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upright cabinet with small cnc
Fabrice:
hi everyone
sorry for all the mistakes i will make, i'm french.
this forum as awake some old memories. when i was younger, looking at people playing on those big machine; i didn't have money to play so most of the time, just watch
today i want to build one for my sons. it will be a new game experience for them (and for me )
i want to use my cnc (70x100) for that . as i 'm a 3d modeler, it is not difficult to make a plan which fit these dimensions
it is based on the ultimate 2 design (but smaller)
so let's put some picture to have your comments
fabrice
BobA:
Looks like a great start. I am interested on how you will connect all the smaller pieces to give the cabinet strength.
Le Chuck:
Bienvenue! I would advise against having a right handed layout and a left handed layout on your control panel. I can't remember is the majority of arcade games in France are righty or lefty, I think the joystick is for the left hand. I know it looks nice and semetrical but your players will be more comfortable with a standard orientation.
The cab design is nice, I'd like to see some integration of interior sub panel illumination. If you're fabricating in pieces you should really be able to do some nice effects channeling light around the build to give it a nice glow.
Fabrice:
i will detail the connection between part. i will make simple slot and tabs i think
it is a mistake , of course, the joystick must be on the left side of the button for each player
good idea about the glow effect. can you detail how to achieve this please ?
Le Chuck:
I would place RGB LEDs behind each raised panel and have the panels slightly raised with a minimal airgap or use translucent plexi to act as a diffuser. That would give the cab a nice glow that would then be either linked to a micro controller or through an LED blinky and interfaced with the cabinet's front end.