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Drunkraccoons:
Humble beginings
This is my first mame build or first build of anything for that matter :D .
Im 17years old and from New Zealand (dont write me off )
Any constructive criticism,information or do's and dont's of mame cabinets would be greatly appreciated :)
Ive decided on what i was going to do based on nostalgia of the game mk1 :P
i want it to be as close as possible to the original cab and maybe with some slight adjustments to the
speakers and such since i will also run a jukebox off mame.
im fluent with wiring and building pc's and have a couple of friends that do car audio often so
hopefully the car speakers will not be a problem  ;)
i will be going with a tv monitor and not lcd  ::)

i will think about adding a low profile or unseen keyboard draw with a wireless slim keyboard to go with it
this might mean having no handles on the draw and adding a push draw to it only slides out when its given a decent push in.ive gotten my plans from http://www.jakobud.com/plan.php?id=19 these where the best i could get for this .i will be using

-X3 Regular Density 18mm MDF i should have really got  :censored: 16mm but never mind  :banghead:

i will be doing the project regularly but not daily due to borrowing tools on and off trips out to the store.
as of now im ruling up the MDF according to the plans and getting a skill saw this weekend .

the running blog will be at http://drunkraccoons.blogspot.com
ill also be posting here
looking forward to the project to come with all the challenges that go with it  :cheers:

Encryptor:
Welcome and good luck!  ;)

muggsy:
Good stuff. I'm from Auckland and just started with this craze.. got a cabinet built for me (just wooden frame).. and finishing it up, but this had made me think long and hard about my next project which at this moment will be a full size MK1 cabinet.. or maybe a bartop.. :)

Heres a good thread for some artwork as well
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=81809.0

Drunkraccoons:
Thanks Encryptor hopefully i can be more successful then some others my age building a cabinet  ;D
Hey muggsy im from south Auckland (the ghetto)  :lol
i knew from the start i was going to make it for my first cabinet but i did have a bit of inner
conflict over making this or a ghouls and ghosts machine  :blowup:
 i have had good memory's playing this old game in an old pizza hut
when you could dine in  :laugh:
and is it just me or is it so  hard to find side art that's of really high quality for this game  :lol

Drunkraccoons:
just an update sorry for disappearing off the face of the earth i bet it happens alot around here  ;)
just have generated some funds and bought a circular saw.
and i have 66 dollars to get this thing standing   :dizzy:
i have / can borrow ;)
drill
cabinet screws
liquid nails wood glue
sandpaper

i need to get tomorrow to start work tomorrow
2/4 wood for bottom bracing and tv mount
stripwood for attaching parts to
dustmasks for mdf :P
clamps
wheels for bottom
wood filler primer

is there any thing im missing? :)

the point of this post is to ask how i would go about bottom support since mk1 has the kickplate sticking out
has anyone got or know a forum post showing deatils of building the bottom and supports?
this will need to support the cabinet which has a tv screen so its heavy

I promise pictures tomorrow if i can get a guide on the bottom  :laugh:

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