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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: MrD on October 16, 2008, 03:21:42 pm
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I'm currently trying to finish a cocktail build that I started a year ago.
My original intention was to build a Galaxian cocktail table (non-standard top 24x36). I've been working on the artwork and I have that taken care of. I have a set of original galaxian cocktail control panels as well.
I'm getting set to order my glass to. I think onedayglass.com is probably my best bet. Here's my question:
I've seen some cocktails that have clear glass, then underlay, then smoked plexi, then bezel, then monitor. Others are smoked glass, then underlay, then bezel then monitor (no plexi). If I go with smoked glass and avoid the extra piece of plexi in the middle, will that alter the viewing of the underlay? I was thinking of using the onedayglass - solar gray tinting.
My other question is this: I'm planning to have this cocktail game play multiple games, not just Galaxian. So that means putting in 4 way joysticks. However, the original control panels don't really have any room to modify them. Plus these are originals in very good condition. It pains me to gut them, for a non-authentic machine in the first place. So my thought was, maybe buy some others, and sell these (or swap)? Then maybe go non-Galaxian, to maybe a Ms Pacman? Either that or I just stick with 2 way games on this machine.
I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this project.
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I have a converted galaga cocktail machine (it was gutted, so I felt free to MAME it) and it originally had clear glass with a silkscreened artwork on it. THe viewing area was still clear.
Under that was a plexi+monitor bezel, and that plexi is slightly tinted.
I replaced the glass and used only clear glass, and purchased an underlay for it, which looks as good or better than the original silk screened version. I am still using the original bezel+smoked plexi. To me it looks and feels as good as the original ever did.
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as for control panels, since there's not much room on a midway panel, I ended up using a U360 for each player, and I managed to squeeze 3 buttons in. I don't recall if the galaxian panels are the exact same size as galaga/ms. pacmans, but I'd suggest just keeping your originals and buying replacement CPs online-it's not that expensive.
I'd be happy to send you the layout and artwork I used for my panels and send you links to all the vendors I used to put my panels together.
Here's a pic of the finished machine:
http://www.waste.org/~winkles/winterMAME/pix/winterMALA.jpg