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javeryh's Donkey Kong Plus [FINISHED]
javeryh:
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on July 27, 2009, 05:38:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on July 27, 2009, 03:25:27 pm ---I had to sand the laminate into oblivion - there was no repairing it. The pictures actually make it look way better than it was when I got it. There were dings and dents all over the place and sections where the laminate was chipping.
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I mean the actual layers in the plywood are coming apart around the edges in my cabinet. I think some wood glue and clamps could fix it though.
--- Quote ---As for the 2 monitors, I would have liked to have seen that too. There were 6 mounting bracket holes on each side of the cabinet and I can only guess they were from the original vertical monitor and then the two horizontal monitors for the Vs. configuration.
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Vs. machines only had one monitor, except for the "Vs. DualSystems"; but those had a separate control panel for each monitor; like two machines melded into one. Maybe it was set up for Playchoice? It would have been interesting to see Punch-Out, Super Punch-Out or Arm Wresting running on such a machine too.
I'm still amazed that someone managed to fit two monitors into a classic Nintendo cabinet. Even the taller Punch-Out machines which were designed for two monitors; are a tight fit for the monitors.
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Hmmm.... maybe I am wrong then. It was just a guess based on all of the monitor support holes in the side of the cabinet and the Nintendo Vs. side art. Maybe it was converted into something else in between the DK and the Vs.?
javeryh:
As I mentioned before, Bender was kind enough to send me a DK control panel he had laying around. Here is what it looked like when I got it:
As you can see, the top is actually laminated because the control panel overlay does not completely cover the plywood and you can see the outline of where the control panel overlay used to be. Someone also drilled an extra hole in this thing for god knows what.
Here is a shot from underneath:
I am actually quite surprised how well it has held up considering it is 25+ years old. The edges on all 4 sides are still very crisp and it was easy to copy it with a pattern bit and my router.
Epyx:
Got my popcorn...keep the pics coming! :)
Bender:
your showing way too much :badmood:
seriously though lookin' good!
javeryh:
Thanks guys.
Making the control panel should have been very very easy but of course, the old control panel was made out of 9/16" plywood which Home Depot doesn't carry. In order to get the required 9/16" thickness I decided to use 1/2" MDF as the base and then laminate the top with 1/16" black ABS plastic.
The first thing I did was trace the outer shape of the control panel onto the sheet of MDF. Then I cut it out with the jigsaw leaving about 1/8" around the edges.
After that was finished I used some double sided tape to secure the old control panel to the MDF and then cut the exact shape out using my router and a pattern cutting bit.
Next up - laminating the MDF panel I just cut out, mounting the joystick and a bunch of other fun stuff!
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