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Title: A couple of MiniMames
Post by: owj on May 28, 2004, 09:50:54 pm

I've been lurking around here for a long time and thought I'd share what I've built.

These are based on the miniMame plans at miniMame.com.  One of them has a horizontal monitor, everything that was 14 inches wide was changed to 16 inches wide...

I don't really like the bezel, I need to add sideart... I want my own marquee... still thinking about the control panels... would like to have some much smaller buttons to use for admin buttons... the coin in buttons on the yellow one at the bottom of the bezel are really close to the monitor inside...

I suppose projects like this are never completed, only abandoned.   There are lots of details I'd like to address.. but these do represent the first time I've used powertools since high school shop class, so

I have a couple of dead cabs that have suffered from conversions (a Gauntlet and an Asteron Belt... only the shapes and a sticker or two give away their identity) that will be my next projects.... so maybe I'll clean these two up later...

Pic at

http://members.cox.net/spauling23/minicabs.jpg

if it doesn't show up here for some reason....

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: HagHore on May 28, 2004, 10:33:01 pm

Nice jobs.  I'm curious though, why did you put Pac graphic styling on the horizontal cab and not the vertical?

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: owj on May 28, 2004, 11:18:20 pm

I am really not done with the vertical... I've got a full house this weekend so I rushed that one to the floor... more artwork is coming...

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: Apollo on May 29, 2004, 03:33:39 am

They are coooool! Damn good job you lurker you.

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: Mr. Dude on June 02, 2004, 03:41:35 pm

yeah, very nice job! :)

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: menace on June 02, 2004, 08:24:30 pm

great use of old pc hardware!  how tall are those little bad boys?

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: Generic Eric on June 03, 2004, 12:09:03 am

THose are pretty cool.  It reminds me kinda of a casino.  Let me explain.

Make a platform.  On top of the platform, place say 3 Mini mames on top.  Grab 3 stools.  Maybe I have to draw a picture.

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: owj on June 04, 2004, 12:10:29 pm

These are both 4 feet tall.

I've thought of the platform idea also, although these were mostly in use by kids last weekend (we had two birthday parties and a baby shower in our house over memorial day weekend).

It was fun watching the adults play...sitting on the floor.

Maybe I could replace the coin buttons with levers on the sides for the casino feel.  I'll get right on that  :)

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: pathdoc2 on June 04, 2004, 12:34:15 pm

I love those little machines.  Awesome job.

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: DaveMMR on June 04, 2004, 06:01:02 pm

Loving those cabs.  :)

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: Pipercub on June 06, 2004, 10:31:49 am

Are those standard buttons, joysticks or is it a minerature version, and if so, where or how did you come by them?

Title: Re:A couple of MiniMames
Post by: owj on June 07, 2004, 02:18:09 pm

The joysticks and buttons are all standard.  The yellow cab has a happs and the blue cab has a Tstik plus.  I like the Tstik plus allot better for the 4 way games than the 8 way games.

I'd like some suggestions on small buttons, I'd like to use smaller buttons for all of the non-gameplay buttons (like start buttons).