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Oak polystained Walnut Cocktail Build to feature in Living room. Lotsa photos!
extendedplayarcade:
Updated finish photo:
I been working on this cocktail arcade machine for quite awhile. I been planning it even longer. I have made some decent progress with it seeing I don't really work on it as much as I should. I have two young ones at home so it limits my abilities to get much done. Plus I always have to keep the wife happy and finish the "honey doo" List first (well sometimes) but with all that being said this Cocktail arcade table was suppose to be for my 1970's themed basement game room but it has been coming out so nice. My wife decided to get new rotating club chairs and a coffee table to have it accent our living room. Even though it is costing me more money by doing it that way. I don't mind one bit seeing I can watch my girls watch endless hours of sponge bob square pants while getting my high score up on the 1-1 donkey kong challenge (well if i ever get this thing finished but yet again it is a fun hobby and i am in no rush)
Below is a sort of piece together how it is suppose to look when it is done. I obviously don't have the glass top and the clips and finish poly staining the control panel but you can get an idea what it is going to look like. This isn't the final artwork seeing it doesn't cover the non standard pac man wood top i have. I am going to print artwork that overlaps the wood and then trim it out with an x-acto knife carefully and hopefully it will look better then what it being shown in the photo.
I have a ton of photos I took along the way but I didn't think of posting this in the builds page because I didn't think it would interest anyone one seeing it isn't something out of the norman or fancy like i see a lot of people have done here. The talent in this forum surpasses my talent 100x over.
But here is a start and will try to keep posting all my stuff along the way.
I even started a web site for it http://extendedplayarcade.com/mamecocktail/
I might make a banner for it and replace my extended play arcade one but only if i have time or feel creative.
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extendedplayarcade:
This is where I left off last. I mounted the 2-player control panel shell (i don't know what to call it and i been watching a lot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with my daughter so shell came to mind) or base with 7 screws. It is solid as a rock. I didn't mount the panel yet seeing I am having a little issue with bracing and connecting the top part of the control panel to the shell/base. I am thinking of taking a piece of aluminum angle iron and laying it across the top so it will brace the control panel properly. I will try and take photos so this makes sence because i know what i have to do and it isn't making sence to me as I explain it.
Anyways here is where i last left my machine
Nephasth:
Looks good! How much was the kit and where did you get if from? If you don't mind me asking.
extendedplayarcade:
Yeah No Prob on asking. I posted on my web site build page that I didn't cut all the wood or build it but I forgot to state that in my first post. I wanted to order from arcade depot but the guys never emailed me back. I Live in NJ and heard they are from NJ but they never got back to me so I looked on ebay for an all made out of wood so i can stain it kit.
This is the guy I ordered it from http://cgi.ebay.com/Pacman-Cocktail-Table-Underlay-Pac-Man-/260785638537?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb8090c89
He doesn't have any kits on ebay right now but he does really nice wood work. He is out of PA and I don't even know with shipping and the ebay auction I don't know if I paid any more than 270 bucks. He threw in the black T-molding and a cheap (i mean it is cheap) hinge but the hinge looks like it will do the job (i think still on the fence with it) It DID NOT COME with the Fabricated Metal Control Panel, joystick, buttons, artwork. It also didn't come with the coin door either. I bought that from www.twistedquarter.com I will post more on that later and I had to cut the hole for that as well.
I say drop him a privite message if you are interested. The guy is an awesome guy to deal with and answered all my questions and shipped it all in one piece for a great price. Honestly I don't think i could of bought the wood from Home Depot for that cost and that was going to be my next step if I didn't find him.
Only think i can say is have him not cut the square for the monitor because I don't know what messurments he uses but it is hard to find a monitor that size.
Thanks for the compliment. Hope this helps and glad to answer any other questions
--- Quote from: Nephasth on May 17, 2011, 12:56:39 pm ---Looks good! How much was the kit and where did you get if from? If you don't mind me asking.
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javeryh:
What kind of monitor are you going to use?
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