some cab sketches - thoughts?

[tony.silveira]

hey all,

kicking around ideas to build from scratch, here are a few quick sketches i did.  not quite sure of the theme just yet.  wanted to see if you all have a favorite...









just curious, anyone ever build a wonder woman invisible plane machine?  i'm thinking of a machine totally built from plexi, how awesome would that be.  you could use transparant aluminum.  wait, that hasn't been invented yet...

[drventure]

I can't seem to find it right now, but there was a member here building a Plex on hardwood frame cab. It was a real beaut too. All nice joinery, the entire inside was going to be visible.

Haven't seen any updates on it in a while though, so I've forgotten what the build name was.

I like some of the side treatments you have there, esp the 1'st and 3'rd. Offset them and put in some hidden theater lighting and that could look quite nice.

[Nephasth]

I can't seem to find it right now, but there was a member here building a Plex on hardwood frame cab. It was a real beaut too. All nice joinery, the entire inside was going to be visible.

Here it is.

[tony.silveira]

I like some of the side treatments you have there, esp the 1'st and 3'rd. Offset them and put in some hidden theater lighting and that could look quite nice.

did you notice that not so hidden logo in # 3? 

i definately would put in some kind of accent lighting on those lines

[crashwg]

As I'm looking at your sketches with each one I go "ooh" then "ooh even better" until I get to the last one which is kinda "eh."  I think #2 is the best one.

[TopJimmyCooks]

1 2 and 3 all very cool.  good work

[tony.silveira]

As I'm looking at your sketches with each one I go "ooh" then "ooh even better" until I get to the last one which is kinda "eh."  I think #2 is the best one.

funny enough, that was the first one i drew, look at all the erasing on that paper!

thanks for the feedback guys.

btw, love the switchcade!  i was just thinking of a panel that pulls apart like a dining room table and there you go, someone beat me to it

[darthpaul]

I like 1 best, my only criticism is the curve at the top near the Marquee, doesn't seem to fit with all the sharp angles.

[tony.silveira]

I like 1 best, my only criticism is the curve at the top near the Marquee, doesn't seem to fit with all the sharp angles.

didnt even notice that, good catch.  here are some refined sketches.  for the angles, i tried to keep the lines even with the marquee, back of the machine and also the slant of the panel.



for some reason, the center design, those angles remind me of star trek, hence the logo on the side.  if i did go with that design, the logo would be back lit of course

anyone have any recommendations on how to go about lighting up those edges?  if those side pieces are flat against the recessed side pieces, i can't really backlight the edges from inside.  i was thinking LED light strips but they don't project even light the way a neon tube does.

open to suggestions and thanks!

[Nephasth]

I say go with the LED strips. Pretty pleased with how mine turned out. Here's a video of a recent test...



I would route the back side edge of the outer panel with a straight bit a ways to be able to hide the LED strips on the back side of the panel.

[tony.silveira]

I say go with the LED strips. Pretty pleased with how mine turned out. Here's a video of a recent test...



I would route the back side edge of the outer panel with a straight bit a ways to be able to hide the LED strips on the back side of the panel.

wow!  sold!  that looks great man

[Nephasth]

Thanks, you can see how I wired them on the last page of the Two-Head Beast thread.

[Woodshop Flunky]

I don't think this stuff is cheap, but it would be really slick edge banding...

[edin_dave]

Nice work- love the 'subtle' Atari logo

What with Jonny Ive getting a knighthood today, I wonder what his arcade sketch would look like?