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| ChanceKJ:
Plans: You have three main options here: -Gaetan: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,144300.0.html -bdn103's Site: ClassicArcadeCabinets.com -Jackobud: http://jakobud.com/plan-list.php There are conflicting reports about the accuracy of the Jackobud plans, however they are a quick resource and the older way we used to build these arcades. The newer Gaetan plans were a joint Canadian/French project done by the two of us to produce an accurate set of plans accompanied by images. They include a 1:1 template for the side panels that you can take to your nearest Staples, (or large format printer) and create an accurate cutting template to paste directly onto your wood. The plans were modelled off of my own personal Japanese plywood DK cab. bdn103's ClassicArcadeCabinets.com has taken the Gaetan plans and modified them for use on a CnC. This is really cool and will save you a lot of woodworking if you have access to a CnC and can use the vCarve drawing set! WouicheLorraine's Nintendo coin door dimension/blueprint A few key dimensions: -Marquee Plexi: 568mm Wide x 148.5mm High x 2mm Thick (plus the thickness of the artwork) -Bezel Plexi: 568mm Wide x 512.5mm High x 4mm Thick (including artwork, it's screen printed on to the plexi) Pictures Gaetan's Site: http://www.arcadecab.fr a Large database of images and the host site for the Gaetan plans. My Japanese, plywood, 7-Slot, Blue, DK cab (Converted first to Vs. Unisystem, then by me to DKU) Pre-mod/Gaetan plans Gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7Zk6GM DKU mod Gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk6BKLzq My Japanese 5-Slot, plywood, Red Radarscope cab (Converted first to Vs. Unisystem, then by me to DK) Restoration Gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHskC4aCH7 My American 7-slot, particle board, Blue, Popeye cab. (Converted by the previous owner to Mari Bros.) Pickup Gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHskhTM9ak Restoration Gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHskiiaDBL Parts Possibly one of the best resources for parts is MikesArcade. He has a selection of both reproduction and original OEM parts for the standard nintendo cabinet. There are other vendors like Twisted Quarter, Chomping Quarters, and T-Moulding.com. Great reproduction art can be found at both This Old Game and Game on Graphix. Another couple resources are the Killer List Of Video Games for sale section (KLOV), and eBay (although eBay can be quite pricy). This list is always going to be incomplete, It's best you take your time and really do your homework on what parts you really need and what ones you can get a good deal on from people parting out old machines. Also, if money isn't an object, also check out the Boulder Arcade Factory, they make reproduction Nintendo cabinets. Parts - www.mikesarcade.com Parts - www.chompingquarters.com/store.php/ Parts - http://www.twistedquarter.com Parts - http://www.t-molding.com Art - www.gameongrafix.com Art - www.thisoldgame.com Repro Cabs - http://boulderarcadefactory.com/ Cardboard Bezel - Vertical Accurate Repro Buttons - Mike's Arcade Repro Buttons Paint and Laminate Original nintendo cabs have a special laminated finish to them and aren't just painted wood. However some builders have taken the time to match paint colours. Please note: there are colour variances between the U.S. made blue particle board cabs and the Japanese made plywood cabs. As well as colours fading over time. it's suggested that if you are using one of the paints below to touch up a cabinet that you test first to find compatibility, or simply choose one close and repaint all the painted surfaces. DK Blue - Neilyboy DK Blue - javeryh DK Blue - Mauzy DK Blue - jdbailey1206 DK Blue - EvilNuff DK Blue - mann0mann (off the shelf spray!)* DKJr/Mario Bros. Orange - MackAttack* DKJr/Mario Bros. Orange - descrentl* Radarscope Red - BUCKETHEAD *Not on the BYOAC This Old Game Vinyl Wraps: Red - http://www.thisoldgame.com/products/donkey-kong-red-vinyl-kit Orange - http://www.thisoldgame.com/products/donkey-kong-jr-orange-vinyl-kit Blue - http://www.thisoldgame.com/products/donkey-kong-blue-vinyl-kit Nintendo Laminate Match Thread by vwalbridge: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,150293.0.html Restoration/Construction Links Speaker Grill - Johnrt's "How to Route a Nintendo Speaker Grill" Tutorial Coin box - DonkeyKong's "Nintendo Coin Box (Mini Project)" Nintendo Joysticks - NERDtendo's Nintendo Joystick Rebuilds* Nintendo Buttons - Tighe's DK Button Restoration* Building A Repro Back Panel - Part of a restore thread on KLOV* *Not on the BYOAC Replace Nintendo Buttons Sanyo 20EZ Monitor Building A Better Base Nintendo Joystick Repair & Restoration 101 Installing Side Art 5-Slot DK Teardown Other Resources John's Arcade: www.johnsarcade.com An amazing resource, John has a number of these nintendo cabs and routinely does videos on them. He's done full reviews of the cabinets, as well as technical videos showing the Nintendo Vs systems, and event the Sanyo 20EZ monitors that were common on these old Nintendo cabs. Arcade Art Library: http://arcadeartlibrary.com A smaller resource i've used to download vector and reference art from nintendo cabs. Mike's Arcade - Nintendo Joysticks: https://www.mikesarcade.com/arcade/njoysticks.html Mike has a quick rundown of all the Nintendo stick variations, as well as some general care tips. The Arcade Flyer Archive: http://flyers.arcade-museum.com Great place to look up history and old flyers from the original cabinets The International Arcade Museum/KLOV Forums: http://www.arcade-museum.com a full database of old arcade cabinets. As well as the KLOV forums. Cabinet Listing You may find other colours of each, Primarily the Red were Radarscope conversions, light blue were DK/popeye conversions, Orange were DK Jr. However there are many exceptions to the following list. Some older and more rare Red versions of the DK/Radar Scope cabinets had a "5-Slot" speaker grill, instead of the more common 7-Slot. Radar Scope (1980) - Red - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9238 Space Demon (1980) - Blue - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9646 Donkey Kong (1981) - Blue or Red - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7610 Sky Skipper (1982) - Blue - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9575 Popeye (1982) - Blue - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9090 Donkey Kong Junior (1982) - Orange - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7612 Donkey Kong 3 (1983) - Conversion Kit - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7611 Mario Bros. (1983) - Conversion Kit - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8624 Nintendo Vs. (1984-1990) - Conversion Kit - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8895 Donkey Kong (Namco Release) (2005) - Blue/Orange - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=13338 Other Similar Nintendo Cabs: These cabinets have come before and after the "Classic" DK Style shape and share a ton of similarities Before: Space Launcher (1979) - Blue/Black - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9673 Sheriff (1980) -"Woodgrain"- https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9673 Heli Fire (1980) - Red - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8101 Space Firebird (1980) - Red - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=13631 After: Mario Bros. (Widebody) (1983) - Orange/Black - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8624 Punch-Out!! (1984) - Black - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9155 Nintendo Vs. (dedicated) (1985) - Grey - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8895 Super Punch-Out!! (1985) - Black - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9929 Playchoice (dedicated) (1986) - Black - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9042 Playchoice 10 (1986) - Black - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9043 R-Type (1987) - Black - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9219 R-Type II (1989) - Black - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9220 Fan Made: Double Donkey Kong (1999) - Conversion - http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7618 D2K: Jumpman Returns (2008) - Dark Blue - http://www.jeffsromhack.com/products/d2k.htm FixIt Felix Junior (2012) - Yellow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck-It_Ralph Donkey Kong: Pauline Ed (2013) - Pink - http://www.multigame.com/dkp_arcade.html Donkey Kong: Ultimate (2015) - Purple - http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,142574.0.html Donkey Kong Remix (2016) - Black - KLOV Link Legend of Zelda (2016) - Gold - http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,144909.0.html Builds/Restores The following are a list of other notable builds and restores that will give you a great resource when making your own. Build - Sjaak's Fix-It Felix, Jr. Replica Build - jdbailey1206's Original Fix It Felix Build Build - Sledgehammer's Scratch Build Donkey Kong MAME Cab Build - PixelPaul's Donkey Kong scratch build Build - Wyo's Legend of Zelda (Editor's Choice) Build - johnrt's Donkey Kong Replica Build - wp34's TobiKomi Scratch Build Build - artyfarty's Project Slimtendo Build - SORHP's Super Mario Bros 3 SMB3 Build Build - zinger's Yet Another Donkey Kong Scratch Build (Editor's Choice) Build - bplail's Another Donkey Kong Build Build - Wyo's Mega Man and Duck Tales Builds Build - Smoke-Inator's Red "It's on like Donkey Kong" build Build - UnclearHermit's Nintendo cabinet build - Wreck-It Ralph Build - BrownFinger's DK build thread* Build - Gaetan's mini Donkey Kong* (French - Translate) Build - Wyo's Donkey Kong Pauline & Fix It Felix!* (Editor's Choice) *Not on the BYOAC Restore - chopperthedog's Donkey Kong cab refurb Restore - MK3FAN's Mario Bros. Restoration Restore - ChanceKJ's Donkey Kong: Ultimate Conversion --- Archive.org link: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,142574.0.html Restore - Neil's Donkey Kong Restoration Restore - javeryh's Donkey Kong Plus Restore - BUCKETHEAD's Donkey Kong - Mame Project Restore - ZORK2's DK 3 to Donkey Kong conversion/restore Restore - Cobolisdead's DJ Junior Restore Restore - Brian12's DK Restore Restore - Brian12's DK Jr. Restore Restore - Peabo's DK Jr Restore Restore - vwalbridge's Donkey Kong Restore Restore - vwalbridge's Nintendo VS Unisystem restoration Restore - vwalbridge's Mario Bros. Wide Body restoration Restore - yotsuya's "Janky Kong" Restore - EvilNuff's DK Restore Restore - DeLuSioNal29's Nintendo Vs. UniSystem Restore Restore - Hgloth's Vs. Castlevania Conversion* Restore - mann0mann's Donkey Kong Refresh* Restore - tparis's DK Jr Restore* Restore - Berzerk's DK Restore* Restore - hailrazer's DK Restore* Restore - ChanceKJ's Mario Bros. Restore* Restore - Eric98375's D2K Project* Restore - seanengadet's Barn find Donkey Kong restore* Restore - ElectricDreamz' DK Jr - MOLDY BARN FIND edition* *Not on the BYOAC Others (Also not on the BYOAC): http://donkeykongarcade.blogspot.ca http://mariobrosarcade.blogspot.ca http://donkeykongrestore.blogspot.ca http://kiwiarcade.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/project-donkey-kong-arcade-how-to-build.html http://fabrice.montupet.pagesperso-orange.fr/arcade/dkjr/ (Translated) This post is periodically updated... |
| DeLuSioNal29:
Nice work Chance! You should add Buckethead's restore to the mix. I didn't see any Red Radarscope converted DK's in your example list. His is gorgeous! http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,79183.msg826802.html#msg826802l Also, Paint codes are useful too: http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Paint_color_codes DeLuSioNaL29 |
| ChanceKJ:
Wicked! Added them to the OP. Also lead me to some other builds and info as well. Thanks! |
| ChanceKJ:
Updated with a listing of cabinets showing Game/Year/Primary colour/IAM Link. |
| Rick:
This is awesome, sir. I'm working to assemble an "external measurement perfect" replica for the market, and the work you've done here is HUGE. Thanks so much. |
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