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Octo:
G'day all! I've been out of this scene for a few years now (due to apartment dwelling with no tools) and decided to restart my loved hobby.

Whilst working for a certain retail corporation as the Electronics Manager, I happened upon this Nintendo Wii display that was being thrown away. Never one to let things get tossed, I quickly threw it in the back of my ole Volvo wagon. It sat in my garage for the past year whilst I tinkered and lost interest. But now is its rebirth, as I'm currently unemployed and need something to do while waiting for responses  :-\

Now I know a lot of you arcade purists aren't going to like this as it doesn't exactly resemble the good old units of yesteryear. But I love it's modern styling and two-tone aspect. The white and blue lighting are killer and it came already setup with a huge surge protector, marquee panels, and monitor mount. It also has pre-installed cooling fans and a spiffy locking side panel.

I'm building a control panel at the moment from clear 3/8" plastic. Not exactly sure what kind of plastic it is, but I found it in an old electric closet at my last job before it went out of business, and again, nothing goes to waste... It's extremely strong and my 3"x24" strip I cut to test it's resilience refuses to bend.

From the same material I'm crafting some side mounting speaker brackets, but haven't quite finalized the look yet. The last touches will be some lit blue buttons and joysticks, which I can't afford right now. I'll just harvest my current cab's black set until then.

So, for a minimalist, modern looking cab, what do you guys think?

Ginsu Victim:
Are you trying to get more page views by tossing the word CUM in there? ;)

Though not the norm around here, done right, that could be pretty nice looking. I'm all for repurposing things.

javeryh:
Nice start.  I like non-traditional cabs when they are done right!   :cheers:

Octo:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on March 02, 2009, 01:39:33 pm ---Are you trying to get more page views by tossing the word CUM in there? ;)

--- End quote ---

A few years ago, yes, yes I would have. Today, I'm just trying to sound edumacated....

I found the problem with my first cab, the one that actually looks like an arcade, is that I quit working on it as soon as it was operational. It's been the same MDF colored hulk in my living room for about 3 years. I had planned on creating a new one more in line with an MKII cabinet, but coming across something so cool, for free no less, was too irresistible.  ;)

Ginsu Victim:
Rule no 1
Finish cab before ever placing PC inside.

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