Author Topic: Control Panel Database: Post a picture of your Control Panel! (Read 753477 times)

Nips916 · « **Reply #600 on:** September 13, 2010, 11:06:44 pm »

Thought I would post mine. Layout is basic and everything I need. Mostly NeoGeo games and Street Fighter 4. I know the over lay is played out but for now it stays until I get around to designing my own. For only $55 to have it printed and shipped, I may just change it monthly

extendedplayarcade · « **Reply #601 on:** September 14, 2010, 01:16:46 pm »

Same one I have. I thought mine was original hahahha

I got mine off Ebay cheap back in the day. The artwork that is.

Quote from: Nips916 on September 13, 2010, 11:06:44 pm

Thought I would post mine. Layout is basic and everything I need. Mostly NeoGeo games and Street Fighter 4. I know the over lay is played out but for now it stays until I get around to designing my own. For only $55 to have it printed and shipped, I may just change it monthly

mrbones · « **Reply #602 on:** September 17, 2010, 10:08:50 am »

I redid mine. It was formerly The Grid (back on page 13.) It is now call The Machine. Named after my childhood arcade from Crystal Point Mall (RIP) in Crystal Lake, IL. I also added NOS Wico joysticks, clickless buttons, and a 27" Samsung CRT HDTV.

jimmy2x2x · « **Reply #603 on:** September 26, 2010, 05:17:43 pm »

My first attempt.

Seimitsu lS32 Joysticks + green bubble tops
Sanwa OBSF-30 buttons (green and yellow)
Ultimarc Spintrak spinner
Ultimarc UTrak illuminated trackball (red)
Ultralux illuminated button (red)
Generic start and credit buttons
Artifact logo by Artifact, Thanks artifact! See his superb machine here http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68794.0

severdhed · « **Reply #604 on:** September 26, 2010, 07:40:25 pm »

Here is my latest panel. since i picked up a showcase cabinet and set it up as a 4player horizontal mame setup, i figured my 2 player horizontal mame setup was redundant. so i am converting it to a vertical classics cabinet. i am trying to do this cheaply....i threw this together last night...

the artwork is from a poster i found at WalMart, it looks pretty good and was only $5, I can always change it later.

x-arcade encoder (wiring is a mess, but i had it lying around)
Sanwa JLW joystick, set to 4way mode
happ pushbuttons
iL translucent light up exit and pause buttons (with novagem inserts from GGG)
Ultimarc U-Trak trackball with RGB lighting kit (currently RED)
OptiWiz trackball interface

ragnar · « **Reply #605 on:** October 11, 2010, 07:40:22 pm »

9 buttons. Very simple. Why 9 buttons? For N64 support. That is also a u360 in there. I could not be happier with the end result! My one regret is that I wish I color coded button 1. I still could but it is not a priority. I like the all black look but still wonder what it would look like if I did something that was not black for buttons. There is also an admin panel between the CP and monitor that has start/pause/exit and P1/P2 start and coin buttons.

For the curious, that is 0.220" Lexan and 3/4 plywood with some cheap vinyl sandwiched in between. The vinyl was a cost cutting measure and only cost me about $7. What I found out several weeks later from a coworker is that you can get some pretty cool textured vinyl for speaker cabinets (for electric and bass guitars). Live and learn I guess.

Phoenix Smasher · « **Reply #606 on:** October 11, 2010, 09:16:13 pm »

Found an old S-cabinet on Craigslist last month for $40, I figured I couldn't pass up a deal like that. I'm an over the road truck driver, so progress will be in spurts here and there.

Control panel removed, gonna start gutting it.

The monitor is hanging by just a few wires, not cool. :/

The bare JAMMA board in all its splendor.

The underside of the control panel.

Man.... I don't even know.

smalltownguy · « **Reply #607 on:** October 11, 2010, 10:13:15 pm »

Come on, seriously? Do you SEE what they did to get a joystick?

They hacked one of these up:

Unbelievable.

Phoenix Smasher · « **Reply #608 on:** October 12, 2010, 12:22:38 am »

Wow! Good eye, I hadn't caught that. I just removed the panel, measured it, and set it aside. It's a work in progress, so I'll keep you guys posted.

Hurray Banana · « **Reply #609 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:11:26 pm »

Here's the panel to my finished dedicated vertical cab, setup for mame and jamma pcb's modelled the shape on tempest.

Using T-Stick plus's so I could easily switch between 4 way and 8 way.

Hurray Banana · « **Reply #610 on:** October 14, 2010, 02:12:14 am »

Here's some pics of inside the control panel,

Using leaf switches that pony boy was selling (don't know if he still is) and all wires soldered (prefer to crimp connectors)

The PCB is my DK jr board.

I've added a couple of pics of the Bezel mouting, it's just a piece of 6mm ply sat on a couple of rails in front of the Philips TV I used, I bought this TV because it had a near flat front to the casing which meant I could get a real close fix between the TV and the Bezel, it worked pretty well.

severdhed · « **Reply #611 on:** November 25, 2010, 10:34:57 pm »

here is my latest panel on my showcase cabinet. the back side of the plexi is painted, and it came out pretty crappy. but it is very functional and will work just fine through the winter...when spring comes around, i'll replace the plexi again.

2 sanwa JLW joysticks
2 x-arcade joysticks (will be replaced with two more JLWs after Christmas)
happ pushbuttons
iL translucent exit/pause button
keywiz 40 ST encoder from GroovyGameGear

when spring rolls around, i will replace the ugly plexi, and probably add a Utrak trackball in the center.

DirtyDachshunds · « **Reply #612 on:** November 26, 2010, 07:38:53 pm »

Finished mine today! And I really like the way it turned out

2xU360s
2xSanwa 8 ways
1xspintrak
1xelectricice trackball
and pushbuttons

I'll post higher quality pics when I take them.

mytymaus007 · « **Reply #613 on:** November 26, 2010, 08:10:28 pm »

Looks good but i dont see any trigger stick for tron games Other wise nice job

DirtyDachshunds · « **Reply #614 on:** November 26, 2010, 08:38:08 pm »

Quote from: mytymaus007 on November 26, 2010, 08:10:28 pm

Looks good but i dont see any trigger stick for tron games Other wise nice job

Thanks!
Personally, I think the tron sticks are ugly...and I don't play much tron

Gray_Area · « **Reply #615 on:** November 27, 2010, 04:21:52 am »

Quote from: DirtyDachshunds on November 26, 2010, 07:38:53 pm

Finished mine today! And I really like the way it turned out

2xU360s
2xSanwa 8 ways
1xspintrak
1xelectricice trackball
and pushbuttons

I'll post higher quality pics when I take them.

Nice placement of the controls relative to the art. I bet the spinner was the only tough one. And I love those curves. How did you get them?

DirtyDachshunds · « **Reply #616 on:** November 27, 2010, 11:35:08 am »

I actually just printed out a template of my art and cut the curves from that using a jig saw. I didn't want to take the time to make a jig and do it the right way, but it came out well enough for me.

CathalDublin · « **Reply #617 on:** December 01, 2010, 05:46:32 pm »

Quote from: jimmy2x2x on September 26, 2010, 05:17:43 pm

My first attempt.

Seimitsu lS32 Joysticks + green bubble tops
Sanwa OBSF-30 buttons (green and yellow)
Ultimarc Spintrak spinner
Ultimarc UTrak illuminated trackball (red)
Ultralux illuminated button (red)
Generic start and credit buttons
Artifact logo by Artifact, Thanks artifact! See his superb machine here http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68794.0

Loving your control panel
What did you use to design this in?
Looking to do something similar in different colours on a smaller panel

shfifty · « **Reply #618 on:** December 05, 2010, 12:12:28 am »

My first Cp attempt for my upright cab. Sanwa buttons and JLF sticks, Seimitsu admin buttons, and an x-arcade encoder. its not perfect, but pretty damn close.

8lords · « **Reply #619 on:** January 19, 2011, 08:46:59 am »

Quote from: cynos on December 01, 2010, 05:46:32 pm

Loving your control panel
What did you use to design this in?
Looking to do something similar in different colours on a smaller panel

I was wondering the same.

mkcalling · « **Reply #620 on:** January 20, 2011, 09:43:11 pm »

Thanks.

Goatz18 · « **Reply #621 on:** January 29, 2011, 07:05:40 pm »

My temporary setup. A control panel scratched together with scrap wood I had lying around.

You can still see the blue mark of the wood and some imperfections, like I said, it was scrap wood, but the panel looks and plays great. I velcroed the front and back of the panel to an old kids dresser and she keeps steady.

That Dell to the left goes to the TV via S-Video. Looks great.

A J-Stick and a U360. You can also see the U-Trak and Slikstik Tornado.

Another U360 and J-Stik.

Ipac 4. I wired the far side first and had to rearrange the wires. The frontside I did second and got it right, looks clean.

I never did get any wire hooks or staples to hold the wires to the wood, but they don't move much and I'll get to it some day.

I kept the rough look of the wood, sanded it with fine sandpaper, stained it and sealed it for a rough yet smooth and shiny look.

lokesen · « **Reply #622 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:41:20 pm »

Nanocade - Acrylic Micro Bartop

BYOAC: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108702.0
Homepage: http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/stepnanocade.htm

Gray_Area · « **Reply #623 on:** January 31, 2011, 09:13:33 pm »

Quote from: Goatz18 on January 29, 2011, 07:05:40 pm

My temporary setup. A control panel scratched together with scrap wood I had lying around.

Great solution for trackball and spinner placements.

Quote from: lokesen on January 30, 2011, 01:41:20 pm

Nanocade - Acrylic Micro Bartop

Magnifique.

kegger · « **Reply #624 on:** February 05, 2011, 10:44:00 am »

Space themed panel with Asteroid's button layout and an added original Frontline spinner.
FrontX panel for usb and headphone jack which mutes main speakers on cab when used.
I used Wilsonart laminate which holds up well on control panel. Its a little busy but I'm not
too good with photoshop to make my own theme.

emphatic · « **Reply #625 on:** February 22, 2011, 05:13:48 pm »

Got some really nice repro overlays for my EGRET IIs:

deadmeat · « **Reply #626 on:** February 26, 2011, 03:57:07 am »

Here's mine so far...
1 x 4 way top fire (in the mail)
2 x 8 way comp joys (in the mail)
2 x 6 button layout (in the mail)
Oscar tempest clone spinner
Trackball

Plan to use blue lightning overlay

lokesen · « **Reply #627 on:** February 27, 2011, 04:04:53 pm »

Build in acrylics with Ultimarc UltraStik 360 and 8 seimitsu screw in buttons in gun smoke color.
Also sold as a kit here: http://www.nanocade.com

jimmy2x2x · « **Reply #628 on:** March 01, 2011, 06:53:23 pm »

Quote from: cynos on December 01, 2010, 05:46:32 pm

Quote from: jimmy2x2x on September 26, 2010, 05:17:43 pm
My first attempt.

Seimitsu lS32 Joysticks + green bubble tops
Sanwa OBSF-30 buttons (green and yellow)
Ultimarc Spintrak spinner
Ultimarc UTrak illuminated trackball (red)
Ultralux illuminated button (red)
Generic start and credit buttons
Artifact logo by Artifact, Thanks artifact! See his superb machine here http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68794.0

Loving your control panel
What did you use to design this in?
Looking to do something similar in different colours on a smaller panel

Sorry for the delay, I designed it in Sketchup then did the graphics in photoshop

More detail and files to download in this thread:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105520.0

deadmeat · « **Reply #629 on:** March 04, 2011, 06:59:58 am »

decided not to drop $65 on the blue lightning overlay. Just painted the back of the Plexi...
just waiting for the mailman to drop off my 4-way top fire joy.

Firebat138 · « **Reply #630 on:** March 04, 2011, 10:28:21 am »

My MameGear Panel...

BELLcadia · « **Reply #631 on:** March 07, 2011, 02:41:13 pm »

This is my first cab. Let me know what you think. (advice, tips, ect).

javeryh · « **Reply #632 on:** March 11, 2011, 09:46:06 am »

Quote from: jimmy2x2x on September 26, 2010, 05:17:43 pm

This is OUTSTANDING.

Goatz18 · « **Reply #633 on:** March 20, 2011, 12:15:05 am »

Quote from: Gray_Area on January 31, 2011, 09:13:33 pm

Quote from: Goatz18 on January 29, 2011, 07:05:40 pm
My temporary setup. A control panel scratched together with scrap wood I had lying around.

Great solution for trackball and spinner placements.

Thanks. It really works out well.

jcutler0902 · « **Reply #634 on:** May 16, 2011, 04:27:18 pm »

Still working on my cabinet (almost done).

markronz · « **Reply #635 on:** June 29, 2011, 03:03:40 pm »

I just enjoyed looking through the pages and pages of CP pr0n here, so I thought I should contribute and post pics from my two arcades here. Certainly not the best out there, but for a first attempt I was proud of the first one. Then for the second one I learned and improved a bit, which is the goal!

I did upgrade to lit up buttons later, but here's the finished control panel before those. The main thing I learned from this was that I shouldn't have put the exit button above the trackball, and that I don't need dedicated mouse buttons. Oh, and that I should have recessed my trackball mounting plate!

My custom made exit button that I really like!

Well I had no idea what I was doing the first time, and it showed! But what can I say, it works. Some day I will redo this! I swear!

Here's the finished product to give some perspective.

Here is my second machine I made. Note there are no buttons on top of the trackball this time! Some of the artwork looks orange in this picture due to the flash, but in real life the red matches up with the buttons much better.

Just a close up of the custom Tapper logo along the top, along with my labeled few admin buttons.

As you can see, I did a MUCH better job wiring this time! Still not as good as others I've seen, but not too bad. Next time maybe I will be even a little bit better!

And then a picture of the second arcade machine to give ya a little perspective on that one.

BruceM · « **Reply #636 on:** July 01, 2011, 07:03:50 am »

Quote from: markronz on June 29, 2011, 03:03:40 pm

woooow it looks awesoooome! you said - maybe not the best out there, but i personally like style on these pics. it is really cool.

markronz · « **Reply #637 on:** July 04, 2011, 08:41:48 pm »

Quote from: BruceM on July 01, 2011, 07:03:50 am

woooow it looks awesoooome! you said - maybe not the best out there, but i personally like style on these pics. it is really cool.

Thanks! I really appreciate that!

dmarcum99 · « **Reply #638 on:** July 15, 2011, 01:26:10 am »

I've had my cab for 2 years now and just this week the artwork I used for my cab has finally came in. Right now I only have the control panel covered in vinyl. My sides are covered with printed xerox paper so I can get a feel of how everything comes together. I am a fan of the Kentucky Wildcats...and I am a fan of Homer J. Simpson. So I thought I'd incorporate both ideas into my cab. It may be cheesey, but it's mine and I have no plans of getting rid of it.

Grimoz · « **Reply #639 on:** July 21, 2011, 08:33:13 pm »

Quote from: dmarcum99 on July 15, 2011, 01:26:10 am

I've had my cab for 2 years now and just this week the artwork I used for my cab has finally came in. Right now I only have the control panel covered in vinyl. My sides are covered with printed xerox paper so I can get a feel of how everything comes together. I am a fan of the Kentucky Wildcats...and I am a fan of Homer J. Simpson. So I thought I'd incorporate both ideas into my cab. It may be cheesey, but it's mine and I have no plans of getting rid of it.

Cool, I have that Homer picture tattooed on my shoulder.


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