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Mini Polybius Bartop
BeastlyBoy:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 13, 2021, 08:01:30 pm ---I would make this a vertical (3:4) cabinet. Most of the single player classics are built for it. 4-way joy and probably 2 buttons because of Qix and some others.
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Excellent point! Vertical it is. 4-way is a good shout too but I'm sticking to one button just for the novelty.
--- Quote from: bobbyb13 on August 13, 2021, 11:15:21 pm ---
Seems like maybe you should rebuild the Taito machine first!
;)
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I've had it almost a decade, I don't think it's going to happen ;D
leapinlew:
I think a neat gimmick for a Polybius cabinet would be to put a camera in it facing the player, super-impose an image of the player on the background to give them a creepy feeling that they are being watched.
BeastlyBoy:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on August 14, 2021, 10:11:02 am ---I think a neat gimmick for a Polybius cabinet would be to put a camera in it facing the player, super-impose an image of the player on the background to give them a creepy feeling that they are being watched.
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Haha that'd be so funny. I could hide it in the marquee...
javeryh:
--- Quote from: BeastlyBoy on August 14, 2021, 04:34:19 am ---Excellent point! Vertical it is. 4-way is a good shout too but I'm sticking to one button just for the novelty.
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Probably a good call. A machine this small is definitely more novelty than something meant to be played seriously. One button looks good in your mockup.
BeastlyBoy:
The weekend's progress - cutting out most of the wooden parts from 12mm MDF. I did these on a sliding mitre saw. For the rounded edges I'm gluing on 12mm corner quadrants for a nice smooth 90-deg angle. Then this'll all be primed and painted up.
Still haven't decided how to attach everything together. I'm experimenting with those plastic cabinet fixing blocks, but the screws don't go deep enough to get much purchase in 12mm MDF. I'm hesitant to glue it all together but might have to compromise for stability's sake.
Also cut the sides by making a router template from a paper template and then 'tracing' the template with a flush trim bit on a router. Magic stuff! Next step for the sides will be veneering them with real wood veneer.
I also made an attempt at labelling the buttons. I wanted to try out a creepy 'illuminati' symbol on the main button but I think I might ditch it. The other buttons I wanted symbols on showing their function (coin, start, back/cancel). The power button didn't work at all so I took the paint off and will just leave it blank. Should be fine since it's illuminated anyway.
I did these by cutting tiny stencils out with my Cricut, then spray painting. Not the best finish in the world but okay here.