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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #120 on: July 16, 2011, 07:42:15 pm »
Thanks again for all the positive feedback... it really helps! :)

Made some progress with the monitor and bezel area.  I used black picture mat (with black interior) for the bezel.  The glass is 1/4 inch "gray" (have no idea what percentage that is).  Under the shop lights, I can barely see some details through the gray glass and the minor bezel provides a small sense of depth.  I was concerned I wouldn't like this arrangement, but now that I've seen it... I'm very satisfied with the results.  ;D

I've shown the monitor mounted before, but this image shows how I blacked out the insides of the frame that holds the monitor board.


Since my bezel is flat, and the monitor is all kinds of curved... I made an MDF spacer to raise the bezel high enough to clear the edge of the monitor.


On top of that I put the actual monitor bezel.


The easiest way for me to trap light leaks was to make another "minor" bezel that sits on top of the monitor frame.  This prevents anyone from looking directly toward the edges of the main bezel or the MDF spacer.  If you look straight on, the minor bezel hides the light leaks.  If you look at an angle, the light is not visible.  I tested it at all sorts of angles with my garage door up (another blistering sunny day here) and there was no light leaks. :)


These are the individual components... MDF spacer, main bezel, minor bezel.


To keep everything from sliding off, I mounted a strip of aluminum on the front of the monitor frame.  I mounted it so that the strip is just a little proud of the glass so that tokens or quarters can be placed there. That's the kind of stuff its all about for me. :)


And a very anxious customer.


EDIT: The monitor looks small in the last image because it's swimming in a sea of black.  When viewing it in the flesh, it is very easy to distinguish the sides of the cab and it doesn't look so small.


Seven days and counting. :)
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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #121 on: July 16, 2011, 07:58:40 pm »
Man, that's one lucky kid!  ;D

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #122 on: July 16, 2011, 10:43:08 pm »
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Very pro-looking!  :applaud:

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #123 on: July 17, 2011, 03:12:32 am »
very nice, what material is the black bezel made of? It has a great factory finish.

Will you still be using that 2.0 speaker set? This cabinet needs deserves something better  :D

Nice to see you using glass, cause when i saw you putting coins there, i thought that would scratch a lot on plexi

How many days you got left?

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #124 on: July 17, 2011, 03:46:08 am »
Looking good! You cut those bezels out really neat.  :applaud:

How is it working on the project in the weather you are having? I saw some weather reports for USA here in the UK yesterday on Fox News and it seems you've had some scorching weather for some time now. We had a couple of nice weeks a month or so back (nothing like the temps you been getting though) and working in my garage got a bit uncomfortable at times.

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #125 on: July 17, 2011, 09:30:19 am »
very nice, what material is the black bezel made of? It has a great factory finish.

Will you still be using that 2.0 speaker set? This cabinet needs deserves something better  :D

Nice to see you using glass, cause when i saw you putting coins there, i thought that would scratch a lot on plexi

How many days you got left?

The bezel is just black matting used in framing pictures.  I got mine at a local craft store, "Hobby Lobby", but any frameshop should be able to get it.

Sadly, I know NOTHING about speakers.  I plugged those crappy ones in a few weeks ago, and it sounded like I was playing the game on my phone. :)  I was talking with a coworker and mentioned that I was going to have to buy a new set of speakers.  He told me he had a set of Cambridge Soundworks speakers he wasn't using anymore, and that needed a good home.  The price was right (free) so I figured I'd give them a try.  Honestly, I didn't think the older games from the 80's would sound any better on this system than the crappy one I had.  So, when I got them home, I hooked them up and loaded Donkey Kong.  WOW!  The sound was incredible compared to the 2.0 speakers, and the subwoofer was sooooo nice. :)


I've got six days left that I can work.  :o  I plan to put the CP together today, and button up the back.  I've got the coin door installed and all the construction (short of the CP) is finished.  The PC is running and has MALA and MAME installed.  So, after today I've got to do the wiring, lay down the art, and install the t-molding.  I also have all day Friday off from work.  If I get into a crunch I could also take Thurday off (or maybe just a half day).
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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #126 on: July 17, 2011, 09:37:22 am »
Looking good! You cut those bezels out really neat.  :applaud:

How is it working on the project in the weather you are having? I saw some weather reports for USA here in the UK yesterday on Fox News and it seems you've had some scorching weather for some time now. We had a couple of nice weeks a month or so back (nothing like the temps you been getting though) and working in my garage got a bit uncomfortable at times.

The summers here can be brutal!  I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and its been 100+ every day for too long now.  I don't remember the last time it rained.  My parents and sister live in west Texas and they haven't had any rain in 10 months.  Actually, it's more bearable in west Texas than it is here due to the low humidity and the fact that they are at about 3500 feet and here we are at about 800.

Anyhow, you have to be DETICATED to work in my garage during these summer days.  :cheers:

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #127 on: July 17, 2011, 09:43:30 am »
A 2.1 system can do miracles for older titles. Twin Cobra for example has a low frequency kick that can't be heard unless you have a subwoofer. Sounds awesome with it.

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #128 on: July 17, 2011, 03:55:42 pm »
Thats funny for the speakes, i have the same cambridge dtt3500 for my new cab. But after listening to them some more i was positive i will be unhappy with them, for your size cab its great!

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #129 on: July 25, 2011, 12:26:40 pm »
Had my son's birthday party this past weekend, and it went great; the arcade was a big success!   ;D

I was really surprised the kids, even the ones a little older (10-14), seemed a bit confused as to what to do with the arcade... I think the coin mech threw them.  They had never needed quarters to play a game at home before. :)  Once they warmed up to it though... it was a lot of fun.  My wife and I also set up the Wii and our Xbox so the kids could play some familiar games as well.  My nephew, who is 15, commented that these old games really require a lot of fast coordination and were really fun.

Anyhow, it was a blast!

So... pics?

Well, It's been a blur at my house the past couple of days, so I'll have more pics and do a more detailed write up in a few days; after the family heads back home.

Here are a couple of in work photos I took Friday... less than 24hrs before the party.  The t-molding was a little bit oversized by design, and I trimmed the edges with a chisel.  Nice thing about my distressed side art... slipping with the chisel doesn't really show up. :)


One thing I really liked about the side art was how the metal finish came out.  You can also see the latches I used for the control panel.

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #130 on: July 25, 2011, 12:52:30 pm »
Fantastic work Woodshop Flunky!  Not sure you deserve your handle  :applaud:
If its interesting I'm interested!

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #131 on: July 25, 2011, 02:01:46 pm »
A little thanks to all that have contributed to this very helpful forum...   :cheers:

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #132 on: July 26, 2011, 07:47:11 am »
Man I would love to play some shmups on that thing.

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (Artwork Arrived 14 July 2011)
« Reply #133 on: July 26, 2011, 10:19:25 am »
I'd love to throw some coins in that baby's slot!

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #134 on: July 31, 2011, 03:12:55 pm »
I've updated the original post as well...

This project is about finished finally.  Notice I said "about" finished. :)

Of course, there are a few loose ends to wrap up.  I don't have the LEDs for the volcano buttons or coin door hooked up, and I'm still tweaking the software and frontend.  But basically, this thing is finished and plays great!

Thanks to everyone here who posts.  The information I got from this forum really helped with this build.

To get a better scale of the project... here is my now five year old son playing the arcade.


...and an over the shoulder shot.  I'm really pleased with how all the art came out.  The marquee looks great lit up, but I'm running 9v instead of 12v through Groovy Game Gears marquee LEDs.  This seems better for this scale cabinet.


Here's a shot of the control panel.  The volcano buttons are not lit up... but they will be. :)


...and more CP.  You can see the detail of the overlay better... not much flash, but I think it works well with the sides and the marquee.


Another shot of the marquee...


My youngest helping out... just because kids are cute!


Thanks again to everyone.

I want to clean up the Sketchup files, and I'll be posting them soon.  :cheers:
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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #135 on: July 31, 2011, 04:00:19 pm »
Its been a real pleasure following your build, you've done an ''ACE'' job  (geddit?) ;D

Seriously you did an amazing job and have been a great inspiration, hope the whole family enjoys it too!

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #136 on: July 31, 2011, 04:04:55 pm »
Its been a real pleasure following your build, you've done an ''ACE'' job  (geddit?) ;D

Seriously you did an amazing job and have been a great inspiration, hope the whole family enjoys it too!

Thanks!  ;D

I've still got a couple more posts that I will add; detailing a few things on the cab, like volume control and the CP wiring... no wires here.

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #137 on: July 31, 2011, 04:27:17 pm »
Very well done  :cheers: , whats your next plan? ;)

And how did you solve the front button problem?


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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #138 on: July 31, 2011, 04:35:15 pm »
Very well done  :cheers: , whats your next plan? ;)

And how did you solve the front button problem?



I'm really thinking of making a two player, all in 1 control panel that I can hook up to the living room TV.  There are some really great horizontal games that I think would play great on the big screen.

To get the front button to fit, I had to take my Dremel and "eat away" about a 1/4 inch square area of the joystick black base.  I don't think I compromised the strength any significant amount.  You can't see it in the photo.  It was just pure luck that the button didn't affect the restrictor plate or the circuit board of the U360.

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #139 on: July 31, 2011, 05:01:31 pm »
 :applaud:

Awesome build. Eventually I will follow in your footsteps to create my own build. Can't wait to see what's next.
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« Reply #140 on: July 31, 2011, 05:52:00 pm »
Really nice work getting the front buttons working in that tight space.  :cheers: So awesome seeing your son enjoying it as well.

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« Reply #141 on: July 31, 2011, 08:14:00 pm »
What a great result!  I'm impressed that you added that extra touch of ageing/distressing the artwork as well.  A very classy cab and one lucky little fella!

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« Reply #142 on: July 31, 2011, 11:07:00 pm »
That artwork is insane! Did you make all of it in inkscape?

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« Reply #143 on: July 31, 2011, 11:13:45 pm »
Turned out fantastic  :cheers:

Great to see the little fella enjoying it ;)

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« Reply #144 on: August 01, 2011, 11:09:28 am »
That artwork is insane! Did you make all of it in inkscape?

Thanks!

No, I didn't use Inkscape exclusively.  I made all my line art in Inkscape, but I did all my final work in Gimp.

For example, on the marquee, I did the font, the star and the plane in Inkscape.  But then I used Gimp to make a grid background.  I brought each layer of the Inkscape components into the Gimp image one at a time.  Then I added dirty or metallic textures.  Drop shadows were added, and I adjusted the overall color values.

Gimp was really the star of the show.

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« Reply #145 on: August 01, 2011, 06:32:01 pm »
Wow dude - I have to say I am thoroughly impressed by this build.  The artwork is fantastic and I especially love your CP.  Must have cost an arm and a leg to get it printed.  Such a nice, clean cabinet.  The profile is especially pleasing to the eye.  When I see a project come out as nice as this one it motivates me to get back in the shop!   Great job all around.  :cheers:

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« Reply #146 on: August 01, 2011, 09:03:19 pm »
I was really surprised the kids, even the ones a little older (10-14), seemed a bit confused as to what to do with the arcade... I think the coin mech threw them. 

Same thing happened with my 6yo nephew.  :lol
When I had to leave he was still just hitting the coin and start buttons randomly until it let him play.
He had no concept of the process of putting a quarter in, then pressing start.

I'm envious of the quality of this cab.  It's hard to believe that CP isn't a from production model.
Like everything else on the cab, it just looks right, as if an entire design team had spent months on it.
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« Reply #147 on: August 02, 2011, 10:24:59 am »
Thanks to everyone for the encouraging feedback!  :cheers:

Wow dude - I have to say I am thoroughly impressed by this build.  The artwork is fantastic and I especially love your CP.  Must have cost an arm and a leg to get it printed.
I'm glad you like it.  Bella's arcade is really what got this build off the ground.  My wife and I were very impressed with your daughters mini arcade and it really helped sell my wife.  :applaud:

The marquee was about $23 and I wasn't going to have an arcade without a marquee. :)  The CP and the side art was about $170 dollars together.  So, the art was really the most costly "single" expense on this build.  As I was getting to the end, and eating through my budget, I considered just leaving the sides black laminate.  The game would still look nice, and play just the same.  However, my wife really pushed me to have the art printed once she saw what I had come up with.

One thing I learned, for first time builders, add about 50% to your budget.  I made a lot of purchasing mistakes just because I wasn't sure what I was doing in some cases.  I've got enough spares right now to make another CP minus the iPac board and spinner. :)

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« Reply #148 on: August 02, 2011, 11:23:20 am »
Excellent build! I love how that CP turned out.   :cheers:

I like how you say it's "finished".... because they never really are. There's always one or two little jobs that always need doing. Really enjoyed following this build because your woodworking skills were brilliant. You must be really proud of this.

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« Reply #149 on: August 02, 2011, 11:44:59 am »
Awesome! I didn't realize how tiny it was.
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« Reply #150 on: August 02, 2011, 12:21:19 pm »
Awesome! I didn't realize how tiny it was.
Yeah... it only stands about 4ft 2in tall.  :o  My wife says it's "cute".

I know others who have built mini cabs have said this before, but it really is very comfortable for an adult to play while seated.  When I'm playing, it feels about the same height as what I remember from cocktail cabinets in Pizza Hut during the 80s. :)
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« Reply #151 on: August 02, 2011, 12:47:36 pm »
Excellent build! I love how that CP turned out.   :cheers:
Thanks!

The CP is really one of the areas of the build that I spent a lot of time on.  Part of what I do for a living is develop human machine interfaces.  I know from an engineering mindset, it is very easy to include the kitchen sink when designing this sort of thing.  I really had to keep reminding myself that my CP was going to be a trade off; some games are just not going to be playable with this CP.  I'm really going to miss TRON, Defender, and Karate Champ :(.  Anyhow, I tried to focus on getting the most bang for the buck while maintaining a CP simple enough for a caveman! :)

Of course the "next" build is going to have to try and capture these missed games. :)  I love Shrunkenmaster's mini TRON, and I'd nearly build a dedicated TRON cab like his just for that game.
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« Reply #152 on: August 03, 2011, 10:34:41 am »
I've tried to post the Sketchup model, but I can't zip it up enough to attach it to this post.

Any ideas?


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« Reply #153 on: August 03, 2011, 11:27:25 am »
I've tried to post the Sketchup model, but I can't zip it up enough to attach it to this post.

Any ideas?

I don't have any experience with it, but Gozer's arcade models are stored here:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/
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« Reply #154 on: August 03, 2011, 01:51:54 pm »
Thanks to everyone for the encouraging feedback!  :cheers:

Wow dude - I have to say I am thoroughly impressed by this build.  The artwork is fantastic and I especially love your CP.  Must have cost an arm and a leg to get it printed.
I'm glad you like it.  Bella's arcade is really what got this build off the ground.  My wife and I were very impressed with your daughters mini arcade and it really helped sell my wife.  :applaud:

Thanks - I'm glad it helped sell the wife.  I'm sure she is more than happy with what you ended up with.  That thing would look great in a kid's room and he would be the envy of all of his friends!

You could try uploading your .skp file to Megaupload and then just putting the link in your signature block or something.  That should work.

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #155 on: August 03, 2011, 07:00:10 pm »
we have a sketch up file repository here, Please post it!!!!

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #156 on: August 09, 2011, 01:03:58 pm »
Okay, so I've been able to upload the Sketchup file of my cabinet to http://files.arcadecontrols.com/categories.php?cat_id=34

The most significant part of this file is the side profiles.  They are accurate to the build I've documented in this thread and have been dimensioned.  The battens and interior stuff are a little different than what I built, but those areas will not be seen and might need to be adjusted anyway depending on what internal components are used.

One thing to note... The depth of the side panels just barely fits the 17" CRT monitor I used.  As I mentioned in one of my first posts, if you are going to use a CRT, then make the sides about 2" wider until you can fit your monitor and make sure how much clearance you have.  At that point you can remove the extra width so that the cab isn't too chunky.  That's what I did anyway. :)

Thanks again!  :cheers:
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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #157 on: August 09, 2011, 07:24:56 pm »
How did you come to settle on 4 buttons for player 1?   Are there specific vertical games that you wanted 4 buttons for?

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #158 on: August 09, 2011, 09:17:32 pm »
How did you come to settle on 4 buttons for player 1?   Are there specific vertical games that you wanted 4 buttons for?

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The 4th button is there for "just in case".  I did a MAWS search on vertical games with 4 buttons and there was 88 results.  Some of the games looked like they might be fun so I figured I might as well put it on.  Also, when I compared a 4 button layout to a 3 button, the right side of the CP seemed a little "light".  So the fourth button served an aesthetic function to help balance the CP.

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Re: American Ace - Mini Vertical Cabinet (FINISHED 2011/07/31)
« Reply #159 on: August 09, 2011, 09:29:58 pm »
Thanks for the info.  I did the same search in MAWS and found some 4 button games that I was not familiar with.  Will have to check them out and decide on 3 or 4.