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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #760 on: September 02, 2021, 09:43:11 am »
That is one amazing CP.  Great work as always.  Thanks for the detailed pics.  This solution in particular is pretty cool.   :cheers:







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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #761 on: September 05, 2021, 06:39:05 am »
There's some seriously exceptional work going on here  :applaud:
Click a pic for a video tour 

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #762 on: November 27, 2021, 10:18:03 pm »
I wish I had a good excuse for the lack of responses….kids soccer, wife starting a job, getting this thing playable…blah, blah, blah.  Combination of all of that and getting the garage finally in order is all I got



I am more motivated to finish now.  The control panel is done (with some exceptions).  I’ll post details later but for now here’s a current state:


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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #763 on: November 27, 2021, 10:33:13 pm »
Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. 

It’s incredible.  What’s left?  Some t-molding and that’s it?  Need some pics of it all lit up and we are also going to need a video walkthrough of how it all works.

Great job.  Wow.

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #764 on: November 27, 2021, 10:41:03 pm »
Always a good cheerleader Javery, thanks.  Plenty more to do, just felt stupid for not having posted anything.  T-Molding, graphics, and many other things holds this up from being done, but it’s getting close.  So many other projects I want to start but I promised myself I wouldn’t till this one is done.  So she’s gonna get done damn it!

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #765 on: November 27, 2021, 11:15:03 pm »
It's a beauty for sure. There's some seriously great work going on here and I love the shape and general aesthetic.

Nice going with the garage too  :cheers:

Now get to it!!
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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #766 on: November 27, 2021, 11:34:30 pm »
Cheers SpaceHedgeHog, here’s a preview of the artwork:

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #767 on: November 28, 2021, 02:50:23 am »
 I spotted a CRT TV in that shed!

Noice art, very appropriate :D
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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #768 on: November 28, 2021, 07:21:38 am »
Nice work organizing THE SHOP 

Garages are where cars go.  Good thing you have a big driveway.  :)

Put some side art and T-Molding on and call it done

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #769 on: November 28, 2021, 12:51:12 pm »
yeah that shop (OK... garage) looks awesome.  I have an unlit detached 1 car garage with a crumbling asphalt floor.  Oh yeah - no electricity either so I'm running an extension cord from the house to plug in 1 tool at a time.  It's pathetic. 

Arroyo - slap that side art on and pound in the t-molding!  It's barely 2 hours of work!   :cheers:

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #770 on: November 29, 2021, 10:02:57 am »
Looks great!  I would love it if you could post a video with it lit up when you are done.

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #771 on: November 29, 2021, 08:00:52 pm »
This really does look amazing.  The amount of detail you've gone into on this with the lighting and everything is stellar.  Can't wait to see it fully completed.   :applaud:

If mine looks even a quarter this good when I'm completely done with it, I'll be very happy. 
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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #772 on: November 18, 2022, 06:32:49 pm »
Time to resurrect this amazing project thread.  Arroyo, I can only assume you're long done with this by now, but we never got to see the final product.  This project thread certainly helps inspire me, and I'm sure many others feel the same.  Let's see how this bad boy turned out, and like others suggested, a video to see all its animated goodness would be great too!   Hope all is well.  :cheers:

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« Reply #773 on: November 20, 2022, 07:40:33 pm »
Time to resurrect this amazing project thread.  Arroyo, I can only assume you're long done with this by now, but we never got to see the final product.  This project thread certainly helps inspire me, and I'm sure many others feel the same.  Let's see how this bad boy turned out, and like others suggested, a video to see all its animated goodness would be great too!   Hope all is well.  :cheers:

I got so excited to see this on the top again...

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #774 on: November 20, 2022, 07:56:33 pm »
Played it.

It is sweet.

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #775 on: November 21, 2022, 03:02:12 am »
Played it.

It is sweet.

Yeah... I'm jealous of course.
I'm with the others here hoping to see some gratuitous cabinet porn.

I know the EDOT is probably all consuming, but current pics of the beast that is The Grid would be damn fun to see.
Pics of Mike, Scott, or Master Perkins playing it even better!
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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #776 on: November 21, 2022, 06:43:11 am »
You should see the Major project he is just wrapping up.


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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #777 on: November 21, 2022, 01:46:44 pm »
Hey all.

Nice to see some familiar faces, and thanks for bumping the thread.  I was actually meaning to bump this soon to be able to show my face around here again.  I'll post pics within the next week showing the current state.  To manage expectations, it has side art, T-molding, and all the physical stuff done.  The programming of al the lights however I put on the back burner as I had too many other projects that have been screaming for attention, one of which I hope to post about here in a Major way.

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« Reply #778 on: November 21, 2022, 09:44:21 pm »
Major Major maybe? Seems like there must be a Catch-22.
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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #779 on: November 24, 2022, 09:31:14 pm »
I really dig The Grid.  It's up there in my top ten favorite projects that I've ever seen on this board - and that confuses me, because it breaks something that I thought was a rule.

I usually visually like or dislike something from the bones up.  If I think it's a great shape, then sure you can wreck it in the later details, or continue to be great... but it's impossible to dress up something I found awkward into looking good. 

Or so I thought!

The initial shapes of The Grid looked blocky and topheavy and clumsy to me - but as it's evolved, all the gorgeous cosmetic details and lighting and slick accents of LED backlight color, and the excellent side art and marquee, and the spot-on execution of theme, have totally changed my opinion.  Even the shape looks right to me now.  Looking at it at this point, I wouldn't change a thing - and that messes with my head, because I honestly didn't think anybody could do that.  It's like you fixed it in post, except, the arcade cabinet dimensions version thereof.   

This isn't some kind of backhanded faint praise thing - the machine rocks and I dig it a lot.  Props for making something that's going to be great, and additional props for showing me I was wrong.   :applaud:

Now, you just gotta finish it.  :)

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Re: The Grid....
« Reply #780 on: April 05, 2023, 01:56:33 pm »
Too kind Laythe, appreciate the sentiment.

I’ve been needing to post here for a long time, but have put my energy into making cabs instead.  Long overdue so here we go.

Artwork needed to get installed:



Sprayed it down with Isopropyl Alcohol to remove any oils.

Laid out the artwork from Szabo’s arcade print shop:



Nice part was I designed it in Photoshop to have a 1/2” hang on all sides and Szabo plot cut it to the shape.  Made it easier to install as I could see all the sides.  I did the usual painters tape in the middle once I had aligned it so it wouldn’t move.  Then did the hinge method of peeling away the backing and used a squeegee to slowly press it down.  This stuff is very forgiving with bubbles as it is perforated. Having said that I have since discovered Rapid Tac and would use that in the future.



Rubber mallet for installing the t-molding.  I found that not using a towel was better.  When I wrapped it in microfiber it actually left impressions of the fibers in the plastic.  If I hit it with the mallet directly it was better.

Other side:



Very happy with how the artwork came out:





Wrap around for entire scene:





Put back together before CP install, always looks funny without the CP on.



Full view of the CP with wiring completed and gas struts installed to keep it held up:



CP back in place:



Finishing touch was the monitor surrounds:









When you rotate the monitor vertically the graphics light up around it.  Looks really cool during the day as the monitor looks like it’s floating in space:



Not quite as cool at night as LCD shows light to the edges of the screen.  Had it been an OLED then it would work much better at night.


One last thing that I haven’t quite completed but thought the idea was fun.  Early on I had the idea of using a clear track ball, however instead of using an led to make it a particular color I thought it would be fun to put a screen under it so you could make whatever you wanted show up inside.  Trick is it has to be very close otherwise the image becomes inverted (upside down).  It is a really cool effect, looks like you are looking through VR glasses.  To do this I bought a small LCD screen from a Blackberry off of Aliexpress with an HDMI interface:








Here you can get a sense of what it looks like (this was early on when using a clear globe I had):




I thought it would be fun if someone built a Star Wars cab and had the death star on rotation, seems like it would look really cool.



I’m sure I will come back to this and button up the lighting and trackball, for now however I have many other projects to get to.  So done for now


Completed cab:




Latest MAJOR project can be found here:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,167585.0.html
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« Reply #781 on: April 05, 2023, 03:00:45 pm »
Your lighting treatment parts are just beyond the beyond.
Trackball backlight/image bit is just awesome.
I envy you your patience and attention to detail and fit/finish.
 :cheers:

Next level.
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« Reply #782 on: April 05, 2023, 06:26:18 pm »
Man, that cab is even beyond awesome.

There are many things to admire, but there are a couple of small details I really liked.

First is the hydraulic lifters to hold the control panel vertical while you have it open and working on it. This is both inexpensive very practical, especially for a larger panel like yours. Very neat idea.

Second, is that a bass speaker/woofer built into the floor of the cab? That must really add some chunky sound feeling when playing :D

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« Reply #783 on: April 06, 2023, 09:50:53 am »
Arroyo - glad to see you finish this up. It looks awesome. The lighting and every detail is second to none. I love the artwork and I think everything came together perfectly. I definitely want to see some videos of this thing in action!   

How are you rotating the monitor?  I'm sure you explained it at some point but my middle aged brain isn't what it used to be...

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« Reply #784 on: April 06, 2023, 11:21:26 am »
Thanks bobby, it's been a big labor, but I learned a ton in the process.

Thanks Zebidee, yeah the gas struts proved to be a requirement, as the panel is pretty heavy  :o  Bass is pretty hefty when you turn it up, it's fun on fighting games like Mortal Kombat, really feel the hits!

Cheers Javery, appreciate it.  I'll do a video some day when I get all the lighting finished. The rotating monitor starts on post #54, there's also a tutorial here.

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« Reply #785 on: April 06, 2023, 11:25:03 am »
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I'll do a video some day when I get all the lighting finished
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« Reply #786 on: April 06, 2023, 11:47:57 am »
Maybe in the next 20 years  ;D

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« Reply #787 on: April 06, 2023, 12:25:51 pm »
I think I need to see this in person to really appreciate it. :)

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« Reply #788 on: April 06, 2023, 12:32:28 pm »
Just walk outside and look north west.

You will see it.

It is freakin huge.


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« Reply #789 on: April 07, 2023, 04:15:19 am »
That wraparound art package is -perfect-, and I love the monitor surround panels.   :applaud:


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« Reply #790 on: April 07, 2023, 06:25:58 am »
gas struts proved to be a requirement, ..."

Ah yes, that's the term I was looking for, but had lost in my fuzzy brain. Handy to know as I need to replace one (or both) at the back of my ute.
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« Reply #791 on: April 09, 2023, 05:52:42 pm »
I think I need to see this in person to really appreciate it. :)

Any time you are in the area Gil.

That wraparound art package is -perfect-, and I love the monitor surround panels.   :applaud:

Thanks Laythe, nowhere close to your stuff, but it was fun and a great learning experience.

gas struts proved to be a requirement, ..."

Ah yes, that's the term I was looking for, but had lost in my fuzzy brain. Handy to know as I need to replace one (or both) at the back of my ute.

They work great, highly recommend for a larger panel.

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« Reply #792 on: April 10, 2023, 12:55:07 pm »
Which is part of the problem because of Killer Queen. Nothing infuriates me more than some hipster trying to recruit me to play that game  with 9 of his/her friend’s. Especially when I’m there to chill, drink beer, and enjoy some single player hi score action. Then say I do cave and join in, the first 15 minutes is them explaining to me how to play the darn thing. Yeah “bruhhh” I’ve played this game before. It’s just “okay”.

^This right here. 
If anyone wants to see how NOT to build an Arcade then checkout a 8 player Killer Queen on side by side 50” screens.

I havent been able to play that game...   but Historically speaking,  there have been even Larger arcade machines, produced.

 I believe Namco has an On-Rails shooting game, that took up an entire room.
They also had a version of Ridge Racer, hooked up to a real car,  and used a projector to display on a large screen.


 If a game is Fun, and worthy of repeated play... then why would you limit its size?  Its not intended for home usage.

 IMO,  they should remake something like Super Sprint,  with  +6  players  and a  +70" screen.

 There should also be games like a top down Ice Hockey,  that can have like 10 players.   Long ago... I had envisioned a
restaurant, whos tables have the option to play Network linked games like that..  right from your Table.