Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Bear - Done for now

[Dervacumen]

::feels sick::
 

And after the good deals I gave you.

Shame.

[Lewis Black]

Glad you're having fun, 'cause that's the idea, right?

Right.  Now I'm gonna go club some baby seals.   Man is that fun!!  W00t!!

[Dervacumen]

Got the relay working, the spinner / trackball conflict resolved, and the guts installed.  Here is a pic.  I'm putting together more with details on how it was all mounted.  In this pic, you can't see the CD rom drive.  It's location is just higher than the top of the picture, on a shelf that already existed in the cab.  I fastened it down with plumbing strapping and screws.

[theCoder]

Got ... the spinner / trackball conflict resolved

What did you do to fix the USB spinner/trackball issue?

If not a vacuum cleaner, you may at least need a hand-vac for regular maintenance. 

Regarding glowing neon pictures, the best approach is to use a tripod with no flash.  If you don't have access to one, hold the camera firmly on a desk or against a wall.  In low lighting, the shutter may be open around 1/4 to 3 seconds.  To get a clear shot, the camera must be extremely still. 

[Dervacumen]

I originally had a 4 port passive USB hub plugged into one on mu USB ports on my MOBO.  The other USB port on my MOBO (I only have two) was where the iPac plugged in.

I had the trackball and spinner both plugged into that hub.

My guess is there was not enough power going to the USB hub, but not really sure.  I read in these forums several other issues that got traced to that problem.

My CP is removable, so I didn't want to plug the trackball and spinned directly into the MOBO since it's not accessible from the front.  That's what the hub was for.

My solution was two parts, and not elegant, but it was cheap and it worked.

1.  I had a USB-->Ps2 adapter sitting around, so I plugged that into my iPac cable and then plugged the iPac into the PS2 Keyboard connector on my MOBO.

2.  I had two usb extension cables, so I extended the lentgh of each of the trackball and spinner cables.  The extensions run from the MOBO up to where they are accessible from the front of the cabinet when I want to change my CP.

It left a lot of extra cable laying around since the  existing cables on the spinner and trackball are already pretty long.  So it's ugly but it works.

[Dervacumen]

Well yesterday afternoon I moved it into the house, applied the rest of the fur and moved it into position.

First thing my daughter says is "Daddy I love you sooo much!"  Then my wife says "That's so  :censored:cool."  I guess that's all I need, really.  Then my daughter proceeded to play Leprechaun.  And then I played Moon Patrol.

Anyway I plan on installing a black light in the space above the cabinet to add to the glow of the fur.  You can see sort of what it looks like in the pic below, though this still doesn't really capture the glow properly.

One nifty thing is that the character of the cabinet changes depending on how I brush the fur.  If I brush it sideways it has gray black and purple streaks.  Kinda like an art nouveau project.

Next up: The Spongebob shaped Bartop.  Or the Dilly Dally Alley Skill Crane.  Whichever comes first.

Good thing I finished this in time.  The next auction is December 2.

[theCoder]

Congratulations on having the first Mame cab that includes vacuuming as regularly scheduled maintenance.  Looks, well..., uh..., nice.  Good job.

[Zeosstud]

It's Freaking Furry, I love it.

Zeosstud

[AlanS17]

Shagalicious! 

[kelemvor]

At least you didn't take a trip back to the 60's and cover it with nice rust colored shag carpeting.  Heh heh.

[SNAAKE]

AWSOME !

[javeryh]

This thing is great.  I love the fur!

[spystyle]

The first "huggable" Mame cab!

[Dervacumen]

So this is done...for now.

But...

I've got a possible deal goin' with PimpHats.com to get some real graphics for the cab, which would transform it into the Pimp Rig I originally invisioned.

I hope to have some KILLER pimp graphics on the sides, only framed by the fur, and I'll replace the CP graphics and marquee.  Let's see.

Pimp Rig anyone?

[gamenut]

mmmmmmmmmmmhhhhmmmmmmmmmm!
P.I.M.P.

[Dervacumen]

Just a small update for those who are strugging with making their cabinet "perfect".

I've had several gatherings of friends, all of whom ended up playing this cab.  The first reaction is always "What is that?"  The second reaction is "OK, so you covered it in fur."

The third reaction is always:

You built this?  What's in it?  How does it work?  Can I play Ms. Pac Man, or Galaga, or Centipede ... you get the idea.

See, the enclosure is a very cool draw to what you have created.  Make it your own.  After all, this is Build Your Own Arcade Controls.

Have fun!

[johnperkins21]

See, the enclosure is a very cool draw to what you have created.  Make it your own.  After all, this is Build Your Own Arcade Controls.

Have fun!

That you did my friend. Just keep the photos away from PETA. You don't want it covered in paint after you spent all that time avoiding painting it. 

[Dervacumen]

A member asked about installing my larger-than-would-be-accepted CP in this cabinet, so I'm providing a few extra pics with details.

You can see I added a little extra support  (those small triangular pieces ) to the wood on which the CP rests so the CP wouldn't tilt backward with aggressive use.  Once those were in place, it was a matter of cutting the angles on the CP to merge with the existing cabinet structure after I extended the base of the CP enclosure.  What a pain.