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Title: My taito inspired cab
Post by: KDOG on August 31, 2006, 12:14:37 pm

Starting planing stages of a classic Mame cab. Here are some plans that I have drawn up.
I will be using the multicade cp from arcadeshop. It is for midway galaga/ms pac-man cab but I didn't want to go with that style. I still debate on how to orientate the monitor or what type of monitor I am going to use.

Title: Re: My taito inspired cab
Post by: Havoc on August 31, 2006, 01:12:24 pm

I have an original Taito Cab and the monitor sits more like whats in the first picture.   

Title: Re: My taito inspired cab
Post by: MYX on August 31, 2006, 04:19:58 pm

The cab I am finishing now is loosely based around a Taito. Be very careful about your monitor angle and depth of cabinet. When I was still doing the vertical set up the monitor went 1 in. beyond the back of the cabinet (1 3/4 too far). When I decided to go Hoz. this resolved it's self.  LINK  (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=48239.msg468200#msg468200)

Also if you go too vert, over time stuff can fall on the guns and shorten the life of your monitor.

Title: Re: My taito inspired cab with 3d render
Post by: KDOG on September 12, 2006, 12:36:18 pm

Here is a 3d render of what it will look like.  Nothing fancy just used google sketch . I have found I am an ok artist with paper pencil but I am useless when it comes to artwork using a computer.

As far as monitor type and orientation, I think  I will go with a LCD so that I can easily rotate horz. and vert.

Title: Re: My taito inspired cab
Post by: KDOG on September 12, 2006, 05:35:29 pm

some more detail.

Title: Re: My taito inspired cab
Post by: KDOG on September 12, 2006, 05:54:50 pm

Here is the more laid down look. It would only be vertical with an arcade monitor.

Title: Re: My taito inspired cab
Post by: Lord Hiryu on September 13, 2006, 06:30:51 am

Hi KDOG.
A few months ago I build from scratch a Taito based cab.
I modified the sizes from the rear of the back and the wide.
Here's a link of all the construction.
I think that may help you.
http://www.marcianitos.org/turecreativa/VerticalArcadium.htm

And this is all the original Post, with all the info:
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5577/estadoactualct8.jpg
(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5577/estadoactualct8.jpg)
BTW...the page is in Spanish.:P

Cheers.

Title: Re: My taito inspired cab
Post by: KDOG on September 14, 2006, 12:11:20 pm

Here is basically what I  am looking for in as far as artwork. I will later get one of the talented people in on the board to help me tweak it better.