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[yotsuya]

Any updates?

[Rick]

Any updates?

Very small.

My CNC guy is still working with his CAM software provider on the problem, but has offered to rebuild the design parts that are affected by the bug manually - and at no cost - and have one of my designs ready for Friday, my first day off.

I've just started a new job, after a years' hiatus from the working world, and I'm only off today and Friday. So, I hope to have some great pictures up at that time!

[rablack97]

ok, when are we gonna build something here, all these diagrams, sketch-up pics, and promises......

Can we see some wood?

No more talk..........wood, mdf, melamine, particle board, mould it out of sutcco if you have too....

    

Hi Ya Rick

[mike boss]

Like many others here..........I WANT WOOD!
I really look forward to checking these out.
I think this will be such a cool project.

[Brian74]

There is a awful lot of talk about wood in this thread lol

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[Rick]

There is a awful lot of talk about wood in this thread lol

[rablack97]

This is getting depressing....

[rablack97]

However, at 0:16 in this video, that will be the response of the audience when we see wood....

Until then, its...0:8 t0 0:15, instead of bags its posts....

and then it's 0:19 to the end of video, if we see one more sketchup drawing w/o wood....


By the way, Unicorns are fictional characters, could this thread be fictional....

Well, FYI, the Unicorns be like.....




Hi Ya Rick

[Rick]

Shun! Shuuuuuunnnn!!!!!

[rablack97]

Just giving you a hard time man, waiting for all this greatness to take shape.....Looking forward to your new brood of Bartop goodness...

[yotsuya]

[HaRuMaN]

 

[Rick]

Received just now:

"I just got an email last night from the CAM people with some things to try. I'm working on them now, will be in touch shortly." - My CNC Guy

 

[Rick]

Good news. The parts are ready, and I can pick them up any time!!! Here's the bad news. I'm working an afternoon/evening shift today (12-930, ack) and the same tomorrow, so I won't be able to pick them up until Friday.

I'm off on Friday, so I will have a comprehensive and exhaustive post then, but I have also asked the CNC guy if he's able to snap some pics for me... If I get them this afternoon, look for a post from me tonight after I get home! I CAN'T WAIT!!!

[Rick]

Oh, and one more thing...

[yotsuya]

Craigslist rules apply here: Unless it's in your truck, there's no deal. 






* Yay Rick!

[Rick]

Craigslist rules apply here: Unless it's in your truck, there's no deal. 

You son of a ...

 

Fine. Then I guess you don't want to see more of these...

* Yay Rick!

HA! Saw that! Ok, ok. Here you go. These are the pics from the potato camera at my CNC guy's place. Everything is skidded and ready to go. Looks like I'm going to need a bigger car. (I drive a Suzuki Swift, sooooo ... yeah.)

The Skid, top down:



The rear top piece, showing the venting:



The common monitor mount, including both sets of mounting holes:



The Contender's control panel:



The Contender's control panel, in a closer detail:



So, there's a bit of cleanup to do on the pieces - giving them all the once-over with some fine sandpaper and dusting them up, but there you go. We're ... almost ... there! (I'll forgo the "wood" jokes for the time being, and save you all from me posting "The O Face" gif.



p.s. Haruman, TTT, if you please!!!

[HaRuMaN]

What is TTT? 

[Rick]

What is TTT? 

To the top!!! (My fun way of requesting "sticky status".) Thank you, good sir! It's been a loooooong time coming.

[HaRuMaN]

Done.  Lol.

[yotsuya]

Imagine the crowd is chanting your name:

[Rick]

Imagine the crowd is chanting your name.

Thank you! LOL.

Really, it does mean a lot to me to have the support of the Membership here. I'm really happy to be able to provide these, and will do my best to continue giving back to the community wherever possible!

[macattack]

looking good. you are right about needing to get a truck now

love the fact they labelled all the parts. makes life alot easier, id love to have that done but since it means i would need to do it myself, i think i'll have to skip it

looking forward to seeing the test fit pics.

[opt2not]

Let the bartop wars begin! 

[Mamezilla]

 

Great news !!!

[Typefighter01]

Good for you Rick, I am glad things are coming together 

[SgtSlaughter]

Woohoo!   :applaud:v

Now when these shipping?  (Or available for pickup) 

[Monkeyvoodoo]

Awesome! Now to wait until January to put my order in

[mike boss]

Excited to see these come together.
Cant wait to see them in person.

Perhaps I need to ask the wife for one for my B-day (Dec 21st) ?

Glad to see it's all coming together Rick!

Make sure you share this info on CGCC!

[Rick]

looking good. you are right about needing to get a truck now love the fact they labelled all the parts. makes life alot easier, id love to have that done but since it means i would need to do it myself, i think i'll have to skip it looking forward to seeing the test fit pics.

No kidding about the truck. I actually did pay $4 a sheet extra for the labeling, but I see that as a definite positive, since I had so many pieces at the end of a six sheet run!

Let the bartop wars begin! 

LOL. Those started a long time ago, and I figure I've lost more than my fair share of battles. I've kicked myself for coming out of the gate so early with my designs, because nobody was really focused on making bartops inspired by the originals (en masse, anyway) until after I came out with mine.

Ah well. Next time, I won't be so quick to throw out my new ideas before I have "prototype in hand".

Great news!!!

Thanks for the support! (The cheque's in the mail!)

Good for you Rick, I am glad things are coming together.

Seriously, thank you. After both my Wife and I were let go a year ago, and having so much difficulty finding jobs recently, I hope that this will be a small bit of positive "something" that can help out, even just a little.

Woohoo! Now, when these shipping?  (Or available for pickup)

I'm off on Friday and Saturday, and will be focused on getting things checked for quality (fit and finish) at that point. This also means a trip out to Brampton (Uline, bitches! Hey Haruman, I can drive to mine!  ) to buy me some boxes and the local Dollarama for extra packing material.

If I'm really, really lucky, everything that I have that is "spoken for" (which, actually is everything!) will be picked up or shipped out the door before the end of the weekend.

Awesome! Now to wait until January to put my order in.

No worries, sir! I'm at your service, and only hope that the prototypes live up to the images I have in my head!

Excited to see these come together. Can't wait to see them in person. Perhaps I need to ask the wife for one for my B-day (Dec 21st)? Glad to see it's all coming together Rick! Make sure you share this info on CGCC!

LOL. No worries! My next stop is the CGCC for a bit of a "teaser post". I'm sure that it's going to drum up some serious business over the coming couple of weeks, what with Christmas and all.

And to everybody here - I can not impart enough how much I appreciate your support. The inspiration of the custom builders, of Haruman, macattack and all of the others who provide products to the arcade enthusiast community as a whole, and the people who simply play. Without these people, there would be no community, and I wouldn't be so lucky as to be doing what I am doing.

Thank you all, so very, very much.

 

[HaRuMaN]

LOL. Those started a long time ago, and I figure I've lost more than my fair share of battles. I've kicked myself for coming out of the gate so early with my designs, because nobody was really focused on making bartops inspired by the originals (en masse, anyway) until after I came out with mine.

Ah well. Next time, I won't be so quick to throw out my new ideas before I have "prototype in hand".

*cough*IcallBS,checkthedates*cough*

I am also working a new design for a vertical kit.   

MVS inspired single player:

[HaRuMaN]

I'm off on Friday and Saturday, and will be focused on getting things checked for quality (fit and finish) at that point. This also means a trip out to Brampton (Uline, bitches! Hey Haruman, I can drive to mine!  ) to buy me some boxes and the local Dollarama for extra packing material.

I do wish I had a Uline closer.  Paying $20+ for shipping every time I need 10 more boxes sucks.

[Rick]

*cough*IcallBS,checkthedates*cough*

LOL. I may be a cade snob, but I don't count MVS/NeoGeo as being a 'classic cabinet design'. I was really talking the Midway and Nintendo. (So much so, that I needed to Google what the f "MVS" stood for.)

[HaRuMaN]

*cough*IcallBS,checkthedates*cough*

LOL. I may be a cade snob, but I don't count MVS/NeoGeo as being a 'classic cabinet design'. I was really talking the Midway and Nintendo. (So much so, that I needed to Google what the f "MVS" stood for.)

Midway was April 24th. 

[Rick]

Midway was April 24th. 

Ok, fine. I'll concede that. Nintendo is what I meant. Strictly Nintendo.

[HaRuMaN]

Nintendo was a customer request.  I had no plans to do one, really.  Glad I did, though.  It's now just behind the widescreen weecade as a the top-seller.

[Rick]

Nintendo was a customer request.  I had no plans to do one, really.  Glad I did, though.  It's now just behind the widescreen weecade as a the top-seller.

Then, you're welcome for the inspiration.



(Seriously. You don't have to say it. I won't hold you to it. But you know it's all me, dude.)

[yotsuya]

*cough*IcallBS,checkthedates*cough*

LOL. I may be a cade snob, but I don't count MVS/NeoGeo as being a 'classic cabinet design'.

Be careful saying that. You might unleash a hoarde of fanboys.

[Rick]

Be careful saying that. You might unleash a hoarde of fanboys.

I know. I guess I'm an old codger that way. I just always saw those cabinets as being an "oh look, a 4-in-1 system. Somebody couldn't afford the space for four real arcade games?"



Also: GET OFF MY LAWN.

[mike boss]

The idea of bartop units that borrow from the classics is a great idea.
I can see why people are so excited!
As I said before I can't wait to see pics of the Nintendo inspired model all put together.