Author Topic: My Pacman profile cabinet (finished!......99%) (Read 70033 times)

c64rulez · « **Reply #480 on:** March 18, 2006, 11:19:24 am »

Just a few more checkmarks on my (never ending) checklist:

- Spray painted black the half inch space all around the upper front side of the cab
- Installed the speakers panel (decided to leave the original grill grey)
- Routed the t-molding slot in the tv frame

Here's a picture showing the marquee and the speakers panel in place. The marquee is held here by friction only (it's going to be fitted with two 26" retainers).

quarterback · « **Reply #481 on:** March 19, 2006, 01:26:49 am »

I love the marquee. That's hot!

Bones · « **Reply #482 on:** March 19, 2006, 04:53:05 am »

You are doing a great job 64. This is gunna be an awesome cabinet.

c64rulez · « **Reply #483 on:** March 21, 2006, 02:28:23 am »

Thanks guys. It's starting to look like something...

I've glued the bezel artwork (4 separate rectangles) onto the MDF frame
Here are two pictures, the first of which shows the "black oriented" part of the cab: marquee, speakers panel, tv bezel, cp
The second is just a close up on the cp-bezel joint. A small gap can be seen there, which is going to hold the bezel plexi in place.

I hope my next post will finally include pictures with the sideart completed.

c64rulez · « **Reply #484 on:** March 25, 2006, 11:23:19 am »

Made some progress with the sideart this weekend, after being down with a nasty flu for a couple of days.
I'm using several templates so as to progress on both sides simoultenously.

Just some pictures taken during the painting process

c64rulez · « **Reply #485 on:** March 29, 2006, 11:49:35 am »

Well,,,,, beside some minor painting patches.... the sideart is COMPLETED !

This has been a tedious task which included manual color mixing, stenciling (3 layers per monster),
spraying, painting, cleaning , etc.

The todo list narrows now to:

1. fix the marquee in place
2. build dashboard (on/off, vol, bass, coins)
3. re-attach doors and fix keylocks in place
4. apply t-molding
5. complete frontend
6. fine tune

7. figure out what exactly one is supposed to do with it once it's finished

Thank you Versapak for the design

dmsuchy · « **Reply #486 on:** March 29, 2006, 10:20:06 pm »

Lookin good!

walls83 · « **Reply #487 on:** March 30, 2006, 12:09:07 am »

its looking great. I love watching things go from planning to completion and you did a great job on the side art.

c64rulez · « **Reply #488 on:** April 01, 2006, 11:28:43 am »

Thanks guys.

I've fitted the marquee lower retainer with 3 black screws, and the marquee fits in nicely.
I then proceeded with the t-molding on both sides of the cab, the tv frame and the cp.

I simply love the result

MYX · « **Reply #489 on:** April 01, 2006, 12:28:29 pm »

DUDE That is looking great. You have to be happy with the progress.
Hey on the sharp edge of the pacman mouth is the tmolding 2 pieces, or one continous piece? If it is one piece, did it fight you, or did it lay down easily?

EDIT: Hey are you going to paint the inside, or leave it bare?

c64rulez · « **Reply #490 on:** April 02, 2006, 01:10:05 am »

Quote from: MYX on April 01, 2006, 12:28:29 pm

DUDE That is looking great. You have to be happy with the progress.
Hey on the sharp edge of the pacman mouth is the tmolding 2 pieces, or one continous piece? If it is one piece, did it fight you, or did it lay down easily?

EDIT: Hey are you going to paint the inside, or leave it bare?

Thanks.
The molding is one continous piece, and actually the inside of the pacman mouth did not surrender.
I saw how others applied it ( v cuts on "outer" corners, and 1/4" spaced cuts on "inner" corners), and I went that same road. I simply couldn't make the molding fit perfectly on the "inner" corners, but it's neglible.

The inside of the cab is not for display. It'll stay bare

c64rulez · « **Reply #491 on:** April 10, 2006, 12:12:54 pm »

Well.... the internal dashboard took sometime constructing, and it's almost done (Just some wire hooking left)

The dashboard sits inside the (in)famous drawer and consists of:

2 coin buttons (sorry, no coin door)
1 main power switch - this gives/cuts power to the entire cab
1 pc power button - pc on/off switch
1 speakers power/volume control
1 speakers bass control

all the dashboard wiring is hidden nicely under the drawer, with the wires following the front curve.
The dashboard will be screwed to the drawer, so it can be removed for maintenance

With very little left to do, I estimate reaching the finishing line this weekend

BobbyG66 · « **Reply #492 on:** April 10, 2006, 12:41:16 pm »

Well done, gives me some ideas for my cab.

leapinlew · « **Reply #493 on:** April 10, 2006, 05:21:13 pm »

Quote from: c64rulez on April 10, 2006, 12:12:54 pm

With very little left to do, I estimate reaching the finishing line this weekend

Including the custom front end?

MYX · « **Reply #494 on:** April 13, 2006, 06:44:22 pm »

I love the slide out utility drawer with full graphics. I am not doing a drawer because I never liked whe way that they looked. You have a nice solution there.

c64rulez · « **Reply #495 on:** April 14, 2006, 08:19:24 am »

Quote from: leapinlew on April 10, 2006, 05:21:13 pm

Quote from: c64rulez on April 10, 2006, 12:12:54 pm
With very little left to do, I estimate reaching the finishing line this weekend

Including the custom front end?

You got me there

That's exactly what I'm working on currently, and I'll be happy with a version that allows basic functionality (setting up and playing...)

Later on I'll add jukebox/photo album features.

Quote from: MYX on April 13, 2006, 06:44:22 pm

I love the slide out utility drawer with full graphics. I am not doing a drawer because I never liked whe way that they looked. You have a nice solution there.

Thanks MYX. That drawer did turn out great. I might add a twin-usb socket to it, which I somehow forgot during the plan process

Some pictures of the final thing are planned for this weekend.

MYX · « **Reply #496 on:** April 14, 2006, 04:26:48 pm »

This might be coming in too soon, but if you have some paint still, paint the inside of the drawer. This way when you are showin off the drawer (and you know you will), You don't have exposed wood.

Kremmit · « **Reply #497 on:** April 14, 2006, 09:51:45 pm »

The drawer is nice. You'd never know it was there- I like that.

I agree about painting the inside of it. If it's important enough to get art, it's important enough to get paint.

c64rulez · « **Reply #498 on:** April 15, 2006, 12:53:30 pm »

First of all, you're right about the drawer. It's on my final (?) todo list, which I'll describe here.

So, I've played a little with the Front End I'm writing, and obviously what's looking good on my pc monitor, is barely readable on the tv, so some changes are required there.

Also, I need to find a way to bypass the "OK" screen of mame. The docs says to use a "-skip_disclaimer" switch, which gets an "unknown option" when I run mame.

The BIGGEST PAIN IN THE BUTT was finding out that the PC power button I've installed on the custom dashboard bumps against one of the 4way joy switches (under the cp), so I cant close the drawer all the way in.
I'll have to figure a way of fixing that ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

The back door isn't fixed in yet. This is gonna be the absolutely last step.

The drawer is going to be painted on the inside as well, plus some overall painting fixes.

Transparent dustwashers are yet to be installed.

I think (hope) that covers everything

nullb0y · « **Reply #499 on:** April 15, 2006, 11:22:54 pm »

really snappy cabinet it is very neat and not over crowded with alternating logos /chars its a nice set theme and you pull it off nice

Bones · « **Reply #500 on:** April 17, 2006, 06:33:05 am »

This thing just keeps getting better every time I see it. Magnificent job dude.

motorfish · « **Reply #501 on:** April 17, 2006, 01:31:54 pm »

The CP graphics are a stroke of genius.

markc74 · « **Reply #502 on:** April 18, 2006, 07:44:50 am »

The drawer idea is pure genius!

Gunstar Hero · « **Reply #503 on:** April 20, 2006, 01:08:02 am »

Wow. That is a hell of a nice looking cab!

Are you planning any front/kickplate graphics? It looks a touch plain down there!

DrewKaree · « **Reply #504 on:** April 20, 2006, 11:35:25 pm »

*test*

I don't think you shoulda rounded the front panel. I know it looks good with the Pac Man mouth and all, but mebbe something straight across would have worked better, then cut a drawer into that instead.

*end test*

c64rulez · « **Reply #505 on:** April 21, 2006, 03:50:10 am »

Well, ladies and ladies, let alone some really tiny minor stuff, It's finished.

I consider it to be the most fun project I've accomplished so far, and this forum surely was one of the reasons for that...

I disassembled the drawer, sprayed some black paint on it, and reconstructed the dashboard so it won't bump into the cp wiring.

The following pictures relate to the above and also show what tiny minor stuff I'm refering to: tidy up wiring and some paint fixes.

c64rulez · « **Reply #506 on:** April 21, 2006, 03:54:32 am »

I've also made progress with the frontend I'm writing, and it is now capable of running games and setting up emulators and roms.
Still some work on it, but it's doing the main job.

Some more showoff pictures

MYX · « **Reply #507 on:** April 21, 2006, 02:12:54 pm »

Wow, bang up job my friend.

I do feel the need to bust yer balls about the wiring inside the cab. Neaten em up. I mean... What would the neighbors think.

The drawer looks great. I like the stair step idea. What kind of wood do you have wrapped around that?

Havok · « **Reply #508 on:** April 21, 2006, 03:48:02 pm »

I don't like it....

j/k!

Looks great!

arcadefever · « **Reply #509 on:** April 21, 2006, 04:00:06 pm »

the all of fame is well deserved for you


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