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Project A-kab = FINISHED!
ablizno:
Now im nervous to put on my art work. ??? but can u at least take some pics of your artwork. I love Project A-ko and can not wait to see your artwork.
For some strange reason this makes me wish i did an astroboy cab (60s style not 80s)
Well better luck on next time. Sorry to hear that it didn't work.
Zobeid:
--- Quote from: ablizno on June 01, 2008, 12:12:36 am ---Now im nervous to put on my art work. ??? but can u at least take some pics of your artwork. I love Project A-ko and can not wait to see your artwork.
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I'll have to get back to you on that, my main computer is still down for repairs.
Also. . . As I previously noted, the artwork has nothing to do with Project A-ko. It's just off-the-shelf stuff. So don't get your hopes up expecting something super special.
Zobeid:
I got the replacement front-panel art in the mail this morning, so I got busy and finished putting all the artwork on the machine. I also have my new computer, so I was able to take a fairly decent photo. . . .
Yep, it's "Defender prototype" artwork. Ever since I first saw that artwork, I loved it. I also think it perfectly captures the 1980s classic arcade theme that I wanted.
I hereby declare this cabinet "mostly finished"! I have a few quibbles that I'll probably be working on in the future. To wit:
I'm still not 100% sure about the tinted front glass. I may go back and create a clear one at some point.
I want to get a white housing for the PAUSE button.
I want to wire up red LEDs to the P1 and P2 start buttons, for the sake of those games which can flash the start buttons after you put in credits.
The smart strip isn't completely reliable, I can't ever seem to get it adjusted so it will always switch on and off when it's supposed to. Not sure what to do about that.
I'm thinking about hooking up a pinball knocker for Q*Bert at some point in the future. It's a bit complicated to do, though.
I may also put in a second NovaMatrix LED lightbar for the marquee sometime, it's not lit up as brightly as I would like.
spystyle:
Radical :)