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"Mame Mania" - First Mame Cab - Finally Getting there! Lots of pics
acevedor2:
Well it's been quite some time, but I am finally getting there. I started this project almost 2 years ago with the CP, but with a cross country move and a 7 month military deployment, I have stayed pretty busy...
I am down tot he painting and laminating stage. The sides will be laminated and the rest painted. Over the last year I made a couple of changes to the cab design. First I went with Hyperspin vice Mala. I love the Hyperspin interface. I also had to modify the cab slightly to allow the CP to better sit in place. Lastly, and perhaps the best change I made was to switch from plexi to using smoked glass.
I originally thought smoked glass was going to be too dark, but it is awesome. It looks great and the picture is amazingly clear! The glass really sets the cabinet off and makes it more "professional" of a job in my opinion. Here are some pics. Painting should be done in the next few weeks. Thanks to everyone who has helped me out here. I could nto have done it without all of your advice and assistance. :cheers:
javeryh:
Really really nice looking! It is true that you have to finish building before getting it playable. I finally set up the computer in my most recent cabinet on Monday. I have quite a bit of tweaking to do to get it just right but I ended up playing Donkey Kong for 2 hours last night!
Be sure to snap some pics of the laminating process. I'm definitely going that route on my next one. :cheers:
acevedor2:
Thanks Javeryh. I have been following your projects as well, looks gorgeous! You do really good work. I will definitely document the laminating process. That said, I think it will be the easiest part of this build :) I have done quite a bit of laminating and it really is apiece of cake! :cheers:
Shortbus:
Sweet Project. I like it alot, great pictures too....It is very true about building the cabinet 1st. Once the CP is done and you test it, you usually get into the games and lose your motivation, I've had that happen. Nice Job, can't wait to see the finished project. keep on going!
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