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fjl:

--- Quote from: Crowquill on February 16, 2007, 05:34:16 am ---

Let me clarify. While I was working on it, the casters were very handy. Once it was finished, it makes the cabinet move too freely and in my case it made the control panel a bit too high. Maybe if you had recessed casters that would lock it would solve the problem. It also looks kind of goofy next to my JAMMA cabinet (Primal Rage has a lower control panel than most games anyway). I keep putting it off since I have to at least remove my computer monitor (70lbs worth) to flip it over and take them off.

I'm just not a fan of the blue-on-black. It just says "I'm a MAME cabinet" to me. The only cab I ever remember seeing that had blue-on-black was NFL Blitz. I wanted my cabinet to look fun from a distance so I went with red cab and classic black t-molding. The yellow will definitely stand out in most any room. I don't see that as a bad thing. Hell--if I were to scratch-build a cabinet I'd probably make it look like Flamin' Finger. That is one of the coolest look cabinets I've ever seen (and it came out in 2003!)

http://www.namcoarcade.com/nai_gamedisplay.asp?gam=flamfing

Here's a pic of mine side-by-side. In this pic the front panel is missing on the MAME cab making the elevation even more apparent.

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When I decided to add the casters, I looked for just the right ones I wanted and took their dimensions and added it into my 3d model. As such, I took into consideration the extra height it was going to add and shortened the cab a bit to accomodate. So it won't be any higher adding the casters. here's a Pic of how they will be added. The red cylinders represent the swing radius of the front swivel casters. It will also have those back side tilt and drag casters.



As for the style of my cab, I just might stick with making it yellow like the Q-Bert cab. But I might change it back to my original dark look. Like others have already said, it is my cab and I should do it how I want.

That flaming finger is some cab. But it has no controls! Don't really like its style though.



--- Quote from: CykoMF on February 16, 2007, 08:54:42 am ---Them plastic lens things that make a picture appear to move when you tilt em! (Think about the little prizes you'd get in a box of Cracker Jacks)

You could have your space invaders graphics, one for each state of their 'steps', and as you walked up to of past the cabnet, they would animate.
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That's actually a pretty cool idea! How would one go about getting something like that anywas?
freckleface:
Though I wouldn't move it much, I very much like the idea of casters.  You could make the panel in front removable and you could get locking ones. I'm in the same boat of designing the thing. My tastes make it more complicated though.  Plus I have a few different monitors - I could make three different cabs, I could make a huge cab with three heads....too much to decide.  But I don't have all the parts yet, either.
leapinlew:

--- Quote from: efjayel on February 16, 2007, 01:58:03 am ---Showcase?

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Yep, one of these bad boys:


You said it yourself, you got time... might as well dream. 36" television, big sound... GO GO GO
fjl:
That's cool but a little too bulky. Would seem hard to move. I like mine cause it looks more like a classic cab plus I like the idea that its more mobile with the casters than that thing could ever be.
leapinlew:

--- Quote from: efjayel on February 16, 2007, 11:11:24 pm ---That's cool but a little too bulky. Would seem hard to move. I like mine cause it looks more like a classic cab plus I like the idea that its more mobile with the casters than that thing could ever be.

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Yes, because I move my cab ever couple minutes. I think you'll be surprised at how often you don't move your cab.

It's bulky because it's got a HUGE screen in it. I built one last year - love it. Try fitting a 36" into a classic.

 
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