A little progress. Took apart the cabinet to prep and get everything ready to paint. Also took care of cutting the acrylic. Next steps are paint, applying the artwork, and then start installing the electronics and hardware. I got the artwork from GameOnGraphix and the quality is really nice. I'll post pictures when I install. I chose the the luster finish, but if I build another cab then it'll be gloss instead.
Unfortunately the table-saw left some chips and of course I caused a few dents moving things around. I went through each piece and put on some Bondo and then sanded it smooth. Also finished all general sanding. Here is a portion of one piece as an example, but I had to go through 7 total.
I also cut the t-molding slots, and cut all necessary holes for the buttons, stream deck, light-gun "holsters", coin door, and some notches for the monitor's shape. I decided to put the speaker behind the screen because I didn't really like the look, so I didn't cut any speaker holes.
Cut 3 acrylic pieces as well and poked the holes. The acrylic was first cut a bit oversized, and then I used a flush bit on my router along the previously cut plywood to trim them down to exact sizes. Acrylic was messy, but everything is perfect without any chipping.
Also added a rounded champer to the gun holster holes on the acrylic. I did the same to the front of the "control panel" as well.
Finally recieved all of my PC hardware. Instead of mounting a standard PC case or directly to the cabinet, I bought a cheap "test bench" and will mount that inside the cabinet. Shouldn't have any issues with heat and still easily portable if I need to remove it. I then installed Windows and got most of the software ready.