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Title: Need a few specs on a US style cocktail
Post by: DarkSoul1 on July 23, 2004, 11:24:06 am: I've been looking at the US style cocktails for a while, I like their overall design and now I'm thinking about building one as shown in the right picture. Mainly because I love the overlays available.

http://www.users.on.net/~bradandpam/cocktail/index.html

Can anyone point me to a site/plans that I can use a a fairly good guide.

Cheers
Title: Re:Need a few specs on a US style cocktail
Post by: whammoed on July 23, 2004, 11:32:45 am: Kyle Lindstroms plans are very good:
http://www.mikesarcade.com/arcade/cabplans.html
Title: Re:Need a few specs on a US style cocktail
Post by: DarkSoul1 on July 23, 2004, 09:25:07 pm: They are more than ample.

Cheers.
Title: Re:Need a few specs on a US style cocktail
Post by: danny_galaga on July 24, 2004, 05:49:42 am: Quote from: DarkSoul1 on July 23, 2004, 11:24:06 am
I've been looking at the US style cocktails for a while, I like their overall design and now I'm thinking about building one as shown in the right picture. Mainly because I love the overlays available.

nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
traitor!! hehe
Title: Re:Need a few specs on a US style cocktail
Post by: paigeoliver on July 24, 2004, 09:22:25 am: Having owned all 3 major cocktail types (Midway, Japanese with vertical panels, and Japanese with "standard" panels), I would have to say that the BEST cocktail type is actually the Cinematronics type.

Takes a 19" monitor vertical OR horizontal. Has huge control panels, doesn't need pricey glass (actually uses plexi), and would be really easy to build.
Title: Re:Need a few specs on a US style cocktail
Post by: danny_galaga on July 24, 2004, 09:48:06 am: actually that looks quite nice. wonder why no-one is doing them? i don't recall that type. were they common in the states?
Title: Re:Need a few specs on a US style cocktail
Post by: paigeoliver on July 24, 2004, 10:13:57 am: They are actually really rare. I used to own a Jack the Giantkiller one, and a couple other games were available in them, but they are far from common.

You wouldn't even need to copy it, just look at it and steal the design and you will get a great cocktail.

A few details, the machine is 24" between the sides, just like most classic cabinets (which means 2 full size control panels). I don't remember how tall it is though, but kspiff owns one, so he could measure the height.