I started this project with dxf files of all the Ms. Pac cabinet parts. I shipped them off to my brother with the CNC water jet cutting tool. He cut me a set of parts and sent them back to me. After sucessfully building the first cabinet, we decided to build three at a time.
I drove the family minivan down to bro's house and he and I went to his shop with a few sheets of oak-veneered plywood. We cut enough parts to make three cabinets using just water. It was terribly slow since the water jet didn't seem to cut cleanly through plywood, so we had to slow it down. We have since found out that adding an abrasive to the water jet should solve that problem (we'll do that next time).
I took the parts home and proceed to sand, stain, clear-coat, sand, clear-coat, sand, etc. Then assembly. I've managed to complete the T-molding on two of the cabinets. The third cabinet needs a little work on the cabinet top since the T-molding groove is a little out of alignment. I'll fix that later. This picture shows one cabinet with the top open. Also note the plastic monitor bezel is installed. Too bad I have to remove the bezel to cut it a little narrower so that the monitor mounts can fit. The last time, I routed out an area to mount the bezel flush with the underside of the top. I was hoping to make the process simpler this time to reduce build time. I might have to do it anyways, but we'll see.
Also, note that the top and the bottom surface of the top are veneered. I made the top out of 3/4" oak-veneered plywood plus 1/4" standard plywood. I purchased a sheet of oak veneer to cover the second side because several people have said they thought it would look better that way. The first one I built has a Twobits.com Ms. Pacman underlay which I think really completes the look, but we'll see.