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"The Varsity Club" Dual Monitor Arcade *Reconstruction has begun* 12/29/09
Pixelhugger:
HOLY... FREAKING... CRAP!! :o :o :o
That is sooooooo cool!!! NICELY DONE! :applaud: :applaud: Gotta put this one on autonotify!
Pixelhugger:
--- Quote from: Santoro on May 18, 2006, 03:42:49 pm ---This is just great work, I love the cab design.
(I cannot believe it took me that long to find this thread!)
--- End quote ---
Ditto
mccoy178:
I painted the plexiglass last night. On my first cabinet I hand painted the plexi. This time I used spray paint and it was uber easy. It did take 5 coats, but it literally took a couple minutes to spray it on, and with no cleanup! For the noobs: If you are going to paint, paint it on the inside. It doesn't matter how ugly it is on that side, it looks perfect on the other side. Here is a little pictorial on how I painted it.
The very first thing I did was use a dry erase marker to draw the areas I didn't want painted while the plexi was in the cabinet. That is very important!
First, I rounded up all the supplies: A newspaper, painters tape, and the plexi. I also used a hobby knife to cut the excess tape off the corners:
Second, I taped off the areas using the marker lines. I used a hobby knife to cut excess tape off of the corners:
I used a quick drying spray paint on the plexi. I put five coats on. Although it wouldn't of mattered if the paint ran, I didn't want it to, so I took it easy. I held the plexi up to a bright light to make sure there were no light areas.:
Here is the backside before the paper was removed:
Here is the final product. I love that look. I would've liked a nice bezel in there with instructions or whatnot, but you can't beat the quality of the look it gives:
DaveMMR:
Okay, I don't respond to each and every project announcement (though I've read a great number of them), but I just have to say that that is one of the sickest, awesomest and oustanding looking cabs I've ever seen. The attention to detail really shows in your work.
I'm just jealous that you make it look so effortless. I couldn't cut a straight line if God himself bestowed me with some heavenly ripguide that's miraculously idiot-proof - and there you are, bending plexiglass without breaking a sweat.
Man, good job! :cheers:
mccoy178:
Thanks a ton man! I honestly thought non stop about this project for about 8 months. It has been neat as to how things are coming together. I predict that I will be about 90% done in two weeks. I have a bottleneck of things to do right now, but I should be out of the woods soon.
I am now trying to determine where to locate the volume control. This is not fun, as I have prepared for most everything else. Such a dumb little thing to do and such a pain in the butt!
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