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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: tophatne1 on February 05, 2009, 10:57:49 am

Title: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: tophatne1 on February 05, 2009, 10:57:49 am
I just declared my MAME cab completed! Only took 4 whole years!! (started Mar 2005)

I modeled the whole thing from plans for the Arcade Paradise 3 cabinet at www.arcadeparadise.org (http://www.arcadeparadise.org)

Some features:

- Entire cabinet and CP made out of 3/4" MDF
- Dell P4 2.4g w/ 1gig RAM using winXP
- Instant Sheller
- Maximus Arcade FE
- SmartStrip Powerstrip
- One button start up and shutdown
- 3" red glowing HAPP trackball
- MS Pac/Galaga Reunion 4-way joystick
- Two 8-way HAPP competition joysticks
- Working over/under coin door (uses quarters)
- Tinted tempered glass over monitor
- JVC 27" TV as monitor


(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/Byron518/100_6448.jpg)

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/Byron518/100_6452.jpg)

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/Byron518/100_6459.jpg)

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/Byron518/CP3-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: Gatsu on February 05, 2009, 10:59:00 am
 :applaud:

Thats awesome man!

I hope it doesn't take that long to finish mine.  ;D
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: deoblo85 on February 05, 2009, 11:06:57 am
 :cheers:

Man that is sweet but wow thats a long time!!!
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: tophatne1 on February 05, 2009, 11:11:19 am
:applaud:

Thats awesome man!

I hope it doesn't take that long to finish mine.  ;D

Thanks!

I hope it doesn't take you that long either!

Besides moving in the middle of the build,having another kid, the big time consumer was that I researched, and researched, and researched. I knew this would probably be the only one I would ever build from scratch so I wanted to get it right. I'm very happy with the outcome.
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: javeryh on February 05, 2009, 11:56:42 am
Congrats!  Nice job.  I know how long these things can take when life gets in the way.   :cheers:
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: BobA on February 05, 2009, 02:33:23 pm
It was well worth the time spent.   Looks very professional.   Great job. :applaud: :applaud:
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: tophatne1 on February 05, 2009, 03:44:44 pm
It was well worth the time spent.   Looks very professional.   Great job. :applaud: :applaud:

Awesome! Just what I was going for!!!
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: Portnoy on February 05, 2009, 08:54:11 pm
NICE!! Love the side art! The whole thing screams arcade fun. So, do you find yourself staring at it thinking I can't believe I have an arcade game in the house?

P
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: IG-88 on February 05, 2009, 09:29:54 pm
Looks fantastic!!!  :cheers:

With the working coin door, it's now time to invite the neighborhood kids, buds, and everyone else you can think of to help start paying for that sucker!
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: tophatne1 on February 06, 2009, 08:49:26 am
NICE!! Love the side art! The whole thing screams arcade fun. So, do you find yourself staring at it thinking I can't believe I have an arcade game in the house? P

I do. And now all of a sudden people want to come over and hang out. Haha. never really happened much before.

Looks fantastic!!!  :cheers:

With the working coin door, it's now time to invite the neighborhood kids, buds, and everyone else you can think of to help start paying for that sucker!

Thanks
I have been using quarters myself as a bank. My kids are to young but when they get older you can bet I'll be getting paid~~! All these people coming over now are gonna have free games until they're hooked and then I'll unplug the coin up button.
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: severdhed on February 06, 2009, 03:39:41 pm
looks awesome...i love the centipede theme
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: tophatne1 on February 06, 2009, 07:34:50 pm
looks awesome...i love the centipede theme

Thanks. It's actually a centipede/millipede/missile command reunion theme. The other side of the cab is Missile Command.

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/Byron518/100_6450.jpg)
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: IG-88 on February 06, 2009, 09:21:35 pm
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Thanks
I have been using quarters myself as a bank. My kids are to young but when they get older you can bet I'll be getting paid~~! All these people coming over now are gonna have free games until they're hooked and then I'll unplug the coin up button.
 

 ;D
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: DaOld Man on February 08, 2009, 11:20:20 am
Great job! I like the art work.
 :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: deoblo85 on February 10, 2009, 01:50:22 pm
 :notworthy: It looks better....way better then my first one and second ....all of them i guess i should have took a little more time and reseached better, beautiful  job.
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: Sasquatch! on February 11, 2009, 12:30:40 am
That's a fine-looking cabinet.  AP3 now has a step-brother.  ;)

I'm digging the artwork on the CP.  Is that the artwork that's normally on the Centipede  / Millipede / Missile Command reunion cabinet?  Can we get some closer/better shots of it?
Title: Re: Project COMPLETED !!****
Post by: tophatne1 on February 11, 2009, 10:52:24 pm
That's a fine-looking cabinet.  AP3 now has a step-brother.  ;)

I'm digging the artwork on the CP.  Is that the artwork that's normally on the Centipede  / Millipede / Missile Command reunion cabinet?  Can we get some closer/better shots of it?

I made it from scratch in photoshop but it's just a modified version on the real CP layout. The one for the arcade is .has just the trackball and 3 buttons.

I'll try and dig up a better shot of the CP and a pic of the actual arcade cabinet.