Taito standard cab dimensions

[jcroach]

Anybody know where I can find the dimensions of a standard Taito Cabinet like for Elevator Action, Zoo Keeper or Qix?  Has anyone out there built a cabinet from scratch using the Taito style as inspiration?

[spriggy]

Anybody know where I can find the dimensions of a standard Taito Cabinet like for Elevator Action, Zoo Keeper or Qix?  Has anyone out there built a cabinet from scratch using the Taito style as inspiration?

I have an old Taito replica project that has scattered documentation on the forum... it has been on hold for almost 2 years due to certain reasons out of my control  .

Am PMing you with what I know.

[MYX]

I have based most of the cab I am making off of a QIX (Taito) Cab. I have altered the design some (The great thing about building your own. A lot of the measurment decisions have been made as I have been building it. I needed to see how some things would actually sit in real space.

LINK

I made it a little deeper as my Taito cab is a little cramped and that was made by pros. I am not a pro and figgured I could use a little wiggle room if I need it. I also made it 25 in wide (Bezel & CP Measurement) vs. 23 in wide. This was more or less to balence out the look of the size of the CP when it is built. To fit 2 player controls, 7 buttons each + track ball in the center the CP will be like 32 inches.

i just went and measured my cab (TAITO not the one I am building). I will try to draw something when I get to work.

[jcroach]

Thanks for the link!  You're cabinet is looking great.  Yeah, I figured I'd have to make it wider than the real cabinets to accommodate 2 players and a trackball, but I'm really just using this style as inspiration more than anything else.  Anything you could send me would be great.  I'll be following the progress of your cabinet!

I have based most of the cab I am making off of a QIX (Taito) Cab. I have altered the design some (The great thing about building your own. A lot of the measurment decisions have been made as I have been building it. I needed to see how some things would actually sit in real space.

LINK

I made it a little deeper as my Taito cab is a little cramped and that was made by pros. I am not a pro and figgured I could use a little wiggle room if I need it. I also made it 25 in wide (Bezel & CP Measurement) vs. 23 in wide. This was more or less to balence out the look of the size of the CP when it is built. To fit 2 player controls, 7 buttons each + track ball in the center the CP will be like 32 inches.

i just went and measured my cab (TAITO not the one I am building). I will try to draw something when I get to work.

[MYX]

Ok here ya go. I realized after getting here that I missed the height of where the bexel and speaker board meet. I will get that when I get home. This will have to do for now. After seeing how long it has taken to get this far, I am not too worried about you getting to this point this afternoon. Hope this helps. 

[jcroach]

That's exactly the type of info I'm looking for.  Thanks for your help!

Ok here ya go. I realized after getting here that I missed the height of where the bexel and speaker board meet. I will get that when I get home. This will have to do for now. After seeing how long it has taken to get this far, I am not too worried about you getting to this point this afternoon. Hope this helps.