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Title: "The ArtCade" (updated) (old BioArtCade)
Post by: bioart on February 29, 2004, 07:52:43 pm

UPDATE: I think the name "ArtCade" is better than "BioArtCade" (at least for the first cab...).  I'll probably make a BioArtCade later with DNA strands all over or something like that :)

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Hey All,

Woodworking is basically done.  Need to add T-molding, coin and access door.  Will install monitor and bezel once that's done.  Still waiting for Slikstik classic panel... let me know what you guys think!

Here's the link:
http://bioart.net/bioartcade (http://bioart.net/bioartcade)

BioArt

Title: Re:My first project: "The BioArtCade"
Post by: bioart on February 29, 2004, 07:54:02 pm

Oops, I forgot... I also need to add the marquee and light...

Title: Re:My first project: "The BioArtCade"
Post by: mozzer on February 29, 2004, 08:06:23 pm

Looking good!

Can't wait to see more pictures.

Title: Re:My first project: "The BioArtCade"
Post by: Stingray on March 01, 2004, 09:10:59 am

The first line on your page syas it all:

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A journey into an expensive and frivolous hobby...

Just don't let my wife see that!  ;D

-S

Title: Re:My first project: "The BioArtCade"
Post by: bioart on March 10, 2004, 12:39:46 pm

I finally got the CP in... I like the overall color theme (even though the buttons and joysticks are the wrong color at the moment)

http://bioart.net/bioartcade

Title: Re:My first project: "The BioArtCade"
Post by: Stingray on March 10, 2004, 12:42:35 pm

Very sharp! :D

-S

Title: Re:"The BioArtCade" (updated)
Post by: dirt on March 10, 2004, 01:49:20 pm

i agree. nice job!!


dirt

Title: Re:"The BioArtCade" (updated)
Post by: GGKoul on March 10, 2004, 04:34:41 pm

Nice Work!

I was just checking out your website.. and I started to laugh when I read this

""Here's the picture as it stands (the CP is not fully secured yet, but you get the idea... I've been playing all night :)""


It seems you broke BYOAC: Rule 27: "Install the Control Panel last."  

Cause once get the Control Panel working, 99% of the time, the rest of the work to finish off your cabinet grinds to a halt once your able to play games.  

Thats what happen to me, my cabinet is in the same state when I got the control panel working over 2 years ago.  :D

-GGKoul

Title: Re:"The BioArtCade" (updated)
Post by: JamesS on March 11, 2004, 12:48:28 pm

Same here, I got all the pieces for CP # 2, Spinner and Trackball.

But I have been playing the heck out of Robotron hehe.

Title: Re:"The BioArtCade" (updated)
Post by: Brax on March 12, 2004, 10:11:18 am

Aww, I was hoping this was the cabinet that Frosty did the "Bio-Art" for.

What the heck is it called Bioartcade? Because the future marquee might say it? Where's the theme?

Title: Re:"The BioArtCade" (updated)
Post by: bioart on March 12, 2004, 10:31:37 am

hehe,  My nickname has been bioart for at least  12 years... (my PhD is in biochemistry :)).  I haven't decided what kind of side art to give it to keep the theme... On the other hand, I may change its name to the "ArtCade" and keep the confusion away :)

Art (BioArt)

Title: Re:"The ArtCade" (updated) (old BioArtCade)
Post by: Ghoward on March 14, 2004, 06:06:10 pm

Nice looking cab, but why the Slikstick? I don't understand why people go to all the trouble to build a cab from scratch and then bolt on a pre-made CP.

It does look really good don't get me wrong but building your own custom CP is a lot of fun, well I think so anyway!

Gary

Title: Re:"The ArtCade" (updated) (old BioArtCade)
Post by: hulkster on March 14, 2004, 06:39:55 pm

just be hoping that no one comes by and spray paints an "F" in front of the name of your cab....or youll have the Fartcade!!!  hahahah...ha....h....hmmm, yup.

Title: Re:"The ArtCade" (updated) (old BioArtCade)
Post by: bioart on March 14, 2004, 08:16:30 pm

Quote from: Ghoward on March 14, 2004, 06:06:10 pm

Nice looking cab, but why the Slikstick? I don't understand why people go to all the trouble to build a cab from scratch and then bolt on a pre-made CP.

It does look really good don't get me wrong but building your own custom CP is a lot of fun, well I think so anyway!

That's a great question :)  I figured I wanted it to be done right and not ever having made a cab or anything this complicated, this would increase my chances of coming up with something useful... I figure that if others want me to build one for them, I may build a CP from scratch then and give them the slikstik...  (Don't get me wrong, I love the slikstik, but I can already think of a few thinks I'd love to change on it... :))

Thanks for the compliments...

Art (and btw, no one is allowed near it with stencil letters or spray paint)