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| Chris G:
You MAME'd a Defender?!?!? I know some folks around here that would consider them fightin' words. :) It looks like you've done a nice job, though. Mine was a Pit Fighter. You can check out KLOV to see how it looks. I would guess it's probably around the same age as the monitor. When I bought it (around 5 months ago), I was extremely anxious to have a cabinet, and didn't have the tools or space to build one myself. I went with this particular deal for a number of reasons: - liked the shape and size of the cabinet ok - the cabinet itself was in pretty good shape - monitor looked good enough - thought I could replace the middle player controls with a trackball (little did I know I would end up rebuilding the whole CP...) - Pit Fighter is an awful game, so I didn't feel bad Mame-ing it - The seller was very close by My current CP design is 17" x 30". It'll have 2 U360's, a TT2, an ICE-T, 6 buttons each player, and a few other admin buttons. Basically I'm just fiddling with the button spacing and a couple little things before I make the final version. :cheers: Chris |
| urbecrisch:
LOL! Yup! That used to be a Defender CAB, however, I bought it gutted out so it's not like I did any damage to it. Also at the time I thought I was going to be able to fit a bigger CP on the CAB but that meant cutting it and I didn't want to do that, so in reality it still can one day become a dedicated Defender if someone chooses to do so. Your CAB looks interesting. I like that it's original and doesn't look like every other CAB that's out there. You mentioned your CP is 17x30, is that the original CP dimensions? How does the CAB support the monitor? It's got such a strange shape how the CP protrudes from the CAB it seems like there is no support. I'm sure it will be fine but I'm curious how you will connect the CP. You mentioned you are using U360's. I just started a thread about the difference between the U360 and the H360. Will you use an encoder or use the connections from the U360's? Cheers! :cheers: |
| Chris G:
The original CP dimensions are 14x33, so the new one will be a little narrower and deeper. Basically it's just a little box (the CP) connected to a big box (the cab) by two large carriage bolts. I'm not terribly concerned about the support, but in the back of my mind I wonder about the weight tipping the cab forward, especially if it's leaned on. It's a big, heavy sucker, though, so it'll probably be fine. The monitor is bolted onto a metal chassis, which is bolted through the walls of the cab. There are also some supports built into the inside of the cab for it. Very sturdy. I can take some pics if you're curious. For the buttons, I'm just using the mini-pac so I have the shift functionality and a dedicated interface. |
| urbecrisch:
I think your CAB should be sturdy enough to hold your CP. I know my will be fine cause the CAB is super heavy. Did you repaint your CAB when you bought it? What kind of condition was it in? I noticed some scratches on my CAB but over all it's in good condition. I will have to bond the edges since there are noticeable "dings". I was also thinking of replacing the t-molding cause it's black and since the CAB is black it's hard to see the t-mold. I want a different color to stand out. |
| Chris G:
Overall, it was in pretty good shape, but I did repaint it and replaced the banged-up t-molding. I've learned a lot since then and can see all the mistakes I made. Rather than redo it, though, I'm just going to build my next one from scratch since I'm buying tools and getting interested in woodworking now. Workspace is still an issue, unfortunately. :angry: What color/theme are you going to do? |
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