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| ARTIFACT:
(Edit 1/2/2025 -- working video link below -- will also update pictures when I can - STAY TUNED!) *** TRIBUTE VIDEO (HD) *** Artifact Game Museum: From Dream to Reality Let me know what you think! I hope you enjoy it. -art FULL SKETCHUP PLANS + COMPONENTS + HIGH RES ARTWORK! FREE*! * all rights reserves. You cannot sell this plan and artwork, as a whole or a part of * If you use it on your project, please provide a credit link back to this page :) Updated link to Sketchup CAD plans, and 300 DPI marquee / artwork files: https://mano1.com/projects/artifact ---------------------------------------------------------- (EDIT: will embed pictures here - removed broken image links) You can read the full progress from scratch below >>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------- I am new to all of this BYOAC stuff, loving it so far, started designing my plans a few weeks ago, redesigned a few times to make sure, and spent about 4 "full" days on building so far (a few hours here and there when I find the time). I will be posting new pics every time I make progress.. this is how it works it seems :) I am happy to be a part of this amazing community! THANK YOU for all the great wiki content, discussions, information, etc - a GOLD MINE when planning such a project especially the first time for me. Note that I am also new to woodworking :) ... I am a product designer :) so the whole plans/modeling thing was not a problem. The cutting/building part is something I am learning as I go about. Thanks in advance for looking at the pictures and supporting me as I go :cheers: GOALS . elegant and minimal . small CP ... not the big box "MK Style", more like the old (to me) profiles with the CP embedded in the cabinet's sides - that's my preference anyway :) A few specs: TOTAL COST $950 . 27" NTSC Monitor w/ RGB & BNC Leads (picked it up for FREE from a local post-production studio who switched to LCDs) . dedicated PC: Pentium 4 at 2.8 Ghz, 1GB RAM, 120 GB HD, GeForce 4 video (picked it up for $200, mint also, including XP license) . MALA front-end + attract video previews + custom layout + ambience sound + fatfingers plug-in for U360 maps . optimized XP, most services disabled, boots directly into Mala . minimal CP: 2 U360 sticks, 6 buttons per player + 1P and 2P START + EXIT button + TurboTwist 2 spinner w/ heavy knob + 3" Trans. Blue Happ Trackball w/ LED KIT (total ~$400) . ACT LABS Lightgun (red) + VGA/USB PC Box ($102 including shipping) . Bluetooth (wireless) keyboard + mouse - like remote controls: no keyboard "shelf" required! . Cabinet is all Birch 3/4" - heavy but nice! (3 x $35) . Frame is all 2x4 (3 x $2) . Casters ($5 x 6) . BITS Limited Smart Strip ($42 shipped) . Grey Smoked Plexiglass for monitor ... $20 . 1/16" x 2 marquee plexiglass sandwich ($7) . 1/8" Control Panel plexi-glass (~6$) . RED T-Molding (~$15) . Semi-Gloss Black paint all over (~$30) . marquee + control panel overlay artwork from mamemarquees.com (custom designs) (~$97 shipped) . Coin door w/ 2 "semi working" coin mechs (FREE! from a friend) . Coin door LEDs (red) x 2 ($10) Now some pictures... Early overview - Control panel was different (read all posts to follow evolution) (TO DO: update photo here) overview (bottom) (TO DO: update photo here) front (perspective, flat with measurements) (TO DO: update photo here) CP open (early control panel - designed changed) (TO DO: update photo here) Marquee area close-up + tube light (TO DO: update photo here) Side + frame details (TO DO: update photo here) Frame measurements (TO DO: update photo here) Frame side details + 27" Monitor (the monitor actually sits a bit lower, the 2 stacked boards are not like that when I built it) (TO DO: update photo here) Enough CAD! :) ... let's build the frame! (TO DO: update photo here) Putting the (heavy) Monitor on it, testing PC placement under... ROCK SOLID! (TO DO: update photo here) Tracing the first birch plywood side (3/4") (TO DO: update photo here) 1st side cut (TO DO: update photo here) 2nd side cut ... clamping both sides together ... sanding them to match (TO DO: update photo here) 1 side + frame connected (TO DO: update photo here) All the support pieces ... labelled and organized :) (TO DO: update photo here) An arcade machine emerges! ... 2 sides up (TO DO: update photo here) Almost there... (TO DO: update photo here) Bezel in place (velcro rocks!) + grey smoked plexiglass (TO DO: update photo here) One of the many photos of the Control Panel fabrication (TO DO: update photo here) *** READ THE FULL THREAD TO FOLLOW EVOLUTION OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION *** THANK YOU ALL for the inspiration and support. -art |
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| 8way:
Very nice work so far. Just wondering why you didn’t cut out the speaker holes before mounting that piece above the TV. Looking forward to seeing the progress on this. |
| ARTIFACT:
--- Quote from: 8way on July 12, 2007, 05:39:22 pm ---Very nice work so far. Just wondering why you didn’t cut out the speaker holes before mounting that piece above the TV. Looking forward to seeing the progress on this. --- End quote --- Good question :) All of these pieces are mounted using screws, and are easily removable ... I plan to take it out and cut holes when I know more about my speaker setup. I have not finished the wood yet, or used wood filler yet - so I can still do *some* removing/switching of parts Screws make it all very convenient. In fact the CP piece that's there is a "test" one - I made a few copies and will be mounting the final one when I am happy with button placements, etc. |
| Dmod:
Smoked plexi looks nice. ;D Where'd you find it? What CAD tool did you use to plan your design? Is it all Sketchup? |
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