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First build! 4P MAME *now with pics!*
Jefferson:
Some shots of the cab. The white button toggles between TMNT and simpsons. Notice: Aprils eyes scratched out :-\, the lame and grimy CP, and the janky split marquee (since replaced with a TMNT courtesy of MameMarquees. Oh and the new marquee plexi cost me exactly one dollar at the California Do-It Center. I just asked if they could cut me something from scrap rather than from a 50 dollar piece for lexan.)
take a look at sweet sweetback's baadasssss coin door and security bar! :afro: The coin reject buttons have been fitted with cherryswitches so they act as secret 'coin insert' buttons. I'm particularly proud of the placement of these cherries and will get some up pics of the guts up soon hopefully)
The flash accentuates the lovely scuffing^. The paint job actually doesnt look THAT bad.
Here's the monitor distortion at the top of the screen. Its about 2% of the screen. Its annoying that its near the scores etc, and if it can be fixed, great, but if not I can totally live with it. Its a real crisp and vibrant (and big!) screen otherwise. I think 27".
So late at night I'm walking to my car in my friends neighborhood and I see a TV stand sitting on the sidewalk. Its a double layer swivel sort of thing and its in pretty good condition. Its got nice rounded off edges and I'm thinking "thats my new CP, baby!" I'm caught caressing it and this lady says to take it. So after struggling to get it in my car, I kick the legs off and cram it in the trunk. I thought it was decently wider than the existing CP but really its only an inch or 2 wider (which really, keeps it tasteful. I'm sure the 4P naysayers will be pleased.)
I unscrewed the 'swivel' mechanism and separated the panels. Here's the bigger one (to be used)
...and heres the smaller one (to be used as a guinea pig every step of the way) You can see I've already stripped the vinyl (I think its vinyl?) from it pretty cleanly (I've since stripped the big one too.) The edges were an asspain cause they glued the bejeezes out of them, but the bulk came off all in one shot...
I'm going to cut in from the upper flat part for a wrap around effect too. AND I'll get to use the smaller version as the CP of my NEXT cab! For now Im thinking this TMNT will toggle between the orig turtles PCB and a 1069+-in-1 (blasphemy, I know. I can't resist the plug n play.)
Jefferson:
So I'm crunching the numbers trying to get a PC, ArcadeVGA and J-PAC down to the same ballpark as a 1069 (about $420.) Its worth it to have some better control that way (and I adore the Hyperspin frontend). I've got to wire a new CP anyhow. Will I need more than the J-PAC to support 6 buttons for P1+2, 4 buttons for P3+4?
Got my buttons from Tornado Terrys and quick disconnects from Parts Express. Now I'm looking at these 12 pin connection harnesses from Mouser (my Konami Cab uses 6pin ones now but I'll soon have 6 buttons for P1 and 2):
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Tyco-Electronics-AMP/1-480278-0/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMv%252biIcQSKafBTNeN%252bYLvR2x3jFxgullNFk%3d
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Tyco-Electronics/1-480275-0/?qs=ko0lFLRalIP99kyHMACrIA%3d%3d
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Tyco-Electronics-AMP/60618-1/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMt24PW2WNEtLzPm7d0%2fhCxg
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Tyco-Electronics/60617-1/?qs=pn%2fzyis3XjG6Wy%2ftO7VV5g%3d%3d
I'm not planning on switching CPs but I had to take the orig CP off to get it in my house in the first place so If I ever move itd be nice to have some quick CP harnesses per-player at least
emphatic:
Wow, nice find of that CP!
The monitor "distortion" you mention should be easy to fix by just adjusting the "vertical hold" pot on your monitor chassis. By the looks of it anyway.
Know3l75:
Pizza boxes for a work bench. :o
Jefferson:
Pizza power!
Haha yeah that was to simulate proper CP height and angle. Not saying I'm not a slob or an amateur. I am.