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Gutshot:
Looks great Knievel!!
I can't believe that you have finished another one, and I'm still trying to finish my first  :banghead:
Great job  :cheers:

xmenxmen:
If I ever stop butchering old cab, this will probably be the 1st one I would want to build from scrap.  Guess there's also the bartop.

Awesome work!!!!

Knievel:
Thanks guys!

Artifact I have to admit, when I'm playing the Atari 2600 EMU I have the scanline effect on. I spend the better part of my youth playing that on a TV and I like to see it as it was.  :)

No biggie on the Sketchup. All I really need done is a sketch of the cabinet side with dimensions and maybe another one with a cut list for the other parts. I'm crazy busy with the kids these days as well so I probably haven't given that program a fair chance.

Strokemouth you make a good point on how 6" can make a big difference in some cases. I know a lot of the people who asked me for the Woody dimensions said they were apartment dwellers. Usually space is at a premium there, and if you need to lug a cabinet up a few flights of stairs you'd want it as small/light as possible.

I agree that those who want a 4-plyr cabinet, or just a large monitor, will not want to go the LCD route. Personally I've been happy since day 1 with the 20" viewing area of my monitors..I grew up on 19" arcade monitors after all. ;)

Jtbullet I have done 2 wall-mount machines so far. I'll try and find a pic for you.
Basically they consisted of my usual CP/CP box mounted to the wall from behind so it appears to be floating, with an LCD panel mounted to the wall above it. The computer in both cases sat hidden on the other side of the wall.

bfauska:
Knievel,
I could probably find the time to make a CAD drawing of your cabinet if you have some dimensioned sketches you would let me work from.  I spend most of my day in front of a computer drafting theatre sets, so a cabinet would be quick.  I was going to draft up my Dynamo HS-5 but the hold-up on that was the measuring, not the drafting.

Let me know if you're interested, PM or just in this thread.  I can save as PDF, or almost any CAD file type.

markrvp:
FWIW I think the cabinet is very elegant and represents what a modern designed arcade cabinet should look like.  I prefer the look of a CGA monitor, but I think we're going to have to come to grips with the reality that they won't be around forever.  Moving toward LCD screens is a logical progression and I think a cabinet redesign for the lighter, flatter screens is warranted.  I've always been a big fan of Knievel's work and I think this is just one more example of why he's the best.

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