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| Epyx:
--- Quote ---You know you totally have to have lighted buttons on this right? --- End quote --- Already in the plans and on order. Yes, likely utilizing that technique as well for a nice glow. --- Quote ---Or maybe a way to get the green ball tops on the joysticks to glow also? Like use this Sanwa balltop and rework it to accept a led... --- End quote --- Damn, nice find! I am ordering U360s as well and apparently these are compatible. Nice! EDIT: Holy impulse buy...just ordered two :) |
| Ryglore:
Haha! Awesome! I can't wait to see how that works. --- Quote from: Epyx on September 21, 2009, 04:53:49 pm --- Already in the plans and on order. Yes, likely utilizing that technique as well for a nice glow. --- End quote --- If I wasn't going for the retro 80s/90s arcade look. I'd totally do glowing buttons. I'm still not sure if I want a Blue or White trackball... :lol |
| Generic Eric:
--- Quote from: severdhed on September 20, 2009, 11:26:15 pm ---awesome....i love the shape of this cabinet...and who doesnt like aliens? --- End quote --- Predators cool design! |
| Epyx:
Thanks. Well I have a whole new appreciation for Martijn's "it just fits perfectly" approach... I'm not quite as ballsy...I spent 4 hours drawing, erasing and redrawing the lines to match the render as closely as possible but finally had to give the monitor that extra 1" "just in case" on the back. The nice thing is that it now really does look like the render but slightly adjusted for the larger CRT monitor. I also have some cool ideas for approaching the construction that I will document this weekend. I ordered the green translucent ball tops but am leaning towards the J-Sticks over the U360s at this point. I would still like to try them at some point but for now the J-sticks feel like the way to go. My last other annoyance is Laminate...here in BC, Canada I could get flat black laminate at Home Depot for about $50 a sheet. Two days ago I was told that Home Depot has cleared that part number and will no longer restock it. This sucks because their price was heavily discounted owing to their volume purchasing. Mom and pop shops are charging about $80 per sheet and Rona (our version of HD) wanted $100 per sheet! I think when it comes to laminating I will likely make a trip across the border and hit up the Home Depot in Bellingham they have it for $58.56 US. Even with taxes I should still be saving a couple of 10 spots and I get to help the US economy lol. I will take pictures tonight and finally cut the first side. EDIT: Just grabbed 2 sheets from one of the last HD stores in the city here with stock. |
| Epyx:
I touched up my pencil lines on the MDF and just went for the curves as I have a good gameplan. My only concern is how tight the monitor fit will be. However, I left about 3" that leaves a bit for the bezel and glass and the back panel will be 1/4" Plywood and the cross bracing I use will sit above and below that portion of the monitor Here was the final pencil outline I went with: My victims lined up: Prepping the first piece on the sanding table for use tomorrow as the template guide for routing both pieces: And a final pic before tomorrows routing of the sanded template side with monitor mock up back on: The top and back will be two pieces of curved plywood. Each piece will sit atop a brace frame that will connect it to the sides. The idea is for a flush outter shell that rides just lower than the Galaxian green T-molding along the edge, maybe 1/8". |
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