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A Fistful of Quarters! - western themed Evolution Cab...FINISHED...
mcseforsale:
Just wanted to edit the OP and finish this off. I have a sweet serial plate coming from corybee and we will be ordering the solar grey plexi from Tap plastics this weekend. Anywho, here's the finished shots:
Final...FINAL shots. I got the glass put in, he painted the room and it is complete:
In it's new home:
Control panel pron:
Wiring pron:
Here's the MameWah skin:
Here's the sweet serial plate corybee's making me:
Thanks to LeChuck for the marquee art and Knievel for the inspired design. Read on if you're interested in the build steps...you may just see a new idea!
AJ
on to the OP:
So, I built The Blue Pill and it's sitting in my garage. And, my father in-law is a MAJOR 80s video game freak. So, I was asked to build them a cab for their retirement house. The only thing I could think of was a Kneivel Evolution style cab to fit into the small spaces. "Sure...no problem" I said.
OMG...what did I get myself into:
Well, that ^^. I'm building a Kneivel woody/evolution cab for them. And, this is the official entry build thread. This should go *MUCH* faster than The Blue Pill, since it's not my money. :applaud:
The idea is a western themed cab, which I'm still working out, but it will NOT be yellow or brown. It will be a modern cab with a Kneivel CP and obviously, a modified Kneivel evolution cab.
Enjoy!!
AJ
TGov:
I look forward to the progress :)
mcseforsale:
Got a lot done today...most of the major cuts are complete, minus the CP and front door. I think I'll get it glued and screwed by the weekend. Just glad I beat the weather today. :angry: :angry:
AJ
Hockeyboy:
Can I ask what material you went with for this? You said it's a Knievel Woody/Evolution, so is it hardwood plywood? Something else?
And, the cuts look great! Dimensions are the same as Knievel? What's your width on this cab going to be? Depth?
mcseforsale:
This is 3/4 MDF. First, because my tools are average and I don't own a table saw, so I'd be killing decent plywood all over the driveway. :hissy: :laugh2:
It's a modified Evolution/Woody. I used this basic template:
Since I don't have a decent table saw, I will have to build a CP box that's all one size (I like doing that anyway), so I've angled the actual "arms" that the CP box sits on and made that part a right-angle instead. It's the same thing I did on The Blue Pill. So, looking at it, you will notice that those actually point down. It will have the same net effect as a 4 1/2 front and 5 1/2 at the back of the CP box the way Kneivel does. I simply took a framing square and tilted it down the appropriate amount and cut it that way.
I am the master of using a skil saw and straight edge. :laugh: >:D
For anyone looking for the dimension of the rounded edges, I used a blank CD for the rounded edges on the "arms" beneath the CP and I used a tire pressure guage for the rounded edges everywhere else...I'd guess that is about 1.5" in diameter.
Working on art, but my FIL (father in law), is a real western fan so it'll have a western theme, with modern colors. I pulled some pretty cool art from the interwebs.
The CP will be basic Kneivel fare with a western town backdrop and the marquee will read "Man with No Name". :laugh2: :laugh2: I don't get it either, but it's not for me, so.... I may drop in "Arcade with No Name" instead. :dizzy: :cheers:
I will be gluing/screwing the case together some time this week. But, between teaching 2 nights, regular job and an impending move to a different building with work (I'm part of the network engineering staff...ugh.), I'll be lucky to get back to this by the end of the week.
AJ
--- Quote from: Hockeyboy on September 03, 2012, 08:52:58 pm ---Can I ask what material you went with for this? You said it's a Knievel Woody/Evolution, so is it hardwood plywood? Something else?
And, the cuts look great! Dimensions are the same as Knievel? What's your width on this cab going to be? Depth?
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