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mahalos:
Always nice to see fellow NZ'ers on the forums.

I look forward to seeing you around more once you start your build.

Personally i'm on the same page as Richms....lack of time and money.....i got this far though and am hoping to get the ball rolling again soon
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=87362.0

jeef:
Just checked out your thread, gutted you've had to pause cause it looks like a tidy little project!

Know what you mean about the monies though. We've had to go on a strict budget, but the budget allows for $20 into my "arcade machine" account, so it will be baby steps, but will get there :)

I've just invested in a jigsaw and some MDF, will hopefully start to work soon. When I've got something to show I will start a project thread.

mahalos:
Thanks for checking out my thread, i hope to start on the 'good copy' next month. Having to source parts and stuff from overseas really dents your pocket and slows you down!!  why can't they have chrome t-moulding in NZ :banghead:

are you building an upright or a cocktail?  got any plans?

jeef:
Amen to that. I'm having a hard time finding a few parts, not a lot here. Will be ordering a few things from across the ditch, but those will have to wait until the aformentioned account gets some more money in it.

Yeah, I see you've done some full scale mock-ups, nice :)
I'll be working on an upright, based quite heavily on the Mortal Kombat cabs, with some minor tweaking. I'm still very undecided on a theme yet, I would like to go MK-ish, as that was one of my fav's.

Are you able to find ANY t-moulding here?? I saw some on trademe a while ago, but alas, no more.

Joysticks, buttons, ipac will most likely be from ozstick.com.au unless you've found a better location??

mahalos:
You can get t-moulding in NZ.....well i did for my last 2 arcade builds, but i was limited to basic colours

In terms of parts, it really depends on what you like.I've shopped in a lot of places over the course of the 5 machines i've built. I always like the good ol' MCA joysticks and buttons that are on most street fighters and mortal kombat's that are in NZ. They can really take a beating and the occasional lighter burn :D  the first lot i got somewhere in Aus, the second lot i got from trademe. There's a couple of good places in Aussy other than Ozstick.

I've purchased all 5 of my jpacs/ipacs from Ultimarc.com in the UK. It was cheaper to get them from there than OZstick., and it helps buying from the dude who makes them. I had a chip go faulty on one of my Jpacs and Andy sent a replacement over in a jiffy.

I'm trying some of the Japanese Sanwa gear out in the cocktail i'm building. I really loving them, but they cost a bit. You can also get them in Aussy, although the range is not as good as from the US, or Japan.

So it really comes down to what sort of gear you like....and can afford :D


PS. I always loved MK, but i was kinda crap at it......so i stuck to street fighter :cheers:

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