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| Pixelhugger:
PROJECT COMPLETE! I've posted the link to the reveal video here so you don't have to dig to page 40 to find it. The link below works even though the vimeo thumbnail doesn't... Mission Control Final Countdown Video! TABLE OF CONTENTS CABINET RENDERS Cabinet pinup Final design Why the solid wood and all the detail? Vintage Mission Control 1983 Videogame Magazine "Ad" Different thread Off topic Ricardo Montalban Ad SIDEART Rocketsprocket side art cut from plasma jet Rocketsprocket side art arrives GARAGE FLOOR Carving Toyworks logo into floor Finished garage floor Non chronological MARQUEE Dimensional marquee jig for plastic bending Test plastic Bending plastic with torches (outer face) Bending plastic with heatstrip (inner face) Trimming plastic to size Finished marquee plastic Non chronological Making the "marquee box" panels Non chronological CONTROL PANEL Drilling plastic top Trackball hole polishing First CP panel - particle board Second (actual) CP panel - MDF Non chronological Final shiny trackball hole Final control panel SIDE PANELS Paper printout Surfacing 2" thick solid wood Creating the MDF template and gluing up 4x8' panel Final glued-up panels. Cutting to shape with MDF template Non chronological Final sides Non chronological NAVPANEL Navpanel layout Navpanel templates NavPanel cutting. Final navpanel with temporary art Slot loading drive custom mountNon chronological MULTILAYERED CURVED BEZEL Bezel construction Finished bezel against curved arcade monitor __________________________ BEGIN THREAD: I'm in the final drafting phase of Stage 2 of my cabinet project, Mission Control. I couldn't be prouder of the final design, though I know it's gianormous marquee and cartoony curves will earn their fair share of criticism. ::) It features a 3 panel marquee a-la Dragon's Lair/Space Ace, a backlit instruction panel above the monitor, and a small control strip (for front end navigation and options) between the main CP and the monitor bezel. Below is a rendering of the cabinet I put together to show my wife that a Mame cabinet really can look like a piece of furniture...however tragic I find that comparison ;) The sides will be New Zealand rosewood and the trim will be black walnut. The "side art" I'm planning (if I actually get around to it) will be metal lettering cut to match the logo on the marquee, trimmed with blue EL wire or perhaps illuminated from behind. The center front panel of the CP's 3 sided base will be modified to drop flat with an illuminated keyboard removed from it's case and embedded in it's own mini lexan control panel on the backside of the door panel. Mission Control was the name of my favorite arcade as a kid. It worked well as the name for my CP when I made the overlay and the play on words was a fun coincidence. The small title you see beneath Mission Control says "The Simulacrum" which, as the dictionary defines it, is a "convincing representation of reality"...appropriate for a project dedicated to emulation. |
| Pixelhugger:
And the marquee. All artwork on all the cab is 100% vector. ;D |
| Brax:
That cabinet is BEAUTIFUL. :o Anyone who pans that design is a heathen! It kinda gives me an Alice in Wonderland feel . Make it, make it, make it!!!!! |
| Homebrew:
That is awesome! A nice spin on the basic cab design. Kinda strikes me as having some "computer space" flavor to it, though it looks nothing like a computer space cab. I guess its the curves. Definitetly a welcome variation. You have much respect from me as that design will probably be a bit more difficult to cut than most. I know curves are not my cutting specialty. I can't wait to see the finished product. It's definetly a unique design. Good luck and post pics as soon as its done. -Kevin |
| Cameronj:
I think it is totally awesome!!!!! I wish I had your design/assembly skills. Great work!!!!!!! Cameron |
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