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Stargate cab to MAME cab conversion
JohnnyG:
--- Quote from: Franco B on October 17, 2009, 07:03:37 pm ---God I feel like a fool :'(
Long story short but I may have had a shandy or too. I kinda skimmed your post and missed out the important bits :-[
All saw was stargate cab + Mame and the nightmares came flooding back.
My apologies once again. I would like to give you a belated welcome to the forum. I am sorry if I have come over like a tool.
I will give you as much help as I can tomorrow when I can focus properly. :cheers:
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It's all good. Thanks for responding and I look forward to any insight you can offer. :)
JohnnyG:
Well, I decided to use Photoshop to do a quick mock-up to respresent the measurements I am aiming for with the new CP. Of course, any ideas for better software to accomplish this would be greatly appreciated. Anyhow, here is the sketch...
Now, the black bars represent the sides of the cabinet. The gray area is roughly where the old control panel fit (and in that area is where the 1 and 2 player start and coin buttons will go, and probably the pause and reset game ones). The rest of the CP follows the rough template of the one in the Project Arcade book, but slightly modified for this case. Also, because 7 1/8" of is inside the cab, only 12 7/8" will actually stick out from it.
I made a cardboard cutout to match the size to see how it looked, and I was satisfied with the results. If you guys want to see a picture of that, I can do one tomorrow. Just let me know.
Also, if you have any suggestions/complaints/comments on the CP design, I am open to them.
syph007:
That looks decent to me. Personally, I prefer a rounded front vs the angles. It's more of a pain to cut but I think it's worth the effort for the end result, but again that's just preference, and it has to fit the look of the machine.
I think it's fine to use the cab for MAME as long as you don't cut the original wood at all. That was my first big slap in the face from that other bad bad thread, and I'm sure that's what most of us thought of when they saw your thread title. I'm just waiting for someone to come in and make a thread about cutting 2 stargates in half and gluing them together to make a 4P cab... oh man that would be a fun thread to read... :D
opt2not:
--- Quote from: JohnnyG on October 17, 2009, 09:57:28 pm ---Well, I decided to use Photoshop to do a quick mock-up to respresent the measurements I am aiming for with the new CP. Of course, any ideas for better software to accomplish this would be greatly appreciated.
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Personally I don't see anything wrong with using Photoshop to plan out stuff. That's what I use, for both concepts and schematics! If you've used PS a bunch, and are familiar with it, just go with what's comfortable. You can achieve the same outcome, and it's not like you're doing anything too complicated that requires a CAD-like program.
Good luck with repairing the damage, that bottom damage is just brutal. I'm interested in seeing how you tackle that one, for my own personal reference.
JohnnyG:
--- Quote from: opt2not on October 18, 2009, 02:20:09 pm ---
Personally I don't see anything wrong with using Photoshop to plan out stuff. That's what I use, for both concepts and schematics! If you've used PS a bunch, and are familiar with it, just go with what's comfortable. You can achieve the same outcome, and it's not like you're doing anything too complicated that requires a CAD-like program.
Good luck with repairing the damage, that bottom damage is just brutal. I'm interested in seeing how you tackle that one, for my own personal reference.
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Well, for the sides, I was planning on doing the procedure represented in this thread...
Water Damage base repair - Generic BnB cabinet
Yes, I realize that I have to cut the cabinet to do it, but I really can't see a better way to handle it.
Doing to same procedure on the front bottom will not be so simple. For that one I will more than likely have to cover it up. Perhaps a metal kick plate? Something else? Anybody have any recommendations?
Also, does anyone have any answers for me on any of the 7 questions on my first post? Even if it's just the answer to one or two, that would be great! Thanks.