Author Topic: FLYNN'S ARCADE (Project Code Name: Overambitious) - FINISHED (Read 442403 times)

BadMouth · « **Reply #200 on:** November 20, 2013, 01:47:38 pm »

$40 here. $40 there. A year later, you have $200 in your joysticks.

I look at it as money spent on entertainment. If I weren't working on the cab, I'd be spending the money on some other way to entertain myself.

The only cheap route in this hobby is to find a fairly complete machine for <$100, do minimal work to it, toss in a PC found curbside, & sell the original boards to recoup some money.
....but it would probably be limited to 2D games in MAME and definitely wouldn't be Overambitious.

TKW4rr10r · « **Reply #201 on:** November 20, 2013, 04:52:54 pm »

Absolutely love the magnet idea. If the magnets are strong enough, could be a good alternative to CP clamp downs, as well. Unless you need the CP locked from curious fingers...

yotsuya · « **Reply #202 on:** November 20, 2013, 06:25:50 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on November 20, 2013, 01:09:02 pm

No, hence all the preplaning. It will be right, and done the first time.

Good. Remember that when you get THE ITCH.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #203 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:00:11 pm »

stigzler · « **Reply #204 on:** November 25, 2013, 04:22:44 pm »

Tidy.

Asmotron · « **Reply #205 on:** November 25, 2013, 11:55:45 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on November 20, 2013, 01:09:02 pm

No, hence all the preplaning. It will be right, and done the first time.

I remember pre-planning, then saw a cab with a 32" led TV... And had to start preparing planning all over again.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #206 on:** November 27, 2013, 03:54:44 am »

Brian74 · « **Reply #207 on:** November 27, 2013, 09:48:41 am »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on November 27, 2013, 03:54:44 am

Small update because it's really late and i'm tired. I've been working on the side art for the last 5 hours and i hate computers right now...

Keychain came in the mail today. Amazing quality, and i'm very happy with it, Jon does good work. Be sure to check out his thread Here

My quick disconnects came in from Hong Kong. I now figure I need about 80, but because I suck at math I ordered 300.
They were dirt cheap, and not bright red, so that makes me happy. The extra will come in handy and maybe i'll use the same ones on my next build.

...Wait, i'm using bright red for my next build... Meh.

Also, i had the outline for my CP printed so i could get an idea of scale. This thing is big...

Also, If anyone cares i've been blogging this build on Instagram under the Hashtag #ChancesArcade. Tons more pictures and craziness.

Have a link for those disconnects?

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 2

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #208 on:** November 27, 2013, 12:23:07 pm »

BadMouth · « **Reply #209 on:** November 27, 2013, 01:01:42 pm »

Quote from: Brian74 on November 27, 2013, 09:48:41 am

Have a link for those disconnects?

Keep in mind that the Japanese buttons use smaller terminals (.110") if you're using those.

EDIT: That's the 2.8mm from the same seller.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-Set-2-8mm-Crimp-Terminal-Female-Spade-Connector-Case-/110992661704?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d7ad9cc8

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #210 on:** November 27, 2013, 01:03:34 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #211 on:** November 27, 2013, 02:23:54 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #212 on:** November 28, 2013, 12:47:15 am »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #213 on:** November 29, 2013, 02:22:03 am »

Nephasth · « **Reply #214 on:** November 29, 2013, 10:38:54 am »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on November 29, 2013, 02:22:03 am

Not sure if you can tell but the Arcade(MAME) one has a small homage to a very popular BYOAC Cab that may have won 2012 cab of the year.....

Dude, that's awesome! I'm honored and flattered to see aspects of the Beast, even the little ones, carry over into other people's builds.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #215 on:** November 29, 2013, 11:30:19 am »

Nephasth · « **Reply #216 on:** November 29, 2013, 12:17:11 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #217 on:** November 29, 2013, 07:10:55 pm »

Slippyblade · « **Reply #218 on:** November 29, 2013, 08:06:53 pm »

Don't think I'd have used clear dust washers. They look cool, but not my style.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #219 on:** November 30, 2013, 03:15:03 am »

emphatic · « **Reply #220 on:** November 30, 2013, 04:03:29 am »

Quote from: BadMouth on November 27, 2013, 01:01:42 pm

Keep in mind that the Japanese buttons use smaller terminals (.110") if you're using those.

In my experience, .187 disconnects work very well with .110 switches (i.e. they won't fall off unless you pull on them). The other way, not so much.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #221 on:** November 30, 2013, 05:38:20 pm »

Nephasth · « **Reply #222 on:** November 30, 2013, 06:01:55 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on November 30, 2013, 05:38:20 pm

Quote from: Nephasth on October 22, 2013, 12:53:22 pm
Looking forward to seeing how your tube lighting works out!

Works quite well thank you...

Yup, I dig it.

rtkiii · « **Reply #223 on:** December 03, 2013, 02:57:40 pm »

It is coming along nicely. I think "Flynn's Arcade" might be one of the coolest names I have seen on these forums...2nd to only that of my cabinet called..."Time Machine."

Seriously I like your name better. I almost want to start a new Cabinet in the color scheme of Flynn's Arcade from Tron... Nice.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #224 on:** December 03, 2013, 03:03:54 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #225 on:** December 05, 2013, 05:28:27 am »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #226 on:** December 09, 2013, 12:53:23 am »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #227 on:** December 09, 2013, 10:15:50 am »

Hammered black FTW! Right, Maximus?

AJ

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #228 on:** December 09, 2013, 07:53:52 pm »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #229 on:** December 10, 2013, 10:49:27 am »

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,123397.msg1353812.html#msg1353812

As with any joke, I do it to DEATH!

AJ

Quote from: ChanceKJ on December 09, 2013, 07:53:52 pm

Quote from: mcseforsale on December 09, 2013, 10:15:50 am
Hammered black FTW! Right, Maximus?

...you're going to have to enlighten me on this one.

BadMouth · « **Reply #230 on:** December 10, 2013, 12:11:24 pm »

Painted the footrest of my home bar with hammered black.
It sucks. It's more grey than black and IMO looks more like defective paint than hammered metal.
That's my $.02 on hammered texture paint.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #231 on:** December 10, 2013, 12:13:14 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #232 on:** December 14, 2013, 01:52:44 am »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #233 on:** December 15, 2013, 05:53:09 am »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #234 on:** December 24, 2013, 07:15:26 am »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #235 on:** December 24, 2013, 12:04:11 pm »

You talking about vandal switches?

AJ

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #236 on:** December 24, 2013, 12:08:23 pm »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #237 on:** December 24, 2013, 08:55:20 pm »

I dunno man. Mine looked so sexy when I set it up, I had to have it front and center:

Mine's black, so when the machine is off, you can barely see it:

AJ

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #238 on:** December 26, 2013, 03:07:14 am »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #239 on:** December 28, 2013, 06:00:16 pm »


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