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My first mame bartop cabinet (wip)
sinatra:
I might come out too eager in this thread. But here's another update. I have mounted the light box for the marquee.
Is it possible to use too many screws?
It should stay put. I need a marquee design :)
I didn't mount it together, just couldn't resist getting a visual of what it will look like when finished.
I guess everything should be mounted tomorrow. Ready for primer and paint.
oops. Just realized I did not think about the build of the plexi for the bezel and control panel :P
stephenp1983:
Looks great, I really like the shape.
sinatra:
Started mounting pieces together today
Left side panel mounted
The top panel with the ventilation isn't flush with my measures. It seem it tilted when the mounting bracket was fastened to the bezel. I didn't have clamps that where long enough to push it in place. So I had to force it down with a screw
Glue for the right side panel
Top panel, marquee box and bezel mounted to the side panels
And it's totally straight. I'm kinda surprised about that.
Now it starts to resemble an arcade
sinatra:
--- Quote from: stephenp1983 on January 15, 2009, 08:20:34 pm ---Looks great, I really like the shape.
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I like it too. Somehow I think it has some resemblance to old school arcades. But with a more modern design.
It's based on this design by Kator Legaz: http://www.katorlegaz.com/arcade_cabinets/bartops/05_lcd_marquee/index.php
stephenp1983:
I looked at those plans a couple of year ago I believe. I always liked that one out of all the ones listed. The bartop I'm putting together has a similar shape, but slightly different.