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X-Men 4-player [done]
meyer980:
ooo, I like that AttractMode theme. Still a tad cluttered for my taste, so curious to see how your final version comes out. Looking good!
SNAAKE:
amazing cabinet. dual coin door and everything just like the og xmen cab :cheers:
Sh0t0K4n:
Looking Good.
The build seems to go flawlessly. There's some experience in building cabinets here :)
Looking forward to the finished product :applaud:
javeryh:
--- Quote from: edekoning on January 08, 2021, 08:37:02 am ---The theme itself is just a smooth scrolling grid of screenshots with wheel images overlayed. Once selected the screenshot morphs into a video snap.
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Sick. This is a really original look.
edekoning:
Thanks guys!
Its been a while since my last update, but I am pretty much done. Anyway the next thing I did was apply the artwork.
I ordered a full set from szabosarcades.com, as they appeared to be the only shop that sells correct side-art, and not some copy/paste variant based on the 6 player machine.
Marquee was perfect. Put the cab on its back, placed the marque in place, and marked where the marque retainer needed to go. This retainer is just a piece of aluminium that I had bent and then spray painted black. I did not have any nice looking black screws, so used the best looking non-black screws I had lying around. Will look for some nice black screws further down the line when shops are open again like normal (smurfin covid lockdown).
Applying side art to a cab really brings it to live. No more boring uni-color cab 8) I did decide to sand the side panels one last time with 2000 grit, to make it super smooth, before applying the side-art. Once done, there is still a slight hint of woodgrain visible when light the side-art at an angle, but I actually think that looks really nice. I then applied the yellow t-molding. Man that sure looks nice alongside the the black wood and blue background of the side-art!
Btw the packaging was the best I have experienced so far. Overall just very good quality, but I guess that is what you pay for. That and import taxes, even on shipping costs ...