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Build an OND designed cab 'Metropolis'
stigzler:
Thanks brihyn. Gives me a good idea.
GernBlanston:
Been lurking for a long while but wanted to jump in here and add my name to the list of folks that are currently building this cab. This is the first cab for me. I think that I have all that I need regarding the build plans but I'm especially interested in seeing the artwork that you come up with. I'm hoping to do full side panel(s) graphics, a marquee, and a CPO. Still on the fence as to whether I'll put lexan or plexi or whatever over the CP but I think that I'm going to omit it. Maybe I'll just get a couple of copies of the CPO artwork in case it gets torn or burnt or otherwise dorked-up.
What a cool hobby, guys. OND, thanks very much for putting these plans together and giving to the community. Sincerely. You're obviously a propeller-head-level whiz at CAD or Sketchup or whatever, but building these plans still must take a ton of time and I (and my kids, and even my wife...a little bit anyway) are going to appreciate this more than you know and the cabinet will likely be in my house in 10 years. This set of plans really hits home and brings everything together very nicely. I've looked at probably hundreds of other cabs and build threads and such for ideas but this is a true How-To for the first-timer-n00b-type-guy. I.E., this is just the right kick in the arse that convinced me that I could actually do this and end up with a fantastic result without breaking the bank or killing myself.
And thanks to everyone else that is adding their input here too. That's extremely valuable as well and I'm going to implement several of the ideas that I've seen/read about in this thread. And please keep them coming. I might even take some pics for the thread, assuming that I come up with some neat little *whatever* that isn't already suggested here. E.G., speaker placement or CP layout or something.
I can't wait to actually get this thing 100% done!
Robotron...I'm coming for ya.
-Gern
Ond:
Great to see quite a few folks interested in the Metropolis cab building project now and over 700 downloads of the plans!. Welcome to Steve and Gern and thanks for the enthusiasm and kind words fellas. I guess this is my little corner of BYOAC and really is aimed at encouraging new guys to build their own arcade cabinets.
There's a few questions so I'll comment on those in no particular order. The Metropolis CP as designed, would do without covering with plexi. The idea is to cover the CP and rolled off edge with printed vinyl. To get an idea of how nice this can look check out some of Knievel's bartops over in the Projects section.
There's no problem with putting a spinner on the CP but if it were me building it, I'd substitute it for the trackball rather than adding a spinner and a trackball. I've also seen some cabs with the spinner placed on the front edge of the CP as an alternative.
The cab is specifically designed around a widescreen monitor, simply because these are generally easier to get these days. The bezel panel could be cut to fit a 4:3 monitor though. I'd confine any buttons to the CP, but if you wanted to fit some on the bezel under the monitor you'd need to use plastic rather than glass to cover the bezel (the glass runs right down behind the CP).
I haven't forgotten about the metric version of the plans, just at the moment most of my drawing time is taken up on artwork for another members project, but I'll get to it as well as the artwork for this cab. When complete I'll provide a link to my Dropbox so people can download the hi-res files.
:cheers:
Ond
Chapel:
Just Started my build, heres a pic of the side pieces, cut the other cabinet pieces after I took this pic, Just need to cut out holes for coin mech and speakers, then Cut CP pieces.
Then the real fun begins!
I've Build a 4 player cab off the Ultimate Arcade II plans, and a Cocktail table style (Both sold years ago)
Really like the plans Ond drew up, more modern style with a smaller footprint will fit nicely in my small home.
Will keep yas updated as I go along.
Thanks Ond!
Chapel
Alistair Keith:
Wow, all these designs are amazing. I've never actually built my own cab.