Author Topic: Apartment-Sized Cabinet: FINISHED! (Read 17369 times)

walls83 · « **Reply #80 on:** January 19, 2005, 04:26:48 pm »

Looks good. can I ask a question. Why only 4 buttons per player? I take it your not a fighting game fan.

thrdbace · « **Reply #81 on:** January 19, 2005, 04:30:32 pm »

exactly, not a fighting game fan...

plus...the control panel is only 21" wide...just didnt have the room.

Magnet_Eye · « **Reply #82 on:** January 19, 2005, 06:47:37 pm »

either get a coindoor, or paint that door black. it doesn't look right. too distracting from the rest of the cabinet.

Otherwise, nice first go!

And look! It did fit in the apartment! WoW!

gique · « **Reply #83 on:** January 20, 2005, 04:13:00 am »

Quote from: quadmasta on January 19, 2005, 03:45:08 pm

What's with the shoe bin next to the cab? Do you have to take your shoes off to play or something?

see? he DOES live in tokyo after all!!

iwillfearnoevil · « **Reply #84 on:** January 23, 2005, 12:20:59 am »

Quote from: thrdbace on January 10, 2005, 11:05:11 pm

Apparently, you play this game too.

thrdbace · « **Reply #85 on:** January 23, 2005, 11:46:01 am »

i took off that knob yesterday - waiting for some paint to dry, then ill install that barrell lock...

the3eyedblindman · « **Reply #86 on:** January 23, 2005, 12:39:17 pm »

I dunno...the red in the cab just kills it for me, makes the flaws more noticeable and clashes with the black, other than that, looks ok.

Gunstar Hero · « **Reply #87 on:** January 23, 2005, 01:09:34 pm »

I like the red. Honestly, I think the sides should be red too.

thrdbace · « **Reply #88 on:** January 23, 2005, 01:12:55 pm »

Thats hilarious...i wasn't looking to build a "flawless" arcade machine....that would've been too much work!

its more than functional....

gunstar, thanks for the comments...i think its been about 60-40 against the red...but then people turn it on, and they worry less about the color scheme..

the3eyedblindman · « **Reply #89 on:** January 23, 2005, 01:24:52 pm »

Still though, if it were all black they wouldnt worry about the color scheme at all, its your cab though, do what you please, I jjust find it weird that its all black except for the little door in front

thrdbace · « **Reply #90 on:** January 23, 2005, 01:31:19 pm »

except the little front door,...and the little control panel $:-\$

and the little red in the marquee...

oh, and what "flaws" do you see?

the3eyedblindman · « **Reply #91 on:** January 23, 2005, 01:52:36 pm »

Umm..

1. It seems there are some bare red spots on your control panel, like its a very think coat of paint and you can see through it.

2. Because you put plexi, I believe thats what it is, on your control panel, there is a visible line showing where the plexi ends, where normally thats not a problem because of T molding.

3. It seems as though there is no paint on the small area between where your black front peice meets your red control panel. It seems, from pictures youve posted, there is some sort of gap or something, leaving bare wood from the black peice showing.

4. There seems to be residue of black paint on your front red door that you tried covering up, but couldnt. ( this is where I got the "you can see the flaws easier when you used the red paint)

I just thinking the red door being painted black would make the whole cabinet look better. You seem to be getting snappy in your replies, Im not insulting you or your cab, Im just giving opinions.

thrdbace · « **Reply #92 on:** January 23, 2005, 03:45:06 pm »

thanks for the notes...

i actually also noticed, with my microscope, a couple hydrogen atoms that seemed out of place.

thank god i found them, my machine sucked until now!

the3eyedblindman · « **Reply #93 on:** January 23, 2005, 04:28:36 pm »

LOL, I have never seen someone so defensive, and from someone that has been asking for comments on his cab. If you arent looking for critisism, dont ask for it.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #94 on:** January 23, 2005, 08:10:01 pm »

Quote from: the3eyedblindman on January 23, 2005, 04:28:36 pm

LOL, I have never seen someone so defensive, and from someone that has been asking for comments on his cab. If you arent looking for critisism, dont ask for it.

razafrazahga@#$% of all the people I'd have to agree with, it has to be YOU.

thrdbace · « **Reply #95 on:** January 23, 2005, 08:10:19 pm »

yeah, good point, that guy is really defensive.

someone should tell him to chill out.

thrdbace · « **Reply #96 on:** January 23, 2005, 08:12:58 pm »

drew, how did your team do this year?

probably would have been cool to watch a couple playoff games.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #97 on:** January 23, 2005, 09:51:31 pm »

They did better than I thought they'd do, but I wish they had lost even the division. We could use a few higher draft picks than what we've been getting. Probably now that they took the job away from Mike Sherman, we'll do better with the picks we DO have (instead of trading UP to get a PUNTER!) and probably draft a friggen quarterback (finally!) this year.

It was actually cool to watch ALL the playoff games this year. I like the Patriots (gotta respect a team that's as well coached as they are and put the plan into action each week) and I like the Iggles because I'm a big Andy Reid fan.....so actually, this Super Bowl, I've got the best of both worlds. Two teams I like to watch battle it out. I believe unless T.O. starts, the Pats win again.

I ALMOST went to the Packer's playoff game, as tickets were reasonably priced, but instead, as an anniversary present, I'm getting to go to a pre-season game next year when it's nice out, and visit the remodeled Lambert (sic) Field and enjoy it with my wife, her first visit EVER to Lambeau. We may make a "honeymoon" of it and stay at my parent's place that week, perhaps take in a few practices, get a few autographs, enjoy a nice relaxing week....meh.

Do you follow a team? Football, that is. I bet you're a Pats fan

Tell us some of your playoff stories you've enjoyed this year.

Chris · « **Reply #98 on:** January 26, 2005, 02:32:10 pm »

Quote from: thrdbace on January 23, 2005, 01:31:19 pm

except the little front door,...and the little control panel

AceTKK · « **Reply #99 on:** January 27, 2005, 04:45:52 pm »

Yes! that's exactly what it needs. Red T-molding around the edges of the cab and CP would go a long way towards giving it that "finished" look.

-Ace-

Xphile · « **Reply #100 on:** March 13, 2005, 03:06:03 pm »

Quote from: thrdbace on January 19, 2005, 04:09:02 pm

yes

ROTFLMFAO!!!... Now *that* was funny

paigeoliver · « **Reply #101 on:** March 15, 2005, 07:03:23 am »

T-molding hiding the plexi is more of a BYOAC than it is an authentic arcade thing, very, very few dedicated games came with plexi, for that manner very few games (other than 4 player ones) came with t-molding rimming the control panel.

I'm not sure if any game actually came with plexi that meets up with the t-molding to be level, although a lot of people here have done that.

DannyH · « **Reply #102 on:** July 18, 2005, 10:28:13 pm »

any chance you could post the plans for the cab. this is prefect and exactly what i am looking for

AlanS17 · « **Reply #103 on:** July 18, 2005, 11:28:48 pm »

Quote from: paigeoliver on March 15, 2005, 07:03:23 am

I'm not sure if any game actually came with plexi that meets up with the t-molding to be level, although a lot of people here have done that.

I believe new Midway games (with Hanaho cabinets) used t-molding to cover the plexi. In fact, I'd put money on it.

D10 · « **Reply #104 on:** July 19, 2005, 01:06:07 am »

This has to be one of the funnier posts I have read on here in awhile.

Or maybe i was just tired when I read it, but it made me laugh.

ChadTower · « **Reply #105 on:** July 19, 2005, 08:51:20 am »

Quote from: paigeoliver on March 15, 2005, 07:03:23 am

I'm not sure if any game actually came with plexi that meets up with the t-molding to be level, although a lot of people here have done that.

A LOT of ops added plexi later on when they converted cabs to newer things, though. Nearly every cab I've gotten that wasn't an original was that way, and most of the cabs I've seen at auction. It's almost like a plexi sheet came with the conversion kits.


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