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patm95:
Hi all.  After browsing this forum for a few years, I have decided to finally start getting serious about building a mame cab.  I am designing a control panel with hopes of buying it from north coast customs.  I have to apologize because it is a frakenpanel and I know those are not everyone's favorite here lol.  Aside from it being a frakenpanel I was wondering what everyone else thought and what you would change about it.  There is a pause button on each side of the panel, some admin buttons in the middle.  Players 1 and 2 will be an 8 way stick.  I am considering getting rid of the 7th button as I don't plan on emulating any consoles on it.  Players 3 and 4 will be a rotary joystick.  I have a 4 way stick on there and  a spinner.  I welcome any comments!  Thanks!
pinballwizard79:
Frankenpanel haters can suck it

FYI: If you put the Asteroids layout next to your 4 way & down some you can play Defender, add another button & you can play Stargate... not to mention make the asteroids layout more reachable. I would recommended getting a high/low spinner so you can actually use that flight stick. I have had a regular GGG & Tornado spinner before & hands down the Apache is the beefiest baddest ass sexiest one with the best knobs EVAR!

http://www.apachecontrols.com/products.html

My old regular panel just wasn't cutting it, the new panel is still under construction due to having to order a new top (dont hammer t-nuts into soft woods kids). Anyway here is what I did to a 4 player panel but only utilizing it for 2 players, not a lot of people like the cupholders or frankenpanelness but to me its awesome (art not applied, trackball/bolts will be flush mounted).





patm95:
I like the way you think pinballwizard79!  I will take a look into what you said about the spinner and asteroids layout.
mgb:
You don't have to appologize for building a frankenpanel.
To each, their own. your the one that will use it, your the one that will look at it.
Good luck on your build.
patm95:
Thanks for the replies.  What do you all think of the button layout?  The admin buttons are the group of 5 in the top middle of the panel.  Do I need 7 buttons for players 1 and 2 if I don't plan on emulating any systems?  I am also thinking about adding two buttons next to the 4 way stick.
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