Author Topic: FLYNN'S ARCADE (Project Code Name: Overambitious) - FINISHED (Read 443018 times)

dkersten · « **Reply #600 on:** January 05, 2015, 02:47:46 pm »

I will add to Chance's info: The u360 is a great "do-everything" stick, but if you are looking to play something specific, it is not always the best for any one thing. The J-stik with servo option is also a good stick, but again not the best 4 way or the best 8 way, just good for a situation where you want one stick doing either automatically. Adding the longer shafts to either (same shafts for both sticks) affects the throw quite a lot, so consider the balance between how you want it to LOOK vs how you want it to FEEL. I never got around to going with the long shafts on my j-stiks and for 4 way games I like them better than the u360's, but I used the j-stik with the servo in Nostalgia and with the long shafts they aren't nearly as good on games like pac-man.

Imagamejunky · « **Reply #601 on:** January 06, 2015, 03:01:57 am »

Thank you very much Chance for the thorough response!

I actually already purchased ONE ipac ultimate i/o and a utrac trackball with rgb. Unfortunately after doing more reading it looks like I will need a second ipac ultimate i/o. CRAP. With my plan for a full 4 player control panel similar to yours it doesn't look like one ultimate i/o will be enough. I'm assuming this is why you stated that you would have purchased 2? I'm pretty confused by the ulitmarc website. Why does it say that the ipac won't allow for a 4 player set-up AND the trackball when the trackball has usb anyway?

And thanks for the advice dkersten.

Junky

dkersten · « **Reply #602 on:** January 06, 2015, 11:49:15 am »

You can order the trackball with or without it's own usb controller, and you can run it off the ipac uio, but it does take several inputs away from the ipac. Using the u360's means you can free up 4 inputs each on the uio and still have enough room to run a full 4 player setup off one controller. It is true, if the ipac uio had just a few more inputs and outputs, it would be even more perfect for a full 4 player "frankenpanel". Since my trackball and mouse cover the p3 and p4 joystick inputs, I used the p1 and p2 for p3 and p4 and used the u360's as joysticks through their own usb. I could have freed up tons more inputs on the ipac too, if I had chosen to us the u360 inputs for the buttons. But in the end, if you are going 100% switch based controls and also want to use a spinner and a trackball, you will have to add some other form of controller.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #603 on:** January 08, 2015, 08:38:31 pm »

sc23 · « **Reply #604 on:** January 09, 2015, 07:25:25 am »

Awesome machine. Everything is so well finished, what an achievement.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #605 on:** January 11, 2015, 01:04:05 pm »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #606 on:** January 18, 2015, 08:10:36 pm »

Chance, this is one of the best finshed cabs I've seen on here. My neighbor just asked if I could build him a 4P cabinet and I'm going to use yours as inspiration. Simply awesome.

P.S. Look for a new build thread from me in about a couple of weeks....or 2

AJ

ozone614 · « **Reply #607 on:** January 23, 2015, 02:11:20 pm »

Chance, what a great build. Really enjoyed reading through this thread. Your prep work really paid off and shows through on the finished product. Love the attention to detail you put into everything. Just an amazing job from start to finish. I hope to start my first build later this year and would be ecstatic if it turns out half as good as yours.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #608 on:** January 23, 2015, 02:24:32 pm »

Billabong · « **Reply #609 on:** January 23, 2015, 03:08:38 pm »

Just want to add another pat on the back. Awesome build and I love the theme!

The details are what separate the good cabinets from the great. Like the tokens, key ring, etc.

You've inspired me as well. Thank you!

Sparkolicious · « **Reply #610 on:** January 23, 2015, 03:18:43 pm »

wow!

mcseforsale · « **Reply #611 on:** January 25, 2015, 09:56:17 pm »

Any way to get a measurement on the CP top?

AJ

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #612 on:** January 27, 2015, 11:59:18 pm »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #613 on:** January 28, 2015, 08:52:06 pm »

BTW, GT Bikes FTW! Been riding them since '83.

There's a few more, but this is just an arcade forum...

AJ

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #614 on:** January 28, 2015, 09:13:24 pm »

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #615 on:** February 26, 2015, 07:54:50 pm »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #616 on:** February 28, 2015, 01:55:09 pm »

maybe:

Thanks for all the help! I'm hoping to start putting panels on soon.

AJ

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #617 on:** February 28, 2015, 01:58:50 pm »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #618 on:** February 28, 2015, 02:02:16 pm »

sure will. It's been fits and starts lately with the weather and work. Unfortunately, all of my cutting has to happen outside in the driveway. But, I got the bulk of the panels cut a week ago, it's just been too crappy out to start really building. We might go pick up the monitor tomorrow, then I can start the real building...at which time I'll start the "Blatant ripoff of ChanceKJs FLYNN'S ARCADE" build thread.

AJ

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #619 on:** February 28, 2015, 02:04:00 pm »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #620 on:** February 28, 2015, 02:26:02 pm »

Yeah, I think we're going to go a little cheaper with a 60HZ TV. Also, it'll be wintel....I got an old AMD lying around. Just need to figure out the video card.

AJ

MeatLoafX · « **Reply #621 on:** March 06, 2015, 03:54:36 pm »

Just wanted to say that this build has been a huge inspiration to me. I'm nowhere near ready to start building, but I've looked through this entire thread many times and have it bookmarked on multiple devices.

My project will not be nearly as advanced as this one, but the size and shape of the cabinet and control panel are definitely something I'm likely to use.

Thank you for making so much useful information available.

(side question - were the CP plans/sketches available? Hard to get a sense of the depth and width - I really like the hinged aspect as well!)

yotsuya · « **Reply #622 on:** March 06, 2015, 04:41:43 pm »

Quote from: MeatLoafX on March 06, 2015, 03:54:36 pm

(side question - were the CP plans/sketches available? Hard to get a sense of the depth and width - I really like the hinged aspect as well!)

He would do anything for you, but he won't do that.

MeatLoafX · « **Reply #623 on:** March 06, 2015, 06:04:13 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on March 06, 2015, 04:41:43 pm

He would do anything for you, but he won't do that.

Ha! Fair enough. I saw the side panel files and didn't know if I was just missing a cp layout.

This thread is a constant source of information. I'm source of information. So much to digest !!

yotsuya · « **Reply #624 on:** March 06, 2015, 06:11:29 pm »

That was just a play on your forum nickname, my friend. I'm sure ChanceKJ would be willing to share with you. He's a good guy.

MeatLoafX · « **Reply #625 on:** March 06, 2015, 06:14:58 pm »

Well, I had the side panel dimensions and the front panel dimensions... I figured two out of three ain't bad.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #626 on:** March 06, 2015, 09:28:03 pm »

MeatLoafX · « **Reply #627 on:** March 07, 2015, 08:53:14 am »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on March 06, 2015, 09:28:03 pm

I gave out side dimensions?

Well, between photo 2 & 3 on your Flickr page and the pdf/cad files in this thread, I have a really good idea on side panel dimensions - thank you!

And thank you for taking the time to put together the rough numbers. It really helps a ton.

My goal isn't to copy you - imho, you've set the gold standard here and I'm thankful I can pick your brain a little bit. My project is just getting started - I have the computer system set up, the front end, and most of the software finished. The weather has been way too cold to go to the garage and start building anything (and I'm not at that stage yet anyway - still trying to learn as much as I can).

Thank you again for your time and willingness to answer questions. It's a huge help.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #628 on:** March 07, 2015, 01:42:57 pm »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #629 on:** March 26, 2015, 04:12:48 pm »

OK, so build thread is forthcoming. I should have it up this weekend. I finally got the coindoor from TS so I can finalize all the panels. Then, the case can be permanently glued/screwed and put in the background while I work on the CP and CP box. I've made a couple of changes but only because I won't have a shelf with the PC on it.

On another note, he found a pretty monster PC to drive the thing. It's an AMD dual core with 4 GB of ram and a huge HD. My plan is to have it serve as a jukebox, MAME/Arcade and household file server. He's a musician and after talking to him it would be nice for him to have a central place to keep all his tunes and lyrics and stuff. So, the PC will probably continuously run for the most part.

Teaser shot:

Look for the "I'm totally ripping off ChanceKJ's Flynn's Arcade project just like I did with Knievel's Slimline" build thread. Coming at you this weekend!

AJ

mcseforsale · « **Reply #630 on:** March 26, 2015, 04:16:40 pm »

Chance, see any GTs in the background?

AJ

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #631 on:** March 26, 2015, 09:07:13 pm »

mcseforsale · « **Reply #632 on:** March 26, 2015, 09:22:29 pm »

Yes. I LOVE blue GTs.

Sorry...I just love that pic.

AJ

zahhhkinnn · « **Reply #633 on:** March 27, 2015, 11:25:22 am »

Awesome machine man, i love the attention to details,

can you tell me which volume knob/potentiometer you bought for this and how do you wired it, i have the exact same set of speakers,

if you have an ebay link or something for the part it will be great

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #634 on:** March 27, 2015, 11:31:45 am »

zahhhkinnn · « **Reply #635 on:** March 27, 2015, 11:51:49 am »

great man, but i was looking more for the actual potentiometer, the one where you solder the wires, something like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-pcs-Alpha-50KA-A50K-50K-Dual-Logarithmic-Audio-Pot-Potentiometer-15mm-1-4W-/300921414376?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46105062e8

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #636 on:** March 27, 2015, 11:57:55 am »

abkaz · « **Reply #637 on:** March 27, 2015, 12:20:17 pm »

Where did you get the plastic cover for the button on the back of your control panel? I seem to recall a post that mentioned it, but I can't find it because my mind is melting from all the great pics in this thread.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #638 on:** March 27, 2015, 12:31:01 pm »

Scotty_C · « **Reply #639 on:** April 06, 2015, 11:34:53 pm »

Absolutely amazing build! Your attention to the little things is what makes this project I've thought about doing one of these for years...well now all I need is a theme! I've looked at several of these builds on here to get a feel for what I really want for my cabinet and well your side panels are perfect, so I'll be using those for sure. thanx for taking the time to post and take pics


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