Author Topic: A Martijn style SF cab (Read 8197 times)

marstc1 · « **on:** December 15, 2009, 05:02:42 pm »

So for a while now, like 5 years! I have been thinking about building an arcade machine and then I found this site, I came across Martijn's SF cab and I thought ... that is well tasty, that's the sort of thing I am after!!

I have always loved the Konami style cabs so this is what I came up with ...

Great site guys and big thanks to Martijn for his post, it made me get off my but and build the thing!

Queeg · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2009, 05:41:42 pm »

I see no image!

djfunkshun · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2009, 05:59:00 pm »

Great looking cab. I love the side art.

drventure · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2009, 06:40:10 pm »

Nice job! the Angled front of the CP is a nice touch, and the art's very impressive.

Queeg · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2009, 06:58:31 pm »

Looks great. What were you doing during the summer

Could you give us some info on your side art in terms of cost and where you printed at? It looks really sharp.

Erik · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2009, 08:48:33 pm »

Looks fantastic! Where did you get the black laminate?

Gatsu · « **Reply #6 on:** December 15, 2009, 10:32:58 pm »

I love the cab man.

Any way you could share the plans for it?

Martijn · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2009, 09:53:48 am »

Nice work. Its always nice to see someone getting inspired by someone

What kind of bezel did you use? and how did the 90 degree t-mold work out in the corners?

Have fun with it

thatitalian · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2009, 10:09:12 am »

I have designed a very similar piece of sideart, just with different characters, at least now I know that it would look cool printed!

Great looking cab! I bet you are really pleased with that effort!

SNAAKE · « **Reply #9 on:** December 16, 2009, 10:59:17 am »

excellent work right here

mwong168 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2009, 12:44:26 pm »

Very nice work

For a second there I thought your coin door was the The UNREAL CoinDoor™ sold by GGG.

bgspot · « **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2009, 01:15:36 pm »

Hot damn thats one nice cab

marstc1 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2009, 05:00:28 pm »

Thanks everyone for the great comments I'm really glad you like it

I can't take all the credit though, my Dad helped me build it and taught me so much on this project .. big thanks Dad

@Queeg - I got the art printed at my local printers who also supplied the plexi for the screen, marquee and cover for the CPL, they done a deal with me so the whole lot came to £200 inc. I redrew all images so that they were vectors and made sure the psd's I supplied them were 300 dpi or above (another thing I learnt on these forums), it took ages but I think it was worth it as the prints have come out pixel perfect.

A close up for you ...

@PeaB0dy - What looks like black laminate is actually matt black adhesive backed vinyl (credit to my Dad for this one one of his ideas) it was really cheap off ebay, i think the whole lot came to about £15 and has given a great finish.

@Martijn - Cheers buddy

I went down the foam route, I used the same black vinyl as above which I stuck on the inside of the tinted plexi which has given it a piano black effect. I then cut the foam, painted it black and used it to bridge the gap between the telly and the plexi ... worked a treat!

@thatItalian - Great minds think alike hey

which characters did you use? here is a pick of the other side, it was taken just after I put it on whilst the cab was on it's side so it's a bit of a weird angle ...

Here are some in game shots ...

Martijn · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2009, 01:43:58 am »

those are not ingame, they are title screens

Queeg · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2009, 02:03:40 am »

Wow, beautiful job vectoring those. They look perfect. Can't wait 'til I've got the cash for full side art

Silas (son of Silas) · « **Reply #15 on:** December 18, 2009, 04:56:14 am »

Quote from: marstc1 on December 17, 2009, 05:00:28 pm

I got the art printed at my local printers who also supplied the plexi for the screen, marquee and cover for the CPL, they done a deal with me so the whole lot came to £200 inc.

I note from the cost being in £ you are based in the UK. Could you post the name of the printers and their address please?

push2reject · « **Reply #16 on:** December 21, 2009, 03:42:15 pm »

Wow that is nice! What are the dimensions on the cab?

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:19:03 pm »

totally tit, I like this machine

saurian333 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 23, 2009, 03:17:15 am »

Very nice machine, dude.

The artwork looks awesome.

The black vinyl as a replacement for laminate is a great idea; I may use that on my cocktail, since working out how/when to paint is a problem at the moment. That would make it easier, probably nicer in the end, not to mention less toxic!

adidas1984x · « **Reply #19 on:** December 23, 2009, 07:11:31 am »

got to post videos

marstc1 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 24, 2009, 03:46:59 am »

Thanks again guys

I now have an Amiga emulator running which works really well, I have been having loads of fun with Pinball Dreams (the buttons on the side work really well!) and Speedball 2

@Silas (son of Silas) - I got them printed at a place called Fitt Signs in Norwich, great bunch of guys, they took the time to understand my needs and provided me with samples at no cost which was especially useful in choosing the level of tint for the front screen. They took 5 days to complete the prints (during quite a busy period) and payment was taken on collection, I will def use them for my next project.

@push2reject - The cab is roughly 6ft tall, 3ft deep and 2ft wide. I hope this helps .. let me know if you need anything more accurate.

@saurian333 - Would def recommend the vinyl as an alternative, I am really pleased with the finish - I can dig out the link from where I purchased it if it helps, it is UK based .. not sure if that's good or bad for you.

@adidas1984x - Good suggestion, I have some time off over xmas so any requests from anyone?

adidas1984x · « **Reply #21 on:** December 24, 2009, 07:36:11 am »

mortal kombat and street fighter

saurian333 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:48:32 pm »

Quote from: marstc1 on December 24, 2009, 03:46:59 am

@saurian333 - Would def recommend the vinyl as an alternative, I am really pleased with the finish - I can dig out the link from where I purchased it if it helps, it is UK based .. not sure if that's good or bad for you.

Yes actually, I'd appreciate that. I ultimately decided to go with roll-on paint on this cab (cheap and not as "fumey" as spray), but for future projects, I'd like to get some price comparisons on they vinyl. eBay US seemed a little expensive, and mostly had rolls too narrow to do it properly (definitely not wide enough for a full upright).

marstc1 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:59:00 pm »

here you go ...

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/vinyldepot-retail__W0QQ_armrsZ1

if you search the shop for matt vinyl you should find the same stuff which I used, good luck

saurian333 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:23:07 am »

Quote from: marstc1 on January 05, 2010, 12:59:00 pm

here you go ...

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/vinyldepot-retail__W0QQ_armrsZ1

if you search the shop for matt vinyl you should find the same stuff which I used, good luck

Wow, even with the crappy exchange rate (for me, that is), those much better prices than I found. Better selection, too. I asked the seller about "posting"

to the US, so we'll see. Thanks for that!

thatitalian · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2010, 11:28:18 am »

Quote from: marstc1 on December 17, 2009, 05:00:28 pm

@thatItalian - Great minds think alike hey which characters did you use? here is a pick of the other side, it was taken just after I put it on whilst the cab was on it's side so it's a bit of a weird angle ...

I used Ken and Ryu on one side, Vega and Zangief on the other.

Is yours vector also?

marstc1 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 23, 2010, 10:49:28 am »

The images above have been offline for a while due to a domain / hosting issue however I have just sorted it so once again you should be able to see my cab in all its glory

I am still playing it and still loving it, will work on some vids and get them up here soon too.

Malenko · « **Reply #27 on:** December 23, 2010, 11:41:38 am »

it looks fantastic

SNAAKE · « **Reply #28 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:07:10 pm »

are these character artworks vector??

share plz

jipp · « **Reply #29 on:** January 03, 2011, 07:04:21 pm »

missed the post.. what a great looking cab.. makes me feel all happy inside. darn that sunshine yellow.. hard to feel down when the sun is all winking at you.. cheer up! heh.. best part of this is the part where you thank your dad.. that is really cool.. you see i have never had a dad.. mom was raped when she was 17.. so makes me feel good when i see other kids spending time with there fathers.. do not take them for granted.. just remember some of us never had one

keep up the good work.

chris.

thatitalian · « **Reply #30 on:** January 06, 2011, 01:32:55 pm »

Quote from: SNAAKE on January 01, 2011, 01:07:10 pm

are these character artworks vector??

share plz

I have them in vector format....

SNAAKE · « **Reply #31 on:** January 07, 2011, 01:19:20 pm »

share

childsremix · « **Reply #32 on:** January 09, 2011, 03:35:32 pm »

Awesome cabinet! Marstc1 would you be willing to share the artwork?

marstc1 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 18, 2011, 11:05:34 am »

Some vids as promised, sorry it took so lobg ...

SFA3

MK2

These were taken using my phone so not the best quality but please take a look and let me know what you think.

Cheers

Chris

Panja · « **Reply #34 on:** January 19, 2011, 09:33:45 am »

Looking damn nice Chris!


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