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Dynamo conversion (most likely very blue)
RandomCitizenX:
I wanted to thank you guys for the encouraging words. My brother in law and I were able to get the Cab into the workshop before we had to go back to work (I work seven days on/seven days off) but that was about it. The good thing about this work schedule means I that when I am working on the cab I can devote big chunks of time and enjoy the process. I've been thinking about if I should splice the bottom or use wood filler, and had the idea of possibly sealing the damage (maybe with a silicon caulk of some sort) then putting a kick plate around the bottom. I'm not sure I would like the look, but it would work well if I decide to put a pedal/pedals. Hopefully I will be able to pull the monitor out on tue/wed and post some progress when I am no longer stuck at work.
mgb:
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SithMaster:
Cheapest way to hide the gap is by Bezel. I'm sure its just the monitor shelf not directly meeting the control panel and that's why the gap is there.
RandomCitizenX:
Finally have been able to gut the busted monitor and other contents of the cab. It turns out that the gap was just the Bezel that had shifted. The old buttons are proving to be stubborn to remove, but I am almost done with that. Only problem is it makes me realize that the CP had some odd things done to it. The 2p joystick had an additional hole cut for it instead of using the premade hole for the normal Dynamo CP, this makes it slightly lower than the 1p joystick.
I'm currently looking into ways to fix it up to give the new overlay some more support once I get to that stage. If that fails then I will either try and buy a new metal CP or build a wooden one.
After talking to my younger brother, who is currently in art school, I've decided to get him to hand paint the side art. He is very excited about the project and said he would be working on sketches this upcoming week. This leaves the rest of my week off to get started on the sanding and maybe start filling in the chipped wood (which does appears to be more wear and tear than water damage)
Donkbaca:
I bet that CP was a Smash tv at some point, if you look at it, you can see the outline for 4 joysticks.
Why does that make the 2p stick lower?
Just go all hulk hogan on the buttons, new happ buttons like that are cheap anyway.
You won't need a new CP. Just strip the overlay, and bondo and sand flat any holes you don't want to use. The new CP overlay will hide all of that stuff.
Keep at it!