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Game Gauntlet - DONE!... well mostly.
Mark70:
I think I ordered 50'. I seem to remember getting two rolls and a half roll.
I had plenty left over. I redid my CP and I still have about 5'.
Measure in CAD. I was too lazy and just used the fermi method when I ordered.
Oh, if you do the curved marquee, I used PVC flor tile edging for the marquee retainer. I just snipped out bits of the part that would normally sit under the tile and it curved nicely. You have to play to get the length right so it sits in the same curve as your marquee panels.
I have a 17" PC monitor in mine. My monitor shelf is tilted so it's perpendicular the laid back angle of the side panels. The tilt may save you some room. As with everything else, draw it in with CAD.
Don't try and put pinball buttons in the side like I did uless you add width or move the joysticks closer to the center. And plan for the trackball bolts. Mine are too tight to the front of the CP to get nuts on them.
Cornchip:
I believe I will end up making the CAB a little wider as you mentioned. I bought a used Circus Charlie marquee. I haven't recieved it yet...so I can't say for sure how long or tall it is. When I know more I'll calculate a radius based on length and how much I wish to "bow out" this plexi marquee. While I'm at it I'll widen the rest of the panels accordingly.
I called Starburst about the T-Molding. They had less than 30' on hand of blue. I'll have to find another source. I was planning a order to Groovygamegear.com for a KeyWiz anyways...they have blue.
Cornchip
Mark70:
--- Quote from: Mark70 on February 21, 2006, 08:40:34 am ---
Don't try and put pinball buttons in the side like I did uless you add width or move the joysticks closer to the center. And plan for the trackball bolts. Mine are too tight to the front of the CP to get nuts on them.
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I take it back. I ordered some snap in sanwa buttons off of ebay and they fit really well. They don't have the satifying click then you depress them like the Happ buttons do (because of the cherry microswitches) but some people don't like that. I found that I like the click of the cherry switches because with the sanwa buttons, which are quite sensitive I found myself sitting with the button depressed and didn't realize it during a Visual Pinball session. I think the sanwa buttons are preferred for fighting games where you have to hit them quickly. I don't know for sure. All I know is that they fit and I have working pinball buttons now.
Mark70:
Plans teaser for the GWJers