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Calling Ms Pac/Galaga owners *3 simple measurements needed pls*
patrickl:
--- Quote from: Jakobud on March 26, 2008, 04:59:26 pm ---Now guys... just a reality check for you all. The cabinet you are making is NOT a real Ms-Pac Man.
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Yes, I agree. Personally I don't even like the Galaga cab from an ergonomics point of view. The monitor laying down is really bad for your neck and the cab is way too low for me.
I do love the side profile though and I have to agree with the others that it would be nice to get that more or less accurate. I think JoyMonkeys drawing should help there. At least, that's enough for me.
--- Quote ---I'm surprised that with so many people using the plans over the past 4 years that no one has caught this before.
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I think Wade was the first to notice it in the PacMan/Galaga Exact Cab Dimensions a few years ago.
Unfortunately over the years it has proven hard to find someone who has a Galaga or MsPacMan cab and who is willing to measure it. This thread here must be the fifth one or so on the subject.
Jakobud:
Ya know what is funny is that when you look at this forum/community and the EXTREME details people go into when constructing a cabinet ("What is the ideal distance between buttons?" "What is the ideal exact slope of a perfectly ergonomic control panel??" etc....), is that the original designers of these cabinets like Pac-Man and Galaga, etc probably just designed what felt right when they stood at it and went with it. :-)
Don't worry, i'll get these plans fixed someday. I'm just so busy nowadays. And of course I'd need someone to give me the fixes since I no longer have access to those cabinets.
patrickl:
Ha, ha, yeah I doubt they put much thouhgt in the design other than what is easy to make, looks cool and be sturdy enough for commercial use.
If you want to use the original artwork you need to make sure that the cab is sized sort of accurate though. Or you will get what is shown in one of the pics a bit higher up :P
spacies:
Good point Jako. It will never be the same.
I have thought of just importing one and be done with. I still might, but in the mean time a scratch built will do.
I know someone in Australia also wanting to build one. He has already purchased most of the items to make it look like an original as well, like the coin door, speaker cover, rear handles, marquee etc etc so he wants the plans as well.
Like I said, I am building 2. The first will be a guinea pig to make sure I like the angles, then I will go from there.
Keep truckin'
coltchillin:
@ spacies and patrickl:
could you guys please compare my trace of the side panel to yours?
i'd like to know if i'm anywhere close.
thanks...
i've attached the .ai (just change the .png extension into .ai)