Its been a long while since my last build and I've been planning this for probably half as long. I've since gotten a CNC machine (Shapeoko XXL) which made this a whole lot smoother and easier to do.
The concept of the FightCase is I wanted a portable arcade dedicated to 2D fighting/competitive arcade games. I wanted it pretty minimalist. I've seen a lot of briefcase arcades but something about a briefcase just seemed unattractive to me. The whole thing is made out of 5 layers of 3/4" plywood, 3 for the controls side (2.25"), 2 for the screen side (1.5"). I tried to make it as thin as possible with very little clearance, though i know I probably coulda gone smaller if i wanted to. I need to find my progress pics but I'll post my most current progress.
I plan on painting the whole thing white and hopefully, following Ond's amazing guide on painting, get a really smooth gloss finish that similar to how the buttons/joystick are. I did a test run recently, hooking up everything and it seems like the battery should last around 2hrs which is a lot better than I expected. And of course, I can plug it in to play as well. What's left is painting and applying the acrylic bezels over the monitor and over the controls.
Component List:17in laptop screen (salvaged from an old laptop)
LCD controller board for that screen
Arcade joystick and buttons pack (from Aliexpress)
Torsion hinges
Raspberry pi 3
Power switch
The Link Quick Release JLF Shaft
6000 mAh battery pack
Battery life meter
1.25" speakers and PAM8610 amplifier
Comments, suggestions and criticism are welcome. Thanks!
Let me start posting pictures before you all start losing interest: