missioncontrol's oldskool - I really do have a project - CP 1/2 way there

[missioncontrol]

all you nay sayers who think I live primarily in EE feast your eyes on this........

[missioncontrol]

my work table is a trailer for my riding mower.......

[missioncontrol]

my assistant found using a hammer makes a great digging tool...


sadly no holes were needed for the project though.....

[missioncontrol]

more.....

[missioncontrol]

and another

sadly it took quite a while to get from the first to the second picture........

[missioncontrol]

painted....

[missioncontrol]

my marquee done by: emdkay

artwork provided by: Crowquill

[missioncontrol]

next onthe list is putting in the coin door mounting the speakers and finishing the control panel....

that is once the weather is nice

sadly today it looks like it'sgoing to rain or snow anytime...

they are calling for snow.....

[c64rulez]

How do we know its you ?

[Bones]

Yellow?

Geeze dude, that's a little bright and way over the top.

[missioncontrol]

For the side art I made some stencils using NASA font that says "GAME NOT OVER" I will paint it on with red paint.

[DrewKaree]

If I were you, I'd take those pics down quick before the guy you swiped 'em from finds out and tries to track you down.

Yellow is the new "Orange" 

[missioncontrol]

How do we know its you ?

to prove that I am the owner of this cabinet I have gone back out in the cold and taken this picture.....

[missioncontrol]

Yellow?

Geeze dude, that's a little bright and way over the top.

no worries, I plan on som orange striping to give it the 80's cheesey effect.....

[Fig]

Gotta love the buick roadmaster SW

[missioncontrol]

Gotta love the buick roadmaster SW 
I have one just like yours but I took the wood off of mine 
Nice cab too 

in that case you should just paint it like this



granted that is a Caprice, but they are practically the same thing....

[c64rulez]

How do we know its you ?

to prove that I am the owner of this cabinet I have gone back out in the cold and taken this picture.....

Proof enough for me. Deja Vu.

[RetroJames]

Cool, I like that marquee alot.  Any pics of the sideart mentioned? What is the CP going to look like? Also, let's see some more pics of those holes! Now THAT is craftsmanship!

[DrewKaree]

I'm still not convinced it's his.   

[missioncontrol]

Cool, I like that marquee alot.  Any pics of the sideart mentioned? What is the CP going to look like? Also, let's see some more pics of those holes! Now THAT is craftsmanship!

I'll try to draw something up for the sideart to post. I'm not going really graphic on it just the words GAME NOT OVER in read and a few orange lines is what I got in my mind right now.

and since I don't see this as being my last the side art would just get covered up by the next machine to sit beside it....

as for the CP artwork. I havn't really got anything solid yet still kicking a few ideas in my head.

I am going with a two joystick 3 button layout with a trackball in the center. I'm not a big fan of frankenpanels

[c64rulez]

I'm still not convinced it's his.

Yeah man, If you'll look closely at the picture where there's supposed to be a "proof" you'll notice (however slightly) that although its a definite picture of him, the cab has been photoshoped.
I'm positive

[Franco]

Good work. That marquee rocks too! Im looking forward to seeing the final result on this one 

[DrewKaree]

Yeah man, If you'll look closely at the picture where there's supposed to be a "proof" you'll notice (however slightly) that although its a definite picture of him, the cab has been photoshoped.

Actually, the pic of HIM looks photoshopped.  It's realistic and all, but when you blow it up super-size, you can see the faint pixellation around the edges of his body 

Plus he doesn't own pants that color

[missioncontrol]

well I had to put on pants for the occasion otherwise my thread would've been sent deep into the depths of post hell....

[c64rulez]

So, where's some progress, eh ?

[missioncontrol]

well seeing how it's raining ice outside right now there will be most likely no chance of any real progress during my next 4 days off...

 

I did however take my coin mechs into work with me last night and get them to accept both quarters and tokens..

 

[c64rulez]

I want to build my own mechanism just for the heck of it, I thought maybe one that takes bills

[Stingray]

What have I told you about doing stuff?

-S

[missioncontrol]

I want to build my own mechanism just for the heck of it, I thought maybe one that takes bills

I usually put my bills in a paper shreader after I pay them...

[DrewKaree]

I did however take my coin mechs into work with me last night and get them to accept both quarters and tokens..

 

What'd you do, sing "Somewhere over the rainbow" and tell them you weren't gonna stop until they took 'em both?

[missioncontrol]

yep I only did three versus too

[missioncontrol]

ventured out in the cold today long enough to cut my speaker holes.....

[missioncontrol]

I was going to cut the hole for my coin door when I realized that I'm going to have to make some kind of frame for it.

sugestions in this thread:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=47301.0


pics of door...

[missioncontrol]

no real progress today.. though I'm thinking of changing the title of the thread to "missioncontrol's project - CP nowhere near completion" It may bring up the nuber of times this thread had been viewed....

[brophog]

How about "MissionControl's Project, if I can do it, surely you can".

[c64rulez]

or:

"Ground control, this is missioncontrol. I've been mamed"

[Frosty]

no real progress today.. though I'm thinking of changing the title of the thread to "missioncontrol's project - CP nowhere near completion" It may bring up the nuber of times this thread had been viewed....

I agree with this.  Start giving us something to not look forward to.

[missioncontrol]

you guys kinda missed that one...

here's a hint look at pixelhuggers thread title then look at my suggested one...

[DrewKaree]

no real progress today.. though I'm thinking of changing the title of the thread to "missioncontrol's project - CP nowhere near completion" It may bring up the nuber of times this thread had been viewed....

Train Wreck

Rush Hour Accident

Judging by the ass hats who lose their mind and can't seem to help themselves from gawking and rubbernecking at these 2 items, your thread should shoot to the top in number of viewings.  Barring that, try "Fast Lane To Disaster".  It'll cause everyone to think that you're speeding towards one of the other two ideas above.

[c64rulez]

try  "how to increase your post-fu in ten simple steps"

[missioncontrol]

Coin door work called off today due to rain 


I was cutting out for the coin door..... I decided to use the over under that went with the Crystal Castles restore that's next on the list of projects. I'll just order one if I ever get to it.....

well anyway as soon as I got it cut and we got a few pictues the rain started coming down....so we quicly put the cabinet back in the shed....

[missioncontrol]

I have placed the coindoor in to make sure it fit right.... here's how it looks.....

[missioncontrol]

I am taking my control panel to a friends house tomarrow, so that we can use his router recess the joysticks and buttons so that they work properly...

I have found that because this project has taken so long I cannot find all my buttons at this time.....

The half dollar aboce the trackball is where the spinner will go....

The two brass tokens are where the buttons for the trackball will go.....

the two silver tokens are where the player one and player two buttons....

There are supposed to be 4 admin buttons but as of right now I con only find two.....

the trackball is going to be a Kinsington trackball hack.....

I will have to find my detailed instructions that I had for my keyboard hack or figure something else out....

[markrvp]

Looks fine.  With a smaller panel you have to keep the controls in tight.

One thing to consider is to get rid of the dedicated mouse buttons above the trackball and just hook the player 1 buttons 1 & 2 up to the trackball left & right.  MAME uses this default mapping anyway (P1 button 1 = LeftCtrl OR Mouse 0).

[missioncontrol]

Here's what I got done with the control panel so far today....

I didn't do the player 1 and 2 buttons because I cannot find them right now....

I also didn't do the admin buttons, I'll do them this weekend...

as far as the trackball i'll need to look at it again...I had it all figured out at one time but since I took so long to get to it I forgot what my plans were.... I'll re-think it tonight at work....

[missioncontrol]

I'ts starting to come along nicely... I have to give more thought on the artwork for the CP....


I just can't think of anything.......

[markrvp]

What kind of buttons and joysticks are those?

[missioncontrol]

They came off a nintendo control panel....

[DrewKaree]

Here's what I got done with the control panel so far today....

I didn't do the player 1 and 2 buttons because I cannot find them right now....

I also didn't do the admin buttons, I'll do them this weekend...

as far as the trackball i'll need to look at it again...I had it all figured out at one time but since I took so long to get to it I forgot what my plans were.... I'll re-think it tonight at work....

Not doing things isn't considered getting them done.

[missioncontrol]

Not doing things isn't considered getting them done.

but what about thinking of doing things........

[DrewKaree]

Not doing things isn't considered getting them done.

but what about thinking of doing things........

why didn't you just say that in the first place?  Mission accomplished.  Tomorrow, if you think about doing things as much as today, you'll be worn out before you even start.  Pace yourself

[markrvp]

I thought the joysticks looked like Nintendo.  Are they 8-way or just 4-way?  Do the buttons work well (or can you tell yet)?  They look like the same mount design for leafswitch buttons, but they just swapped in microswitches.

[missioncontrol]

I thought the joysticks looked like Nintendo.  Are they 8-way or just 4-way?  Do the buttons work well (or can you tell yet)?  They look like the same mount design for leafswitch buttons, but they just swapped in microswitches.

they are 8 ways.... if you'd like I can try to take better pictures of them.....


as far as the buttons I havn't really used them so I'm not sure how the game play will be with them... I'll keep you posted....

[missioncontrol]

I took a good look at ften's kensington trackball hack and allthough mine is a little different then his I will mostly follow what he did.......

http://fathertom.net/mame/trackball.html

Thanks ften for keeping good documentation on your progress......

[DrewKaree]

I took a good look at ften's kensington trackball hack and allthough mine is a little different then his I will mostly follow what he did.......

http://fathertom.net/mame/trackball.html

Thanks ften for keeping good documentation on your progress......

So you finally slipped up and told us you stole ften's cab.  Hippie.

[missioncontrol]

ha just stole a few ideas.......

[muffin man]

nice cabinet in progress

hey quik question do you have route the control panel for buttons and joysticks?

cuz im too cheap to buy one

[missioncontrol]

I had to because the shaft for my joystick was too short and the buttons wouldn't work properly if I didn't...

you can possibly find a friend who has a router and borrow theirs or take it to your friend (with a 6 pack) and ask him if he could help you with it.......

[muffin man]

but is it necessary to get it routed? im usin 5/8" thickness

[markrvp]

but is it necessary to get it routed? im usin 5/8" thickness

The short answer is no it is not necessary.  I've got Happ Competition joysticks and pushbuttons mounted under 7/8" thickness of CP and they work perfectly.

[c64rulez]

I want to know how is it exactly you save the world from alien domination ?
And don't worry finding those admin buttons. You need an admin for them 

[DrewKaree]

World-dominating aliens are afraid of yellow.  As long as this stolen cab actually exists, we're safe from harm.

[missioncontrol]

yellow is the coolest 

[c64rulez]

World-dominating aliens are afraid of yellow. As long as this stolen cab actually exists, we're safe from harm.

What if you're inside yellow ? like a cab driver ? an alien cab driver ?

[missioncontrol]

alien cab drivers.........



now that's the silliest thing I ever heard of..........

[DrewKaree]

Where does he come up with this stuff?

Next he'll be telling us about talking animals or women who live under the sea

[missioncontrol]

But there are women who live under the sea... and the have big breasteses

[DrewKaree]

But there are women who live under the sea... and the have big breasteses

The bad part is, I heard they look like Darryl Hannah.  Blech!

[missioncontrol]

just the outcasted ones....

[c64rulez]

Where does he come up with this stuff?

Next he'll be telling us about talking animals or women who live under the sea

Too much blood in my alcohol

[Kremmit]

I have to give more thought on the artwork for the CP....


I just can't think of anything.......

With those sticks and buttons, how 'bout this:

[DrewKaree]

I have to give more thought on the artwork for the CP....


I just can't think of anything.......

With those sticks and buttons, how 'bout this:

Do you have that in .eps format?  I've got a cocktail that'd work PERFECT on! 

[Bones]

But there are women who live under the sea... and the have big breasteses

The bad part is, I heard they look like Darryl Hannah.  Blech!

I will not have an incredibly beautiful woman such as Darryl Hannah insulted in this, or any other thread. Don't make me get violent with you, I have powerful friends.

Ohh yeah, your urine themed cab is coming along nicely MC.....

[missioncontrol]

I have to give more thought on the artwork for the CP....


I just can't think of anything.......

With those sticks and buttons, how 'bout this:

I did consider my cotrol panel that came with the buttons and joystick, but it was norrower than the cabinet plus I've got 3 buttons per player and needed room for a trackball...

I will probibly goe with a simple design like that though... just need it to mach my cabinet and marquee and I suck at color coordinating stuff....

[DrewKaree]

Darryl Hannah drinks Pepsi.  And Cheerwine.  Oooh oooh....and she said Coke tastes like dog piss!  I stumbled across it while googling a moth I heard about. 

[missioncontrol]

Ohh yeah, your urine themed cab is coming along nicely MC.....

damn too bad I allready made my marquee..I could have called it :

Bosss7cade
Bosss7inator
Bosss7's Porch

[Ed_McCarron]

Ohh yeah, your urine themed cab is coming along nicely MC.....

Says the man with the baby-poop orange cab...

MC, where'd you get the coin door without a frame?  Pull from something else, I assume???

[missioncontrol]

MC, where'd you get the coin door without a frame?

[GGKoul]

WOW.. Thats purty

[Kremmit]

Darryl Hannah drinks Pepsi. 

That's what she always asks for at my house, yes.

[missioncontrol]

Darryl Hannah drinks Pepsi. 

That's what she always asks for at my house, yes.

She allways takes my Coke

[Havok]

ventured out in the cold today long enough to cut my speaker holes.....

You took a picture of your holes.

Hehehe...

[missioncontrol]

I'm off for the next 4 days.... so there may be some progress once it warms up.....

[c64rulez]

progress is bad and you should avoid it at all costs.

[DrewKaree]

That's nothin'!  I had to pull an overnight snow watch shift and got everything sanded and prepped for stain.  I hadn't planned on that for at least another week, which I figured I could push off for a month!

This getting stuff done feels all floopy

[missioncontrol]

well didn'y get all the carpet down in my rental today so looks like I'll be doing that tomarrow insted of working on my cabinet....

[Harry Potter]

Oh wow. You DO have a cab. i always thought you were just a vagrant around these boards.

Good luck dude. 

[c64rulez]

He doesn't.
It's just bogus pics, though consistent.

[missioncontrol]

Oh wow. You DO have a cab. i always thought you were just a vagrant around these boards.

Good luck dude.

[c64rulez]

well I had to make a new hobby once the post count was turned off of EE and I figured it may as well be building a cabinet........

What would you give to get your EE posts count back ?

[missioncontrol]

we allready did... so ha...........

[c64rulez]

I'm not asking

[Frosty]

I personally like the Space Invaders front license plate holder.  Damn those states without front plate requirements! If only I was able to enjoy that time-honered American form of self-expresssion!

[missioncontrol]

I personally like the Space Invaders front license plate holder.  Damn those states without front plate requirements! If only I was able to enjoy that time-honered American form of self-expresssion!

Thanks I got the plate from a member around the time I first joined......

conseit68 did the pacman and ghost stickers....

here's a rear view:



close up:

[DrewKaree]

Who did the BYOAC Atomic sticker?  I'd pimp my ride with that

[Frosty]

That rear license plate is pretty sweet, too.  Nice new design for NC--BYO vanity tag.

[DrewKaree]

Better than that stupid thing they got on there now  

I remember they had some big discussion in Ohio or wherever the Wright Bro's were from about NC putting that on their plates. 

[missioncontrol]

Who did the BYOAC Atomic sticker?

[ChadTower]

Just caught up with this... are you really keeping your cab outside?  Probably not but the comments imply this.

Also, is that the final paint job?  Doesn't look finished.

Good stuff, though...

[DrewKaree]

Everyone who is a redneck lives in NC has a shed.  He had to kick a few cats and chickens out of it, but.....



Missin, is that an actual sticker, or is it that vinyl you can pull off and move from place to place if need be?  I don't wanna have it stuck on my work truck, but I WOULD like to sport it on my work truck

[ChadTower]

I want a shed.  I need storage space but want to use my basement as living space.  Plus, it's much harder to yank a project out of the basement into the yard.  I'd have to bring it up and down a set of steps.

[missioncontrol]

Just caught up with this... are you really keeping your cab outside?

[missioncontrol]

Missin, is that an actual sticker, or is it that vinyl you can pull off and move from place to place if need be?

[ChadTower]

Lots of sanding to do between now and then...

[missioncontrol]

Lots of sanding to do between now and then...

yeah but if I didn't I feared the wether would get it because of the shape the shed is in

[c64rulez]

I wish I would have gotten a bigger one though

That, my friend, is something that's determined at birth.
(Although you could ask Chad about the 5lb hammer he keeps in his pants)

I keep my 5lb hammer in my pants.

Those stickers rock and might come in handy if you'll have an encounter
of the third kind

[missioncontrol]

If I was ever to get my truck painted, I'd paint it black and then have asteroids and the space ship on it

[teef two]

No update lately. Anyone would think this project was taking a long time

[c64rulez]

No update lately. Anyone would think this project was taking a long time

That's because he's painting his truck. He started with the asteroids and now moves on to the black background. 

[markrvp]

No update lately. Anyone would think this project was taking a long time

He's still looking for the rest of the controls.   

[missioncontrol]

I'm waiting for warmer weather....

I had my 4 day weekend last weekend so I was hoping to get something done but had to much other crap to do I didn't have time 

[Stingray]

Hey Mission, who's the kid in the pic with your cab? I know he can't be yours because he isn't freakishly mutated.

-S

[DrewKaree]

Hey Mission, who's the kid in the pic with your cab? I know he can't be yours because he isn't freakishly mutated.

-S

Those pics are taken at that angle for a reason. 

[Stingray]

Oh, I see the tail now.

-S

[missioncontrol]

don't make me send my boy and 29 of his friends to kick your ass.........

[missioncontrol]

well I just ordered some buttons so perhaps I'll bring this project back out this weekend........

[mccoy178]

Take your time.  Don't rush it.  I don't understand the big hurry.

[missioncontrol]

I wish I had photoshop at work... I'd be working on my CP there......

maybe if it rains this weekend I'll work on the CP and if it doesn't rain I'll work on the cabinet.......

[PCtech]

well I just ordered some buttons so perhaps I'll bring this project back out this weekend........

I will be holding my breath...

Would be funnier coming from someone who actually has a cab....but I got PLANS, mad PLANS...

[missioncontrol]

of course there is only that pesky remembering to stop by the post office and send money thing I keep forgetting to do.....

[MYX]

Um dude....Debit cart accepted by most folks, Paypal by others, and for those who fall down the horrible slippery slope, credit cards, Credit cards are accepted nearly everywhere.

But I do not recomend CCs

THEY ARE FROM THE DEVIL HIMSELF!!! 

Sorry, still recovering from credit card debt.

[missioncontrol]

huh?

[MYX]

of course there is only that pesky remembering to stop by the post office and send money thing I keep forgetting to do.....

I assumed that this is in refference to buying buttons. If not then never mind my distgusting derailment of yer thread. 

Carry on... nothing to see here.

[missioncontrol]

oh o.k. sorry thread went to the next page and I get confused when that happens.... anyways I prefer to use money orders because I use my personal funds that way the wife can't keep track of what I'm spending... If I write checks or use debit or credit cards sooner or later she'll see the paper trail and it's off to buy more shoes for her........

[Havok]

Now all you have to do is clean out the mouse poop, and you're ready to continue working on that cab...

[MYX]

Now all you have to do is clean out the mouse poop, and you're ready to continue working on that cab...

And bondo the hole they made when they clawed their way into it.

[missioncontrol]

that reminds me, last summer some mud daubers made a home in my cabinet... I should go find that thread.......

[missioncontrol]

found it: read the wacky adventures here

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=43067.80


and for historical purposes heres the pictures:

   

[NIVO]

mmmmmmmmmm vanilla or chocolate........ you decide!!

[MYX]

Wow, dude you could train the mud daubers to make straight lines then you could use the tunnles to hide all yer wires.

[Havok]

Wow, dude you could train the mud daubers to make straight lines then you could use the tunnles to hide all yer wires.

 

[missioncontrol]

Wow, dude you could train the mud daubers to make straight lines then you could use the tunnles to hide all yer wires.

interesting idea.....

[danny_galaga]

Wow, dude you could train the mud daubers to make straight lines then you could use the tunnles to hide all yer wires.

let em go whichever way they want! youll still get concealed wires (",)

[missioncontrol]

 

FYI I suck at coming up with a design for my CP... I'm not happy with anything I've created... I want something simple that blends in well with the yellow cabinet and the old skool marquee.....

I'll give another stab at it this weekend...

I did get some new buttons from AC, as I never did find my original P1 & P2 buttons... two of the buttons he sold me were black, so I dug out the vinyl stickers nannuu made a long while back and applied them to the buttons... I must say they look very sharp... I'll post pics of them later...

I decided to replace the other buttons I had planned on using from the VS. control panel with some of the newer buttons and the newer buttons are much wider so looks like I'll be doing some modification to the CP... While I'm at it I might work on figuring out how to attach the trackball...I'm using a Kensington Expert Mouse trackball so I need to check out ften's site again to see how he did his...

oh I did manage to clean out the shed a little bit so that I could move the cabinet around.....

[Kremmit]

...I'm using a Kensington Expert Mouse trackball

Why?

[missioncontrol]

...I'm using a Kensington Expert Mouse trackball

Why?

Mainly the price factor.....


I picked up one really cheap on e-bay when I originally got the idea of building a cabinet... it's very playable for Centipede and Crystal Castles which was the only reason I needed one (aside from navigation)... I'm not much of a Golden T fan o(r any golf game for that matter) so a trackball for that game wasn't a big issue for me to spend extra cash on for a trackball and encoder...

[Kremmit]

That dang price factor, it's the 2nd biggest stumbling block in this hobby.

[missioncontrol]

That dang price factor, it's the 2nd biggest stumbling block in this hobby.

EE is the first right?

actaully I 'm allways telling my wife I'm winning stuff here...

so far I've "won" buttons, a marquee, bunches of tokens, joysticks and quite a few other arcade related things....

[NightGod]

Wow...I wonder how long it will take her to realize that you've managed to win *exactly* the parts you need to build a cab...

[missioncontrol]

well ermmm... I've also "won" a few Atari consoles, Atari carts, and NES carts to throw her off my trail............

[Kremmit]

Heh.  That's funny- I've "traded" for a lot of parts, myself.

[NightGod]

*adds another item to the list of "Reasons why my divorce was a good thing"*

[shardian]

My story is "I'm buying them cheap so I can resell them...I'm not KEEPING them..."
She forgets after a day or two, then I forget to resell them. 

[leapinlew]

any updates on this?

[missioncontrol]

any updates on this?

 

[Havok]

The mud daubers have the high score on Defender...

[Barry Barcrest]

any updates on this?

 

What about now?

[missioncontrol]

Update.....




The End...

[Stingray]

Now I'm sad.

-S

[boykster]

Needs a burning stack of pallets next to it for the full effect....

[Bones]

Should have turned it into a monkey rocker.

[Goz]

I didn't read the whole thread, but did you follow Chads old technique for loading Plywood? 

[boykster]

This is clearly the result of poor planning about basement fittage....perhaps you should have borrowed someone's cab or built a model out of cardboard first

[leapinlew]

I like it. A deconstructed Arcade Cabinet. I bet there has been more of these made then complete from scratch cabinets.

[Dal1980]

Hi I'm part of the new generation of members. I remember my great grandad telling me stories of MC and the giant yellow cab.

That's got to be the worst end to a 16 page book I've ever read. :0

Did you at least find them admin buttons?



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[boykster]

Rumor has it that the demise of this cabinet was from pressing the "O" and "K" buttons at the same time