I'm not sure whether it was compressing them for the web or just the wrong settings on the camera but there's a LOT of low light noise in these photos. I'll try and take some better ones in the daylight this weekend.
In the mean time:
Bootup screen!Side ProfileFront Profile.Main control panel consists of an 8way sanwa, 6 illuminated buttons with chrome-look surrounds, and a dedicated 4-way zippy. The removable control panel is held in place by four rubber feet that 'slot in' to holes in the base, as well as being held horizontally by the side walls. It is connected to the IPAC:VE by a 15 pin VGA connector (10 inputs, 1 ground, 2 pins for 5v power to LEDs).
"Night Shot"The "UFO Glow" is courtesy of a green EL wire on the bottom of the cabinet. It can be set to solid-on, off, or sound-reactive. The bartop is lifted about 10mm (2/5") by 4 rubber based, round chrome feet.
Alien autopsy. Baby got back. The green space invader is created with carefully placed 10mm (2/5") holes that were undercoated with the rest of the cabinet, then carefully painted with glow-in-the-dark paint, then 'plugged' before the cabinet was sprayed black. It is lit up by the marquee light, and stays glowing after the bartop is turned off.
The back door is secured by cabinet magnet-latches (as is the removable/rotatable LCD on the front).
CLOSEUPSThis 'matrix effect' was created from scratch in photoshop, using arcade and alien related fonts found on the web. I typed random text vertically, mixed it all up randomly, then spent a few hours fading and 'randomising' the effect. It was then integrated into the marquee, and printed in a laminated adhesive vinyl for the control panel.
The admin panel contains: 2x USB, 3 on-screen-display adjustments: Brightness/Contrast/Volume (once pressed they adjust up/down using the same buttons), microphone in, stereo out (volume bypass), bartop power, and independant LCD power (in case you want to turn off the LCD for power savings whilst using the Jukebox), and 2 power status LEDs.
Custom Mala layout (vertical and horizontal orientations in 1280x1024 fixed resolution).
Mr glow-in-the-dark-space-invader-fan-exhaust-vent.
The speaker grilles. The speakers are 4" and are powered by the internal amplifier on the LCD, which is why I was able to use on-screen-controls for volume control (speaker wires, control buttons and LED was hacked out out of the PCB inside the 17" BENQ LCD).
5V illuminated buttons with chrome surrounds.
Alien Marquee with alien-matrix-effect. I was really happy with how bright their eyes turned out.