Have a 'real' arcade cabinet? Want to help forward the DIY community?

[spystyle]

Hello my fellow arcade enthusiats!

Do you have a 'real' arcade cabinet and want to forward the arcade builder's community?

Submit the measurements for your cabinet to www.JakoBud.com

As you probably already know, JakoBud is a fellow member here that drafts and hosts (for free) measurements of arcade cabinets.

I recently aquired a Gauntlet cabinet and e-mailed him, he responded with instructions on how I could measure and submit it. Following his instruction the whole measuring process only took about 30 minutes, soon he will finish drafting the cabinet plan and it will be available for everyone!

A combined effort could make his site the free cabinet dimension mecca on the internet, and stop the L00ZrS selling 1 megabyte cabinet plans to newbies for as much as $75.

Additionally you get to have your name on his site, you'll be the envy of all the cabinet builders on your block :)

He can be reached at
jake.e.wilson@gmail.com

or if he says he is booked you can contact me spystyle@yahoo.com
and I will draft and host them (freely) until he can get to them (and properly draft them)

The cabinets he now has, and does not need measurements for, are :

A.P.B.
Bucky O'Hare
Centipede
Defender
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong 3
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
Galaga
Galaxian
G.I.Joe
Lusid's Arcade Flashback
Mario Bros.
Mario Bros. (Widebody version)
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Ms. Pac-Man
Nintendo Vs.
Pac-Man
Pong (model 320)
Popeye
Q*Bert
Robotron: 2084 (cocktail)
The Simpsons
Stargate
Sunset Riders
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TMNT Turtles in Time
Leland Quarterback
Gauntlet 4 player
Nintendo Playchoice 10

Dig it?
Be a contributor!
Craig

[SirPeale]

For the record I'd like to state that I was trying to encourage those, who do not wade through the other 8 page thread, to help out, in a straight-forward fashion.

Craig's just trying to do some good.  Most of the most popular cabinet styles are already on Jake's site.  Always room for more, of course!  So, check the site, see what's already there, and if you have a cool original cab that's not already there, take some measurements and help out!

[bdsjake]

with so many new people joining, I don't see a problem with a reminder on such an important topic every now and then.

[skim36]

I'm planning on picking up a cab or two tomorrow...I've narrowed it down to three...The Combatribes, Street Fighter Champion Ed II, or Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja......dunno if there'd be any interest in these as I've heard at least two of the three are conversions.

[RayB]

I might be able to as well.  

Someone needs to measure BurgerTime!

[CMIVXX]

Well, I have a cab..  Granted I don't know what it originally was.  I think it was an SF2 Hyper, but I'm not sure.

See this post for pics:  http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=24977

I would be happy to provide specs of it if someone would help me ID it, and of course, we didn't already have it.

I second the need for the burgertime specs.

[CMIVXX]

Also,  I'm a big web/PHP developer.  If we ever want to dump this data into a database and make it searchable, sortable, or just nicely archived, let me know.  I would be extremely happy to help you guys out any way I can.

[Jakobud]

Also,  I'm a big web/PHP developer.  If we ever want to dump this data into a database and make it searchable, sortable, or just nicely archived, let me know.  I would be extremely happy to help you guys out any way I can.

Thanks but at this point putting them in an actual database is just too much of a hassle.  I just have them stored in some PHP pages now.

[Arcadiac]

I have Food Fight, Crowns Golf (conversion?), Scramble cocktail, Nintendo VS red top cocktail, Nintendo cab (Playchoice?) and an unidentified black upright cab.  Send directions if you'd like to add any of these to the database.

Food Fight (converted, MAME):
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=17788

Crown Golf, Scramble:
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=23584


Mystery cab:pic attached

[Arcadiac]

cp detail

[Arcadiac]

side, possibly Atari?

[Arcadiac]

And the Nintendo upright

[Arcadiac]

side view

[Arcadiac]

And finally the Nintendo VS red top cocktail.
Contact me if you need any of these measured. ARCADIAC!

[RayB]

That "mystery" cab is Dragon's Lair or Space Ace.

[Stingray]

I have a Midway Space Invaders cocktail. If this cab hasn't been done I'll gladly take the measurements for you. Send me a PM with the directions for measuring if you're interested in this one.



-S

[CMIVXX]

Also,  I'm a big web/PHP developer.  If we ever want to dump this data into a database and make it searchable, sortable, or just nicely archived, let me know.  I would be extremely happy to help you guys out any way I can.

Thanks but at this point putting them in an actual database is just too much of a hassle.  I just have them stored in some PHP pages now.

Well bummer..  I was getting all excited thinking I could help out.  Well if you change your mind..   I have no problem doing the work.  It's a labour of love.  

[bigle]

i've got a 10 yard fight i could measure up.  if you are interested, lmk what you need to make the plans.

[NIVO]

that 10 yd fight is a taito reference design. That would help if no taito games are in the database as of yet. 90% or better of the taito were exactly like this design, so it would clear up alot of games out there. You can always recognize these by the sweeping arc on the sides of the cabinets.
For example Elevator Action, Crazy Climber, Jungle Hunt.....these are all the same.

[sonicflood]

I've got an NBA Jam cab if there's any interest, let me know.

I REALLY wish someone would post a Aussie Lowboy cab & the dimensions!!!

Scott

[Jakobud]

Well, yeah I agree that mystery cab in Dragon's Lair or Space Ace.  The Nintendo one is already done.  The Nintendo cocktail... mmm... if people REALLY want plans for that I will do it.  I am very interested in that Taito one though, as that cabinet design is fairly difficult to come across and several people on here have asked for plans before.  I'll get ahold of you shortly.

[clanggedin]

I have a cab in this thread that I didn't see plans of on the site. I have no idea what game was in it.

Would you want the dimensions of this??

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=25071

It's not the defender cab. It's the other.

[Jakobud]

I have a cab in this thread that I didn't see plans of on the site. I have no idea what game was in it.

Would you want the dimensions of this??

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=25071

It's not the defender cab. It's the other.

I'm not sure what cabinet that is.  It would be nice if you could get that paint off there to see what it is.

[BA]

I've got Jack the GiantKiller if it's needed