"1943: Tiny Pilot" - A 2/3 Scale Upright Jamma CabinetKeep the 30" - 48" high people in your home happyWoodshop Flunky's 'American Ace' was one of the main projects that inspired me enough to actually pick up a jigsaw and start to build my first ever cabinet. The theme, form factor and detail of documentation that went into the project was everything I needed to say 'Hey, I think I can actually do this!!!'. So a huge thanks to Woodshop Flunky for sharing such a great project with us all, I hope you like this one buddy!!!
The 2/3 scale cabinets are such a fun build, and something that pretty much anyone can pull off as they are less cramped than trying to work with a bar top but not so big that they get difficult to to deal with. For this build I wanted to create a simple kit that anyone could just download and bang out themselves in a weekend or two.
I've attached a full-size PDF cut file to the end of this post with all the measurements and templates for the cabinet. You can either use it as a basic measurements guide, or take it to your local FedEx/Kinkos/Staples and have it printed out full size for actual templates. I've also included an art pack of the marquee, bezel, control panel, front kick panel and sides that I'm going to be using in this particular build which will be based around a single stick, two button control panel and a vertical 17" 4:3 LCD monitor.
So if you've got some spare time, parts and a few pieces of wood hanging around, have a bash at this one.
- MDF Construction
- Custom designed artwork for Sides, CP and Kick
- Gun Metal Gray Anodized Aluminum Dust Washer & yellow bubbletop
- X-Arcade Cyclops coin door
- Audio amp with controls inside coin door
- 17" LCD with in-line Craftymech SLG
- Jamma wiring
- Raised base with Nintendo style rear rollers
Concept ArtArtwork Thumbnails (Not the actual files, they are at the end of this post)
MarqueeBezelControl Panel
Kick PlateSidesZoomed detail of side artSerial PlateWood Cut TemplatesDownloadable BitsFor the wood cut templates in PDF format click
HereFor the high resolution, actual size artwork pack click
HereMaterialsThe build is based around 5 sheets of 24"x49" wood of your choice.
Just a tip -- it's quite a bit cheaper to buy a single 49x97 inch panel and have them make the 3 cuts to cut it into 4 24x49 inch panels (usually 2 free cuts and 1 @ less than 25 cents) -- ie. 3\4 inch 24x49 MDF @ home depot is $13.97 while 3\4 inch 49x97 inch MDF is $34.12 saving over $21.00 -- Or just buy 2 panels for the same cost as the 5 smaller panels ($68.24 (2x$34.12) vs. $69.85 (5x$13.97)) and get 3 extra panels for mistakes or the next project !!