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paulscade - First Build - MAME - Blastoff!
Spaced Ace:
--- Quote from: paulscade on July 29, 2008, 12:52:55 pm ---thankx! for all the encouragement guys! :applaud:
Yea GAtekwriter... my wife has already said more than once... "I can't believe that you're building that Arcade Cabinet so close to your car". :o
It's not really that close... it's all camera angles. ;)
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At least she said you could build it. ;D
paulscade:
Nice looking cabinet soup... looks familiar. You're not too far behind me on your build.
So... I mentioned before that I had received all of my controls and the glass. Even though you've seen controls before... I thought that I'd post these photos anyway.
Groovy Game Gear Turbo Twist II Spinner [and interface board]:
Groovy Game Gear Electric Ice Trackball (top):
The business end... including the custom interface and lighting by GGG:
Ultimarc UltraStik 360:
A pair of Ultimarc MagStik Plus':
And a whole lot of Happ buttons (23 for the CP + some spares):
The whole pile looks like this:
paulscade:
I'm really pleased with the way that the glass turned out. It was ordered from One Day Glass (http://www.onedayglass.com/). This was only $40. I thought it was a great deal compared to other local shops.
Here are the specs that I decided on:
Shape: Square/Rectangle
Width: 24 13/16" Height: 23 7/16"
Glass Type: Tempered
Glass Thickness: 3/16"
Glass Tint: Solar Gray (Light Gray)
Edgework (Step 1): Pencil Grind Satin Finish
Edgework (Step 2): 1, 2, 3, 4
Option: No Tong Marks
In the cabinet, it fits like a glove.
Glass photos are a bit difficult. I placed a sheet of bright white paper behind the glass so you could get an idea of the tint (but other factors like my camera, lighting, your monitor, etc. will make it difficult to really tell).
Here's the glass:
... and a closeup of the edgework:
paulscade:
I went with the Groovy Game Gear NovaMatrix lighting for the marquee. I hooked it up for test and it was pretty bright. I don't have any art for the marquee yet... so it remains to be seen if it will provide enough light. I think that it will be fine. I really like the idea of generating less heat in the cabinet.
Here's the NovaMatrix:
... and a close up of three of the 16 LEDs:
miles2912:
I like the way your cab is shaping up. One thing I wish I did on my cab was route the bottom of the cp for t-molding. Protects it and looks nice. Kudos on the 29" monitor. Should look great!