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Vewlix DIY kits in Australia by arcadeworx
mR_CaESaR:
--- Quote from: SNAAKE on February 22, 2011, 02:18:02 pm ---single player cabinet is...cute :burgerking:
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It will eventually be a 2p, when the second cabinet arrives :)
mR_CaESaR:
So I failed miserably with the bogging :)
HAHAHAHA I didn't put enough hardener, so it's all guey and stuff, now I gotta get out some thinners and scrape off the bog and try again.
I also finally received the rest of the cabinet from the courier and hopefully get a move on the build of the cabinet later on the day if not tomorrow.
Here's some quick pics of the unassembled cab:
All the cams and screws necessary for this cabinet build :)
Bracing supports for installing the monitor
All the pieces for the arches, most of this will be white but will have some black trim
The main component of the cab, the side and the monitor bezel.
Monitor bezel colour will be black, side colour will be white with the black trimming
The base feet parts, colour for this will be black
The bottom side parts, colour for this will be black
mR_CaESaR:
So now on what I'd call day three of the build, I managed to assemble the cabinet today - however, I only built it partially to check out the screen fitting, the CP, and finally to confirm which parts I can paint.
I think I've decided to paint and seal the parts as they are at the moment, this will give me the option of disassembling the cabinet if I ever wanted to, unfortunately, it will leave some seals that I had originally wanted to cover. I'm just not liking the thought of having the cabinet installed, then never be able to change the marquee or the light for the marquee.
The way this cabinet is constructed, the arches have to be installed and if all those arches are "sealed" on the side and at the back, then there's no turning back.
I might change my mind later on the build, but for now, I'll be painting them in different pieces.
Base of the cabinet assembled.
Arches built
Left side of the cabinet with the supports being assembled
Monitor bezel with the mounting braces for the monitor.
Right side with the screws installed for the cams
Test fit without the base
Right side view of the cabinet with monitor installed for test fitting
Front view of the cabinet with monitor installed for test fitting
Left profile view of the cabinet with monitor installed for test fitting
Perfectly fits down to the spec as outlined here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliuslagula/5399336323/#in/set-72157625934806998
Rear pic with the pieces of mdf that braces the monitor in to place (I might use a thick MDF, I'm quite scared that it's not thick enough)
Now I have to disassemble again to paint :(
I also have to pick up some speakers which I still don't know which ones to get, Z506 was my original candidate just because its logitech, however, after putting this cabinet together, I'm now wondering about volume control and the Creative T6160 looks tempting just for the simple fat that its got a wired remote, it probably won't sound as good as the logitech's though.
We'll see how it pans out.
Until next update.
mR_CaESaR:
Alright, another day in paradise :)
Day 4 - I have removed most of the bog that I applied wrong and it's looking like it did when I first received the cabinet, now the next step after this is to toughen up the joins with some glue and re-seal the edges (I will be getting my mate to help me this time).
Top view of the control panel, I've kept the protective film on until I've got the proper artwork printed.
Testing the Logitech Z-2300.
The sub is way too big if I have the shelf inside, and the satellites won't properly fit, the Z-2300 is way overkill for this setup.
I will have to look at other options for speakers.
The cabinet 90% assembled with the stick wired up and some duct tape to test out where I will be masking.
I think the top horizontal strip is too thick, I may need to trim that down.
I also think the first angled part is also a little on the thicker side.
Here's the monitor shroud without the bezel trim
Here's the monitor shroud with the bezel trim
I'm still not too sure if I want it without the bezel trim, or with the bezel trim
As for reference, below is a pic of the original vewlix with the bezel trims
Front view of monitor shroud with the bezel trim
First gameplay test, screen looks good, stick works perfectly and sound is nice, but way too overkill :)
I'm now officially back to square one for choosing the speakers, I thought the logitech z2300's would be perfect, however the satellites are way too big to properly fit inside this cab without taking apart the satellites. I also think that paying the price for z2300 is not worth it for this cabinet, while the sound is perfect, I barely nudged the volume.
So it's back to looking for some speakers with a wired remote.
I'll probably just sit and play for a couple of days and then take it apart and start prepping everything for the undercoat.
emphatic:
I can recommend the Logitech s220. I have these in both of my cabinets.
They are really cheap, there's an on/off switch on the remote along with microphone input and headphone output(the volume pot doesn't adjust the headphone volume though).