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Title: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: shadow05 on September 13, 2013, 05:38:03 pm: Thanks to lots of inspiration from this great site, I decided to take the plunge and build a Bubble Bobble themed bartop arcade.

I'm not going to breakdown the full step by step process as there are loads of great threads on here that cover that so I will just share some of the key facts and tips I found helpful.

I have loved building this project and hope you like the outcome..
Very happy to answer any questions or discuss any details :)

Here's a breakdown of all the costs and parts I used:

£50 - Bartop - Pre-Cut Kit
£22 - MSI 2.8GHz Pentium 4 PC
- 3 x Blue Fans
- Blue Backlight
£20 - Asus Monitor
£8 - Powered Speakers
£42 - IPAC2 & Wiring Kit
£32 - 2 x Sanwa JLW-TM-8 Ball Top Joysticks
£20 - 14 x Gold Leaf Buttons
£3 - 3 x LED Buttons
£3 - 1P & 2P Start Buttons
£3 - Extension Lead
£5 - Right Angle USB & Jack Connectors
£10 - Various wires, fixing blocks, wire clips, crimp connectors. PCB feet etc.
£10 - Wood Primer & Sandpaper
£20 - Car Paint & Lacquer
£75 - Vinyl Artwork & Marquee
£10 - Perspex Screen
£10- 12mm Chrome Trim
= £343 Total Project Costs
Title: Re: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: shadow05 on September 13, 2013, 05:42:11 pm: Few more pics...

The company I used for the artwork printed two control panels so I put one on the back..
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Post by: shadow05 on September 13, 2013, 05:47:17 pm: A few mid build pics..
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Post by: BobA on September 14, 2013, 01:33:28 am: Nice looking cab. Love your Bubble Bobble graphics.
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Post by: emphatic on September 14, 2013, 03:11:30 am: Very cute! But no bezel around the screen makes it look unfinished. :cheers:
Title: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: shadow05 on September 14, 2013, 05:00:13 am: Hi Both, thanks for your comments :-)

@emphatic - You can see the finished bezel in the first few photos.
I only finished it in full last night but will take some better pictures in the daylight.
Title: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: monkeychunkuk on September 14, 2013, 07:00:11 am: Nice build what's next?

(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/imlived/imageedit_5_9062874812fggfgfgfg.gif) (http://"http://www.customcades.com/")
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Post by: bsam on September 14, 2013, 07:10:16 am: nice cab

look like my BB got a little brother.

http://www.bsam.dk/BB_DS.html (http://www.bsam.dk/BB_DS.html)

Greeting from Denmark
Michael
Title: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: shadow05 on September 14, 2013, 04:16:25 pm: Hi Michael,
Your cab looks great, I really wanted to do a control panel similar to yours but just couldn't find the space on a bartop.
However, your design does make me think I could incorporate something into the marquee.. :-)
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Post by: severdhed on September 16, 2013, 11:03:53 am: Great work
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Post by: rablack97 on September 16, 2013, 11:28:55 am: Where did you get this, £10- 12mm Chrome Trim

....i'm assuming it's 5/8" t-molding or is it stick on?
Title: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: shadow05 on September 16, 2013, 02:15:58 pm: Hi rablack97,
Unfortunately I couldn't get hold of any t-moulding this size so had to go with stick on - its stuck down pretty well as I sealed and primed the edges of the mdf but I do fear it will need replacing over time: http://bit.ly/17E7nk3
Title: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: shadow05 on September 16, 2013, 02:38:16 pm: Quote from: severdhed on September 16, 2013, 11:03:53 am
Great work
Thank you :-)
Title: Re: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: rablack97 on September 16, 2013, 09:34:58 pm: Here's some 5/8 t-moulding chrome...it's expensive, but here it is..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEA-RAY-5-8-INCH-CHROME-T-HATCH-INTERIOR-BOAT-TRIM-MOLDING-10-FT-/190761433043 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEA-RAY-5-8-INCH-CHROME-T-HATCH-INTERIOR-BOAT-TRIM-MOLDING-10-FT-/190761433043)
Title: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: shadow05 on September 17, 2013, 02:11:35 am: Quote from: rablack97 on September 16, 2013, 09:34:58 pm
Here's some 5/8 t-moulding chrome...it's expensive, but here it is..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEA-RAY-5-8-INCH-CHROME-T-HATCH-INTERIOR-BOAT-TRIM-MOLDING-10-FT-/190761433043 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEA-RAY-5-8-INCH-CHROME-T-HATCH-INTERIOR-BOAT-TRIM-MOLDING-10-FT-/190761433043)

Thank you for your help, I think 5/8 is about 15.8mm so it would be slightly to big for the 12mm kit I purchased tho.
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Post by: rablack97 on September 17, 2013, 09:23:40 am: wow that's a 1/2" kit, that thin, still look good though :cheers: :cheers:
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Post by: johnnygal2 on September 27, 2013, 04:22:31 pm: Good work. Great looking bartop! :applaud:
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Post by: shadow05 on December 25, 2013, 09:59:50 am: Can anyone help me with the fixing of the marquee?
Are there any threads that show how to fix this in place?
Many thanks
Title: Re: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: mgb on December 25, 2013, 01:57:20 pm: Typically the marquee is held in place using angle
stock.
if you took some angled aluminum, maybe 3/4" and
polish it and it would look real nice with the chrome t molding.
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Post by: DarakuTenshi on December 25, 2013, 04:05:43 pm: I love it' it's a great theme to go with.
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Post by: mike boss on December 25, 2013, 10:20:25 pm: That is fu*king cool as sh*t !
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Post by: sho on January 18, 2014, 05:31:50 am: Nice execution, don't know how I missed this.
Mind me asking where you got the Bubble Symphony art at print quality?
Title: Re: Bubble Bobble Bartop
Post by: shadow05 on January 18, 2014, 05:47:32 am: Hi Sho,
Thank you - the artwork can be downloaded from this site: http://zonaarcade.forumcommunity.net/?t=45266890

I found the CP art to be a bit tight so changed it but the PSD files contain hi-res layers of all the Bubble Bobble elements.

Enjoy :-)