Author Topic: Mini Mario Bros Arcade - UPDATED 5-25-12 (Read 28586 times)

elkameleon · « **Reply #80 on:** March 14, 2012, 10:50:00 am »

Thanks! I'm home "sick" today from work (I really am sick). I think it would be a waste to have this beautiful weather and not at least put one coat of primer on this bad boy!

elkameleon · « **Reply #81 on:** March 14, 2012, 01:10:50 pm »

Ok, how the hell do you get paint into the tight corners that a roller cant reach?! I have a bunch of foam brushes i'm using, but it looks like ass compared to the rolled on primer... I suppose that's why we sand it... Now when I sand, I do that by hand, right? Any information is greatly appreciated!

wp34 · « **Reply #82 on:** March 14, 2012, 01:54:41 pm »

Great work so far. I don't know how I missed this one. That speaker grill in particular looks awesome.

For the corners you have to trim it out with a brush first and then go back and roll as close as you can. A good quality brush will help. I don't say this from experience because I suck at painting but I've watched my wife paint many times.

I've had good luck using a random orbit sander. Saves a lot of time.

elkameleon · « **Reply #83 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:53:03 am »

I started priming yesterday, the spots where i had filled my screw holes decided to shrink, leaving very noticeable divots...

I ended up stripping the primer from both sides and refilling the holes. Talk about disappointment.

05SRT4 · « **Reply #84 on:** March 15, 2012, 11:34:07 am »

Quote from: elkameleon on March 15, 2012, 08:53:03 am

I started priming yesterday, the spots where i had filled my screw holes decided to shrink, leaving very noticeable divots... I ended up stripping the primer from both sides and refilling the holes. Talk about disappointment.

You mean talk about commitment to perfection! good job, no cutting corners here.

elkameleon · « **Reply #85 on:** March 15, 2012, 11:36:02 am »

Most other people wont ever notice it, but every time I look at the thing, all i'll see is those damn divots!! So yeah, this was the best course of action.

elkameleon · « **Reply #86 on:** April 09, 2012, 08:46:46 am »

Been a while since I updated this post... my cabinet is all primed, still waiting on paint. Thing is, i'm afraid to paint it, cause I know the finish is going to look like ass. The best option that i've tested was good old spray paint, goes on very even. I'm still waiting for a day that at least 70 before I start hitting it with color.

I may just bring it in to work and have it sprayed since we have an industrial paint booth. I'll update this post when i've actually done something other than sit in the garage and stare at it for 20 mins before going back in the house...

leapinlew · « **Reply #87 on:** April 09, 2012, 08:58:28 am »

Quote from: elkameleon on April 09, 2012, 08:46:46 am

Been a while since I updated this post... my cabinet is all primed, still waiting on paint. Thing is, i'm afraid to paint it, cause I know the finish is going to look like ass. The best option that i've tested was good old spray paint, goes on very even. I'm still waiting for a day that at least 70 before I start hitting it with color. I may just bring it in to work and have it sprayed since we have an industrial paint booth. I'll update this post when i've actually done something other than sit in the garage and stare at it for 20 mins before going back in the house...

Painting is always a little more disappointing to me too. I just don't want to put in all the effort required to make it look pristine. When I go black, I often use laminate.

Keep the prize in sight. It's an arcade cabinet. It doesn't have to be picture perfect and after the kids play on it for a year, it'll have some scuffs/scratches on it.

elkameleon · « **Reply #88 on:** April 09, 2012, 09:01:10 am »

Quote from: leapinlew on April 09, 2012, 08:58:28 am

Quote from: elkameleon on April 09, 2012, 08:46:46 am
Been a while since I updated this post... my cabinet is all primed, still waiting on paint. Thing is, i'm afraid to paint it, cause I know the finish is going to look like ass. The best option that i've tested was good old spray paint, goes on very even. I'm still waiting for a day that at least 70 before I start hitting it with color. I may just bring it in to work and have it sprayed since we have an industrial paint booth. I'll update this post when i've actually done something other than sit in the garage and stare at it for 20 mins before going back in the house...

Painting is always a little more disappointing to me too. I just don't want to put in all the effort required to make it look pristine. When I go black, I often use laminate.

Keep the prize in sight. It's an arcade cabinet. It doesn't have to be picture perfect and after the kids play on it for a year, it'll have some scuffs/scratches on it.

This is pretty much the mentality i've come to accept, most people will be paying attention to the game, and not the finish quality of the paint. As long as it doesn't look like someone spray farted all over the damn thing, I think i'm sitting good.

ChrisK · « **Reply #89 on:** April 11, 2012, 11:49:26 am »

Quote from: elkameleon on February 22, 2012, 01:42:06 pm

They are original nintendo 8-way sticks. I didn't have time to fully model them, sorry. I've already went from 1 button to 2 buttons, and its a tight ass squeeze, there is no way i'd get any more on there. I already have a mame cabinet anyways thats way more powerful than this thing will be. This is just suppose to play the simple games. I added that second button cause I wanted to open up play for NES games.

So are the blue buttons Select and Start for Player 1? A lot of NES games use those as part of normal gameplay. Metroid uses Select to change missiles, for example.

Or are you going to do MAME and do PlayChoice-10 games?

Love the button color choices, by the way.

elkameleon · « **Reply #90 on:** April 11, 2012, 11:51:31 am »

Yeah, thats the idea, but I dont really see me playing many NES games on this particular machine. Mostly just mario bros.

Vigo · « **Reply #91 on:** April 11, 2012, 12:44:41 pm »

It's awesome you are keeping focused with the purpose of your cab.

It is so easy to say, "Well, let me just add another couple buttons so it can also do X", I know I would be doing that.

ChrisK · « **Reply #92 on:** April 11, 2012, 01:09:15 pm »

If you're going to pick one game, Mario Bros is a good one. It's great solo and versus.

I'd suffer buttonitis too, so I'm jealous of your restraint. With two I'd jump to four for Neo Geo games, and then it's just a small leap to go to six to play Street Fighter 2, which is one of my all-time favorites. But then the arrangement isn't great for either, so a seventh button would fix that.........

elkameleon · « **Reply #93 on:** April 11, 2012, 01:11:01 pm »

I already have a dedicated mame beast, so that helps keep the buttonitis at bay.

DaOld Man · « **Reply #94 on:** April 11, 2012, 01:23:56 pm »

Good work, man.
I have not tried spray painting a cab yet. May try it on the one Im doing now, but I would have to use spray cans, since I dont have a real paint sprayer. Im afraid I will make a heck of a mess though, I mean how do you know for sure that several cans of paint are all going to match exactly?
I wonder how one of those hand held powered sprayers would do?

elkameleon · « **Reply #95 on:** April 25, 2012, 05:17:45 pm »

This is a really crappy phone pic, but I was forced to "make it work" even though i'm still waiting on paint.

05SRT4 · « **Reply #96 on:** April 25, 2012, 07:06:44 pm »

Still looks great!!!

elkameleon · « **Reply #97 on:** April 25, 2012, 08:04:16 pm »

My son taking it for a spin.

TheShaner · « **Reply #98 on:** April 25, 2012, 10:11:35 pm »

On the topic of painting, I am at the point on mine where I am priming and doing some paint tests. Have you tried using a roller? It gives you a really nice orange peel texture, and definitely looks sharp if you take your time and put enough coats on it.

In my opinion a well painted cab can look just as good, if not better, than a laminated one. What I have painted so far looks really sharp. Why are you concerned about it looking cheap?

elkameleon · « **Reply #99 on:** April 25, 2012, 11:49:12 pm »

Quote from: TheShaner on April 25, 2012, 10:11:35 pm

On the topic of painting, I am at the point on mine where I am priming and doing some paint tests. Have you tried using a roller? It gives you a really nice orange peel texture, and definitely looks sharp if you take your time and put enough coats on it.

In my opinion a well painted cab can look just as good, if not better, than a laminated one. What I have painted so far looks really sharp. Why are you concerned about it looking cheap?

Because I'm a masochist. For real though, i'm going to have a guy who paints professionally hit it up with a spray gun at my place of work, I just need to acquire the paint now...

Louis Tully · « **Reply #100 on:** April 26, 2012, 05:13:38 am »

Woodshop Flunky · « **Reply #101 on:** April 26, 2012, 11:20:54 am »

It's even more awsome when you see the kids on it!

elkameleon · « **Reply #102 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:15:15 am »

Just a quick update, I brought the arcade into work to be painted, they are gonna spray the first coat this afternoon. I'll update this post with pics once the first coat goes on.

opt2not · « **Reply #103 on:** May 10, 2012, 02:49:19 pm »

I still say you should have went with Red

but I'm happy to read you're getting some colour on this thing!

elkameleon · « **Reply #104 on:** May 10, 2012, 05:48:31 pm »

Ok, so I went out to where this thing was being painted, turns out he went ahead and started painting before I got out there, and was gone for the day. He only did the black, but he looked like he took the hurry up and get it done approach, the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- looks like its pooling. I'm no expert, but isnt this stuff meant to go on in many thin layers and not just sprayed on heavy? I'm kinda peeved cause I spend 60 odd dollars on this paint that I got chewed out about later once the wife found out how much it was.

P-chan · « **Reply #105 on:** May 11, 2012, 12:37:47 am »

I spray painted my pedestal and got really good results. I used rust-oleum primer, sanded, primer again, sanded really well, then once I cleaned up all the dust, hit it with a light coat of rust-oleum red spray paint. Another light coat, then a light sanding on some rough spots, then a final coat. The result looks really good and very even. I'm happy with how it turned out.

wivelden · « **Reply #106 on:** May 11, 2012, 04:13:07 am »

Whats the metal plating called that was shown in the first page of this thread that goes on the bottom of the cabinet?

elkameleon · « **Reply #107 on:** May 11, 2012, 10:27:31 am »

Diamond plate sheet metal?

eds1275 · « **Reply #108 on:** May 11, 2012, 02:35:42 pm »

Sometime known as tread plate, diamond plate, armour plate, diamond armour plate, truck box metal... I had a really hard time finding some when asking for it because everyone uses a different name. Turns out just about every metal store carries it.

elkameleon · « **Reply #109 on:** May 14, 2012, 05:02:56 pm »

Well, its mostly painted now. The orange needs another coat yet, will be done and ready to go home tomorrow. My only gripe is that the orange turned out a little redder than I had hoped. That's the guy at Sherwin Williams fault. Told me the color I wanted wouldn't fit in the quart can. So he went renegade. Looks great for the nobody, but the purist would crap bricks more than likely

I'll post pics tomorrow once I get it home.

Le Chuck · « **Reply #110 on:** May 14, 2012, 05:21:25 pm »

Quote from: elkameleon on May 14, 2012, 05:02:56 pm

Well, its mostly painted now. The orange needs another coat yet, will be done and ready to go home tomorrow. My only gripe is that the orange turned out a little redder than I had hoped. That's the guy at Sherwin Williams fault. Told me the color I wanted wouldn't fit in the quart can. So he went renegade. Looks great for the nobody, but the purist would crap bricks more than likely I'll post pics tomorrow once I get it home.

Install some yellow tinted lighting and it'll pull the red out. Everybody will just get really depressed in that room.

elkameleon · « **Reply #111 on:** May 15, 2012, 08:52:58 am »

Well, its all done (painting)! Here's a pic from out in the shop with my cell phone, so pardon the quality. I'll take another after I get it home and put back together.

Nephasth · « **Reply #112 on:** May 15, 2012, 09:14:02 am »

I just crapped bricks... J/K, looks pretty good. I take it you set your painter straight?

elkameleon · « **Reply #113 on:** May 15, 2012, 09:15:43 am »

Actually, hes the one that was unhappy with it, he won't give up till its perfect, and it looks pretty darn good, so im not complaining!

Woodshop Flunky · « **Reply #114 on:** May 15, 2012, 09:45:57 am »

I think it looks awesome! Can't wait to see the finished product.

Nephasth · « **Reply #115 on:** May 15, 2012, 10:24:30 am »

Quote from: elkameleon on May 15, 2012, 09:15:43 am

Actually, hes the one that was unhappy with it, he won't give up till its perfect, and it looks pretty darn good, so im not complaining!

Nice to hear he takes pride in his work! Looking forward to seeing this one all finished up!

elkameleon · « **Reply #116 on:** May 16, 2012, 08:15:35 am »

Got the cab out in the sun, short story shorter, the finish blows...

Anyways, on with the pics.

The amount of dust found in the shop it was painted in...

Here you can see the overspray on one side, feels like sandpaper...

SteveR · « **Reply #117 on:** May 16, 2012, 10:25:48 am »

Love that shade of orange/red. Who cares if it's not exactly like the original cabs.

elkameleon · « **Reply #118 on:** May 17, 2012, 10:25:05 am »

Wired my cab for power last night, that's all I had time for unfortunately.

sorry for the crappy cellphone pic

elkameleon · « **Reply #119 on:** May 17, 2012, 06:24:38 pm »

Got a little more done today, installed the casters, speaker, the plexi and plexi retainer. Not done tonight yet! Gotta break for dinner.


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Author Topic: Mini Mario Bros Arcade - UPDATED 5-25-12 (Read 28586 times)

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