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NeedlesMcGirk's First Upright Cab Attempt - Arcade Anthology *Finished!

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needlesmcgirk:
Alrighty, I'm done painting this thing.  Its been a disaster since I started, and I'm done with it now, and it doesn't look fantastic, but Jimmy cracked corn, and I don't care.  The thing plays games and I'm happy about that.  Eventually I'll get some side art to post up and it will make it look that much better.  Other than painting I did a couple of other things:

- Installed the speaker grills (ripped off of some old Dell speakers) and then installed the speaker panel.
- Installed the black t-molding.  This thing is definitely way too black, so I think I am going to get some more lively t-mold.  Thinking blue or green...
- Finished the pull-out shelf.
- Readied the bezel.  The pictures have it in, but its not secure at all.  I'm not sure how I am going to secure this thing honestly.  I think I may have to get some heavy duty velcro or something.

So here are some new pictures of the arcade nearly finished:

So here it is in all its glory!  Full frontal standing.  As you can see the Marquee is not up yet as its not quite finished.  it may take a while...


Here's a closer look:


Side view:


Pull-out shelf:


So I hope you guys will like it.  I know its not even close to the craftsmanship of most of you guys's machines, but like I said earlier, it plays games well and I'm happy with it right now.

Things left to do:

- Install the bezel
- Secure the speakers to the speaker panel
- Plexiglass or glass to cover the bezel
- Finish the marquee and install it (with fluorescent light)
- Get some new t-molding for color
- Eventual sideart
- Play a whole lot of games

shardian:
Congrats on the build.

theCoder:

--- Quote from: needlesmcgirk on May 14, 2007, 09:25:43 am ---So I hope you guys will like it. 
--- End quote ---
In the end it is you that has to like it, warts and all.  It looks great for your first.  Regarding t-molding, I'd recommend red because that is the predominate color on your CP.

needlesmcgirk:
^ I dunno, red and black is pretty intimidating.

n3m3s1s:
Hi,
 
Nice build!

Why not go red down the right hand side of the cab to match the player 2 buttons, blue down the left to match player 1 and white around the CP to match player start buttons.

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