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Build an OND designed cab 'Metropolis'
zvar:
Another place to look...
I seen about 20 or so 4:3 LCD's up at the local Goodwill the other day. And most no more than $10 as an added bonus.
- Steven
Palen:
Hi OND and all others,
Yet another person building this cab!!
2 months ago I knew nothing of MAME and custom made arcade cabinets, and would have never dreamed of building one myself. But after some internet research I stumbled upon this guide. The thorough explanation of construction-details gave me the courage to start designing my own cab. I'm not exactly an experienced woodworker, but most stuff seems doable.. and MDF is not that expensive :D
So thanks a million for this thread and your original design, I love the looks: clean and simple, and still the boxy looks of an old school arcade. I did modify your design a bit, but i guess you had that in mind when you created this thread. I cut off the bottom half, so it take's less space and can I place it on a regular height desk or tabel. On top of that I can easily relocate it and put it in the back of my car. Also i'm going for Plants vs. Zombies theme, since I just love that game.
I'm about to start building so I thought it's about time to let you guys know about it on the forum: so here I am :) I'll keep you posted on my progress, and I'm sure some questions will arise when building it. The only thing that's not totally clear for me is fitting the marquee, but i'm positive I'll have a solution before I get there.
Ond:
G'day Palen, you're quite right, take what I've provided and make it your own. Plants vs. Zombies, what a great theme! A bartop from the design is innovative, I like it. The render looks good, I imagine green T-Molding would go very nicely with that if you are planning on using it? I notice you've added a Vesa mount panel for the monitor which is a common way of fixing the monitor into a cab. An alternative I was thinking of was to fit the monitor into the rebate on the rear of the bezel and use some brackets on the edges to clamp it in place.
@ stigzler - I use a few different CAD style programs or more closely 3D Drawing apps, including Sketchup now and then. I favor 3D Studio Max just because that's what I'm used to. If you were starting out with that type of software I'd highly recommend Sketchup, it's free and plenty of people here use it.
Palen:
I'm not sure about T-molding yet. I did make a render with the edges colored green, but didn't like it very much.
Allthough the artwork in the render was just to give myself an impression on what it could look like and I wanted to know what color buttons and joysticks to order. I still have to do the real artwork.
And yea i'm going for VESA, just seems easier than making a rebate, I've never done anything like that before. Also: I don't have a router. Something I probably need for the T-molding as well. I can probably borrow my dads Dremel, but not sure on how well that would work. For the bezel I bought a thin piece of MDF (6 mm) and just thought I'd just give the edges a 45 degr. angle.
@stigzler. I used Solidworks for my model. I have no experience with the apps OND used NOR did I have any experience with Solidworks before a couple of weeks ago.
stigzler:
Thanks OND and Pallen. Gone for sketch-up. Wow - add more tasks to the build - now learning about 3d software! sheesh.
OND - think some of your measurements may be out on your metric plans. e.g:
rear panel Imp = 66 9/16h on a 67 11/32 back height
rear panel Met = 1691 on a 1662 back height
Also - Front 827x593 - should this not be x610 (W of cab)
Because I'm redesigning the cab slightly, I'm gonna have a go at doing visually in sketchup and them getting the measurements off there. :/
I'm basically trying to integrate this cracking looking design with Doc's modular arcade, which means fitting the CP in a more classic lined side, rather than sitting over the top.
Cheers