Jungle Fever-First Build

[wirenut]

Now all you need to rotate is that camera when you film something 

Good job with the monitor. you made that look a bit more easy then it probably is. 

Yeah, I'm as amateur in photography as I am in arcade building. 

[mike boss]

Did I toss in a custom desktop for you when I did the layout ?
I do not recall......if not, no worries, I'll be sending one your way (no charge).

[wirenut]

Did I toss in a custom desktop for you when I did the layout ?
I do not recall......if not, no worries, I'll be sending one your way (no charge).

Yep got it! I have a few new ideas that I'll email you about in the next few days....

It's been a busy week so, I hit a little of a wall, but I should have an update of the monitor installed in the cab really soon......

[wirenut]

Update time.  Things have moved slower this week do to that thing called life.     A little progress was made though...

I've read a lot about people have trouble getting their monitors mounted in the center of their cabs so, I thought I would share how I addressed it.

First, I found the vertical and horizontal centers and pulled some strings.....



Then I put a horizontal and vertical string on the monitor and just shimmed it unties the strings lined up.




So the monitor is mounted.  This week I'm going to set the computer and get the control panel wired up.

I also decided to build a dedicated pedestal for the golden tee instead of cramming it in the cab.  I'll start on that one as soon as I finish "Jungle Fever".

[AlienInferno]

Ok I've found my first newbie mistake....  The Marquee header is too shallow I think.  I just cut the back plate for the LEDs and I realized that there will not be enough room for the speakers unless I push the lights within about 2" of the Marquee.  My idea was to just drill a pattern of hole and mount the speakers on top so you would not see them.

I'm using Ultimarc LED strips:

And this is all the room that I have:

Any ideas???

You should be fine if you do like ChanceKJ says.  On mine I have a bit more space (3 inches) but all I did was cover a piece of cardboard with aluminum tape, tape that piece of cardboard into the machine using duct tape, mount the LED's with double sided tape, and mount the marquee.  My art is sandwiched between two thin pieces of plexi.  I've got 3 strips of LED's in mine and it lights it up nice and even.

It's an old picture of a marquee I no longer use but it shows the lighting.

[wirenut]

Ok I've found my first newbie mistake....  The Marquee header is too shallow I think.  I just cut the back plate for the LEDs and I realized that there will not be enough room for the speakers unless I push the lights within about 2" of the Marquee.  My idea was to just drill a pattern of hole and mount the speakers on top so you would not see them.

I'm using Ultimarc LED strips:

And this is all the room that I have:

Any ideas???

You should be fine if you do like ChanceKJ says.  On mine I have a bit more space (3 inches) but all I did was cover a piece of cardboard with aluminum tape, tape that piece of cardboard into the machine using duct tape, mount the LED's with double sided tape, and mount the marquee.  My art is sandwiched between two thin pieces of plexi.  I've got 3 strips of LED's in mine and it lights it up nice and even.

It's an old picture of a marquee I no longer use but it shows the lighting.

Thanks!  The picture is worth a thousand words.  This helps out a ton.     

[wirenut]

Ok.  Long overdue progress report.  I have been rather distracted with my new idea of taking the Golden Tee Complete and making a portable unit with a built in projector.  But that is for a different thread....

I have finished assembling the control panel.  Not as clean as I would have liked, but it will be out of sight/out of mind. 



And the finished panel



Today I will work on finishing the install of the Power button, usb jack, fan, computer, and power supply.  We'll see how far I get....

[AlienInferno]

Control panel looks great.

[wirenut]

Ok this update is wayyyyy overdue.  I've been really busy getting this one done and I am about 95% there!  So basically since the last post I've put everything together.  I'll hit the highlights.....

First, I installed the monitor and cut and painted a circle to block everything out.  I made this inner-bezel with thin acrylic and painted the back side with black Plasti-Dip. 



Next I installed the power button, usb hub, and volume knob (Powermate that I plasti-diped black) under the control panel.



I then drilled the speaker holes and mounted the speakers to the back of the marquee lights.  Then I just screwed in the marquee light board.





Next I mounter the computer parts. (I need to clean it up......)



So without further ado...





Now some testing.........




One big boo boo I made was burning up the motor controller by getting in a hurry and hooking it up backwards. 

I'll pick a new one up when I'm in the States next month and throw it in.  Still need to work out some software kinks.  AKA Get Ledblinky dialed in and set up games lists ect ect.....

Now onto project number 1a .......Golden Tee Complete Portable!!!!  Yes it will have a built-in projector and yes it will have a stand and integrated wheels to make it truely portable..... 

[ChanceKJ]

 

Wicked. Great job.

[mike boss]

Awesome work!
Looks great!

[yotsuya]

I commend you for building that out in the jungle. What is it that you do there?

[wirenut]

Thanks guys!  I'm really enjoying the hobby.  So glad that I found it.

I commend you for building that out in the jungle. What is it that you do there?

Yeah I would say the hardest part was sourcing material and tools that I needed.  You should have seen the holes that I went in only to dig through a pile of stuff to find two perfect sheets of acrylic! 

Right now, I build arcades out here.  My wife works for a major oil company and I sit at home looking for things to do....