EDIT
Cab is together and playable. Art turned out better than I could have hoped for! Still lots of configuring to do but I've got the front end set up (Launchbox) LED blinky is working well enough to light up the buttons that are used for each game in MAME, and the Servostiks are automatically changing from 4-8 way based on game.
Thank you to the entire forum, this place is a wealth of knowledge.
And thank you to GameOnGrafix who took a look at my final art, suggested some changes/pointed out some issues, and eased my concerns about the art not printing properly.
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Super excited to be making this thread. After many years of lurking and random posting in this forum, I finally bought some MDF tonight and am actually starting a cabinet build.
So here is my project thread. I posted another thread in Main recently with some grid paper cab plans which were met with much criticism. Since then, I have managed to fumble my way through Sketchup and made a model of my cab(after several revisions).
I know this will rub many purists the wrong way but here's my plans and model.
PARTSFull size, 2 player cabinet.
32" LCD for the display (go ahead and let your anger out ). 27" LCD
2 Magstick Plus (subject to change)
7 LED buttons per player(will use LED blinky to light up game specific buttons). Ditching the LEDs due to cost
1 U Track track ball
w/led add on Ditching the LED due to cost.
8 buttons per player - will be playing modern fighters on cab
Not sure how many admin buttons - coin up, p1 start, p2 start, pause, fast forward, exit, - Will probably hide fast forward on the top of the cabinet.
GAMESEmultators will be MAME of course. Need to research any other arcade emulators that run games that MAME doesn't or runs them significantly better.
For giggles, I may put NES, Genesis, and possibly SNES.
Will have Steam games also for recent fighters, MK SF etc., random shmups like Jamestown, Cuphead and anything else that might lend itself to a cabinet.
EMULATORS that I need to researchNot sure if these have any games that I want that run better than MAME - research required.
Zinc
Nebula
Super Model
Model 2
Daphne
ARTThe artwork is going to be my biggest challenge. I really have no idea how to use Inkscape or other graphic programs but I'm going to give it my best.
I may end up having to break down and pay for art but I've almost busted my budget already.
I'm hoping to use "The Madness of Mission 6" artwork posted below.
Want to do "Mission Six" text for the marquee but not really sure how to pretty it up beyond that(Maybe an Atari logo in the background?).
CP will probably be the full artwork.
I want to use the red ghost on one side panel and the blue ghost on the other side.
Not sure at all on the color scheme other than that.
I've lurked for a long time and I have learned a lot through the years but I know its going to be different putting all of this in practice.
I'm going to have lots of questions and I appreciate any advice I can get from anyone.
Anyway, here's my cab and the pic I want pull my art from.
PICSCOST(2) 4'x8' 3/4" MDF panels: 53.32
(1) 4'x8' 1/2" MDF panel : 18.68
Truck rental for panels: 20.00
misc screws: 10.00
27" LCD: 150.00
Tools That I didn't already haveLarge T-Square: 11.00
Bora WRX saw guide: 40.00
Bora WRX saw plate: 30.00
Respirator: 33.00
Compass: 7.00
Cutting guide: 20.00
Jigsaw blades: 9.00
Circular saw blade: 20.00
Dremel router attachment: 32.00
Dremel compass attachment: 9.00