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My humble project :) **The Ghetto-Cab**
TelcoLou:
Well, here it is thus far; my first attempt at a MAME cab. I was thrilled to get the already gutted cab for only $50 and am pretty pleased with how it looks after a lot of sanding, painting, installing new T-molding and a new bezel.
Sometime in mid-march I'll be getting a new PC, and I already have a like-new 19" CRT monitor hooked up to an old laptop (for setting everything up, testing, etc).
I'll also be getting a custom CP from arcadesrfun and a sheet of grey tinted tempered glass from onedayglass to finish up the project.
... not really a "Build-Your-Own" job, but I'm happy with it so far :)
waveryder:
Excellent paint job! Id still count it as a "Build-Your-Own" job. I turn cabs that are POS into beautiful things myself. Not everyone has a workshop and zen like router skills! Everyone on the board "Builds their own" using the talents they've got. Thats what makes BYOAC forum such a great place to showcase and share what you can do. What a great score for $50. Keep the progress pics coming. :applaud:
TelcoLou:
Thanks for those kind words, waveryder.
I'm in such awe at all of the great scratch-built projects here, that I feel VERY out-of-place :notworthy:
I'll be working on mounting the monitor this weekend, so I'll at least be able to see how it looks playing MAME in the actual cabinet .. pics to follow ;D
dmworking247:
I really like that cabinet! I looks like it'd be tricky to build from scratch with those extra angles.
Has anybody got replica plans of this style of cabinet?
Nice paint job! Make sure that testing-setup you've got doesn't go anywhere near your cabinet until its ready or you won't finish :)
waveryder:
--- Quote from: dmworking247 on February 16, 2008, 05:07:51 am --- Make sure that testing-setup you've got doesn't go anywhere near your cabinet until its ready or you won't finish :)
--- End quote ---
Lol, been there I got "BubbleGum Betty's" test setup in the cab early on............nearing a year gone by since I started and she's still not done. Too busy playing games ;D
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