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The Invaders: 27 November - Cabinet complete (and video)
« on: June 08, 2017, 07:27:40 pm »
Hi all!

I've had this build on the back burner for about two years while i toyed with different ideas. For a long time it was going to be called “ZAP!” to go with Blip but i couldn't settle on artwork so decided to go back to basics and make it a homage to the granddaddy of vertical cabs:  Space Invaders.
 
It will be a single player vertical cabinet using a 21” b&o mx4000 for the main display and a 17” dell widescreen LCD for the dynamic marquee (because it's my thang!). As with my cube cabinet I'll be masking off half of the LCD to give me something marquee sized.
 
Before building the cabinet i wanted to make sure everything would work as i hoped it would. As I’ve just finished panelling a room, I had a load of offcuts and spare material I could throw together quite quickly. One brad nailer and 2 hours later and I’ve got this:
 





 
Yeah it's rough around the edges(!) but this was great for getting the height and angles of everything right before the main build. I tweaked quite a bit before i ended up with this and now I'm really happy with where everything is i can do the final tweaks to the 3D model and get ready to build the real one.
 
I've got a pretty good idea now what  i want the artwork to look like as it will be a mashup of space invaders art and the ‘The invaders’ tv show logo as i used to watch it with my folks when i was a kid and it really brings back happy memories.
 
I won’t be able to start on the build properly for a week or two as have to paint all that panelling but it gives me time to finalise the design a bit.
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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2017, 09:23:16 pm »
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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2017, 07:28:11 am »
I should probably add that although the mockup only took 2 hours, i was working from an almost ready 3D model so it was literally a case of throwing wood together. The control panel is about the 5th version and i still ended up moving the joystick across 1.5cm so it didn't interfere with the spinner.

What i realised straight away was that i need to extend the front lip of the control panel an extra cm or 2 so that the edge doesn't dig into my palms when I'm playing centipede.

I'm debating whether i should show the final design now or let it come together in real time as i build it which could be more fun (and hide any mistakes i make on the way  ;D)

Thoughts?

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2017, 08:17:55 am »
following your progress.

How are you getting a marquee and screen out of one LCD?

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2017, 08:23:38 am »
His screen is a CRT tv. The LCD is the marquee.

The panel layout looks pretty good to me. Are there any vertical games that need three buttons?

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2017, 08:27:34 am »
Thanks - that's right I'm using 2 displays.

Gunsmoke was the main one but there may be others. I was this thinking 3 for modern shooters(?) but it's not something i know a lot about. If there isn't many that use 3 I'll certainly drop the extra button as ideally the panel will be as minimal as possible.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2017, 08:35:45 am »
When you said vertical cab my brain instantly went to my cab. I have a vertical CRT cab, but I have a dedicated 4 way stick. That limits my game selection. I figured out that I only need 2 buttons.  ;)

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2017, 08:38:17 am »
Ah - I'll do some more research before i commit to 3 buttons then.

I'm using a servostik for this build so will dig some more

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2017, 08:40:02 am »
I like your mock up. I have been considering building something like that for testing PCBS, monitors, and arcade controls.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2017, 10:42:32 am »
Tutankham is a vertical game which plays well with a 4-way joystick and 3 buttons for left, right, and smart bomb.  That's how it works on ArcadeSD, too.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2017, 12:10:20 pm »
Dinky - I like it! I say let the final design emerge - don't frontload it...

You going to sell that mock-up on Craig's List for $1,628?


As ever, following your build(s) with interest...

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2017, 05:50:12 am »
The mockup looks dinky but it's 180cm high by 54cm wide so not a lot shorter than the blip cabinet.

I'll keep the design to myself for the time being.

Artwork printing wise - who does laminated cpos in the U.K. now? I don't see it anymore on the pixart site.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2017, 06:50:53 am »
I've been playing with the idea of using one of those B&O tv's in a cab but got a bit thrown off by the weird pcb system. Really curious how this ones will turn out.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2017, 07:57:59 am »
I was looking over the frame again.  Man if it were just a bit deeper you could do a proper space invaders style of pointing the monitor to the back and using a sheet of glass to reflect it to the front.


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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2017, 08:13:56 am »
I could definitely go deeper - the tv I'm using is REALLY shallow. I'll be decasing the tv this week so I'll do some more experimentation  ;)

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #15 on: June 12, 2017, 09:35:23 am »
I was looking over the frame again.  Man if it were just a bit deeper you could do a proper space invaders style of pointing the monitor to the back and using a sheet of glass to reflect it to the front.


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That would be epic. 

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #16 on: June 12, 2017, 01:47:51 pm »
Artwork printing wise - who does laminated cpos in the U.K. now? I don't see it anymore on the pixart site.
Im in the same boat, mark. Pixart used to do textured vinyl, but now only seem to do floor vinyl. I sent them an email to see if they did the old stuff, but their reply was vague.
Im looking for some plain, black, textured and tough vinyl on a roll as im making modular cp units over time and thus need a stock. Let me know if you find anywhere!

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2017, 11:02:37 am »
If you're going to have a 4/8 way Servo stick on there, you might as well have the 3 button layout to support SHMUPS.  (ESP Ra.De comes to mind which has 3 buttons).

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2017, 08:08:17 am »
So I found some time to put the monitor mount together. I’ve done this a couple of times now so have a pretty good idea about how to do it, although I still exercise a fair amount of caution when I decase the TV.
 
It’s a Bang and Olufsen MX4000 which I chose because I’m a big fan of the picture quality, and they are ridiculously shallow. The downside (as mentioned above) is that the circuit boards are a bit scary when you first see them as there are about 6 of them all connected together via a plastic cage.
 
Luckily this turned out to be far simpler than I feared. The plastic cage keeps everything together really nicely and although I had to detach a couple of cables to get the thing apart it worked pretty well.
 
One great thing about the cage is that it comes on a sliding mount. I guess this was so it could be serviced easily but it’s a great bonus as I reused the mounts to secure the circuit boards to my MDF frame.
 
I picked up some brackets for around £9 from Screwfix which were more than strong enough to hold the thing together so here’s where I’m at now.




 
Next job - the sides. I'm kinda excited to see how they are going to look...  ;D

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2017, 06:20:54 pm »
OK... so this is piquing my interest in using a CRT on my next build... I'd imagine a B+O tube would be amazing quality butr wonder how  much you could pick these up for given B+O normally charge £9,452 for a remote control...

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2017, 07:09:51 pm »
Suggestion:
I think a 30 degree angle on the marquee facing downward and a 30 degree toe kick would add a good amount of visual appeal from the front viewing angle and would give it more of a menacing stance to match the "invaders" name.

Overall, I like where this is going.  :)

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2017, 01:06:56 pm »
The sides….
 
This part was a lot of fun (although lugging around 8x4 sheets of MDF in 30 degree heat takes some effort!)
 
I started by creating a template and tracing my side panel onto a piece of 9mm ply. This was purely so I could get the curves and angles correct without sanding for hours. The curve under the control panel was freehanded, but the top one was a bit trickier as I wanted it to be a certain shape. It took a couple of hours before I was fully happy but I’m pretty pleased with it.
 
Once cut I ran some black marker around the edge and took some photos fully side on. This was so when I create my sideart I’ll have the correct curve dimensions.
 
That done I flush cut the template onto 18mm MDF for the 2 sides.
 
The last time I attempted to do curves like this was on my Terminus cabinet back in 2009 so it was kinda fun to look through the old build pics of that to remind myself how it all went together!
 
So here’s the sides which should give you a much better idea of what the finished cabinet will look like… (the one on the left is obviously the template!)
 


Next job will be to cut the base, top, back and furring strips...

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2017, 01:33:57 pm »
I like that profile.   :cheers:

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2017, 08:23:54 pm »
I like that profile.   :cheers:

Thanks  :)

Went through a lot of revisions before i settled on that one. Gonna have to some kerf cuts to get the front panel to follow the curve underneath the cp but I've enough wood to mess it up a few times!

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #24 on: June 26, 2017, 08:25:35 pm »
I tried to design something similar once and could not pull it off.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #25 on: June 29, 2017, 09:11:21 am »
Making the Base, Support strips and Dry build

Having to wait for some electrical bits and pieces for my panelled room so thought I’d take a couple of days out and do some work on the cabinet.

I started by making the base - all fairly straightforward. I'm using cabinet wheels on the back and levellers at the front. Took a couple of hours to get everything right but here it is (not terribly exciting but progress!)



That done i moved onto the support strips. I've used a combination of pine (for the straight bits) and ply for the curvy parts. I used a thicker piece for the base support as that's where most of the weight will fall so makes sense to spread it as much as possible.

This bit took quite a while - mostly due to the curved parts which i made by tracing the side panels and offsetting them 20mm from the edge. For each support i made an exact copy for the other side which made doing the second side much quicker.



Nothing is glued at this point. The base is screwed with 40mm screws - the rest using brad nails. Once I'm happy with the dry build I'll take it apart and glue properly.

At this point i cut the top, monitor shelf, control panel and back panel so was able to put the parts together to make sure everything was square and in the right place.



And next to the original mockup :)



I haven’t cut the front and top rear panel yet as I need to practice my kerfing first. It’s not a big rush through as I need to finish painting my panelling first (best to keep on the right side of the better half!)

In unrelated news my artwork is now 99% done so should be able to send that to the printers soon...

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #26 on: June 29, 2017, 12:58:18 pm »
(best to keep on the right side of the better half!)
Why? Has she got an awesome left hook?

Loving yer work as ever, fella. Interested in your kerfing plans - how you approaching this? I once had to do that for skirting board (to accommodate my crap plastering..) and ended up making a jig for a tenon saw...

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #27 on: June 29, 2017, 03:45:43 pm »
Why? Has she got an awesome left hook?

Left AND right. She knows where to kick too!

For the back curve I've just brought some 6mm bendy ply. I'll simply cut it to size and use the nail gun to hold it down.

The front is going to be a little more complicated so i need to put a bit of brain time into that one...

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #28 on: June 29, 2017, 03:54:06 pm »
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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #29 on: July 11, 2017, 05:43:07 am »
Mounting the displays

Hi all!

A fairly small update - I added the main CRT to the cabinet. I ended up setting it back a little further than I’d originally planned because I thought it looked a better when standing in front of it.

I also mounted the LCD onto 12mm ply using the VESA mounts and secured them into the sides and flush against the top of the cabinet. This helps ensure it’s straight and maximises the space available



I still have about a 1cm gap behind the TV which is close as I really want to get to the back panel. Here’s a shot from the top showing how shallow the screen is (and how tight it all is!)



...and finished by using some cardboard and leftover wood to get an idea for how much bezel space I need. For some reason I keep thinking of Robocop when I look at this… I think because the marquee area looks like his visor.



Probably going to tackle the back panel next - and then the front panel and control panel which will mean the woodwork will be finished.  ;D

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« Reply #30 on: July 11, 2017, 10:16:04 am »
Thank goodness Masters are still at work in this place.

That CRT looks tits.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #31 on: July 11, 2017, 03:22:14 pm »
CRT for gameplay, LCD for a dynamic marquee?  I like where this is going (and I'm not even a fan of dynamic marquees!). I was just saying there has been a lot of uninspiring projects, but this is actually turning out better than I initially thought when I was just looking at the frame.  The design of the cabinet's shape is actually growing on me!

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« Reply #32 on: July 11, 2017, 07:42:17 pm »
CRT for gameplay, LCD for a dynamic marquee?

Yep - i had thought about using a 42 inch widescreen for the front to show bezels and marquees but it just felt wrong using an LCD for the main display when you can still get decent scart TVs in the U.K. 

The mockup was purely to test the ergonomics. I think the final design will make much more sense when the artwork is on as it should tie everything together.

Hopefully...  :)

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #33 on: July 24, 2017, 01:27:21 pm »
Cutting the back panels

Or more specifically - the top panel as that's the interesting one.

I'd already glued the wood to support the curve so i picked up some 6mm bendy ply (correction: mdf) which i tacked and glued onto the supports. I had to use a few clamps to keep it tight against the top while the glue dried but it looks ok.





I'll have to use some wood filler to cover the nail holes and hide any discrepancies but overall it pretty much went as well as i hoped.

I even got to upcycle some of the mockup :)



Unlike the front panel… I had a couple of ideas on how to do this as it's basically curving wood in a couple of different places. I thought I'd try doing my own kerf cuts and while it partly worked it's nowhere near as clean as I'd like. I think i just put too much stress on the wood. I'll post tomorrow what i did for the sake of showing my mistakes but i do have another idea of how i can do it which i think will be more successful. Or maybe I'll need a plan C…!

Edited as used mdf and not ply.
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Re: The Invaders: 26 July. Kerfing sucks
« Reply #34 on: July 26, 2017, 06:49:42 pm »
Things don’t always work out like you’d hope…

So - in the interest of showing all - mistakes included I thought I’d post my first attempt at the front panel. Even though it didn’t work…

I started by cutting some 12mm MDF for the panel and marking out where the bends needed to be:



Then nailed a baseline in place and cut up a load of 9mm strips of MDF so I could use them to mark out the kerf lines



So far so good. Each strip of MDF marks out each line that I’m going to cut



Experimented with how deep I could go before the wood became unstable and settled on about 10mm with 2mm left for the front face



Cut some holes for the speakers and mini-marquee/admin panel and despite a few rough edges it was looking ok…



Then. Disaster. The MDF totally split around the holes, as well as bevelling at the front.



Bah. I’d say it was 3 hours down the drain but if anything it’s reinforced my resolve to get it to work. I’ve just brought some flexible plywood that looks a lot more robust so I’ll attempt that at the weekend. If that doesn’t work then it’s back to the drawing board. What I’m trying to avoid is cutting the front panel out of 30~ strips of wood and gluing them together.

I’ll see how well the bendy ply works at the weekend...

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Re: The Invaders: 26 July. Kerfing sucks
« Reply #35 on: July 26, 2017, 07:29:45 pm »
Hard Cheese, Mark.. Mind you, he who dares wins..

Those lines are looking Kelly Brook, though...

Would imagine ply is gonna behave better.

Failing that, you could always steam jig it? Not MDF obviously, but some thin softwood?

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Re: The Invaders: 26 July. Kerfing sucks
« Reply #36 on: July 26, 2017, 07:41:57 pm »
Cheers Stigzler,

That sounds like it might work - I'll try the ply and see how I get on first as I've already bought it. I've got enough for 2 attempts before I have to revert to plan C. :)

I dont know if you've sorted your artwork printing out yet(?), but I've been doing some research and will be going with Olly from ArcadeArtShop (https://www.arcadeartshop.com/). It's UK based. Price seems excellent for what you're getting and from what I've seen posted on Jamma+ the quality seems spot on.

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Re: The Invaders: 26 July. Kerfing sucks
« Reply #37 on: July 26, 2017, 07:51:31 pm »

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Re: The Invaders: 26 July. Kerfing sucks
« Reply #38 on: July 26, 2017, 08:08:02 pm »
http://www.kerfkore.com/

HaRuMaN - I keep watching your avatar looking for the join and I can't find it...!

I'll look into that as well. I'm bloody minded when I want to get something to work and I know it should be possible. I don't know what it is but every build I do I make the front panel more complicated than everything else combined!

The problem I had - and I tried it a couple of times - wasn't the first curve, it was the second. Something about bending the wood one way and then the other just seemed to stress the wood/MDF too much. The flexi-ply that I've got seems much more forgiving so I'm feeling positive/optimistic/slightly drunk(!) that it can be done.

Cheers all  :cheers:

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Re: The Invaders: 26 July. Kerfing sucks
« Reply #39 on: July 26, 2017, 08:19:32 pm »
Please tell me you're going to do something unique with the artwork and not just photochop up the original Space Invaders art?

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Re: The Invaders: 26 July. Kerfing sucks
« Reply #40 on: August 15, 2017, 06:21:05 pm »
It's been a while…

But stuff has been happening. I blame school summer holidays and looking after a very hyperactive five year old for a lack of posting. I also got made redundant which put a dent in my computer time but hey ho - on we go :)

The last installment had me failing at kerfing wood. I tried a couple of things since then using *really* thin MDF and even laminate but it all looked like crap so I sucked in and spanked out £30 on some bendy ply. Which worked!

I had to change my front panel a little because originally I was cutting too much out which was affecting the strength of the wood but I’m happier with how it looks now.

Anyway… pics





That was a major relief and probably the hardest part of the build so far.

That done, I sanded and filled, sanded and filled…





And primed



And installed the power inlet (no pictures).

You can see the control panel in the final pic as I've been doing some work on that too. I'll post a proper update when I've got some decent pics.

I’m now in the process of painting which I hope will be finished by tomorrow. I’m going for a light grey shade as the artwork will be quite bright. Speaking of artwork I’ve been getting some advice from a very kindly member here so I’m hoping that should be finished soon and then I can send it to the printers.

Woodwork finished so no more dust! Yay!

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Re: The Invaders: 15 August - Bendy front panel done!
« Reply #41 on: August 15, 2017, 08:45:35 pm »
Yerp - that looks great. Lovely curves on that milk maid.

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Re: The Invaders: 15 August - Bendy front panel done!
« Reply #42 on: August 15, 2017, 11:14:10 pm »
I kerffing love this thing!

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Re: The Invaders: 15 August - Bendy front panel done!
« Reply #43 on: August 16, 2017, 01:32:47 am »
Beautiful.

I like this a lot.  Good show. 

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Re: The Invaders: 15 August - Bendy front panel done!
« Reply #44 on: August 16, 2017, 03:59:03 am »
Hell yeah, this is turning out excellent! Nice kerf choice, much improved over the original look. :applaud:

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Re: The Invaders: 15 August - Bendy front panel done!
« Reply #45 on: August 17, 2017, 07:16:59 am »
Thanks guys.  :cheers:

Painting is almost done. Outside is finished but for some daft reason i picked up an oil based black paint for the bit around the monitor so it's going to take longer to dry. I'll put a second coat on tomorrow and then that should be all the painting done bar touch ups.

The inside has been painted white just to keep it tidy.

Artwork is presently on hold because my new laptop has gone kaput. Bloody windows 10 and the start bar has stopped working. I managed to get around it for a while but now explorer won't run either. Looks like a full reinstalll is on the cards once I've managed to copy my files over. Grrr.  :banghead:

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Re: The Invaders: 15 August - Bendy front panel done!
« Reply #46 on: August 17, 2017, 10:52:31 am »
This is looking great!  Keep us updated.   :applaud:

I was also curious on how the actual bending wood was installed.  It looks pretty flawless.

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Re: The Invaders: 15 August - Bendy front panel done!
« Reply #47 on: August 17, 2017, 05:54:37 pm »
That is a pleasing curve to the front panel, nice work.

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #48 on: August 18, 2017, 09:10:45 am »
Painting finished…

The last few days have been spent painting the inside and outside of the cabinet. The inside is white satin, with a black background where the monitor goes so that it will appear to float inside. The outside is a grey satin. It's nowhere near the flawless finish that some of you guys get on your cabs but I'm pretty happy with it.

Had some white t-molding left over from Blip so I've used that for the time being. Once the artwork is on i may order some orange but I'll wait and see how it all ties together.





I was also curious on how the actual bending wood was installed.

I used 5mm bendy ply which I manually bent around 3 9mm pieces of MDF for support. Here's a pic from inside of the cabinet so you can hopefully see what I mean.  I ended up doing this whilst the cabinet was on it's back and used a combination of clamps and very heavy weights to keep things together while the wood glue set.  It's pretty solid now.



Going to have a break from building for a couple of days while the paint cures a bit. Then I'll start mounting the displays, mounting the PC and sorting out the other 101 things that I always forget about when I'm building these things  ;D

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #49 on: August 18, 2017, 09:33:51 am »
Looks good!  One question though, why the T-molding across the bottom of the cabinet?  That just looks... odd.

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #50 on: August 18, 2017, 09:40:27 am »
Thanks! It's not t-molding- it's L shaped plastic edging. I'll be using it at the top to hold the bezel in too.

Also it covers my slightly shonky plywood cut at the bottom ;D

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #51 on: August 18, 2017, 10:47:09 am »
This looks great. To be honest the, first post and such had me worried you were aiming too high... then BAM! you hit it. I love how its not your typical cab... I smell a HOF worthy one here.

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #52 on: August 19, 2017, 07:20:22 am »
Hey there...

This looks great :)  Love the use of the shallow CRT and the Dell for the marquee... out of interest, where did you get the CRT from?  What size is it?

Can't wait to see the artwork!

How have your dealings been with https://www.arcadeartshop.com/ ?  I'll need to order some more soon for my rotating cp project... was going to get it from Scott in the states again, but if there's a decent UK company it'll save me some import pennies!

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #53 on: August 19, 2017, 04:11:18 pm »
Wow, this cab is one of the coolest I've seen in a while :D

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #54 on: August 20, 2017, 02:29:13 pm »
Looking good as usual.  LOVE those curves.   :cheers:

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #55 on: August 26, 2017, 11:03:28 am »
Am i the only one who is more excited about the OP's progress this weekend than the work on their own cab?  :lol

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #56 on: August 26, 2017, 03:37:49 pm »
Am i the only one who is more excited about the OP's progress this weekend than the work on their own cab?  :lol

😀 Not as fast as i want to but stuff is happening chap - I've just got to sort my pc out to get photos up.

I've mounted the monitors and sorted out the wiring at the top of the cab (power / marquee LCD / USB ports) so will do a proper update in the next day or so.

Jimbo - I've only exchanged emails with Muddy (arcadeartshop) so far but his quote was pretty good and inline with what you'd get charged in the U.S.  The quality looks amazing though:

http://www.jammaplus.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=80781&title=arcade-art-shop-repro-artwork-store-new-items

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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #57 on: August 26, 2017, 03:41:39 pm »
This is cool Mark, keep it coming!

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Re: The Invaders: 27 August - Mounting the displays
« Reply #58 on: August 26, 2017, 08:50:18 pm »
Bit of a long post this as there's been a few things done. Hope this is proving useful to people, or at least interesting(!). I kinda like journaling the whole thing as it keeps me focused and it's great to get some feedback. I can do 12 hr build videos if peeps would prefer that tho… ;). Maybe I'll do some unboxing videos of trackballs or show me walking to a local DIY store buying plastic edging. Yeah.  >:D

Mounting the displays

When i made the mount for the crt i didn't really try to get it too accurate. It was quite a pain getting it mounted without scratching the screen or damaging any of the chassis so i overcut the hole for the screen. When i mounted it into the cab this looked pretty obvious.



So i thought I'd make an inner bezel to cover the gaps and screw holes. The crt is curved so this was a bit tricky but i had the idea that if i cut some cardboard the same size as the monitor frame but made a big hole around the monitor i could use masking tape to create an accurate template.



I then traced this onto 3mm wood that i had laying around (from a previous failed attempt at the front panel!). A bit of work with the jigsaw - and a lot of work with a hand file, i eventually got a semi decent bezel.



Looks good enough for me



TBH i could have just made this out of matt back poster board but i thought I'd use my scrap wood up. In the future I'd probably go that route though as i wouldn't have had to paint it.



Before i put the marquee monitor in i needed to channel the cabling as it would be near impossible to do it with a monitor in the way so i wired up the cabling for the marquee monitor, pc power and external USB ports.





Then added the marquee monitor. This is just some 12mm ply screwed to the monitor using the vesa mount. I didn't paint the ply because a) you won't see it ultimately, and b) i forgot.

1% A, 99% B tbh…

And here's a shot from the top. I've added a couple of vents so the the LCD doesn't get too hot.



And that's where I'm up to as of 4 hours ago. A few crappy jobs done but at least I'm not falling over monitors in my spare room now :)

Next job - wiring the tv speakers up and getting the pc in…

Artwork is still on hold until i fix my pc...

And cheers for the comments guys - it's a really fun build, but also damn tricky in places so hopefully me documenting stuff proves helpful to someone out there!  :cheers:
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Re: The Invaders: 18 August - painted!
« Reply #59 on: August 26, 2017, 08:58:48 pm »
This looks great :)  Love the use of the shallow CRT and the Dell for the marquee... out of interest, where did you get the CRT from?  What size is it?

Sorry Jimbo - missed your question before. I won the CRT on ebay for ... £1. No ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. I had a max price on of £50 and no-one else bid on it so I got a lucky break :). It's a B&O MX4000 which is 21". Picture seems pretty spot on and I can use the same remote control as the one I use on my Blip cabinet which is a massive bonus as the remote controls for B&O stuff is ludicrously expensive...

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Re: The Invaders: 27 August - Mounting the displays
« Reply #60 on: August 26, 2017, 11:21:24 pm »
So glad I popped in here tonight. That is looking great!  :applaud:

That CRT is going to look wicked too I bet. So Jealous you folks have scart over there. May have to steal the tape trick you used to make your template.

Dying to see the art.

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Re: The Invaders: 27 August - Mounting the displays
« Reply #61 on: September 02, 2017, 07:46:01 pm »
Hi guys,

Things are moving on but I'm in a rush so I'll just post a quick pic of where I'm up to. I'll do a proper post in a couple of days when i get a chance  :)

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Re: The Invaders: 27 August - Mounting the displays
« Reply #62 on: September 02, 2017, 09:26:58 pm »
Dude.....

Just... wow!!!!!

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Re: The Invaders: 27 August - Mounting the displays
« Reply #63 on: September 09, 2017, 10:22:29 am »
Lookin Good!

I am curious, how wide is the cabinet? Next to the other cabinet, it really makes The Invaders cab really pop. I wish I had the kind of vision you do. This is one of my faves.

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Re: The Invaders: 27 August - Mounting the displays
« Reply #64 on: September 12, 2017, 07:12:53 pm »
Lookin Good!

I am curious, how wide is the cabinet? Next to the other cabinet, it really makes The Invaders cab really pop. I wish I had the kind of vision you do. This is one of my faves.

Hi Morton - thanks! The cabinet is 53.8cm wide (50cm wide control panel + 2x18mm MDF sides). It's 180cm tall and 72cm from back to the front of the control panel.

Update incoming...

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Re: The Invaders: 27 August - Mounting the displays
« Reply #65 on: September 12, 2017, 07:20:59 pm »
Time for an update methinks... Essentially the building part is done I've just been a bit lazy sitting down and documenting it. It's still got a couple of things to do, but it's mainly getting the artwork printed and applied and sorting out the software.

Anzwaz - I’ll break this up into a couple of posts as I’ve been doing lots of things and have loads of photos. Starting with:

The control panel

I’d already created the mockup of this using 9mm MDF so I recreated it with 18mm. Because I don't want joystick/trackball mounting screws showing, I’ve also cut out a 1mm steel sheet that sits on top of the control MDF.

This should show you what I mean: (as usual clicking on the pics will show them at full resolution)



And here’s the controls I’ll be using for the main panel: a Spintrak spinner, a Servostick joystick, 3 goldleaf buttons (Ultimarc) and a 2.25” spinner (Happs)



In order to mount the trackball flush, I’ll be supporting it underneath using some scrap wood connected to long screws and nylon nuts. (I've changed the nuts from what is in the pic below)



From the top it’s now flush



Customary wiring pic



And final top pic with metal sheet attached



This may be the first time I've wired up a control panel and got the joystick connections in the right place  ;D

More coming soon...

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Re: The Invaders: 13 September - Control panel done
« Reply #66 on: September 14, 2017, 02:34:35 am »
Looking great! Great project, great choices! Lovin' this cab so far.   :applaud:

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Re: The Invaders: 13 September - Control panel done
« Reply #67 on: September 14, 2017, 10:01:44 am »
Cheers Opt. I've been getting some good advice  ;D

Speaker / Start panel

I’m using the speakers from the B&O TV which are plenty punchy enough for this build. Because I’m using an IPAC, I can control the volume using shifted buttons rather than wiring in a volume pot for a change. This meant all I had to do was extend the speaker cables from the TV chassis to the front panel.



I’ve used grey speaker cloth in front of the speakers to offer some protection - it’s all held in with screws so should be fine. I’d also painted around the speaker holes with white satin, as this should hopefully(!) tie in with the artwork later.



Finally I’ve added the buttons for Start 1/Credit 1/Start 2/Credit and their wired into a block which is then extended via a longer cable to the control panel. This should give me enough space to work with for when I need to work on the control panel in the future. I’ll probably add some sort of connector to this cable so that it can be more easily separated in future but I didn’t have any 5 pin connectors around at the time (and I was impatient!)



And from the inside. It's a bit tight around the trackball/speaker but not too bad.



The end is nigh... so I'm thoroughly expecting something to go wrong...!

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Re: The Invaders: 13 September - Control panel done
« Reply #68 on: September 20, 2017, 07:23:04 pm »
Bad news. Good news. Good news.

Firstly, my crt died. I was very upset. Having spent hours decasing/mounting/bezeling the tv it was a massive kick in the balls when it stopped working.

But - I’m an optimist (or at least i hope i am) and managed to pick up the same model from eBay. Bit more cash than i wanted to pay but the picture is better than the old one and i didn’t really have many options.

And the artwork is finished and sent to the printers. I’m really chuffed with how it looks now. Can’t wait to put it all together.

Not long now...

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #69 on: September 20, 2017, 08:31:39 pm »
The end is nigh... so I'm thoroughly expecting something to go wrong...!

Bad news...

Firstly, my crt died...


Wow, what a called shot.

I mean, that sucks about the CRT, and my sympathy for having to do the rework. 

But at least your sense of intuition is accurate to three significant decimal places?

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #70 on: September 20, 2017, 08:42:51 pm »
Bad news. Good news. Good news.

Firstly, my crt died. I was very upset. Having spent hours decasing/mounting/bezeling the tv it was a massive kick in the balls when it stopped working.

It’s a Bang and Olufsen MX4000 which I chose because I’m a big fan of the picture quality, and they are ridiculously shallow. The downside (as mentioned above) is that the circuit boards are a bit scary when you first see them as there are about 6 of them all connected together via a plastic cage.
I completely missed that this was a MX4000!  They are supposedly great RGB consumer monitors. We never saw these in North America, but I've read about them from all the UK people who are into RGB monitors. Luckily you found a replacement, but that sucks that another great monitor that could be used for gaming bites the dust.


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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #71 on: September 27, 2017, 11:26:48 am »
Yeah - was a massive pain getting a new TV and swapping everything over but the picture is much better and brighter so I'm not going to get too upset about it. It was quite a relief that the new TV used the exact same size tube so my bezel board just fitted straight on.

I've slotted the new one in now and apart from a few geometry issues that I need to sort out - which is a massive pain on MX4000's I'm pretty much done.

I'd read that Trinitrons were the be all and end all when it came to scart TV's (other than PVM's) but I tried one of those first and preferred the MX4000. The second TV I got has an older firmware and less circuit boards but the picture quality is something else. I'm definitely going to pick up a spare though as the cabinet is built around it so I cant just slot it any CRT TV.

Frontend is also done - I'm using Attract Mode again because I wanted something really simple. Up/down chooses a game. p1 starts the game. p2 shows more game info. That's it. Games list is about 200 at the moment but I'll probably filter it down some more (ignore the numbering on the screenshot - that was created on my laptop)



So - unless anything else goes wrong (!) I think I'm about finished. Hopefully the next big post will be the artwork going on... Crossed fingers.

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #72 on: October 28, 2017, 09:05:09 pm »
Whoops. Been a while. Real life and all. (And resident evil 7 in vr - holy sheeeeet)

Anyway - picked up a spare tv and it turned out to be even better picture than the one i was using so swapped it. It’s an mx4200 which is a flat tube. Not ideal but the clarity (and nigh on perfect geometry) made it worthwhile. Stored the old tv and recreated the mount for the new one. Old hat at this now tho so only took an hour.

Did the same bezel stuff only used poster board this time and it was much easier.

Also - motherboard died so had to buy a new one  :banghead:    I’m starting to think this cab is jinxed.

All being well the artwork will arrive this week and then it will be done. Bar fish tank in the base. It’s 2017 after all.

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #73 on: October 28, 2017, 09:24:29 pm »
 :cheers:

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #74 on: October 29, 2017, 06:55:35 am »
All being well the artwork will arrive this week and then it will be done. Bar fish tank in the base. It’s 2017 after all.

Tropical or freshwater?

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #75 on: November 07, 2017, 02:52:27 pm »
Bump, any luck finding a replacement mobo?  This project has to be close to completion now right?

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #76 on: November 07, 2017, 02:55:05 pm »
Yeah all sorted. Reinstalled everything so I’m pretty much ready to go. There’s been a delay in the artwork but should be arriving tomorrow. Hopefully!

I’m avoiding playing it until it’s finished. Bah OCD.  ;D

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #77 on: November 07, 2017, 02:56:46 pm »
can't wait  :cheers:

cheers Chris

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #78 on: November 08, 2017, 04:58:51 pm »
I’m avoiding playing it until it’s finished. Bah OCD.  ;D

This is a good idea. It's easy to fall into that hole. ;)
Can't wait to see this one done. It's the only project here currently that I'm excited to see finished, and it's got a refreshing design and cool theme that we haven't seen here in a long time.

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #79 on: November 11, 2017, 05:51:48 am »
Very classy build.  :cheers:

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Re: The Invaders: 21 September - Some bad. But mostly good.
« Reply #80 on: November 12, 2017, 03:59:45 am »
Thanks guys,

Artwork arrived - and I’m really REALLY pleased with the finish. I won’t have time to apply it today but thought I’d do a preview shot anyway.

The end is definitely in sight now!

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Re: The Invaders: 13 November - Artwork 40% applied
« Reply #81 on: November 13, 2017, 11:46:51 am »
Hi all - I’d hoped to get all the artwork on today but the bezel took me way longer than I expected. Mostly because I was trying to line it up perfect but also because it was an absolute bugger to get on straight due to the shape of it. (narrow borders on each side meant that I misaligned the bottom a few times). In the end, spraying the perspex with water first gave me the give I needed to reposition it until it was right.

Anyway - pics.

Here’s the bezel mounted to the perspex. I wanted it on the outside so it would meet with the cpo properly so I had it printed on the same matt laminate material.



Control panel was a lot simpler as it was just a case of positioning the cp and cpo over a glass table and shining a light underneath to match the control positions.



And here is where I’m at so far.



It’s intentionally quite generic because of the dynamic marquee and I wanted it to resemble the JAMMA cabs that were prolific over here in the UK back in the 80s. I tried to make it so that the graphics would emit from the center of the screen up to the marquee area and down to the bottom of the CP so that it would be seamless. This is mostly what made it such a pain in the ass to apply!

I’ve got the final 3 pieces to apply tomorrow - the speaker/start panel and the sidearts. I’m hoping they will be simpler than today!

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Re: The Invaders: 13 November - Artwork 40% applied
« Reply #82 on: November 13, 2017, 12:47:24 pm »
So much win! I love it man. Great how that burst pattern lines up between the cp and bezel. Amazing.  :cheers:


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Re: The Invaders: 13 November - Artwork 40% applied
« Reply #83 on: November 13, 2017, 02:08:38 pm »
 :applaud:
Awesome work as ever, Mark. x2 kudos on the burst lines matching!

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Re: The Invaders: 13 November - Artwork 40% applied
« Reply #84 on: November 13, 2017, 02:49:27 pm »
 :applaud:

Simply fine art bruh... love it.

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Re: The Invaders: 13 November - Artwork 40% applied
« Reply #85 on: November 13, 2017, 04:59:20 pm »
Cheers guys - took a while to do (as simple as it looks in the end!)

Now getting them matched to the side art (design wise - they’re not on yet) took a hell of a lot more work. Just hope i don’t screw it up tomorrow!  ;D


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Re: The Invaders: 13 November - Artwork 40% applied
« Reply #86 on: November 13, 2017, 05:12:37 pm »
If you can go ahead and make a gif of the marquee that would great. Thanks

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #87 on: November 14, 2017, 07:25:20 am »
At long last! Got the speaker/start panel vinyl on and the sideart which means in terms of artwork it’s now complete. I’m really happy with the results that I got from Olly at https://www.arcadeartshop.com/ 

Have to say a big thanks to Opt2not for giving me some great advice on the artwork as I was designing it. It’s come out a 100% better than it would have been without his help.

Just got a few little bits to wrap up now before I can call the cabinet 100% complete - ie dremeling a little off the button holes on the start/speaker panel to make them line up correctly with the artwork (it's bugging me already!) and securing the bezel properly but it’s all pretty much wrapped up. Will post some better pics and a vid once it’s all done.

And thanks for the comments everyone!  :cheers:











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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #88 on: November 14, 2017, 07:47:43 am »
Nice! I'm ready to nominate for cab of the year.  :applaud:
Looking forward to the vid. Congrats on this masterpiece.
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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #89 on: November 14, 2017, 07:50:38 am »
I really like the artwork and the colors.

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #91 on: November 14, 2017, 08:16:20 am »
This is cabinet building at its finest. 

Noobs take note.  This machine will comfortable play nearly every vertical game in the Mame catalog flawlessly.

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #92 on: November 14, 2017, 08:16:40 am »
This looks amazing.  Great work!

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #93 on: November 14, 2017, 08:43:05 am »
Thanks guys. It's been a fun build - despite the numerous problems I had while building it. If there was ever a jinxed cab then this was it!

I'm still not playing it until I've finished the odd jobs. Then I'll chuck a video together.  :)

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #94 on: November 14, 2017, 09:51:05 am »
That turned out really nice.  The flat bezel and CP remind me of the original Space Invaders yet the rest looks very modern.  I usually prefer a coin door but your cabinet looks good without one.  The side-art really puts it over the top.   :applaud:

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #95 on: November 14, 2017, 10:00:15 am »
I don't know what it is about the aesthetic exactly, but I can always identify a European-made cabinet a mile away.  Maybe Ikea reins supreme over there?


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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #96 on: November 14, 2017, 10:46:51 am »
So awesome!!! What a build. Seeing yours take its time made me feel better about not rushing mine... but I'd never be able to compete with this. You're a true artist :D

As for European designed cabs... they always look distinct. Probably has somethin to do with all the great designs coming out of that side of the globe. The art, architecture and designs are so class... Inspiration at every corner!

The way that sideart ties with the control panel and bezel... what... how? I am in awe.
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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #97 on: November 14, 2017, 12:45:55 pm »
WOW! I love it  :cheers:

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #98 on: November 14, 2017, 02:39:08 pm »
 :applaud:  Excellent job!  It turned out really awesome. Definitely the top build of the year. The design is so interesting, and I love the choices you made. From the CRT choice for playing, LCD for marquee, to the kerfing, to the colours.  Outstanding execution!

Thanks for the shout-out too, the artwork looks great! I didn't have to suggest much, tbh, but you were able to take the few pointers I gave and push the artwork further. Also thanks for being so cool and humble about my advice. Some people don't like to be told what to do, and at times i could come off more acidic with direction, but you were very receptive and easy to advise.

Looking forward to the vid when everything's done!  :cheers:

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #99 on: November 14, 2017, 03:46:40 pm »
Fun design. Very retro Japanese flavor so that is a perfect homage to the title


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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #100 on: November 14, 2017, 09:33:48 pm »
So many builders do things that make me sad...  you never do. 

Top notch. 

I love the way the bottom of the side art ends on the plane of the CP - that is just the right thing to have done.  Really gives the sense of an archway to another place, which the frame-breaking claws reinforce.

Thanks for doing more than your part to prop up my precarious faith in humanity.

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« Reply #101 on: November 15, 2017, 04:56:49 pm »
Smashing mate, absolutely smashing. So clean and stylish, what a joy to behold.

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #102 on: November 16, 2017, 05:07:31 am »
Really nice. Love this build!

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #103 on: November 16, 2017, 08:08:13 am »
If UCAs existed, this cab would win all of them.

I love everything about this cab.
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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #104 on: November 16, 2017, 12:02:50 pm »
Wow! Thanks so much guys. I’m very humbled  :notworthy

It’s all up and running now and i gotta admit - i really like it. I actually prefer the way the marquee looks on this to my blip cab. The crt looks great (despite being flat). It’s seriously the best crt pic I’ve ever seen. I’ve got some time tomorrow to put a vid together and i was gonna just show it cycling through some games but if anyone wants to see anything else then post and I’ll include it if i can.

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #105 on: November 16, 2017, 12:09:08 pm »
Wow! Thanks so much guys. I’m very humbled  :notworthy

It’s all up and running now and i gotta admit - i really like it. I actually prefer the way the marquee looks on this to my blip cab. The crt looks great (despite being flat). It’s seriously the best crt pic I’ve ever seen. I’ve got some time tomorrow to put a vid together and i was gonna just show it cycling through some games but if anyone wants to see anything else then post and I’ll include it if i can.

No, I would argue Blip! did the LCD marquee to perfection.
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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #106 on: November 16, 2017, 12:12:44 pm »
Im not sure Yots, I’ve seen both and having it integrated with the artwork with no border is very cool. And way way cheaper!

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #107 on: November 16, 2017, 12:43:56 pm »
I have not logged into AC in several years.  I'm trying to get inspired to finish a project I began about a decade ago with a visit today.

The Invaders has absolutely smashed my mind and got me excited again.  What an amazing project.  Thank you for sharing!  :cheers:

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« Reply #108 on: November 16, 2017, 03:22:43 pm »
Fantastic job, love how this turned out!  :applaud:
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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #109 on: November 16, 2017, 11:38:22 pm »
Great work


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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #110 on: November 17, 2017, 08:46:29 am »
I've inexplicably missed this thread - fantastic build!

My design work is 95% done and I planned on doing the trackball mount the same way - glad you tested it out!
Do you have a plexi overlay also?  I think if I use 1/16" Plexi it will work w/o recessing the ball too much.

Very nice work.
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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #111 on: November 19, 2017, 06:56:46 pm »
Sorry - been away for a while. No plexi. The cpo material is tough laminate so doesn’t need it. The sheet metal i used brings the trackball flush with the panel (its around 1.5mm thick).

I am really pleased with how it’s turned out. Sometimes when you’re looking at stuff in 3D modelling it looks good but in practice doesn’t really work. I made a load of changes to this as i was building it.  The speaker panel was probably the biggest but there were loads of others.

What I’m most pleased about (after the artwork) is how nice it is to look into the cabinet to play a game - it really adds to the immersion. All things considered this was a cheap build. Controls and artwork made up the majority of the cost.

Looking forwards to building a vpin now! (Called FLiP). Called it before anyone else  ;D


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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #112 on: November 20, 2017, 08:59:54 pm »

Looking forwards to building a vpin now! (Called FLiP). Called it before anyone else  ;D

I have some extra contactors you might be interested in, should you partake in the v-pin madness.

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #113 on: November 21, 2017, 04:54:49 am »
Congratulations on your beautiful cab. It is very aesthetically pleasing and I love the fresh color scheme radiating a fresh and cheerful (nicely contrasted with the alien monster bursting out on the side graphs) vibe. Great attention to details and the curved body work looks very impressive, well done.  :applaud:
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I built a Star Wars themed arcade cabinet
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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #114 on: November 22, 2017, 12:13:03 am »
Another beautiful cab! Amazing work as usual Mark. Huge congrats on getting it done.  :applaud:

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #115 on: November 22, 2017, 02:49:11 am »
Proper job as ever, fella. Doing the UK proud...

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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #116 on: November 22, 2017, 07:48:34 am »

Fantastic! I skimmed so I probably missed it, but what sort of input are you using for that CRT?


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Re: The Invaders: 14 November - Artwork completed!
« Reply #117 on: November 22, 2017, 12:35:03 pm »
Another great build. The design isn't for me, there are things about the profile and the front that i'm not a fan of but please don't let that detract how impressed I am by your skill as a builder. Really well done and it looks like you got exactly what you set out for - which is nice to see. I enjoyed following this build very much.

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Re: The Invaders: 27 November - Complete + video
« Reply #118 on: November 27, 2017, 04:35:05 am »
I finally got my lazy ass together to complete all the jobs on the cabinet and it’s now complete and working. I’m glad I waited until it was finished before playing it otherwise I don't think it would have ever got done!

The cabinet looks the same as it did in the previous pictures so I’ve uploaded a video of it cycling through games through the frontend (Attract Mode). I use a different frontend layout normally but this was handy just to show how the games look in action.

Yet again - thanks to everyone for the support and kind words.



Fantastic! I skimmed so I probably missed it, but what sort of input are you using for that CRT?

Hi Danny - The TV has an RGB SCART input so I'm using that to connect to a Radeon 5450 graphics card. Windows 7 running Groovymame and super resolutions.

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Re: The Invaders: 27 November - Cabinet complete (and video)
« Reply #119 on: November 27, 2017, 10:48:25 am »
Stellar work. I love it. Overall design, layout, artwork. All of it.

Great job!  :cheers:

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Re: The Invaders: 27 November - Cabinet complete (and video)
« Reply #120 on: November 28, 2017, 05:28:06 am »
Awesome! Great to see it in action  :applaud:
I built a Star Wars themed arcade cabinet
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,147851.0.html

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Re: The Invaders: 27 November - Cabinet complete (and video)
« Reply #121 on: November 28, 2017, 09:15:25 am »
i love the progress from that first mock up to finished project... shows the way a thought turns to execution. this cab gives me a full on chub.

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Re: The Invaders: 27 November - Cabinet complete (and video)
« Reply #122 on: November 28, 2017, 07:12:44 pm »
What a work of art.