The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: jayska01 on September 25, 2011, 11:12:20 am
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>:D >:D >:D After crusin the site for month or so i decided to build my own mame. at first i was really excited about building one from scratch. After doing some reading I said “no thanks”. So I went online and found a dying dynamo cab 100 bucks (not working) grab it!!!. so now starts the tear down then rebluid!!!
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So at this its gutting time :)
Here is my plan
Fix old wodding working and paint
Castings and reinforce the base
new t molding and marquee
24"LED
Modding a Xarcade tankstick with sanwa and happ comp buttons
running a pc with maxiums arcade and ps3
2.1 speakers and sub
led coin lights >:D
That's all I can think of.
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WEEK ONE TARE DOWN!!!!
(http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q272/happyluckysuper/day1.jpg)
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IT seems it used to be old SF3 cab :) it looks like it was being using as 1943 ( any cool vertical game like that haha) the CP still has the 6 button layout under the bondo >:D
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WEEK 3 REPAIR AND PAINT
I bluid i nice strong holder out of 3/4 mdf so i can remove the tankstick and also the keyboard and mouse underneath.
(http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q272/happyluckysuper/day3.jpg)
Remove the old racing pendel, repair the bottom corners, reinforced the bottom and added 2" casters. ( best decision so far) and gave it 3 layers of Gloss paint with
foam roller very happy with the result so far >:D
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WEEK 4 GETTING CLOSE!!!!!
I grabbed the tankstick for 100 bucks on kijiji it came with both pc and ps3 attachments so i couldnt say no >:D But the buttons are ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---!!!! so grabbed two sanwa JLF's with 12 happ comp buttons. i like the concaved style because it reminds of my youth haha now that its done time to move on!!!!
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With all the buttons swapped out tankstick is done. i bought small 14" light at homedepot for marquee my bright red t molding came in from tmolding.com (where else :). Bought myself a 24" LED ASUS monitor, it has dvi hdmi and vga. so im set for everything i need :) mounted to 1 X 6 plywood. braced with 3/4 mdf. Its not going anywhere >:D >:D >:D >:D
(http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q272/happyluckysuper/day6.jpg)
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WEEK 5 FIGHT!!!
i got marquee made and wire up some 2.1 speaker with 5" sub (it sounds evil i love it) hooked up my pc and ps3. running like a dream. all i need is the Bezel for the finsh :) probley going to put some SF4AE CP controlls seeing how its the game of choice!!!! >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D
(http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q272/happyluckysuper/day7.jpg)
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How will you switch from pc to ps3 wiithout opening the cabinet?
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http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011001&p_id=8202&seq=1&format=1#largeimage (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011001&p_id=8202&seq=1&format=1#largeimage)
this is what i bought :) for the pc i use a DVI to HDMI cable
BTW Martijn your one of the main reasons i am bluiding this :) add me to PS3 if u feel like losing :) >:D
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Would be cooler if you had 1 switch that would switch everything : controls, sound, video in one turn.
I dont have a ps3 in my cabinet, i went for a 360
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That's was the best idea at the time how are you switching :)
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I am not switching, its dedicated to xbox 360. Its a jtagged console, meaning it runs emulators and mame with that and xbox360 games
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The video switch it all I need the audio cable is shared, and the monitor will always be hdmi feed. Sowith a click of my remote I can simply switch between pc or ps3 no opening needed :)
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Dude, someone stole the paint off your low rider! :cheers:
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Paint is over rated >:D all i need is clear coat!!!
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And how will you switch with controls?
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the xarcade psb connects using rs323 serial cable so i grabbed and spillter
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10404&cs_id=1040403&p_id=4640&seq=1&format=2 (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10404&cs_id=1040403&p_id=4640&seq=1&format=2)
>:D >:D >:D >:D
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(http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q272/happyluckysuper/2011-09-28_13-23-17_525_Oakville.jpg)
Go the bezel done and maxiums arcade up and ruunning :). Not 100% finish so many alittle details to run threw :)
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Two of my favorite things: mini trucks (first picture) and arcade machines :applaud:
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Yeah a fellow minitrucker what are odds :) >:D
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Yeah a fellow minitrucker what are odds :) >:D
Actually I own a air bagged wagon, does that count? But I'm a big fan of mini trucks, maybe I'll get one in the future.
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sweet bagged wagon ? Let's see some pics wagon and arcade machine :)
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delete, sorry about that.
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http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/269/baggedwagon.jpg/ (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/269/baggedwagon.jpg/)
As for the arcade machine, I don't any pictures of it since it's on my old computer, but I'll make one later when I save up the money.