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| Epyx:
Exactly. This will be my first cab in almost full laminate. To date only my CPs have used laminate. I will hold off on laminate the sides as long as possible as I would hate to scratch them while work is still underway but I guess the balance is the more assembled the more difficult the task...although Martijn made tipping a cab over for lamination not look too difficult! ;) |
| Franco B:
I seem to have missed this build somehow but its looking fantastic. :applaud: I love the profile and the green goodness will look really nice :) |
| opt2not:
You know, I was staring at your design (which I like very much) thinking "I wonder if putting a bowfront marquee on it would be cool?". I saw it in Pixelhugger's Mission Control Project. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=13118.0 Awesome project, and it's a pretty long thread. Check out his bowfront process. |
| Epyx:
Oh ya, ive been following his project for years and love that marquee design. At this point I will likely leave it as is. I have enough challenges on my plate with the current design and I want to get it done sometime this year ;) Im so tempted to give in to scope creep but thats what the next cab is for! :laugh2: |
| Epyx:
Only had Sunday to work on the cab this weekend. It took me about 5 hours to do the laminating for just 1 side lol. I have 3 sheets of laminate for figured id use 1 for each side and the leftovers for the inside and 3rd sheet for back and spare for future CPs. Brushed Lepage contact cement onto both sides and separated with sticks to line them up as close as possible: Here is the outside of side 1 fully laminated before and after side hole was trimmed: I then laminated the inside which you can see is a patchwork of odds and ends. I put as much towards the center as I could because I will be mounting strips and don't want parts of the strip on laminate and part off: And here is the outside of side 1 with Galaxian green T Molding along outter slot and inside side hole: Have to study this week for a course but will finish side 2 next weekend. |
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