Donkey Kong plans

[ChanceKJ]

#65: 57cm
#63: 27.5cm
#66: 16cm
#67: 43cm
#57: 16cm (top), 16.3 (bottom)
#58: 1cm
#59: 13cm
#28: 78cm


I'm working on #74-#102 next

[ChanceKJ]

I just thought I would say cheers to Chance for taking the time to do all these measurements and Gaetan for publishing it all back to the community.  This is what makes this community great, as we sometimes get caught up in critiques and spats.  I am awaiting the finished plans, as I would love to build a nintendo style cab.

BTW, I'm super jelly of your cab Chance, regardless of its condition 

  

   Thanks

[ChanceKJ]

All measured to centre of each ¼" hole:

#74: 10.5cm*
#75: 12.5cm*
#76: 25.5cm*
#77: 34.3cm*
#78: 45cm*

#79: 49.5cm**
#80: 42.7cm**
#81: 33.5cm**
#82: 28.7cm**
#83: 26.3cm**

*Measured from the back edge
**Measured from the bottom edge of the top point of 83 on the plans.

[ChanceKJ]

#84: 2cm
#85: 13cm
#86: 14.5cm
#87: 24.5cm
#88: 8.3cm
#89: 9.5cm
#90: 67cm
#91: 23cm
#92: 57cm
#93: 9.5cm
#94: 30cm
#95: 10cm
#96: 2.5cm
#97: 20cm
#98: 2.4cm
#99: 16.7cm
#100: 21.2cm
#101: 25cm
#102: 13cm

Also, a couple of inaccuracies from your drawings in regards to the "rear monitor table", and the back edge:





And the relation of the coin box shelf/PCB shelf to the front opening of the coin door.

[ChanceKJ]

Also, i can't seem to find the picture of it, but another thread has a picture with the dimensions of the top of the coin box enclosure showing the holes for the coins to fall through from the mechs to the con box. Mine's been ripped off. Here's a picture with my coin box inside its enclosure...

[Gaetan]

Wow !!! 

What can i say
Heu... I have work !   

Stay tuned... 

[DeLuSioNal29]

I just thought I would say cheers to Chance for taking the time to do all these measurements and Gaetan for publishing it all back to the community.  This is what makes this community great, as we sometimes get caught up in critiques and spats.  I am awaiting the finished plans, as I would love to build a nintendo style cab.

BTW, I'm super jelly of your cab Chance, regardless of its condition 

  

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[ChanceKJ]

Oh, hey Gaetan....

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,144583.msg1502830.html

[Gaetan]

Oh, hey Gaetan....

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,144583.msg1502830.html

Great ! 
This is interesting.
I will follow this topic.

And I think I will update my plans and my website this evening.

Our plans seem to be more accurate than Jakobud's plans, but not perfect.
It is always possible to improve it.

[Gaetan]

Here are the last plans :

Side :


Cut :


Front view :


Rear view :


Details :


Panel :


All files are here : http://www.arcadecab.fr/
With a PDF 1/1 scale : http://www.arcadecab.fr/Donkey%20Kong/Plans/Gaetan/Donkey%20Kong%20Cab%20-%20Gaetan%20-%20Coupe%20(1.1).pdf

It's late for me now.
Good night every one ! 

Gaėtan

[ChanceKJ]

We still need to add the top of the coin box. I'm trying to remember what thread I saw that it, but someone took a picture an used MSPaint to write it's dimensions on the image.   Other then that I wouldnt mind someone else spot checking our work a little. I plan to print out the side panel template and compare some time later this or next week.

...wicked.

[Gaetan]

Hi ChanceKJ,

I'm not sure to anderstand what you say about the "top of the coin box".
Sorry it's certainly my English. ^^ 


Yes, of course help from someone else is welcome.
If someone detects an error, i can correct.

It must be interesting to print the 1:1 scale plan and compare on your cab. 

Yesterday when I repport your last measurements I had 2 doubts on 2 zones.
I will explain it with diagrams when I will be at home. 

[Buick455]

We still need to add the top of the coin box.

Hope this helps guys..

[Gaetan]

We still need to add the top of the coin box.

Hope this helps guys..

Perfect ! 

Now i understand what is the top of the coin box. ^^

I will add it.

Thank !

[ChanceKJ]

Thanks Buick!

Mine was ripped off when I bought my cab, so I need to rebuild it. This will be perfect.

[Gaetan]

Re ChanceKJ,

The two areas to be checked :

First (Marquee again) :

Is it real like this ?

Second (Panel) :

You gave me 83 mm but I have 73 mm...
Maybe you can find where the problem is.
Check details 1 and 2.

Gaėtan

[ChanceKJ]

Ok, for the first two i get: 7mm and 19mm.

for the second image (from left to right) i get:
-83mm,
-29/30mm
-174mm

[Gaetan]

Sorry if I ask you again...
But i can't reconcile the measurements...

First :


Are you sure for the 19 mm ? It doesn't look like the picture and it's not parallel. 

Second :

I think 850 mm is good but if I add up the other I have 10 mm more.
Maybe a problem with 130 mm, 145 mm or 245 mm (this doesn't seem easy to measure for you).

 

[ChanceKJ]

The 19mm on the top is actually 12mm.

I'll grab the rest durring the second intermission in the Flames/Dallas game . Stand by.

[ChanceKJ]

Ok, in the second picture it's 145mm between the two monitor shelves. Is that your missing 10mm?

I just checked my previous post as well, #86: 14.5cm

[Gaetan]

Yes I know you gave me 145 mm... It's precisely m'y problem because the width of side panel is 850 mm.
I will check all measurements again.

Ok for the 12 mm !

Thank

[Gaetan]

Ho I just see your lastest pictures of measurements...
I'm checking.

[Gaetan]

So, I check pictures and measurements.



You gave me :
A = 20 mm
B = 130 mm
C = 145 mm
D = 245 mm
E = 83 mm
F = 29 mm
G = 173 mm
H = 14 mm
I = 15 mm
A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H+I = 854 mm
and J = 850 mm (not so far finally... just 4 mm)

I will take these measurement for my plan :
A = 20 mm
B = 128 mm (-2 mm)
C = 145 mm
D = 243 mm (-2 mm)
E = 83 mm
F = 29 mm
G = 173 mm
H = 14 mm
I = 15 mm
A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H+I = 850 mm ! 

It's looks good for you ?

Gaėtan

[ChanceKJ]

Yeah that's cool. I figure with those two monitor shelves it really doesn't matter if they are a couple mm off either way. Haha. They are a ---smurfette--- to measure.

 

[Gaetan]

I agree. 

[n3wt0n]

Hi guys,

I just wanted to chime in and say thank you for doing this. I have been considering building a Nintendo cab from scratch and this will be amazing when finished. It will be a great resource for a long time to come.

 

[ChanceKJ]

Thanks!

I have a resource thread for building these cabs here as well:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,144583.0.html

[Gaetan]

Hi guys,

I just wanted to chime in and say thank you for doing this. I have been considering building a Nintendo cab from scratch and this will be amazing when finished. It will be a great resource for a long time to come.

 

Thank you, it is encouraging.
I will be happy to see your construction with my plans. 

[Gaetan]

Hi ChanceKJ,

Can you explain to me with pictures how is placed the marquee (plexiglas ?) and his bottom bracket on your cab ?

[ChanceKJ]

Sure!

Here's the lower bezel bracket. It sits in the wood grove. Its basically a "U" of metal.



Here's the lower bezel/marquee bracket. its spacing come off the display glass, then gets screwed in from below.



That should give it proper spacing for the marquee glass on the other side...



Here's the top bracket, It screws in from the top with 4 screws last.




Does that help?

[Gaetan]

Yeah. Thank you.
Good quality pictures as usual. 





If I understand, the position of the wood piece A is not important because the marquee glass is not placed on it ?
And the marquee glass is not exactly parallel with the side ?

And maybe all cabs are not the same.
Watch this one :

[Buick455]

Here's the lower bezel bracket. It sits in the wood grove. Its basically a "U" of metal.

Mine is just a dado, no metal (it might be missing tho I guess). Is it screwed in somehow? Can you post pics of it out of the wood? I also had another piece of wood that went from lower bezel retainer board -to- monitor shelf. Pic Attached

And maybe all cabs are not the same.

I have come to the same conclusion, mine is different in some areas from Chances (piece of wood mentioned above). My marquee light box area looks nothing like that super basketball you posted.. that looks like a "5 o'clock on a Friday" cabinet because most the pics I have seen the marquee matches the angle of the side..

If you can draw up the side panels (curves and all) and then Chance can print them (full size) and it match his cab, your a winner in my book..

[Gaetan]

If you can draw up the side panels (curves and all) and then Chance can print them (full size) and it match his cab, your a winner in my book..

We'll see. 
Side panel curves is the most difficult.
I don't know yet the pricision of my plan on this point.

You drew 3D plans too ?
If yes, i'm interested.

Hey ChaneKJ, it's your cab : 

[JimmyU]

Somebody needs to get these plans to HaRuMan so he can reproduce these cabs.

[ChanceKJ]

I've got a feeling he's already on that

[Gaetan]

Hi ChanceKJ, 

What do you think about the placement of the marquee glass on my plan ?

[ChanceKJ]

Mine is just a dado, no metal (it might be missing tho I guess). Is it screwed in somehow? Can you post pics of it out of the wood? I also had another piece of wood that went from lower bezel retainer board -to- monitor shelf....

...If you can draw up the side panels (curves and all) and then Chance can print them (full size) and it match his cab, your a winner in my book..

Yeah, you're missing this:



I'm 99% sure the little tang edge of it faces into the cab, but could be wrong. It's not screwed in or anything, just sits inside the dado.

I've never seen that other bit of wood on the lower shelf from your drawing. Like ever.  If anyone can head some light on that i'd be interested.  I do know that some cabs that were converted into any of the cabs that had the large FCC cage may have the wood PCB "rails" removed, but thats because the conversion instructions from nintendo ask you to do it.

As soon as we're certain these plans are accurate i'm going to test them by taking the side panel to staples printing off a copy and seeing if we need to make any adjustments. Don't you worry.

...What do you think about the placement of the marquee glass on my plan ?

Yeah, thats about right. the plexi for the marquee is 568mm x 148.5mm x 2mm (plus the thickness of the artwork)

In case anyone is curious the dimensions for the bezel plexi is: 568mm Wide x 512.5mm High x 4mm Thick (including artwork, it's screen printed on to the plexi)

Oh and check out these shots from behind the marquee. Propped up the iPhone and used the timer to get these. /DropsMic




And yes, as in your drawing, they are not parallel,

[jdbailey1206]

It's a good thing this is being done after I finished my Nintendo cab because none of this information could have helped me a year ago.....

[Gaetan]

It's a good thing this is being done after I finished my Nintendo cab because none of this information could have helped me a year ago.....

 

You have no DeLorean ? 

[jdbailey1206]

Yeeeeaaah.  My Mr. Fusion is broken....