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Author Topic: Looking for some advice on Bezel/Marquee placement.  (Read 932 times)

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Looking for some advice on Bezel/Marquee placement.
« on: August 30, 2007, 09:26:55 am »
I was given an old artic thunder gutted cabinet, here is the original

http://www.bhmvending.com/Amusements/Midway/midway_Arctic_Thunder_cabinet.jpg

everything was removed down to basically the two sides. now im remaking the Marquee and bezel, but as you can see the top half of the cabinet opening for monitor comes outward. So while the bottom of the TV is close to the opening, the top is back inside the cabinet a bit. Which is ok, I dont mind that. However it's making things a bit more confusing for me. When I build a bezel, I figure Ill make basically a frame around the TV where the plexi will go, and try the 2$ bezel thing (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=17175.40) to go from that frame/plexi to the TV. BUT, while the bottom will be perfect ill need to make the bezel get way deeper towards the top of the tv. Which I can probably do, but is that the right way to do it?

Should I instead, tilt the plexi so its up against the TV (or close) And build the bezel tilted with the tv?

Hopefully thats not too confusing as I explained it. Basically should a bezel and the plexi be tilted with however the TV sits, or should the plexi be right at the opening with the black bezel inbetween the two ?


Thanks for any help