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| StormGiant:
Granted this is a Project Arcade-type cp box with 3/4" wood and not a Williams-type cab conversion with the overlay covering the top and front. So those of you who did just the overlay -no plexi- on the cp, are you satisfied with the edge? Did you do anything particular, other than in my case using a round-over bit? I think over the past 2 years I've looked at everything on the Examples page, but can't recall which projects had a Project Arcade-type cp box with just the overlay. |
| Stingray:
My CP is metal and the overlay wraps around it, so effectively there are no edges. Pictures here -S |
| GameOver:
--- Quote from: StormGiant on September 20, 2005, 12:16:51 pm ---So those of you who did just the overlay -no plexi- on the cp, are you satisfied with the edge? --- End quote --- |
| stratjakt:
real games don't have plexi Original Neo Geo CPOs were 1/8" plexi with the artwork silkscreened on the bottom. Take a look at any nintendo classic (Donkey Kong, Popeye, etc).. Plexi with silk-screened artwork.. I'm sure people could come up with more examples. Real games certainly did have plexi. Every "real arcade game" I remember had plexi added by the operator, so to me, real arcade games do have it. The one's that have survived, at least. "Real games" were built as cheaply as possible - out of particle board, silkscreened artwork where the plates didn't exactly line up.. I would think a DIYer could do better. It's a matter of preference, in the end. I prefer the feel of smooth plastic to rough vinyl or cold metal. I decided to spraypaint the CP on my neo geo, after figuring that getting the red and white paint masks cut was cheaper than having a CPO reproduced (would have to be custom for my 19" "gold" cab that I've redone in red). So far it looks amazing, much better than anything that rolled out of the factory, and I'll definately cap it off with plexi for the both the right "feel" and to protect it. |
| CheffoJeffo:
My personal preference is rounded edge with textured CPO, but the only cabinet I have like that is Galaga. My Nintendo VS is close (rounded metal) and my Neo Geo has a very thin overlay that doesn't reach the rounded edge. I pulled the plexi off of both my cocktail and Capcom conversion cabinets because it ran right to the edge and felt awful against my hands. On my showcase, my hand sits nowhere near the edge, so the plexi doesn't bother me (looks like crap, though). At the end of the day, however, if I had to choose, I would choose a textured polycarbonate over a rounded metal edge ... just feels right to me. I'm almost ashamed to admit that I play my Galaga panel everyday ... and it is not currently attached to the cabinet. Is that wrong ? Cheers. |
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