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Title: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: zedd2k on July 08, 2005, 02:55:28 am

Here are some pics of the progress I have made so far.

http://home.comcast.net/~dmartin395/DSC02518.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~dmartin395/Picture_041.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~dmartin395/Picture_045.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~dmartin395/Picture_036.jpg

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: Acids on July 08, 2005, 03:18:27 am

all that cheq. plate must cost $$$$ ?

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: zedd2k on July 08, 2005, 03:34:09 am

I was able to get all the diamond plate for free and the guy even cut it for me too. Lucky me. ;D

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: rchadd on July 08, 2005, 06:08:13 am

is that cab going to be bombproof?

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: Minwah on July 08, 2005, 07:01:16 am

Wow, that's pretty original :)

Hate to pick fault but on your control panel the joystick/button holes look horribly close to the edge of the control panel.  I don't know about you but I like to rest my palm on the panel rather than hover in the air.  At least I'd say try it before you go ahead and finish everything...

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: mmmPeanutButter on July 08, 2005, 12:37:35 pm

and I thought particle board would be heavy!!   ;D

Lookin' good.

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: ChadTower on July 08, 2005, 01:40:33 pm

It's like a Queer Eye makeover.  That poor Zaxxon.

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on July 08, 2005, 02:02:29 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on July 08, 2005, 01:40:33 pm

It's like a Queer Eye makeover.

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: bossyman15 on July 08, 2005, 02:07:03 pm

wait a min! was that Zaxxon cab already dead or did you go off and kill it?

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: zedd2k on July 08, 2005, 03:56:07 pm

When I found this cab, it had been converted into a Big Event Golf. But even then it wasn't working.

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: bossyman15 on July 08, 2005, 04:16:59 pm

wow i just played Zaxxon on mame on my pc and its really harder than it looks controling the plane.

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: greywolf22 on July 08, 2005, 05:52:25 pm

Wow, that's actually really cool.  Are you going to keep the two small coin doors on that too?  I think those are very cool (don't remember seeing them before).  Great job, very original.  :)

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: RayB on July 08, 2005, 09:00:13 pm

Jeeze, when I saw the first pic with some diamond plate on it, I thought it looked cool, but the WHOLE CAB? Overkill.

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: zedd2k on July 09, 2005, 12:26:06 am

Quote from: greywolf22 on July 08, 2005, 05:52:25 pm

Are you going to keep the two small coin doors on that too?

Title: update
Post by: zedd2k on August 30, 2005, 02:00:37 am

http://home.comcast.net/~dmartin395/100_5844.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~dmartin395/100_5847.JPG


Getting close to being finished. Still have to get the metal  parts paineted when I decide on the colors.

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: arcadefever on August 30, 2005, 03:31:49 pm

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa it look really cool but are the buttons not to close to the edge ?

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: billf on August 31, 2005, 04:31:43 pm

Zaxxon was one of my favorite games back in the day.  What size monitor is that?

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: walls83 on August 31, 2005, 04:33:25 pm

ya those buttons give you no wrist support what so ever.  :'(

Title: Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
Post by: zedd2k on September 02, 2005, 01:03:49 am

The monitor is 19" viewable. Okay guys enough people have commented about the buttons being too close to the edge. I actually find the setup comfortable for myself, I can rest my palm on the edge without any problems. If I could do it again I would move them up more, but it too late now and I am happy with what I have done regardless. I do appreciate the concern I know you all have good intentions. So other than my horrible button placement  ;), how do you guys think I am doing with my first mame project?