More Weekend Updates:Ok, so everything is coming together. I was able to locate some 1/16" abs plastic smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other. For a very good price
($3.50, for a 12"x24" sheet).
I dissassembled the cp which I had built a couple weekends ago.
We then layed the cp over top of the abs and cut out around it.
Traced the holes and drilled them out with our 1 1/8" bit.
I went a little wild with cleaning the holes but it doesnt matter since its not seen after you apply the cp overlay.
We test fit all of our pieces
(The abs over the cp and the back instruction bar)Then drilled out the holes for the sanwa joystick and placed in T-Nuts to make things simpler
I then realized that I had yet to dig out the cp latch strikes. So when I found them of course they were in just great shape.
(This is of course after cleaning the left one up)Cleaned them both up decently.
Then I had to drill out the holes for the carriage bolts that hold the overlay in place.
(Camera didnt want to flash)Counter-sunk some bolts for the latch strikes to bolt up to.
Then used rubber cement on both contact sides.
(Back of abs and top of cp). Let it dry awhile then pressed together.
Placed overlay on temporarily. I was not happy with the repro artwork I received for the instruction card so I went ahead and from scratch re-created the card (based on my original dk instruction artwork). I am waiting to get to my parents house to print it out on their dye-sublimation printer. Thats why there is no instruction card artwork in place in any of these pictures. I will be printing it out at a later time.
So we had to put it in place to see what it looked like
Then installed the T-Molding
A few more shots of the cp in place.
Installation of the joystick (I still dont know what way is really up or down since it didnt come with any instructions nor do I know which color wires are which direction. Anyone have any info on that for me??).
Joystick in place
Ok now I have ordered some artwork from all over and I have to say
rikitiki from here on the board is amazing. The stuff he produces is absolutely amazing (I just wish I could get him to print me some dk sideart, based on the quality of everything else I have receieved from him)!!
So decal installation
burnish that bad boy on there
Sexy!
Now just need to clean up the bezel. I talked to my friend who painted my midway coin door for me and told him I have another project for him. He told me to bring the parts over today. So I a planning on removing all the hardware I need repainted from all my cabs making note of what goes where and handing them off to him tonight. I cant wait to see these things all repainted. Here is the link to my midway coin door restore
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=69930.0That is without the logo plate that I had rikitiki reproduce installed. And like I said before his work is amazing the plate I received is 10x better than the original itself.
So ill keep you all updated on the progress here. I think I am going to purchase the side-artwork from quarter arcade sometime this week unless anyone has any DK sideart they want to get rid of cheap hehe..
Take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.
/edit Nostalgia I have a Ms. PacMan cab, Alpha Mission and a gutted battletoads cab (soon to be my mameŠ cab).
Neil