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Nephew's Birthday Present - Mini
CoryBee:
Nephew's birthday in a week and a half, turning 3. My brother and I (mostly me) are building his kid a mini arcade for his game room. It will stand about 37" tall and is going to have a Two-Player control panel with three main buttons each, a Pl1 & Pl2 button and a black button for exiting functions.
He doesn't have a lot of money to throw at it in time for his birthday, luckily for him I have a bunch of MDF scrap pieces from Home Depot. All in all the wood cost so far is about 5 buckaroonies (if that).
Here is what we got done this evening.
(Don't mind the dirty, scrap wood remember)
He thought we were building him a house :laugh:
Nephew putting some work in
Sitting next to the very unfinished "Clyde's Corner" for size comparison.
Edit: He is turning 3 not 4.......brother had me fix that
CoryBee:
The cab is going to have art printed for the control panel and painted on the sides (black probably). My question is should I paint with spray paint or bucket paint? :dunno
Buckets sounds better to me for the ease of applying (using a roller - latex maybe?)
He wants to get art done for it later on down the line. The kid loves avengers so that is the overall theme.
Most parts have been ordered, USB controllers to hack, buttons and joysticks, and t-molding. Going to get a cheap computer from craigslist as well as the monitor and the PC amplifier we can probably source from the thrift store. Already have other things like Power Strip and power button and switch.
Acids:
Looks Like your making Quick progress :applaud:
Is it the photo angle or is the mini cab seem a little wide for its height?
Are you going to try get two players on there?
CoryBee:
--- Quote from: Acids on November 14, 2012, 01:45:01 am ---Looks Like your making Quick progress :applaud:
Is it the photo angle or is the mini cab seem a little wide for its height?
Are you going to try get two players on there?
--- End quote ---
Thanks ;D
Must be the angle cause it is a perfect width I think. It is going to be two player, with a 18 1/2" control panel.
Typefighter01:
No matter the quality of cabs you build (which seem to be getting better every time BTW), no one on here can accuse you of being lazy. You are an arcade building machine. Makes me wonder if you and Griffindodd have jobs or are you guys locked up in the garage and have food passed under the door.
Looks like the cab will fit him perfect. :D
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