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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Charles4400 on November 12, 2014, 11:34:37 am
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Hey everyone, wanted to build a bartop/countertop arcade for my nephew.
Do you know of any sources which are reasonably priced under $200 for a 1 player cabinet kit?
I'm just looking for the cabinet kit itseld without internals or controls.
Found some online but some were overly priced (>$300) and some were sold as a full setup which is not what I'm looking for.
I am definitely not a woodworker so cutting the sides etc. is not an option for me.
Thanks!
-Charles
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Take a look through the Retail vendors sub forum and you'll see a few options depending on where you are located -- ie. assuming you are in US (Rick's Custom if in Canada is similarly priced) Haruman's ( http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130522.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130522.0.html) ) has a 1 player bartop kit for $140 ( + $10 for slot cutting if you want to use t-molding, and +$40 If you want it to include the plexi for the marquee and monitor bezel) so less than $200 including the plexi and T-molding slot cut.
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Should have gone to the Houston show... we've clearly hit peak bartop. Nobody was playing the things and I didn't see a single sale made.
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Is there anywhere in the Uk that sells the same as im after exactly the same for my nephew and im useless at woodwork.
Ebay seems quite expensive what seems like a few panels of wood cut to size.
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Take a look through the Retail vendors sub forum and you'll see a few options depending on where you are located -- ie. assuming you are in US (Rick's Custom if in Canada is similarly priced) Haruman's ( http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130522.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130522.0.html) ) has a 1 player bartop kit for $140 ( + $10 for slot cutting if you want to use t-molding, and +$40 If you want it to include the plexi for the marquee and monitor bezel) so less than $200 including the plexi and T-molding slot cut.
Thanks for the leads, I will hit up Haruman, It looks to be exactly what I am looking for.
Much appreciated!
-Charles
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Hmmm. I've sold/made 3.
AJ
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I got mine through harumancustoms.com and it was excelent.
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I checked out the site. Those are very nice. Do you just grab a 60 in one, jpac, and power supply and all is well? Or a raspberry pi sorta thing too.
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I checked out the site. Those are very nice. Do you just grab a 60 in one, jpac, and power supply and all is well? Or a raspberry pi sorta thing too.
Can go whichever way you want -- 60 in 1 would work or so would a small format PC system running MAME Or if sticking to older games the Pi should work as well.
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I checked out the site. Those are very nice. Do you just grab a 60 in one, jpac, and power supply and all is well? Or a raspberry pi sorta thing too.
I bought one of Haruman's kits and love it. I had a desktop laying around, so I just de-cased it and used that with MAME. I have a power strip where everything turns on when the computer is on. The only thing coming out the back is that cord.