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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: Harry Potter on February 15, 2004, 07:07:23 am
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Finally finished after one year of backbreaking labour (2 weeks if you take out all the days I was drunk or lazy)
Tried to keep as many original parts on it as I could.
This includes the monitor (19 inch), coin-mech, wiring (re-used) and of course, the cabinet.
The control panel was originally a 2 player layout with 6 buttons per player. This got changed to 8 buttons per player. Button 8 is there more for bringing up diagnostic functions than for playing (anyone know a game which uses 8 buttons?). The whole thing is also fully removable for when I make trackball and rotary-joystick versions.
The speaker mount used to be mono and had to be redone from scratch to accomodate stereo. The amp for the speakers is currently stuffed so the audio is less than impressive.
The monitor is a tad purple up the top but otherwise excellent considering it's from 1991.
So here is the Red and Blue bitchhhh.
(http://www.members.optushome.com.au/bosss7/images/RB_1.jpg)
Notice the state-of-the-art closing mechanism on the back. Yes, it is a piece of leftover MDF. The back panel doesn't close properly.
(http://www.members.optushome.com.au/bosss7/images/RB_2.jpg)
The PC was a very tight fit. I had to cut 50mm off the bottom of the case to fit it in. Why not buy another case you ask? Beacuse that would cost more money.
(http://www.members.optushome.com.au/bosss7/images/RB_3.jpg)
The cab cost $350AU with a (working) Mortal Kombat board. Then another $800 bucks which included building materials, paints, adhesives and printing of panel overlays (That one hurt a bit). The T-Moulding is actually white and spray painted with modelling enamel paint. This was before I discovered www.t-molding.com.
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looks great bosss.
something about that style of cab that i love.
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Good job. I like the read and blue moulding, then saw that you painted it. Hope it holds up to use.
Enjoy your new machine mate...
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I like the read and blue moulding, then saw that you painted it. Hope it holds up to use.
The paint is actually fantastic. When I was doing tests, I sprayed a piece of t-moulding and was able to bend it completely without even a hairline crack. Strong stuff.