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quanlee:
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--- Quote from: opt2not on February 03, 2011, 04:13:56 pm ---Oh yeah, the subjects coming up alright. Wow, you gotta be kidding me! ??? I apologize if this comes off a bit hostile...this isn't the first time I've complained about mamed up classics.
I've said it before, I know I know, in the end it's your machine and you can do whatever you want to it...BUT: It just breaks my heart to not see this restored back to original. Especially since the cabinet looks to be in really decent condition, and it's complete! Williams electronics aren't that difficult to troubleshoot and repair. They all seem to have the same problems.
I mean come on...it's a fricken' original JOUST! :banghead:
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I think it's pretty tacky to gum up this guys project announcement with your opinion. There are more williams cabinets than there are joust boards. These are mass produced boxes of wood and he's tastefully converting it to a multi-williams. We've see a lot worse around here - maybe you should scurry over to one of those threads and make them feel bad. I think it's a fitting end to a cabinet and quanlee should be happy with it once it's complete.
Quan, I made the same mistake with a reverse button on my multi-williams. I could still play defender, but I think it held me back.
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Thanks! I appreciate the support. I know... the placement of the reverse button on most of the MW CPO's is odd, can't imagine hitting that with my thumb while keeping my hand on the left stick. But.. I think it's partially due to the size of the joystick base. I was lucky that the Paradise JLF (plug!) stick has a narrower base than most.
opt2not:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on February 08, 2011, 03:06:12 pm ---I think it's pretty tacky to gum up this guys project announcement with your opinion. There are more williams cabinets than there are joust boards. These are mass produced boxes of wood and he's tastefully converting it to a multi-williams. We've see a lot worse around here - maybe you should scurry over to one of those threads and make them feel bad. I think it's a fitting end to a cabinet and quanlee should be happy with it once it's complete.
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Hey now, I gave him my opinion in a pretty benign way, it was definitely less harsh than how some other guys here would word it. My intentions weren't to make him feel bad, and like he said, "it's not his first rodeo"...so I'm assuming his skin is thick enough to withstand some random jackass' opinion and comments. I felt that I should at least try to convince him to restore a classic, regardless of how common the cabinet is, but I failed that so there isn't much else to it. I've also offered my help after...
My apologies if I've offended you quanlee.
You've got some great progress going so far, and for the sake of "tastefully converting it", may I suggest you de-case that monitor and build a mount to secure it to the cabinet. It would make it more clean looking, and probably less painful to figure out a way of mounting it with the plastic. How are your wood skills in this regard?
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: quanlee on February 08, 2011, 03:18:12 pm ---Thanks! I appreciate the support. I know... the placement of the reverse button on most of the MW CPO's is odd, can't imagine hitting that with my thumb while keeping my hand on the left stick. But.. I think it's partially due to the size of the joystick base. I was lucky that the Paradise JLF (plug!) stick has a narrower base than most.
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When I built mine, spacies suggested I could shave a portion of my joystick to have the button fit better. In hindsight, I wish I had done it. I could have drilled a new hole or held it in with 3 bolts. I'm sure it would've been fine.
I used supers. Not bad joysticks, and cheap enough I could've tried cutting the plastic to get the reverse button closer. There are some threads of people cutting the base for defender. Here is Toks build: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=66946.0
quanlee:
No offense taken opt2not... pls forgive my typing skills... replying on my droid.
I considered removing the monitor outer shell. I did that on my mspac mame.
Thanks for the nudge... thats a better way.
I have wood skills... :)
BobA:
Quanlee
It is your cab and I think you have taken a very good path to keep things out of landfill and producing a very nice product. Some people are just overly sensitive and since it is your cab to do what you want. BRAVO great work :applaud: :applaud: