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| ssjgoku1983:
i will be building me a monster control panel soon for big people.. i want to have a see clear see thru control panel i was thinking of buying a lexan based plexiglass.. i already have the dimensions. the top is going to be.. 36" wide 14" high 8" high top 5 " high bottom i am usign the mameroom designs control panel designer if it matters. i will be using..19 buttons and 2 joysticks.. i want this to look nice and figured i would make it cool looking if possible.. is this a good idea or no? will it work and i wastin my time? |
| Franco B:
--- Quote from: ssjgoku1983 on September 27, 2008, 01:54:03 pm ---i will be building me a monster control panel soon for big people.. --- End quote --- Just kidding! There have been a couple of cabs made completely of polycarbonate, neither of which i particularly liked. I haven't seen a cab with just a polycarb CP. The problem you may have is trying to blend the CP with the rest of the cab without it sticking out like a sore thumb. If you want to go down that route I think you either need to carry on the theme with the rest of the cab (maybe have polycarb inserts in other parts of the cab etc) and/or you could just make the CP top out of polycarb rather than the whole thing. What I would like to see is a polycarb CP with a CP overlay on which reveals the (backlit) polycarb in places to complement the graphic. At the end of the day its horses for courses. If you think its a good idea then go for it, you the one who will be playing on it. Good luck with it, I will be interested to see what you come up with. :cheers: |
| pinballwizard79:
Have you considered lighting it? That would be pretty neat, like those clear neon phones from the 80's.......or clear PC gaming rigs |
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