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PacMan/Galaga Exact Cab Dimensions
CheffoJeffo:
This thread is useless without pics ...
Cheerrs
patrickl:
Sorry, here are a few picture (some sloped and some not). They are not mine so I'm a bit hesitant to post them. Hope noone objects. Unfortunately the Galaga cab pictures are always pretty hard to see the inside of the leading edge.
Wade:
PatrickL,
If you have seen Galaga's with a sloped front in person, then I don't know what to say, other than there may be two types of Galaga cabs. It just seems real unlikely (we agree on this).
I don't think some (original) cabinets got made with a slope on the front by accident, either. I know some people on this forum have built Galagas based on Jakobud's dims, incorrectly, with that slope.
I admit that it appears there is a slope on some of those pictures you posted. The problem with that, is they are just pictures, and pictures can be deceiving. The edge is hard to see on those pictures in particular. I can't even be sure that it isn't a shadow caused by the camera flash, or something else in the background. Even the MsPac with the dims on it clearly shows there is NO slope. The slope you think you see is just lens perspective.
All I can say is, I have only seen Galaga's in person with a vertical front. I don't mean to be blunt, but UNTIL you can produce an original Galaga with a sloped front, I will assume they all have a vertical front. That said, I admit that it would be strange, but of course not *impossible*, for there to be two original Galaga profiles.
Wade
--- Quote from: patrickl on June 28, 2006, 02:32:16 am ---No, I have seen battered originals with the slope. With pictures taken for the side art or dimensions.
It just doesn't make sense that someone would make the front slope by accident. It makes much more sense that someone remakes a Galaga and forgets about the slope on the front. I have even seen a pictureof the side with measurements written on it and he forget (misstyped) the slope while it's clearly visible that there is a slope.
Seriously, the front IS sloped on an original Galaga/MS Pacman. Could be that there were two types of originals, but I seriously doubt it.
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CheffoJeffo:
Having looked at this picture taken of my Galaga when I first got her, I figured that she is sloped below the CP.
To be fair, this picture was taken at somewhat of an angle, which adds to the impression that it is slanted.
So I go downstairs to check my Galaga and low and behold, it is straight (I even pulled out the level and tape to be sure).
What it is interesting is that someone must have taken the original measurements and the base of the cabinet and just below the CP would be points I would measure.
I am curious who would possibly demand 100% accuracy when building from scratch based on plans on the Net, as opposed to picking up one of the multitude of old cabs out there and doing a true restoration.
Cheers.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Wade on June 28, 2006, 09:35:33 pm --- I don't mean to be blunt,
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It is amazing how often accidental bluntness happens ... ;D
Cheers.