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Hey Guys,
Been on this forum for a long time and announced a project a little while ago that got scrapped due to time and money. Over the last few weeks i've been getting together all the plans for my new cab, and sent them to my brother in Brisbane (Australia). Hes a Cabinet Maker by trade so he very quickly and professionally whipped up all the pieces that we'd need to build it, and this weekend has flown down here (Melbourne) and we've started making it! (Finally)
I actually got rough dimensions from Spot's Wooden Cab here:
http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/showthread.php?t=6932 My brother modified it a bit for the TV and control panel sizes, and the space I had to put it in.
Unfortunately my brother made all the pieces at his workshop is brisbane, so I have no photos of that, just these here :/
He got here last night and had all the pieces wrapped up, but we had a bit to much catching up (alcohol) and decided to start on it today. So without further stalling i present my Wooden Candy/Astro City cabinet Custom: (Excuse the roughness of the photos, i'm useless with cameras)
More adjustments
Naked from the back, nothing mounted
Standing up, construction of cabinet nearly finished. (Although cats licking itself, framed and all
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She's a beauty!
As you can see the screen and light box have been recessed on the back to allow for the perspex to slot right in.
My brother making up the speaker/lightbox shelf with dividers so light doesn't come throught the speaker box's.
Shelf Mounted for the TV.
TV In for measuring perspex black borders.
TV In with brace, for testing.
Looking good! (The perspex will have a black border that will cover the tv, and only the screen will show through!)
Control panel on order for machine
Todo List:
- Finish Bogging and filling Gaps
- Sanding it down
- Paint with Primer x2 (Light Sand inbetween)
- Paint with Enamel While x2
- Install Perspex over screen and light box (no marquee until it arrives)
- Install & Wire up control Panel
- Install Computer
- Wire up Speakers and Light box
- Re-Install TV
- Move it upstairs
I'm thinking I might install the TV and Computer when it is already upstairs.
I'm using a laptop with VGA Out, to go to SCART on the TV wired as RGB for Arcade goodness
Laptop is a 1.7ghz Centrino with 1gb ram, Radeon 9700 Mobility with a custom nLited Windows XP Professional. Hyperspin FE with Mame and NullDC.
Well thats all for now, more updates tommorow!
Cyas.