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Donkbaca:
SF huh? My wife is a huge Giants fan, she is trying to nab tix for opening day.
I am doing a woody inspired design. Staining mine. Kinda wish I wasn't painting would be easier ;)
You might want to check out knievel's evolution design, its basic a black laminated woody.
I assume you are going to be using an LCD. Get a 21.3 inch 4;3 screen off ebay. Its the biggest 4:3 screen you can get, and those monitors are super nice. You can get a used one for like 150 bucks.
If you are using a woody type design, it makes sense to put admin buttons on that wood strip right above the CP, and that wood strip is kinda necessary since it cuts down on the bezel
dfmaverick:
Knievel's Arcade Mania (Woody II)
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=58647.msg578324#msg578324
ubermick:
--- Quote from: dfmaverick on March 02, 2011, 05:26:49 pm ---Knievel's Arcade Mania (Woody II)
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=58647.msg578324#msg578324
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Bingo. That's the exact cab I have in my head, minus the spinner (can't see why I'd want it, it only seems useful for a handful of games, and is a spendy luxury to have?). Only decision is the colour - black with orange trim, or red with white trim. (I'd rather have a red cab, but am thinking it'll look way too loud).
Donkbaca:
White with red trim.
Black with orange trim would look decent
Epyx:
--- Quote ---I can't imagine why you *wouldn't* want some way to exit out of a game and back to the main screen? But I like the idea of having a dual button version, to prevent accidental exits.
Also Epyx, that Alien cab is friggin' gorgeous. And where'd you score the black 1up/2up buttons? All I've seen are white ones. How's about you fly out to San Francisco, I'll let you crash here with all the beer you can drink while you build one for me!
To clear up tho, I won't be making it a "woody" per se, just copying that design. I'll probably be laminating it, and making it either a Liverpool FC-themed cab (soccer, red and white), or a black and orange SF Giants themed one to keep the wife happy. I'm guessing black and orange would be easiest, since the black laminate and t-molding would be easy, as opposed to trying to match up various shades of red.
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@Donkbaca,
Im an exit functionality guy :) Hate the button for it ;)
@ubermick
Thanks for the props but it was due to others on the forum that it turned out like it did. If you look at the difference from my first cab to that one it was night and day.
As for the black 1up/2up I got them from an awesome German company -> http://www.arcadeshop.de/Start-Buttons-1P-Start-Button-CV-black_618.html
Great shop, great service. Im just above you in Vancouver and it wasn't a long wait or expensive shipping...same with Ultimarc although Ultimarc uses faster than lightspeed service out of the UK...I kid you not the J sticks (yes they are jlws) can get to you within 2 days from England.
*LOVE* the Liverpool theme...course im a huge Amsterdam Ajax/Borrusia Dortmund fan but being Dutch/German will do that ;)