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Midway Pac-Man Cocktail Build (5/30/12 Update - Finished)
Le Chuck:
I have all these crazy ass cabinet builds floating around my thick skull but when I check out this thread I think I should just clone yours. This has turned out great, so classic. Well done man. :cheers: Get some video up of it being enjoyed, great build.
CWorley:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on May 14, 2012, 11:33:34 pm ---I have all these crazy ass cabinet builds floating around my thick skull but when I check out this thread I think I should just clone yours. This has turned out great, so classic. Well done man. :cheers: Get some video up of it being enjoyed, great build.
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Thanks Le Chuck! Appreciate it.
Nephasth:
Great job on this build! :applaud:
yotsuya:
Outstanding!
CWorley:
Thanks for the kind words guys!
Here are some thoughts on the cabinet now that almost everything is said and done:
* The project took longer than I expected. Mostly because it was being built at my parents' place, which is 2.5 hours away. But also because my daughter Nora was born halfway through the process.
* This hobby is really addicting. I'm already in the planning stages of my next project.
* I'll definitely plan things out a bit more as far as purchasing components for my next build. I spent way too much on shipping ordering from several different places at several different times.
* I wish I would have found a Midway coin door for the build. They definitely add a lot to the look. I've thought about finding one in the future and then doing some surgery on the cab to add it, but I'll probably leave things be. As they say in football, you never want to take points off the board.
* If I would have known about the silk screened glass tops at Phoenix Arcade before I purchased my glass and art, I probably would have went that direction. It would have only been about $30 more.
* If I had to make another one of these cabinets, I'd go with a CRT screen. Being new to the hobby, I wanted to keep it simple. Arcade monitors are expensive and decasing a tv or pc monitor makes me a little nervous.
* U360s would have been nice for this build, but I couldn't justify their price on my first project.
* It's crazy how much I learned building this cab. I feel much more confident planning my second.
Big thanks to all these people who helped me out or through some encouragement my way. Sorry if I forgot somebody.
(In no particular order):
Unstupid
Le Chuck
mgb
Gaaargh
opt2not
cw
thefearsomefearful
Trap
dandare
Nephasth
Kangum
yotsuya
kahlid74
pinballjim
Franco B
CheffoJeffo
RandyT
Dawgz Rule
TopJimmyCooks
nitz
DaOld Man
elkameleon
BobA
javeryh
ark_ader
paigeoliver
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