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Moon Patrol and Me - DONE!

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david656:
!Portnoy, would love to see a update of how your cabs coming along..

Portnoy:
So It’s been awhile since I had time to make with the MDF dust but this past week I was able to get a couple of things done. Easiest part of this so far was mounting the height of the monitor. I also decided that I would go with the rounded out control panel to accommodate a roomier play field concerning the track ball. 

My issue I had for a while was what material to use to round out the control panel front. I didn’t want to just bend a thin, pliable piece of something around the front with out having something stronger behind it.  I decided to stack and glue a series of cutouts that I routed out.  This will either get painted or laminated.



Nothing revolutionary but I just used the CP top as a guide and slid the piece I was cutting forward for each pass of the router.  Note to all, OIL BEARING FREQUENTLY!! Last pass put this bit in the trash.   



Once I had the pieces I needed I spent a couple of days gluing them together.  Trying to glue them all at once was just asking for trouble.   



This is pretty much how it will look once mounted.  I’m actually not crazy about the profile it gives off but I think that’s just me not quite letting go of the authentic look of a Moon Patrol.  It looks great from the front and is very comfortable height wise ( I “air played” a round of robotron ). Can’t wait to track and field it with someone!   



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ablizno:
Just thought i would note that i have the same coin door. Also looking nice.

DrumAnBass:
Awesome work! From a fellow "rounded out" control panel owner, who was also inspired by dhansen's design, I think yours is going to turn out really sweet...!

By the way, for those who aren't familiar with your inspiration - here is dhansen's Moon Patrol: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=17350.msg137582#msg137582

I went with flexible fiberboard for the drop under my CP but there have been a few close calls with my 3 years olds where I wished I had something more solid there. Routing out those curved ribs is a great solution.

 :cheers:

Portnoy:
Thanks guys. D&B, your control panel was another I was eyeing for the past year or so when I was talking about but not actually building my cab.  Love the artwork! My son turns 4 today and was a big part of my need to beef up the CP.  He likes to stress test stuff. 

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