Slim 4-player cabs?

[Vigo]

I'm guessing it would be harder to do simply for the fact that you want a 4 player controls to be a bit more offest from the screen, but I am wondering if there are any good examples of a slim 4 player cab. I want to see how well it works, if at all.

[TheSlim]

Use Tazmame's plans for the slim cabinet and make it a little bigger.  Shoot for a 36-42in LCD/LED and scale everything according.  There will be plenty of room with that design.

[Vigo]

  good call with the tazmame design. Thanks. I didn't think about that, and it is a cool cab. Linky.


I am actually trying to propose a few different designs to a friend I am bringing into the hobby, and am looking for any other suggestions. Anyone think a Knievel style design could be made to work?

[Donkbaca]

Nope. A 2p cp is pretty beefy. A 4p will look way off, unless you go widescreen, but then you are stuck with a ---smurfy--- monitor with bad viewing angles

[compute]

Ground Kontrol managed to make a "slim" 6 player X-Men Cabinet.  The control panel still sticks out, but the cab is about cut in half from it's original size.

http://groundkontrol.com/wordpress/?p=1237

[Vigo]

Nope. A 2p cp is pretty beefy. A 4p will look way off, unless you go widescreen, but then you are stuck with a ---smurfy--- monitor with bad viewing angles

That's kinda what I was thinking... Player 3 and 4 would just be looking at the back wall.

Ground Kontrol managed to make a "slim" 6 player X-Men Cabinet.  The control panel still sticks out, but the cab is about cut in half from it's original size.

http://groundkontrol.com/wordpress/?p=1237

Excellent suggestion! Thanks. I used to love playing that cabinet, although it still looks huge as a slim version.    It might be a good frame for making designing a 4 player slim cab.  I found a sketchup model of it here from Gozer:

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=8ce9649c382898bf9938207d9cf379ee

I think I will check out the dimensions after I can open it in sketchup tonight.

[methodical]

My build:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=110676.0

No screen, plugs into a TV via HDMI or S-Video. It stores easily since it doesn't take up much space, it's on locking wheels to move it. I just wheel it out and plug it in to to TV mounted on my wall when I want to play. It's also portable enough to bring to a friend's house.

[Turnarcades]

It's easily possible as long as you maintain the centre of gravity and keep the weight acceptable enough to withstand 4 players hammering at it. Here's a selection of our 'Slimline King 4P' builds to demonstrate: