The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: Creeper on July 24, 2010, 10:11:29 pm
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Hey everyone, just wanted to post a few pictures of my cabinet, it's coming along pretty well. It's my first build, but hopefully not last. Hit me with any questions or comments! :cheers:
(http://www.colbyyoung.com/images/Image%20ref/arcade/arcade%20build2.jpg)
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Test fit for my D9800, fits like a glove (*phew*)
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Here's a bit of an update.
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Very nice!
Nice job on the speaker grill.
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+1 Are the sides woodgrain as well? Can't really tell in the pics.
And what's on that wall behind there? Is that some kind of bas relief fossil sculpture? Looks pretty cool.
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Nice start on your cab. Would like to know more about what finish you are using on the wood. Looks great. :applaud: :applaud:
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Yea, the whole thing is going to be black/wood grain. The wood is just 3/4" birch ply with 3 coats of black paint and 3 coats semi gloss varnish. (sand every coat!) Anything that's wood grain is 2 coats stain and 3 coats varnish. (sides, speaker grill, cp panel)
The wall behind is cnc'd styrofoam of a velociraptor skeleton.
Thanks for the kind words, I'll post more updates soon!
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Standard question:
What stain was used?
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Very nice ... I am also curious on the stain..you got that birch veneer looking Sweeet! :applaud:
What sort of grommets are those? Did you route those speaker grills?
PS- Love that Styro-saur! where did you get that?
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The stain is just Minwax brand and the color is 'jacobean'. The pre-stain conditioner and polyurethane varnish are also Minwax.
The speaker grill was laser cut and I made the fossil wall (helped make).
I'm building this cabinet at my work, we CNC all sorts of crazy things for film and tv.
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can we get a shot of that wall? Looks really cool
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Good work. Love the speaker grill.
That wall looks like something from Jurassic Park (the movie).
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Hey, haven't updated this in a long time, but here's a whole whack of images. Still not done but getting close.
Cheers :cheers:
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That looks great! :notworthy:
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wow!
I'm not typically into the woodgrain cabinets, but that is really looking good.
That control panel is really looking nice.
keep up the good work and keep us posted. :applaud:
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awesome work on the CP :)
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Wow! Great detail on the control panel. Love the method you used to put the graphics and lettering on it. The clear plastic coating looks great.
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Great job on the control panel! Really like the fillet edges around the buttons! :applaud:
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I hadn't seen this in a while
Fantastic work on that CP. One of the best examples of a woodgrain cp I've seen. The inlay in great!
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(http://colbyyoung.com/images/Image%20ref/arcade/arcade-build16.jpg)
Would it sound stupid if I asked you how you got your lines so straight? Was this all routed on the CNC machine?
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I'm building this cabinet at my work, we CNC all sorts of crazy things for film and tv.
Hi Rick
Sure is CNC. You cannot do that type of CP work without access to great equipment.
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looks great. look forward to the end product.
chris.
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This is looking very impressive. Keep up the great work!
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I wish I has access to CNC! :cheers:
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Thanks guys.
Yea, this was all done with CNC tables, except for the finer details such as the 1/8" birch overlay pieces, those were CNC laser cut. Each metal (diabond) letter was filed down by hand to fit snug. A router table alone can't match the cut of a laser.
Hopefully I'll have something else to show soon, the two key pieces I still have to do are the marquee and keyboard drawer.
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Wow. Didn't realize the letters were done in metal. Fantastic!
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It's kind of 'faux' metal. Basically black plastic sintra with a thin metal laminate. Diabond, great stuff.
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fantastic :o
very impressive
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thanks a lot!
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That control panel is pure sex....I have a boner
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Right on. *high five to boners*
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Love it.
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AMAZING. :notworthy:
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The detail on that control panel is :censored: AMAZING! Got any more pics?
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Thanks a lot. No more pictures right now, the back edge needs to be filed down a bit and then it will get some sort of polish. Once it's mounted on the cp box I'll snap a few more pictures and post em.
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So I've started doing the wiring. I've got an iPac4 and a tonne of Happ buttons. I'm using 22 gauge for the grounds, does anyone see a problem with that?
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you should be ok with the 22 gauge. though I feel 20 gauge is a bit more proper.
Is the wire stranded, I hope?
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Alright, somewhat of an update. It's totally playable now, its running like a dream. Had no problems with the wiring and the ipac, everything worked first try.
There are 3 things left to do: The marquee (laser engraved layered plexi side lit with blue LED's), key board drawer, and get a piece of glass cut to go over the bezel and monitor. Other than that, it's practically done. Oh, and I'm eventually going to swap the white player start buttons for black ones, it should make the CP look a bit better.
Here's some photos, share your thoughts.
(http://www.colbyyoung.com/images/Image%20ref/arcade/arcade-build39.jpg)
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Nice Job!
That CP is ultra clean.
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yeah, that is fantastic. you did great. congrats. yeah i want to get some black player buttons. but the only place i found that sold them is in the UK. and im not gonna pay for over seas shipping on two items. heh.
chris.
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I really like that minimal frontend as well. :applaud:
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(http://www.colbyyoung.com/images/Image%20ref/arcade/arcade-build39.jpg)
It's like it's straight out of a catalogue! Nice photo, and great cab!
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Wow Great CP! Love it really Looks great! :applaud:
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Thanks a lot guys.
A few weekends ago I had about 30 or 40 people over at my place and the arcade never had a moments rest. The big games of the night were Turtles in Time, X-men, Samurai Shodown V, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter III, Metal Slug 5, Hang Time...so on. It was awesome, by 2 in the morning most people were loaded and absolutely hammering on the buttons, to the point where I was mildly concerned. When morning dawned and the dust settled I gave it a Windex and assessed the damage. Not a scratch, the thing is built like a tank.
This has been an incredibly fun project and for all the people sitting on the fence trying to decide whether or not to jump in and build their own, do it. That is if you have the time, space, money, resources and motivation.
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yeah, that is fantastic. you did great. congrats. yeah i want to get some black player buttons. but the only place i found that sold them is in the UK. and im not gonna pay for over seas shipping on two items. heh.
chris.
Hey, where did you find the black player start buttons? I remember seeing them quite a while ago and now I can't remember where that was..
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I got my white-guys-on-black-buttons P1-P4 start buttons from divemaster127. Look in the Buy/Sell/Trade Forum.
Oh, and by the way, :notworthy: :applaud: :o :cheers:
-Jason
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Thanks Jason, I will definitely contact him. :cheers:
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Please post a picture of your marquee lit up when you get it done! I am thinking about going the edge-lit marquee route too...
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Absolutely, might be a few weeks though..
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yeah, that is fantastic. you did great. congrats. yeah i want to get some black player buttons. but the only place i found that sold them is in the UK. and im not gonna pay for over seas shipping on two items. heh.
chris.
Hey, where did you find the black player start buttons? I remember seeing them quite a while ago and now I can't remember where that was..
Morning, sorry i did not respond sooner. i missed it. i need to learn to subscribe to threads. at any rate, i still need two of these my self. i prefer all black system buttons, the white buttons just clash on the top row!!
i do not remember if this was the original web-page i found the black player 1 and play 2 buttons.
they have them listed as happ's so im surprised iv not seen any state size.
here is the url:
http://www.gremlinsolutions.co.uk/products/playerstartpushbuttonsblack.htm (http://www.gremlinsolutions.co.uk/products/playerstartpushbuttonsblack.htm)
chris.
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Hey Jipp, thanks for the info but I already ordered some black buttons from divemaster127.
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Hey Jipp, thanks for the info but I already ordered some black buttons from divemaster127.
ok, thanks.. hey divemaster if you see this and you are in the usa.. i need two!! ( player 1, player 2 in black! cause good guys wear black! ) thanks.
chris.
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His website is www.arcadeemulator.net (http://www.arcadeemulator.net). Good vendor.
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hmmm. i do not see the black player buttons. i see he has the aimtrack kit.. im assuming this is the same kit that ultimarc sells in the uk.. to bad i need the buttons and the aimtrack kit.. could of killed two birds with one stone. heh i did add his store to my list of retailers for this hobby. and for the record i would buy the gun kits from marc but he is in the uk.. so if i can get the same thing state side i would..
chris.
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I think Lizard Lick has them:
http://www.lizardlick.com/Player-Imprint-Pushbuttons_c_228.html (http://www.lizardlick.com/Player-Imprint-Pushbuttons_c_228.html)
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perfect, thank you so much.. even state side.. no offense to you guys on the other side of the pond.. but i get a little inpatient waiting for the mail at times heh
chris.
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No problem- and for the record, Lizard Lick has been great to work with in the past!
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No problem- and for the record, Lizard Lick has been great to work with in the past!
sounds good. just spent 20 bucks on his webpage. two sets of black player buttons and misc. will use one set for my current cab, and the other on a bartop in the future.
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remind me not to try and order anything when im tired.. looks like i ordered 1 player black button and two 2 player buttons.. i needed two of each. laughs.. looks like il be ordering from lizzard one more time down the road when i start on my bar top!! probably get one of his sticks then to justify shipping.
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How did I miss this one? This looks amazing. :applaud:
Just to throw out another option for the black player buttons: I ordered plain black buttons and then applied vinyl decals from Pongo (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64645.0). Might not be cost effective if all you want is the black player buttons, but definitely worth a look if you want to label other buttons as well.
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Wonderful job!!!
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