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BritInVA's Project Arcade II attempt :)
britinva:
Busy day today - trip to home depot for materials and got all the cabinet pieces cut...... not fun when only 42deg
Tomorrow going to get slots cut for the T-molding and start assembly. Also just realised I'm going to have to build it in the Rec Rm - was hoping that could have used storage area but this thing is not going thru any door.
Other news my buttons arrived from Groovy Game Gear.
britinva:
More progress today - got the slots cut for the T-molding and assemby underway.
Need to test fit TV (going to wait 24hrs for glue to dry) and need to decide how I'm going to to the speaker panel. One modification the the Project Arcade II plans is I'm going to have the front panel as a door instead of fixed.
Some progreass pics.
britinva:
For speaker panel ...... wondering if to try and route in the MDF, create on large with grill cloth or but some circular or rectangular grills.
Suggestions?
britinva:
Thinking might go with these
http://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-grill-metal-mesh-sg-m4.html
Or
http://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-waffle-grill-swg-10.html
Need to decide if to paint them Royal Blue (main cabinet colour) or Yellow (T-Moulding).
Need to also start thinking about the Control Panel & Marque art.
Going to spend sometime tomorrow on the control panel layout.
britinva:
TV fits :)
OK, so here is plan for the control panel. Thinking forward I may want other control panels (e.g. for driving games) so I'm toying with Idea of some of the buttons (Play 1, Coin 1, Play 2, Coin 2, On/Off etc. being on the Bezel and run off a dedicated controller. So just leaving the sticks/buttons on the control panel.
Now currently no room below TV for these so:
Option 1: have bezel buttons above TV
Option 2: have Bezel buttons below TV (create platform to raise TV)
Anyone know who has done this and what looks better?