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Pixel Troll Arcade (COMPLETE!)
drventure:
Yeah, put a 750gb min in, esp if you ever might move any media (mp3, etc for a juke maybe) over to it. I've suddenly taken a fascination with Dance Dance revolution and Step mania, and, lo and behold, I've got 5+gig worth of Japanese Dance tracks on my cab now ???
and +1 on ond's comments. The guy knows his graphics :)
saurian333:
+1 on the bigger HDD. So far I've collected the ROMset, videos, graphics, and a few others, plus whatever the OS takes up (Linux will be around 1GB or so when I finalize it)...I'm up to almost 80GB already, and that's without CHDs. Not to mention the other emulators I'll have on the thing. I'll probably live with a 160GB since I have one lying around, but 750GB is a good suggestion, since you can easily get one for around $50 or so now.
--- Quote from: drventure on January 05, 2010, 06:30:55 pm ---and +1 on ond's comments. The guy knows his graphics :)
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That he does. *nod* That he does.
Dafu:
Today I picked up the cabinet I'll be working with. Very exciting. I haven't had the time to do more than unload it into my garage and take a few pictures, but from the outside it looks like it's in a great condition. The sides have some varnish over them and will need to be sanded. The back and top are pretty raw and were probably not meant to have a finish on them, not sure what I'll do about those yet. The speaker panel only has cut outs for one speaker in the centre, so that whole panel will have to be replaced with one meant for 2 speakers. One of the first things I'll do is cut out the control panel entirely, I'll be putting in a new cp thats ~5-6" wider than the cabinet. I may need to extrude the coin door panel to support the new cp.
Does anyone have any experience in mixing plywood panels with mdf panels? I want a black finish in the end, painted (either a fine foam roller or spray paint, or both). Will I run into inconstancies trying to paint on sanded plywood (no wood texture, I hope) and mdf? I don't think laminate is an option since it would increase the thickness of the panels beyond 3/4"s and t-molding wouldn't fit well.
saleem:
i would have thought that mdf and plywood would be ok together.thats a right tasty looking cab there,shame we cant get cabs like that here :cry:wood glue should be fime depending on how strong you want things and perhaps batons with screws?
:)
drventure:
Are those real stained wood sides on that cab? If so, I gotta say I think I'd refinish them, not paint em black.
If you do go paint, you may want to check out that "spray bondo" that's been mentioned around the forum. It does an excellent job of filling grain. Just check out Ond's Retro Futuristic Arcade build thread.