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iCade to iCard - man with no woodworking skills tries to save £50
BazookaJo:
Okay - still boring, some of the PVC is a little bubbly at the top* plus I have a white iPad, can some "white wood" PVC laminate save this?
Also some clear PVC in the garage was hacked from the box the kitchen blinds came in....
BazookaJo:
The iCade looks best with the iPad in the vertical position, so what's my favourite vertical scroller? Galaga 88...
Tried printing the marquee on transparency sheet, but it was like a bit 'too' transparent, so printed on some 80gsm paper as well and stuck the transparency over the top - the effect, not too bad TBH...
BazookaJo:
Okay - on the Galaga 88 theme, the original cabinet seems a little bare, and my "iCard" cabinet needs all the help it can get... Hence my new side panels based on the artwork for the PC Engine game of the same....
BazookaJo:
Finally - printer back on on line and job done.
Okay - card models are more my thing, so I no a pug when I see it, but when all said and done it would have only taken me a couple of nights working comfortably on the living room carpet had my printer not given up the ghost, plus it was fun while it lasted.
Amateur hour looks aside I fear it's a partial fail anyhow - one of the reasons I picked Galaga 88 is that I knew it was available on the app-store. What I didn't know was that the app isn't iCade compatible?!? :banghead:
Anyhoo - I'll put the wireframe plans up on my website in the next few days should anyone fancy a bit of family fun, though I'm thinking some Balsa would have given a better result....still there's always next time :D
Malenko:
I like it! :cheers: