my first build newbie 85% done (led help)

[l3v3r2ooo]

well this is my first time building a cabinet so i decided to use the ultimate arcade II plans with a couple changes the biggest two are my arcade is 37" wide and i used 3/4" sandply cabinet grade plywood instead of 5/8 mdf  well we cut and routered everything and put it together and took it back apart and have got two coats kills primer and one coat black high gloss im going to be leaving here in a minute to put the other three coats of black on it so i can bring it home tomorrow and its going to be a quad cp with track ball and spinner but im putting my pc im currrnetly running since im upgrading next month so it will have a intel q6600 in a asus striker extreme 8 gigs of ram and 2 9800gtx ultimates in sli but im caught in between a rock and a hard spot im not sure if i should take my 36" sony tritron and have it decased which is a hdtv tube or if i should buy a 36" lcd any input would be nice the only reason why im not using a arcade monitor is because my cab will be a multigaming cab not just an arcade let me see if i can get some pics up (thats not me in the pic)

[mozzer]

Quality work so far. Do you have a theme in mind?

[l3v3r2ooo]

no i dont really have a theme but i am in the middle of designing my marquee and the t molding is bright green

[l3v3r2ooo]

this is my first idea for my marquee im not sure what to go with any ideas would be great

[releasedtruth]

Marquees can get pretty busy. I would definitely go with something simpler with a bolder title. Make that stand out

[l3v3r2ooo]

here's another marquee i've been working on.

[MikeyMerse]

I like the second one, "Mind Bender," better than the first one.  I'm not too fond of the marquees with randomly placed sprites, even though yours is pretty good.  The custom signs like Mind Bender, makes it feel like it's a one of a kind true arcade (which it is!).

One criticism I'd like to add is to remove the "l3v3r2ooo Presents." I can barely read it and I think others would feel the same way too?

Side question: Lever 2000? How did you come up with a username from a brand of soap? Just very curious, haha.

[mgb]

Yeah I agree, the 2nd one is better. I also agree that it would look better without the top presents part.
Thats a pretty cool font

[l3v3r2ooo]

thanx everyone ill mees with it when i get home from work i really apperciate all the comments and l3v3r2ooo is a nickname i got in highschool everybody still calls me it and is been like 16 years

[l3v3r2ooo]

heres some updated pics ive filled all the screw holes and put on about 5 coats of black with a roller this time to give it some texture i think one more coat and some fill in is going to do it. i also put one little side of tmolding on that i had to see if i like the green or not i think i might go with light blue im not sure and i mounted the tv (its a samsung 30" tube hdtv) in it to see what it is going to look like and to come up with and idea for what kind of glass to use and what to use for a bezel and how to mount it all i think i got it figured out but any insight would be awesome and i put piano hinge on the keyboard drawer so thats it for now more to come

[l3v3r2ooo]

does anyone know if these sticks are any good i like the style plus you can switch from 4/8 way from the top of the cp im just curious i've seen other people using them   http://www.arcadeshop.de/Joysticks-JLF-TP-8YT-Sanwa_627.html

[:oj]

Sorry, you cannot change 4/8 way mode from the top with this joystick. Furthermore it isnt a true 4-way restriction, you still can hit the diagonals some harder though.

[jimmy2x2x]

I thought that the Sanwa JLW had the rotating restriction plate (to switch from 4/8 way), I wasn't aware the the JLF could do this?

EDIT: it appears you can, didnt know about that!

[l3v3r2ooo]

yep it was late i got it confussed with the mag stickplus but can anyone recommend the sanwa im used to playing on tekken cabs that was my favorite if these feel anything like that can someone chime in its very hard to pick joysticks for me im racking my brain day and night

[l3v3r2ooo]

hi all well i know i said i was going to just use my currnet gaming rig as my mame machine but i decided not to and to build a new rig just for my cab. so i ordered most of my parts a coulpe of days ago and my cpu, memory, and win7 home just arrived my motherboard won't be here till next week i ordered a asus commando i know people with this motherboard overclocking the e8400 wolfdale to 4.5GHz on air (if i can get it to 4GHz ill be happy) so im just waiting on the motherboard and need to buy a video card so im getting excited cheers

L3V3R2ooo

[l3v3r2ooo]

alright well my best friend works at a metal fabrication shop and im leaning towards having him make me a control panel im just curious how hard is it to make a cp in metal im not sure if i should counter sink the bolts or to have them fabricated underneath cp its going to be 2 player with  8 buttons a dedicted 4way a spinner and a 3" trackball @ 44"x 8"  im not sure how to make a button and joystick template so i guess what im asking is to commission someone to make it for me i cant use photoshop for crap ill post a pic close to what im wanting to get when i get home from work


L3V3R2ooo

[mgb]

As for the Sanwa JLW and Jlf.
They both have restrictor that can be changed around for 4 or 8 way.
The Jlw has the screws that you loosen and then rotate the restrictor.
The Jlf, you have to pop out the restrictor and turn it.
if you ask me, the JLW is the much better stick for old school gaming. I have JLWs and a JLF (which i spnt too much on) and I much prefer the JLWs.
to me, the JLF feels prissy and I don't think it really gives true 4-way. its somwhat possible to hit diags.
But the JLF is a popular 8 way stick for fighters in japan.

[l3v3r2ooo]

As for the Sanwa JLW and Jlf.
They both have restrictor that can be changed around for 4 or 8 way.
The Jlw has the screws that you loosen and then rotate the restrictor.
The Jlf, you have to pop out the restrictor and turn it.
if you ask me, the JLW is the much better stick for old school gaming. I have JLWs and a JLF (which i spnt too much on) and I much prefer the JLWs.
to me, the JLF feels prissy and I don't think it really gives true 4-way. its somwhat possible to hit diags.
But the JLF is a popular 8 way stick for fighters in japan.

thanx man thats what i was looking for i ordered 2 JLF's now im just looking for a good 4-way

L3V3R2ooo

[severdhed]

the JLW is an excellent 4way stick.  i have used several other 4way sticks, but the JLW is what ended up in my vertical classics cabinet.

[mgb]

I agree, you will not be disappointed with the JLW

[l3v3r2ooo]

well i have got alot of stuff done the past 2 weeks soon as i can get ahold of a camera i will put up some pics

[l3v3r2ooo]

alright please excuse the horrendous quality of my photos my canon says lens error so i had to use my daughters dsi well i've finished painting the cab  and installed all the t-molding put it on casters installed the speakers the marquee light and cut the cp and built the cp box nothing new or spectacular but its coming together quickly now

lever

[l3v3r2ooo]

alright i was at the flea market today and got a new digital cam for dirt cheap os heres an update with pics well i got the pc complete except for the video card it will be here tuesday (evga gtx 470)
i overclocked my e8400 on asus p5k premium to 4.320 heres a cpuz validation http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1481237 stable 16hrs on prime95(thus i think is a respectable overclock on air cooling) this cabinet is huge the pics dont do it justice i think i did a great job on the paint except for the lint on it well thats about it for now tell me what you think 

[severdhed]

looks great

[newmanfamilyvlogs]

(evga gtx 470)

Damn. What are you planning on playing with that?

[jipp]

looks great. i built the same cab.  my only regret unlike you i cheap out afraid of messing up and used OSB.. so i could not use t molding.  man t molding sure makes a cab look good. 

even if its no fun to install. heh  keep up the good work.

chris.

[BobA]

Looks great.   You need a bigger screen with that size cab.

[l3v3r2ooo]

(evga gtx 470)

Damn. What are you planning on playing with that?

im building a multiple gaming cab not only old games but new next gen games like the new tomb raider and shank that are great games that will play nice on a cab but i also will be playing black ops and battlefield bad company 2 which look beatiful on this system with all settings on max

Looks great.   You need a bigger screen with that size cab.

yes i know if you look behind the little monitor you will see a samsung hd tube tv which i was going to use but when i hook my system to it and set it to 1080p (the native resolution)only the center of my desktop is visable so im going buy a 37" hd lcd after christmas of course and fit her in there

looks great

thanx guys sometimes its overwhelming seeing all the great cabs on here

[l3v3r2ooo]

so im going to order my cp art this weekend i was going to have my marquee done too but im having second thoughts when i get home i will post pics so everyone can give me input have a great day


l3v3r2ooo

[l3v3r2ooo]

alright a quick update i've been real busy with work, family, and building multiple projects. so ill make this short and sweet i put a 36" lg led 120hz tv in the cab, i got the cp build complete and working, and most of my rom sets complete and hyperspin configured and emulators workin. wtih that being said ill post some pics tonight and more tomorrow. ive done nothing new just borrowed others ideas and made them my own. 

[BurgerKingDiamond]

Nice. I love neon green and black.

[l3v3r2ooo]

heres some more pics

[BobA]

Well your screen sure got bigger.

[l3v3r2ooo]

alright i am so lost on ledblinky well i can get it to work for the most part but what i want most of all is for the leds when they are not in animation to be all green thats the only thing i cant fiure out i have electric ice rgb buttons,pac drive led board,and using hyperspin fe  any help would be great

[SNAAKE]

hey the artwork looks great. because I made it lol

[l3v3r2ooo]

hey the artwork looks great. because I made it lol

yep turned out great i will send you pics when im done