Discs of Mame - Discs of tron cab - Complete

[wp34]

That looks fantastic.  Retro and new all at the same time.  Nicely done.   

[Los Abrazos Rotos]

Well, just about finished..  I got 3 UV lights on ebay for 99p and have installed  2 of them in the cab.  Everything is working as it should, the apache push/pull spinner is amazing. 

It really has come out well, discs of tron feels exactly like the arcade version to play.  I kinda lucked out on the joystick, another ebay bargain - I think it might actually be a tron stick as it appears to be restricted in exactly the same way. 

It was worth every penny to make this, I cant believe after 20 years I can play this game as it was meant to be played again.  Thanks to everyone who offered help and advice. 

[Santoro]

*santoro drools.*

[rockyrocket]

Man I love it well done!.
It just is not possible to overdo UV is it.

[DaOld Man]

That cab looks great!
Good job!
 

[Los Abrazos Rotos]

Man I love it well done!.
It just is not possible to overdo UV is it.

Nope!  I'm on the cusp 

[Le Chuck]

Holy crap, my childhood called, it wants that cab 

[Los Abrazos Rotos]

Better start building then!  This is quite a simple one to build in some ways, the shape is pretty simple,,  The complex part was working out how to accommodate the UV part.  I like the solution I've come up with. 

I know what you mean about the childhood thing - this game pretty much raised me!

[Santoro]

How did you mount the bezel art behind the glass?

[Los Abrazos Rotos]

Its sticky back vinyl.  I stuck it to a piece of tinted 5mm acrylic sheet then carefully cut out the shapes with a craft knife. I then put a second layer of 5mm clear acrylic on top - this part can be lifted out easily and is held in place by the steel control panel & a screw at the top.

[Los Abrazos Rotos]

So, I've got this completely up and running with GameEx as the front end & windows completely hidden.  GameEx is absolutely superb by the way.

I ran into a few problems with my control panel - I knew I shouldn't have used it from the start...   I wasn't happy with the position of my spinner, It was just too close to the stick. Also the angle of the control panel wasn't exactly how I wanted it.

  I decided to move the spinner up a little & slightly left, that way its completely out of the way.  I then slightly altered my CPO and printed a new one out.

I dont know how I didn't see that problem coming when I drew it...

 After that I built a slightly altered copy of the Control Panel from MDF.  Its a million times better, more comfortable, lighter. The joysticks are fixed underneath with screw-in dynafix inserts.

I think I can call this thing finished now..  

[JayB]

  That's absolutely brilliant.   

[rockyrocket]

Nice, well done!

[Hammerfist]

Gotta bump this just to compliment the nice form of the cab (and everything else in it for that matter). If someone would present me with a sketch of that profile, I would be a bit doubtful but MAN that came out great!

[hannasp]

I am starting a new build for Discs of Tron, but have had trouble sourcing artwork for the joystick insert.  Would you be willing to share your art files?  Thank you.