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ahofle:
I have a friend that lives a couple hours away who finally decided he wants to make an arcade cabinet.  I have an older UAII cabinet that I built from plans which he likes, but he doesn't think he can do all the carpentry so he wants to buy the pre-cut melamine UAII kit that mameroom.com sells and get a blank control panel to layout himself.  However, it looks as though the design has changed since I built mine.  For one thing, the control panel 'shelf' is not sloped toward the player.  As far as I can tell it's parallel with the ground!  The control panels they sell are also not sloped, nor are slikstik's blank CPs.  Can anyone recommend either a different (but similar) kit or a control panel that will slant toward the player slightly?  Am I just crazy for thinking this is a horrible oversight?  I can't think of many arcade control panels that did not have a slight slope for comfort. 
leapinlew:
My brother ordered a slikstik and had some custom work done to it - I believe it comes sloped by default.
ahofle:
Hmmm interesting.  He forwarded me an email from slikstik stating that their control panels were not sloped.  Maybe they stopped sloping too.  It's a conspiracy!!
Kaytrim:
There are a few other cabinet makers out there.

Dream Authentics has four cabs.  The Excalibur looks like it has a sloped CP.

Gargantugame has two models as well.

The final manufacture is called "A Friend's Help"  ;)
leapinlew:

--- Quote from: ahofle on January 18, 2007, 02:50:54 pm ---Hmmm interesting.  He forwarded me an email from slikstik stating that their control panels were not sloped.  Maybe they stopped sloping too.  It's a conspiracy!!

--- End quote ---

Interesting indeed!

Well, as far as building cabinets go - modding the CP to be slopped wouldn't be too difficult. Maybe he would have the confidence to do that?
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