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My Own Arcade - More than just a pile of wood
clockwork:
Okay, I think I'm just about ready to start my cab. I have a couple images of my plans. Sorry for the size of them but I made them big so the dimensions were visible. This is the best my very limited drafting skills can manage.
My cab is modeled largely after GSXRMovistar's cab, pictured in Chapter 18 of Project Arcade. I made slight height modifications and added an area for a keyboard drawer. I'd appreciate any comments or general advice. Particular things I'd like comments on:
1. Overall dimensions. I made the base slightly shorter than the Project Arcade/LuSiD design to fit the height of seats I'll be using. I don't plan on standing for hours on end. :P
2. The 2.5" vertical edge at the front of the cab is where I plan to put a keyboard drawer. Is this a good size?
I don't know what I'll do about artwork yet. I love the look of GSXR's graphics, but I don't really want to copy him exactly and I suck at graphics. For colors, though, I am thinking of either a graphite gray or dark gray-blue on the base, with the sides done in a black base with some bluish graphics.
I'm hoping to buy my materials today or tomorrow and get started on the cab. Wish me luck!
fixedpigs:
2 1/2" is what i have my keyboard drawer at...it's about as short as you can get...nice and minimalistic...
you may want to angle the platform that the monitor will be sitting on back a bit...so the theory goes...
clockwork:
Actually I wasn't intending that to be the platform. The monitor shelf would have been in between, angled back. But it's a much better idea to put it right on top of the base walls. I'll adjust my pic to angle it. Thanks for the input.
Dmod:
--- Quote from: Bremil on January 27, 2007, 05:48:34 pm ---Wish me luck!
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Good Luck, Bremil! About time you got to work.
I'd be a little careful about the angle at the front of the base. You've got it 6" deep and only 5" high in your plans. I think it might be easier to keep this a 45 degree angle.
clockwork:
--- Quote from: Dmod on January 28, 2007, 02:31:00 am ---Good Luck, Bremil! About time you got to work.
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:P
--- Quote ---I'd be a little careful about the angle at the front of the base. You've got it 6" deep and only 5" high in your plans. I think it might be easier to keep this a 45 degree angle.
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You think that won't be strong enough? I was trying to keep it short to leave some leg room under the CP. I guess another inch taller won't make a lot of difference. Thanks.
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