Hi all,
Haven't been on the forum for a while, but this Christmas I finally had the time to think about the artwork. The almost finished cabinet had been standing in the corner collecting dust for a while. I found a very good printing service near rotterdam. The artwork really transforms the cabinet (worth it every penny).
Some info on my build:
- Design by OND (modified by me:)) I basically cut it in half and left open the space under the controlpanel for a keyboard and mouse.
- Building material: MDF + Pinewood (pine turned out a bit soft, might go for something a bit more heavy the next time).
- Paint: Rolled on a waterbased primer (2 layers, an extra layer on the MDF edges though) and finish (2 layers). Also works fine for the aluminum parts (as long as the primer is made for it).
- Bezel: 3mm Plexiglass painted black (with the same waterbased finish) on the backside (after sanding with scotchbright)
- Artwork: Adhesive vinyl + laminate (satin/matte) for the sides. Adhesive vinyl + floorgraphic laminate for the controlpanel. Floorgraphic is a more sturdy laminate that protects the artwork from buttonbashing / filty hands and cleaning
- Marquee: Lambda print on duratrans (that's an opaque translucent type of photofilm) bonded on 3mm PETG (some sort plexi i guess). Marquee retainers are custom bend aluminum strips, held in place by 10 tiny screws.
- Screen: 24" DELL with a really awesome viewing-angle. Really hard to spot any color difference when you move around.
- Audio: 2 x 5'' 2-way speakers (30-50 watt carspeakers) + and a Dynavox mini amplifier 2x25 watt
- Lights: 2 x 0.5 meter bright white LED strip (120 LED's total) for the marquee and 0.5 meter of green LED strip under the controlpanel lighting the keyboard and mouse.
- Control Panel: Ilsa pushbuttons, Sanwa Joysticks, Trackball and Mini PAC controller card by Ultimarc.
Special thanks to OND and anyone else in the forums who helped me build this cabinet
Possibly we'll get mentioned on the PopCap / Plants vs Zombies facebookpage. I send them some pictures to thank them for the hi-res artwork they provided.
Here's some pictures of the finished cabinet. For pictures of the full build see my photobucket gallery
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/tsluijter/slideshow/