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| bobbyb13:
Thank you both. Yeah, glass I can at least get to B+ grade work. A bunch of the other stuff I still need practice with. And certain software and other electronic stuff still completely evades me of course. For this, fiberglass is not only what I know but a means to make this otherwise fragile bezel treatment strong- and at least a little bit prettier than what I might manage with a rattle can- which I would use for something this size. I wish that there was some easy way to use any of these bezels as templates for future work. With skipping between 27"- 19" screens on builds of different widths and then even the same visible area size tubes having different curves it makes the whole endeavour such that starting from scratch takes less time and nets a better result. It kinda sucks. Seems like this would be a good way to contribute to community knowledge but it still escapes me how to do it. I have parts for a second BitKit, a Spy Hunter (both vertical 19"), a Bank Panic/Tetris/whatever else (horizontal 19"), and a MAME vector machine (25" horizontal) still yet to build so hopefully some easy to replicate theme presents itself at some point. Presently that makes four more just for my own selfish pursuits. God help me if I need to make more than that. |
| Zebidee:
Your fiberglass work is excellent. B+ is more than enough for bezels. On bezels... They are pretty much always black, surrounded by black, so even a D+ bezel job will hide most of your "sins". On Bank Panic - do this in a cocktail, if possible. With a standup cab, the player turn-swap will always catch you by surprise, you'll be busy getting out of each others' way. Also, cocktail makes it easier to rest your beer on top. In my experience at least, Bank Panic is best as a "drinking" game between friends. |
| bobbyb13:
Oh, I had planned otherwise for Bank Panic- but a cocktail cabinet COULD be its future then I would say! I had planned on it going in the same cabinet as the Tetris I wound up with (which is in a generic cabinet that is not in great shape to begin with and maybe is not worth fighting with the mouse pee scent and disintegrating particle board for) but builds are always on a dynamic design continuum until done around here. However...! I got through buffing out the bezel for the Missile Command-ish cabinet. Flat black is good because it doesn't reflect a bunch of light everywhere and secondarily it does not telegraph transgressions as readily as glossy black does- which seems to amplify any aberrations. The best part of this is that it has made it so that I can get going on the marquee/speaker panel so I can get the thing completely functional (even if I still don't have any artwork yet) and therfore move it upstairs with it's siblings. Thus making space to build the next one. >:D No matter what, I still need to pull the kick panel and decide what size hole to cut for the coin door- even if it just winds up a plain door for a little while. Buying a coin door and getting it shipped to me now appears to be about $200- so it may be a looooong while. I'll just keep making this ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- up as I go along and have fun playing it when it is done. |
| Zebidee:
--- Quote from: bobbyb13 on August 02, 2022, 02:29:57 am ---Oh, I had planned otherwise for Bank Panic- but a cocktail cabinet COULD be its future then I would say! --- End quote --- Part of my Bank Panic/cocktail reasoning is how the game flips the screen for player change in cocktail mode. This clearly flags the player change. On upright cabs you will often miss it, end up playing your mate's game by accident, and lose the magic. That, and the improved potential for drinking beer. You can put Tetris on it too if you like ;) --- Quote ---I had planned on it going in the same cabinet as the Tetris I wound up with (which is in a generic cabinet that is not in great shape to begin with and maybe is not worth fighting with the mouse pee scent and disintegrating particle board for) but builds are always on a dynamic design continuum until done around here. --- End quote --- If the mouse-piss-MDF isn't too terrible, you can restore a lot of strength (and hide the smell) by painting on some diluted PVA glue or the related wood glue, including that Titebond II I've seen in some of your earlier pics. The glue is designed to soak into the wood, and the water helps it penetrate. Do it a few times until you are satisfied, can finish off with a undiluted glue to be sure. Then paint over if possible. --- Quote ---I got through buffing out the bezel for the Missile Command-ish cabinet. --- End quote --- That bezel is a work of art. --- Quote ---Flat black is good because it doesn't reflect a bunch of light everywhere and secondarily it does not telegraph transgressions as readily as glossy black does- which seems to amplify any aberrations. --- End quote --- Yes, you want it to either soak up any stray photons, or misdirect them. --- Quote ---I'll just keep making this ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- up as I go along and have fun playing it when it is done. --- End quote --- The best way :D |
| Xiaou2:
--- Quote ---I had planned on it going in the same cabinet as the Tetris I wound up with (which is in a generic cabinet that is not in great shape to begin with and maybe is not worth fighting with the mouse pee scent and disintegrating particle board for) but builds are always on a dynamic design continuum until done around here. --- End quote --- Check ebay or Amazon for an "Ozone Generator" They use them to clean fire and smoke damaged houses. They basically Bleach the air. Ive owned an air cleaner that has ozone capability. There is no bad smell, that it cant completely Remove. If you leave it on for too long, the air you breath in, will actually burn your lungs. As such, many of them have an automatic timer.. and they suggest that, for example.. you leave the house / room you are intending to clean, while its operating... then when you return, open all windows to get fresh air circulating in the house. The ozone fades away fairly quickly, once the machine has stopped. |
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