MAME in a Williams cocktail?

[Dr. Creep]

Hi everyone, another newbie signing in here.  I picked up an old cocktail table that I'm working on converting into a MAME box.  Its a Williams cocktail, looks just like the Stargate/Defender/Robotron cocktails, but by the time I got it, it was pretty beat up and was running Choplifter.  

I was just wondering if anyone has tried a MAME conversion on one of these and had some pictures or anything interesting to share.  I've found it to be pretty convenient size-wise, especially with the control panels being on the longer side of the table, rather than on the short side like a Ms. Pacman cocktail.  The only tricky part I've had to deal with is fitting microswitched buttons and joysticks in the stock locations, its a bit tight in there.  

Anyway, just wanted to ask about that, I'll be putting lots of pictures up once I get this thing finished (waiting on my minipacs right now).  Thanks to anyone with info!

[Stingray]

Have you looked through the cocktail projects on the examples page of this site?

http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade_examples.php

Sounds like a fun project. Enjoy.

-S

[paigeoliver]

If your clearances are tight then just use leaf switch based buttons. They aren't that much more expensive, and they do improve gameplay on some games (Track & Field, and other "press the button as fast as you can games), because leaf buttons can be repeatedly pressed much quicker than microswitch button.