Mission Control Project: 5 years on, what to do with the leftovers?

[mpm32]

Don't use shelac.  It gets damaged easily with moisture.  I build furniture and restore antiques.  I use a polymerized tung oil. (sutherland is the brand)  It's a wipe on finish that you apply in coats and builds up to a very hard finish.  Whatever you do don't use plastic (poly).

[DrewKaree]

Don't use shelac.  It gets damaged easily with moisture.  I build furniture and restore antiques.  I use a polymerized tung oil. (sutherland is the brand)  It's a wipe on finish that you apply in coats and builds up to a very hard finish.  Whatever you do don't use plastic (poly).

What's in that oil finish that builds up?  I've never seen the stuff, so I'm just going on regular tung oil, which that stuff definitely doesn't seem to be.  And what's the price run on that stuff? 

[markrvp]

Time for your weekly update.

[mpm32]

Drew,

Here's a link to the finish I was talking about.

http://www.sutherlandwelles.com/ptodir.htm

Nothing looks better on on wood, this really makes the grain pop.  A french polish with shelac looks really nice but it won't have the durability that this does.

It's not cheap but nothing really good ever is.

[Pixelhugger]

Top of the CP is complete. Just gotta wire it now. The printing was done by mamemarquees and is absolutely SPECTACULAR. I wish these pictures could do their printing justice. I've been struggling to get accurate images. Apparently mamemarquees printing is capable of a wider color gamut than my swanky digital camera. When I take pictures under overly warm tungsten light I get a pretty accurate hue to the blues, but the colors wash out and look milky. When I take pictures outside in the sunlight I get better saturation and contrast, but the blues look too cyan. So... just picture the blue values from the inside shots with the vibrant saturated look of the outdoor shots and you'll get a better idea of how it looks in person.

[Felsir]

That is one heck of a goodlooking CP. It looks absolutely great!! (sorry, I was looking for better words to describe my awe, but words fail me...oh well- you know what I mean)

[dmsuchy]

lookin very nice indeed! All startin to come together.

[Pixelhugger]

And here's one for the coffee table book.

[SirPoonga]

That looks good, but I gotta ask.  Is player 2 joy in the way of the spinner?

[DrewKaree]

When I take pictures under overly warm tungsten light I get a pretty accurate hue to the blues, but the colors wash out and look milky. When I take pictures outside in the sunlight I get better saturation and contrast, but the blues look too cyan. So... just picture the blue values from the inside shots with the vibrant saturated look of the outdoor shots and you'll get a better idea of how it looks in person.

Well that certainly clears everything up for me

[Frosty]

Top of the CP is complete. Just gotta wire it now. The printing was done by mamemarquees and is absolutely SPECTACULAR. I wish these pictures could do their printing justice.

Well, that seals the deal for me.  MameMarquees it is.  It does look great...

On a side note, what sticks are you using?  At first I wasn't big on the ball-tops, but after seeing how they look on your CP, I might change my mind on this.

[Pixelhugger]

That looks good, but I gotta ask.

[Pixelhugger]

Well that certainly clears everything up for me

Hehehe. OK, translation- mamemarquees does a better job printing that my pictures can show.

[SirPoonga]

That looks good, but I gotta ask.  Is player 2 joy in the way of the spinner?

No. Although if you were to use the spinner with your right hand I'm sure it would be.

So for spinner games you remap player 1 controls to the player 2 side?

[Pixelhugger]

Well there's definitely going to be side swapping between players. I opted for only one 4 way. So 4 way games are played on P1 side and yeah, spinner games (basically Tempest) on the P2 side.

[Pixelhugger]

Close up of the trackball bullnosing. Again, the plexi makes it hard to get a good picture. All the text and graphics are razor sharp and actually make the overlay look dimensional. As though the Mission Control text is floating above the surface.

[Pixelhugger]

And a final gratuitous full frontal shot showing the bow front and super thick trim. I think the reflection from the white ceiling is causing the flat look to the artwork. Ah, well. You get the idea.

[AmericanDemon]

Unbelievable.  Thats awesome man.  I am glad its starting to come together for ya!

[Pixelhugger]

Well, that seals the deal for me.

[Pixelhugger]

Oh,yeah... they were originally red ball tops. I bought the 3 (short) replacement shafts from Ponyboy (also highly recommended). Things of beauty!

[GreenKnight37]

Definitely a beautiful looking CP.  And MameMarquees should pay you some money, because I think you just earned them a few dozen customers

Keep up the great work with the cab.  It may go slowly, but you're definitely going to get a high quality piece of work when everything is said and done.

So...Can we vote this cabinet into the Hall of Fame before its actually completed?

[markrvp]

So...Can we vote this cabinet into the Hall of Fame before its actually completed?

No, we want to make sure he finishes it.





Pixel:

Looks great.

[Bones]

That's some great looking work Pixel.

[DrewKaree]

So...Can we vote this cabinet into the Hall of Fame before its actually completed?

No, we want to make sure he finishes it.

Yeah, it's not unique to have an unfinished cab, therefore it doesn't qualify for the HoF yet, unless we're going for uniqueness based on number of other pictures in a cab thread   Ahhhh, Pixel, we keed, we keed!

Since you started we have seen the introduction of translucent microswitch buttons and LED controllers.  Have you considered replacing the black player buttons with lighted blue translucents?

Good job Mark   That won't prolong progress on it, since clearly he won't build a custom jig to create a faceted lens for the LED's to create better light diffusion, or manufacture his own button or some such thing.  Yeah, first you talk about making sure he completes it, then you throw a million-dollar challenge at him and triple-dog-dare him to try and resist it. 

I think that's another reason we like this thread Pixel.  Whether you are or aren't, you never say anything to make us think you're anything but a good sport about us gunnin' on you   Thanks for letting us all live vicariously through you, brudda!

[Pixelhugger]

Since you started we have seen the introduction of translucent microswitch buttons and LED controllers.

[Knievel]

Looks beautiful Pixel.

BTW I bent some plexi on the weekend and have a new appreciation for your marquee jig/bending posts.

[Bones]

I'm very interested in the LED controllers as well. I'd love to have a way for the FE to indicate whether a game is 4 way or 8 way. *looses self in thought*

What a great idea!!! 

[dfmaverick]

That looks good, but I gotta ask.

[DrewKaree]

I'm taking this opportunity to invite myself over to try your cab out if when it's done.

I'm also taking requests of what drink to spill on your CP.  No shakes though.  We want something to get in the innards

If I were you, I'd get a BB pistol to shoot those kinds of knobs in the ass when you catch 'em

[Bones]

I think Pixel should install some type of self destruction mode. The machine will examine and analyse any spillage and then consciously make up its own mind to self detonate.

[Timoe]

*attempt to delete has failed*

I am very interested in visiting your website once it is up.  I am particularly interested in the marquee, control panel art design portion. 

[Mark70]

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[markrvp]

I would like to buy the kit for this design/project.

[Ed_McCarron]

"Skill and practice bring back times past"

Am I close?

[Santoro]

I was wondering about that as well. It's a really cool touch, isn't it?

[nostrebor]

Latin

Pixel, it looks fantastic.

[Ed_McCarron]

I was wondering about that as well. It's a really cool touch, isn't it?

Extremely cool touch.  Of course, us arcade geeks are the only ones that'll notice it.   

[Ed_McCarron]

Hah!  Found it on page 6...

"The art and science of remembering when."

Stupid latin.  Too many words with multiple meanings.

[SirPoonga]

ars = art, skill, method, science, technique, craft, conduct
et = and
ratio = system, manner, method, procedure, theory, reason, judgement, consideration
revocandi = to call back, recover, refer, revoke
temporis = of time, short-lived or temporary
praeteriti = past, expressing or describing a past action or condition

Heh, my translation - "The art and system to recover a lost/previous time"

[Zakk]

I oh-so-want to pour beer all over that control panel