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Author Topic: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added  (Read 60755 times)

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #80 on: June 24, 2008, 11:40:58 am »
The problem is that spinners are a very niche product. I'm not even sure when a game company last made a spinner game, so the people buying them are all either BYOACers, or arcade operators doing repairs to old machines. Even in the heyday of arcades, it's not like there were spinner games popping up left and right (although there were some very popular games that used them). With such a small niche to fill, it's very hard to put out a quality product at a decent price.

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #81 on: June 26, 2008, 12:02:55 pm »
Well, I didn't finish it this weekend. Couldn't stay motivated and before I knew it - the weekend was gone. It's real close though.

I need to mount the plexi and secure the back door and this one will be done. Finishing pics to follow.
« Last Edit: June 26, 2008, 12:04:46 pm by leapinlew »

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #82 on: June 26, 2008, 08:22:51 pm »
install the tap under the control panel yet? get that keg mounted!

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #83 on: June 26, 2008, 09:05:56 pm »
Lew, you never did say exactly how you hot-glued your cards in  ;)
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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #84 on: June 26, 2008, 09:07:51 pm »
Lew, you never did say exactly how you hot-glued your cards in  ;)
Sorry. I used the hot glue gun on the card where it plugs into the PCI slot. Using the glue on the spots where there were no solder points. I don't know if it even matters.

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #85 on: June 26, 2008, 09:32:42 pm »
Edit: removed reply to off-topic post (79) cluttering up awesome build thread
« Last Edit: June 27, 2008, 02:50:50 am by EwJ »

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #86 on: June 26, 2008, 09:37:54 pm »
Lookin great Lew! Looking forward to the final pics!  :cheers:
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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #87 on: June 26, 2008, 09:46:05 pm »
You're right mountain!

Awesome bartop! Best one yet! Great memories of Tempest-
and it's unique cab shape.
The artwork turned out great - especially fitting that marquee. 
Always watch your build threads - even more so on this one.

What speakers did you use?
Didn't see them in the pics so far, (unless you hid them well).
« Last Edit: June 27, 2008, 07:24:05 pm by EwJ »

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #88 on: June 28, 2008, 10:31:32 am »
Sorry. I used the hot glue gun on the card where it plugs into the PCI slot. Using the glue on the spots where there were no solder points. I don't know if it even matters.


Doesn't really matter anyway.  It's just a sound card... if it pops loose you pop it right back in.  It's not going to provide a whole lot of support for side to side movement which is the way a problem would present itself.  Still, only takes a minute to do, so why not?

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #89 on: June 29, 2008, 12:08:26 am »
Some shots of the guts:


Speakers

They sound ok. Not great. I mean, it's not a problem with the sound coming from the bartop. I just prefer a 2.1 system. But, this sounds just fine.

I tinted the glass myself using a 35% block.

First time I ever did this. Turned out fine.


Just a slight tint. You can see the wood blocks I used to velcro the lexan with.


I cut a piece of posterboard and spray painted it black.

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #90 on: June 29, 2008, 12:11:10 am »
Some shots of the back of the machine:


120mm Scythe super quiet fan. Good stuff. I wasn't concerned about the back of the machine, but I wish I cut a slot in the exposed wood. I'll probably leave it - but I may get motivated and put some molding on it.




Check this out... I was drilling a hole for the power cord and like a dummy I drilled from the inside out. I chipped up the formica pretty good. I took a fender washer I had and drilled out the hole for the power cord. Turned out to be a nice looking accident.


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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #91 on: June 29, 2008, 12:16:12 am »
Here she is - all done.








Bootin up!




It really has the full effect of a stand up arcade.








unlit volcano buttons. I shelved the idea to light them either constantly or when a credit is put in. Too much work, not enough reward.








The angle of the control panel can be seen here. It's a tiny detail, that took a lot of time and I'll probably be one of the only ones who plays it who appreciates it.


as you can see, the spinner ended up a little bit low in the artwork, but it turned out real nice.




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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #92 on: June 29, 2008, 12:23:40 am »
Big thanks to Bvicarious for vectorizing the sideart.

Also, a thanks to RandyT for providing me with a Tempest spinner knob in a lucky coincidence, and for selling the awesome TurboTwist2.

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed!
« Reply #93 on: June 29, 2008, 12:36:10 am »
My Goodness!

That damn thing looks great!

Wonderful job !     :applaud:

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed!
« Reply #94 on: June 29, 2008, 03:08:26 am »
Yeah really. Great result.

Great thread too. Don't think I posted much, but I love reading your progress.
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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed!
« Reply #95 on: June 29, 2008, 06:33:41 am »
Finishing touch:
Shut off the DELL boot logo  ;D

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed!
« Reply #96 on: June 29, 2008, 12:08:37 pm »
Dang, that thing is gorgeous! Well done! :applaud:

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed!
« Reply #97 on: June 29, 2008, 02:15:52 pm »
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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed!
« Reply #98 on: June 29, 2008, 02:50:30 pm »
Lookin gooood

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed!
« Reply #99 on: June 29, 2008, 04:07:12 pm »
Heres a video...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10fPGXbAjRM[/youtube]

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #100 on: June 29, 2008, 05:08:57 pm »
I just noticed the final pics above to. Really nice cab, great pics. You can't do them kind of closeups if you were trying to hide any screw ups! :)

Looks like it plays nice from the youtube vid.
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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #101 on: June 29, 2008, 08:09:40 pm »
Very sweet, Lew. How many does this make for you?

Tempest is such a classic. When I talked to a buddy recently about starting my cab again, that's the first game he asked me about. :)
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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #102 on: June 29, 2008, 10:18:25 pm »
Lew, I'm curious about the tinting. Was the cost worth the effort? What did you have to give for that roll of tint?
Also, the bezel is under the lexan right? But then its between the wood block and velcro?  ???
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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #103 on: June 29, 2008, 10:26:27 pm »
Lew, I'm curious about the tinting. Was the cost worth the effort? What did you have to give for that roll of tint?
Also, the bezel is under the lexan right? But then its between the wood block and velcro?  ???

I was either going to buy a tinted piece of plexi or tint it myself. Cost for the plexi was $10 at Autozone. Was it worth the effort? It didn't hurt anything, and took about 15 minutes. If I had to do it all over again, I'd tint it.

The bezel picture I have is before I cut the notches in the poster board for the velcro. The velcro is on the plexi and wood blocks. Good eye.

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #104 on: June 30, 2008, 04:51:34 am »
Nice, that looks ace!  :)

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #105 on: June 30, 2008, 08:33:53 am »
I was either going to buy a tinted piece of plexi or tint it myself. Cost for the plexi was $10 at Autozone. Was it worth the effort? It didn't hurt anything, and took about 15 minutes. If I had to do it all over again, I'd tint it.

Thats cool. I guess what I meant to ask is if it was worth it time and $$ wise vs. buying a pre-made tinted piece of lexan. But for $10 + 15min of work I say hell yes!

And I'm surprised you can't see your Velcro and blocks, looks fantastic.  :applaud:
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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #106 on: June 30, 2008, 09:59:07 am »
DAMN!! thats hot

Nice work Meatbag!!!!! :applaud:

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #107 on: June 30, 2008, 10:11:12 am »
Wow lew - GREAT JOB.  This thing came together really really nice.   :cheers:

If I ever get around to building a bartop (it's on the list!) I'm going to be using this thread as a reference!

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop
« Reply #108 on: July 01, 2008, 11:32:00 am »
The angle of the control panel can be seen here. It's a tiny detail, that took a lot of time and I'll probably be one of the only ones who plays it who appreciates it.

I know exactly how you feel! I angled the control panel on my bartop, and while in my head I know it was necessary and wouldn't have looked right any other way, I don't think anyone else would even notice.

It looks awesome. Nice work.

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #109 on: July 01, 2008, 07:59:59 pm »
Great work LeapinLew!  It looks great.

But a quick question about MAME software:  How did you get Time Pilot and Gyruss to work with the spinner?  I haven't tried it myself since I never thought it was possible.

Edit:  I did not see any "analog" controls in the "tab menu" in MAME for Time Pilot or Gyruss.  (How the heck did you do it?!?)

Also, do you have a complete list of the games that you have installed that work with your setup?

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #110 on: July 01, 2008, 11:11:40 pm »
OMG  :o

"leapinlew" You have done an incredible work  :notworthy: That mini Tempest is gorgeous  :D

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #111 on: July 02, 2008, 05:17:42 pm »
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Simplemente Wonderful! what a difference does the T-molding makes hu? and yes, Spinners are so expensive, but they look amazing on machines,

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #112 on: July 05, 2008, 10:54:10 am »
Awesome finished product LeapinLew, well done!


Was the sideart/tempest artwork ever made available on localarcade.com ?

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #113 on: July 05, 2008, 04:06:42 pm »
fu**ing fantastico! just awesome!!! congrats to lew!

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #114 on: July 27, 2008, 03:44:40 pm »
I had to jump in, I know I am late, but LEW this is AWESOME!!@!! :applaud: :applaud:
As a diehard tempest fan I just want to congratulate you. BTW are you thinking about putting Typhoon2001 on this as well? It is a tempest clone, but man is it a fun one.

Also, do you have any way of changing the sensetivity of the spinner in game or on the fly? I love tempest, but I also love arknoid and disks of tron. They all need different settings and I don't want the feeling to be too off.

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« Reply #115 on: July 27, 2008, 08:56:42 pm »
Quote
unlit volcano buttons. I shelved the idea to light them either constantly or when a credit is put in. Too much work, not enough reward.

Great bartop.  I think the buttons would look great lit though.

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« Reply #116 on: July 27, 2008, 09:37:16 pm »
Super....  PM Sent....

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Re: LeapinLew: Tempest Bartop - Completed! Video Added
« Reply #117 on: August 28, 2008, 12:09:51 pm »
What monitor did u use?

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« Reply #118 on: August 28, 2008, 12:52:01 pm »
What monitor did u use?

17" Ultrasharp 4:3 from Dell.

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« Reply #119 on: August 28, 2008, 02:27:51 pm »
Really Nice work!


What does you game list consist of?