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urbecrisch:

I'm not sure.  Originally I was going to copy what Knievel did with the Neon mame but after seeing so many different CAB's I'm not sure anymore.  His CAB is so cool that I'm afraid mine will be nothing in comparison and since I'm a perfectionist, I don't think I'll ever be satisfied.  I'm still looking around and comparing colors.  Right now the last thing I'm thinking about is colors, I'm still figuring out this whole monitor thing  ??? although I think I know what to order thanks to your help so now I'm just waiting on another PC.  :banghead:

You said you repainted your CAB.  Did you sand the old paint off or just paint over the old stuff?
How did the paint job turn out?

Cheers  :cheers:

Chris G:

I just primed and painted over.  It turned out ok, but I'm pretty picky too, so I hope to be able to do better next time.

The enjoyment of just having my own arcade in the house really outweighs any nitpicks I have about any of it, though.  And so far no guests have complained either!

:cheers:
Chris

urbecrisch:

Alright Chris, enough is enough!  ;D   Now you gotta post a pic of your arcade CAB or PM me a pic.  So much talking about it I want to see what the "artist" created.  :applaud:

 :cheers:  Cheers! 

Chris G:

Ok, Ok.  But an artist I am not (nor a photographer)... and I warned you of her work-in-progress status!

The first shot is a side-view I found from when I first bought it.  You can't see it very well, but the bezel was this awful purple cardboard thing with instructions printed on it.  Just by removing that and the peeling side art made it look about 1000 times better.

The second shot is after I gutted it prior to painting.  You can see the metal monitor chassis I mentioned before.

The 3rd shot is current.  I spray painted the inside of the monitor glass black - MUCH nicer!  You can see the bolts on the side which support the monitor frame.  And you can also see how the CP connects to the cabinet.  That snazzy blue painter's tape is obviously temporary - just there to protect the t-molding while I work on the CP.  You can get a little idea of the before/after paint job by looking at the CP box, which is the original.

The 4th is a shot of the monitor since you were asking how that looked.  Should give you some idea of the color and text clarity of a 17 year-old tube.  And no laughing at my high scores - I haven't had many opportunities to get back in form yet.  ;D

Next time you see her, she'll have a new marquee and a new control box/panel/overlay.  I'm not planning do side art.  The theme will be Dragon's Lair-esque.

:cheers:
Chris

urbecrisch:

Nothing to hide there mate, you got yourself a great looking CAB.  That monitor looks awesome!  Now I'm glad  I picked up a CAB with arcade monitor cause everything I've read so far says a true arcade monitor is better than a TV or CRT.  But I have to ask:

How did you feel about taking the monitor out of the CAB?
I want to cause I have to lighten the CAB up when I move it downstairs, but something inside of me is saying your going to get 20,000 volts of electricity through your veins if you try it, LOL!  :laugh2:  Really, was it easy to do?

Did you spray paint the sides of the CAB or use a roller? 

I suppose the best thing for me to do is to take the monitor out so I can do some work to the CAB.  OK, I need some positive reinforcement.  Was this the first time you handled an Arcade monitor before (taking it out of CAB)?

Good job so far on the CAB.  Cheers!   :cheers:

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