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boxman:
Well, here is the cab that I am turning into a mame machine. I'm pleased with the cabinet even though it is pretty damn ugly. I've gutted out the insides and started putting my parts in.



I have a strip of LEDs in the marquee you can see here:



This is the one thing that I was upset about after it was delivered, a nasty scratch in the smoked glass:



This is the slide out PCB shelf that I have mounted the PC stuff on:



And a close up of the tray I used to mount the PC bits, it's a metal box that a mousepad was delivered to me in. I stuck cardboard on the top because I thought it would be safer.



I used a hacksaw on a pen to make the little spacers between the motherboard and cardboard. I saw that tip on this board years ago.

Next job is to put the shelf in for a 22" CRT pc monitor.

severdhed:
cool....looks like an excellent cabinet for MAME....

keep those pics coming

boxman:

--- Quote from: severdhed on July 06, 2009, 04:04:43 pm ---cool....looks like an excellent cabinet for MAME....

keep those pics coming

--- End quote ---

Thanks, will do!

For the control panel I am aiming for something like this:



I have no idea if those measurements are right for my parts though, I copied the button layout from slagcoin and I think they are for sanwa buttons and I have happs.

These are the controls I have:

2 Happs competition joys
2 Yellow buttons for coins
1 Red button for pause/exit
2 Start buttons
6 Blue Happs competition buttons
8 Purple Happs competition buttons

Even though I have enough buttons for a 7 button layout I think I will stick with 6 buttons each.

Ginsu Victim:
Ugly? I think it looks awesome.

boxman:
It looks awesome in the "80's retro look" respect, ugly in the "acceptance by girlfriend" respect!

(the cab is as old or older than her btw, has a sticker on the back saying it was last tested in 87 which is the year she was born!)

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