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Benevolance:
I love it. I wish he had more photos of the build process. I'd like more detail on how he created the exterior rivet look. I spray-painted domed buttons acquired from a sewing show to do mine, but it wasn't exactly affordable. As far as the X-arcade, he did an excellent job blending it into the machine. By the comments, I figured he'd just dumped the black box on helter skelter.
--- Quote ---but would you really want it in your house?
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That depends a lot on the style of your house, doesn't it? I built my cabinet in a similar style (though not nearly as pretty) and it sits in our kitchen with old fashioned leather and iron stools, next to a laboratory table my wife uses for crafting, and shelves of beakers and vials on blocks to hold our spices and pasta. To each their own. :D
javeryh:
I can appreciate the skills involved to make this thing but it's not something I'd ever want in my house. I agree with everyone about the x-arcade - he obviously has talent and if he spent 20 minutes messing around with it he could have built his own CP.
shponglefan:
--- Quote from: Benevolance on September 28, 2009, 04:21:42 pm --- As far as the X-arcade, he did an excellent job blending it into the machine.
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Really? To me it sticks out like a sore thumb and I think it's because of the black t-molding. Nowhere else on the arcade cabinet is that t-molding used, so it draws immediate attention to it. If he got rid of the t-molding and maybe added some fake bolts like the rest of the cab, then it would be better integrated.
mytymaus007:
WOW alot of thought went into that. Thats big enough to put in 3 monitors and 3 seperate CP's 1- Vertical's
2- horizontals and 3- driving forget a 4 player CP you can have 3 people playing 3 differnent games at the same time
Hey that sounds like a space saver :lol
Ummon:
Yeah, I worry about the base, too....but he could easily modify it with some old, curved metal chair legs and it add to the effect.
--- Quote from: Turnarcades on September 27, 2009, 08:15:52 pm ---Cool in it's own way, but these 'novelty' or 'themed' cabs would look out of place in most homes. It's like going to a theme park, looking at that themed fibreglass scenery and thinking "cool!" - but would you really want it in your house?
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Stuff is stuff. If you like how it looks, it goes anywhere you want it to go.
A quick explanation: To start the PC that runs this arcade machine, I've hidden the power switch in a fake "book" of Dr. Frankenstein's lab notes....it's mounted on a door on the bottom of the cabinet. The toggle switch on the side only controls the lights. I didn't want children toggling the power to the computer on and off.
So what is this saying here?..... Regardless, even though I didn't prefer reading as a kid, I would've checked the book out and found the switch.