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R-Kaid-Revelation (2/12 Final photos and video!)
quizz_kid:
Thank you guys. What a welcome to the forum, it already feels like home. Glad you like my work, much appreciated.
--- Quote from: TheDude on June 14, 2013, 07:28:06 am ---Awesome ! And I love the steampunk look of these !
No plan for a bartop in that style ?
Really outstanding skills
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I would love to do a bartop soon... Next build maybe, who knows. I wouldn't call myself steampunk though, although some aesthetic elements might seem close.
--- Quote from: emphatic on June 14, 2013, 11:18:41 am ---Hey, quizz_kid, I'm pretty sure I met you last year @ retrospelsmässan in Gothenburg when you were showcasing your K-Raid 44 (if I'm not mistaken) along with that awesome LCD "TV".
Welcome to this forum!
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Thanks! Yeah, last year I presented my first arcade machine at RSM, the "R-Kaid-6". I've developed some since then I guess.
quizz_kid:
The basic concept of Revelation is a collaboration between me and a German guy named Marcus. Hopefully we will get Chris Huelsbeck, a composer who wrote music for C64 and Amiga(Turrican 1-3 etc.), to make a startup tune for this machine. That would be so nice!
Anyway...
This is the small projector I'll be using for Revelation. It's the LG PB60G, and it's a very bright little beamer with its 500 ANSI
... and of course I had to open her up and see how she looks on the inside.
Because of the position of the lens, I won't have acess to the focus dial when centered. So I'll have to make some kind of extension. This is where LEGO technic comes very handy =) More about this later
Woodwork of today:
Drilled a lot of holes today. Due to some sparse dimensions, I figured I had to use 4mm dowels connecting the differnet pieces.
Here are the the parts for the lower section that'll house beamer and foot stand.
When drilling holes in the side panel parts, I made a simple 3,5º jig...
... and just slided the pieces in there. Very efficient!
Here are the three ledges that'll keep the upper structure together for now. They are tiny, and might look simple from above...
But as you can see, I've put a lot of work into these looking at the profiles.
Then I used a router for some inner sliding tracks.
From above.
Then I dry fitted the construction with dowels, just to get an idea of how it'll look like later. This is the lower section.
Upper section.
Sections mounted together
Another angle.
More to come
Yvan256:
Wow, first of all, you sir have mad skills when it comes to woodworking. I'm pretty sure there's only a dozen or so members near your level. I'm just happy if I can cut a wood plank in two without sawing a finger off. And that's with a hand saw. :laugh:
--- Quote from: quizz_kid on June 14, 2013, 08:12:23 pm ---The basic concept of Revelation is a collaboration between me and a crazy German guy named Marcus. Hopefully we will get Chris Huelsbeck, a composer who wrote music for C64 and Amiga(Turrican 1-3 etc.), to make a startup tune for this machine. That would be so nice!
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I guess we all have our "special dream" for our projects. Mine would be to get the girl from Blazing Star to record custom voice recordings for my cabinet(s). I guess I can always use "Select your machine" when the game menu shows up, though. ;D
quizz_kid:
--- Quote from: Yvan256 on June 14, 2013, 09:12:24 pm ---Wow, first of all, you sir have mad skills when it comes to woodworking. I'm pretty sure there's only a dozen or so members near your level. I'm just happy if I can cut a wood plank in two without sawing a finger off. And that's with a hand saw. :laugh:
--- Quote from: quizz_kid on June 14, 2013, 08:12:23 pm ---The basic concept of Revelation is a collaboration between me and a crazy German guy named Marcus. Hopefully we will get Chris Huelsbeck, a composer who wrote music for C64 and Amiga(Turrican 1-3 etc.), to make a startup tune for this machine. That would be so nice!
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I guess we all have our "special dream" for our projects. Mine would be to get the girl from Blazing Star to record custom voice recordings for my cabinet(s). I guess I can always use "Select your machine" when the game menu shows up, though. ;D
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Thanky you Yvan. I love shmups and play Blazing Star alot, so I know exactly what voice you're talking about =)
Todays work:
Continued on the foot stand today. Started by removing a lot of material below...
Had to make some special tracks because of my n00b welding skills
Put the steel construction in there and drilled som holes for wood insert nuts later
Made a cove on top and a small chamfer below, for a nice touch,
Here it is... I'm quiet happy with the result. I will paint the lower steel construction later, black I think. Or copper perhaps.
Then I started on the framework of the LCD. Made these 12mm thin walnut pieces and started to cut.
I usually complicate things, for the fun of it, and this is no exeption. I wanted the bezel to follow the angle of the side panels, and then make it a bit curved for a retro touch. Here's a simple jig for the dim saw.
After a lot of trial and error I finally got it right. These small angles everywhere are a pain.
Then I draw some lines for the curves and started sanding.
The two side pieces have the same angles, so I just taped them together for the mirror effect.
Pieces with curves.
Used the router for some round overs and then added some dowels
Glued under pressure.
Put it through the sanding master and got it down to exactly 10mm. Framework complete. Here's a dry fit.
It's hard to capture the small angles in photos due to the lens effect, but here's the bezel illustrated for a better visual.
Bezel corner, close up.
Here's a picture from the back where you can see that the bezel fit right into the sliding track I made yesterday.
Laterz!
Typefighter01:
If Da Vinci mated with the Lemarchand's box from Hellraiser and you dressed the bastard child in Steampunk attire, it would be one of your "Kaid" builds (thats a compliment BTW) :cheers: Don't know whats up with you Swedes, but the whole time I am reading the thread I'm sayin to myself "This guy has to be from Sweden!", sure enough... 8)
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