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Galaxian Mame Conversion
lcddream:
I'm surprised to see how nasty some people around here can get.
To the OP good luck, it looks like you are doing a great job!
csa3d:
Well, here it is. I applied the artwork last weekend. The artwork MameMarquees provided came on giant rolls of sticky sided vinyl, much like a giant sticker. Though I provided Scott with exact measurements of the cab (which were a tad smaller then his standard "full size"), he still sent me full sized artwork. Ok, I didn't think much of it because in the end, it ended up working out, and not much difference was noticed when trimming it off.
My sides and front of the cabinet were primed with white paint only, to prevent mold and aged must from re-emerging. I windexed these areas well and dried them completely before applying the stickers. they went on well, without a problem, although it took two people to maneuver it just right. They stuck on fine, no bubbles, trimmed up well, and I was pretty pleased. This process took about 2 hours I'd guestimate.
Well, a day later, the front the right side and front of cabinet began to peal away. No matter how many times i try to stick it back down, it keeps coming back off. It would appear to me, that the sticky vinyl material was not meant to go onto primed wood. I'm currently kinda bummed. That artwork set me back 260$. I will be making a trip to the hardware store to find some sort of glue to remedy this problem. As it stands, I'm not sure I'd want spray adhesive, because I don't want to overspray onto the artwork or finished interior paint. I'm thinking I need some sort of laminate glue like used on countertops, and spread it on thinly, doing half of the artwork at a time and letting it set, so that it still lines up properly.
Worse case senario is that I'll have to re-order this artwork and do that part over again. This is a busy week or two with family coming into town and work deadlines, so until this issues has resolved itself, there will be no pictoral updates to stir any "I told you so" pots. ;)
-csa
Sir Auros:
OUCH!
I can't imagine what I'd do if I spent that kind of money on something that got fubared. I hope you can find some glue that'll do the trick.
koolmoecraig:
Your control panel design is a great way to MAME a classic but I don't agree with LCD and ditching the vertical layout. But, whatever.
Here are my panels keeping in the theme of the cabinets:
ex_directory:
Awesome CP for the space you have, I am currently considering adding a trackball to my CP which is just 6" by 26".
Could I ask some questions...
I noticed you ditched the idea of 2p buttons in the end, was this after working on a test CP?
What are the vertical dimensions of your CP?
Have you had any problems with the 'thinness' of the MDF on the trackball mount?
How did you so carefully route out the round corners of the trackball case - is there a trick? My router seems to have a 'route' of its own!
And most importantly, playing games like Marble madness or Golden tee have you had any problems with proximity of controls?
Sorry to ask so many questions!!
Ex