clear the subfloor, so I had to tile there instead.  So while the tile sets before I can grout and complete the flooring/baseboard molding, I FINALLY got to unpack my four Mameroom boxes and get to work on my cab!!

Some observations of the Ultimate Arcade II boards and plans as provided by Mameroom:
- With everything else that I have going on, I would never have the time to cut these pieces myself, so paying more for the finished pieces make this project a reality instead of a dream.
- Boxes are heavy and really nicely packed to ensure no damage, only issue is I now have all these little white foam pieces on my new flooring and stuck to the cab.
- Directions instruct you to install the T-Molding first, and then piece the base together.  But with the T-molding installed, once the initial frame is together it can be REALLY tough to squeeze the next piece in for placement as it gets stuck on the molding.  I understand that installing the T-Molding onto the base after it was all together would be a different pain because you would be flipping around this heavy clunky object, but at least I wouldn't be damaging the molding.  I might build the top section first and then add the molding.
- Everything seems to be good and sturdy, but it creates a much bigger footprint than I imagined.  I can see why people trim the plans down to smaller sizes.  Shouldn't be an issue for where I have it selected to go, but it's a big unit.


Having said all that, I get to post a picture of the completed base, otherwise this never happened.  Woot!

Rando:
Tomorrow I grout the tile, today I did some more work on the cab and built the top half.  Installing the top onto the bottom is a two man job, cause that sucker is heavy.  Unfortunately I'm the only guy I know around here.  Fortunately I'm freakishly strong.  Top section fit great, and I got a bit lucky that it set right into place on the first try, cause again, that sucker was heavy.

Pic below shows 26" LCD screen that I'm currently planning to use.  Doesn't fill out the entire space, but this could work.  Leaning horizontal, might fiddle.  But here is what we've got so far:

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