Well I went out and created a monster, the coolest cab I thought possible with my noob woodworking skills and my deranged mentality at the time.

A real nightmare so bad I dare not publish the pictures to avoid the laughs and jokes that would prevail and follow me on this board. Yep that bad.

What I want to do is use the wood and make a minature Space Ace or Dragon's Lair style machine with a 17" LCD. Something to incorporate my X Arcade and my many consoles. But without MDF.
So what do you suggest? A traditional cab outline with swappable controls or a caberet dedicated Space Ace Machine with all the bells and whistles?
I don't think a mini DL or SA has been attempted before, and I do have all the parts and a working laserdisc player all ready for it. I also want to document this to help others, but I lack the direction to start out.
I'm thinking of being novel and setting fire to my old Frankenstein like in the movies, but keeping my Xarcade as I have spent so many pennies on it. I'm sure most of you will say to throw it on the fire too, as the aspect of building a control panel makes better sense to so many.
Any suggestions?