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Title: Flynn's Arcade Build - Story/Writeup/Etc...
Post by: ffingers on February 19, 2020, 10:17:58 am
Well....where do I even begin. I guess I'll start with a picture. This is Flynn's Arcade (I know...I know) :dunno It's about 95% complete. Still have a few things to finish but it's mostly done. I have been a part of BYOAC for probably 10+ years but only recently did I actually start my build. I have learned SO much from this forum and it was the start of this journey for me. I figured I needed to give back in some way and go through what I did, what I did wrong (spolier:a lot), what I used, why I did it, the process etc. I know build threads help me get ideas and helped direct me to where I ended up.

This will be a LOT of writing from me and I'm going to do my best to break it down into sections and make a menu etc so you can ignore the backstory if you want and jump straight to a certain section. I only ask that you bear with me as I type all this up as it will likely take at minimum a week or so to get all this info together.

With that being said, here are a few pictures to show where it's at and what I'll be talking about.

(https://i.imgur.com/WQbZDxT.jpg)
(https://imgur.com/Ql4au1t.jpg)
(https://imgur.com/k8rvXVS.jpg)
(https://imgur.com/Aw6yHYZ.jpg)

Video of the frontend in action:
https://imgur.com/GRaMNX2.mp4
https://imgur.com/rv0RtSm.mp4
Title: Re: Flynn's Arcade Build - Story/Writeup/Etc...
Post by: ffingers on February 19, 2020, 10:26:50 am
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Post by: wp34 on February 19, 2020, 01:52:56 pm
That bezel looks like it belongs on a CRT.  Did you make it yourself?  I like the look.
Title: Re: Flynn's Arcade Build - Story/Writeup/Etc...
Post by: javeryh on February 20, 2020, 09:24:38 am
Looks like a really well-made cab.  Are you the one that came up with that CP shape?  I see it all over the place so people must really like it.
Title: Re: Flynn's Arcade Build - Story/Writeup/Etc...
Post by: yotsuya on February 20, 2020, 09:57:01 am
Looks like a really well-made cab.  Are you the one that came up with that CP shape?  I see it all over the place so people must really like it.

No, Jarrett designed it but never actually built it.
Title: Re: Flynn's Arcade Build - Story/Writeup/Etc...
Post by: Mike A on February 20, 2020, 10:26:04 am
The Klingons use that CP design in ritual combat.