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javeryh's Woodgrain Cabaret Copy
Zebidee:
Blacks not matching.... not really going to be an issue. You won't notice, especially with other art and when you have a screen and marquee on. One of the great things about black is that it matches everything then blends into the background so everything else stands out.
IMO T-molding is great for sides, but at that CP edge will make your cab look cheap - it will also come away easily, collect dirt, players may tend to pick at the edge. It might also tend to cut into your wrist/fingers, although your CP angle may minimise that. Never seen an arcade cab done like that so will look inauthentic too.
Love the active marquee :D Wish I knew how to do that easily, must put it on my arcade cab bucket-list
leapinlew:
Coming along great! Remember when an active marquee was a wish list item? Crazy. Good job.
Zebidee:
I love the look of original Moon Patrol CP, with the curved front. This one has taken a beating!
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Zebidee on August 30, 2020, 07:21:29 pm ---Love the active marquee :D Wish I knew how to do that easily, must put it on my arcade cab bucket-list
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If I can figure it out literally anyone can. There is a youtube video by MAMEFAN that explains how to set it up in Hyperspin.
--- Quote from: leapinlew on August 30, 2020, 07:24:06 pm ---Coming along great! Remember when an active marquee was a wish list item? Crazy. Good job.
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For sure - we have come a long way! It's going to be hard to go back to a static marquee after this project. I knew what was coming and I still thought it was super cool when everything turned on. I just hope I can figure out how to tweak the CRT settings.
--- Quote from: Zebidee on August 30, 2020, 09:09:32 pm ---I love the look of original Moon Patrol CP, with the curved front. This one has taken a beating!
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Yeah... I am likely going to round over the edge. I have a plan to tweak the art ever so slightly to accommodate for it. Right now the border around the instructions just goes straight down, which I think might look awkward where it meets the front panel. Instead, I think I'm going to turn that into a rectangle with the bottom edge on the curve. Tomorrow though.
javeryh:
Alright... here is the "near final" control panel (click for full resolution). The bottom border to the instructions should hit the rounded over edge of the CP if I've calculated this correctly. The bend should start right at the bottom of the last line of text.
The ServoStik, control board, iPAC2, white balltop, white goldleaf buttons and black 24mm button (for pause/exit) have all been ordered. If I can get this image to the printer this week, I should be able to finish this all up by end of September. Can't wait... I've got a few ideas for the next one LOL. :cheers: