Hi again Anubis_au,
MDF is really painful, so much dust, so much weight. Please use some sort of filter mask and goggles when you cut it, and cut it outdoors! I was at the mercy of the weather as well when I started cutting too.
The marquee brackets were fairly easy to make. I bought a six foot long piece of aluminum which was in a L shaped cross section. I measured how long each piece would have to be with a string and then used a dremel to cut them and to cut the notches where the bends would be on the wood (I used the wood marquee pieces as a template.)
I will photograph this for you tonight.
Don't use adhesive!! Make the marquee brackets, it's worth it.
As far as the CP is concerned I suppose you can use plexi if it's thick enough. That's the nice thing about this hobby, you can be creative. Wood is a superb option too (check out Javeryh's current build for a nice little wood CP!)
I will use a Wico leaf switch joystick and Wico leaf spring buttons on this machine (those old beat up ones in the picture are the same type actually).
My collection is very meager compared to the real hardcore collectors out there.
Actually if I had the room I would probably have 30 games by now (I started my collection in 1996).
Check out some of the collectors here (especially the guy who runs the site:
http://www.dragonslairfans.comBest of luck to you!
Alex