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cobrakai22

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Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« on: September 25, 2010, 01:31:28 am »
Been working on this for the past month and just finished yesterday. I was inspired by all the new Shmups that are releasing on 360 and the great ones that have already been released.

I decided I didn't want to make a generic cab so I decided I had to pick a specific game so I went with the game that got me really get into shmups back when it released on Dreamcast, "Ikaruga".



Concept was to make a simple design that would:
- Be smaller than my 2 other cabs (Vewlix custom & Astro City)
- Be able to rotate from vertical to horizontal without unmounting the monitor
- Capture the feel of the game but also stand alone if I decide to change the theme
- Stick with the "polarity" theme in Ikaruga

So I used:
- Hammered silver and black paint that has a slight shine but also a rougher
look to kinda simulate the Ikaruga ship.
- Asus 24 inch monitor
- Lizardlick repro panel with custom gameongrafix overlay
- JP 360 for Cave shmups etc.
- Jwin sound bar/subwoofer just cause it fit the size price I was looking for

Here is the finished project:












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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2010, 07:01:11 am »
That's a pretty sweet looking cab!  Props for an original design as well!   :applaud:

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2010, 08:36:59 am »
looks good, ikaruga rocks(even though i suck at it horribly)
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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2010, 02:23:36 pm »
Nice design and clean look.   Have you got any build pictures to add?  We love pics  :applaud: :applaud:

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2010, 05:02:28 pm »
Good job Cobra  :cheers: The bottom half looks like a Lindbergh cabinet.
Click a pic for a video tour 

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2010, 01:11:43 am »
Whatup Space! You been working on anything since the vewlix?

I was inspired by the lindbergh design and for its ease of rotation lol.

Sorry about build pics, i'm the most once I get started i'm gonna finish with no stopping type of guy ever haha. Once I received all the components in from shipping etc. it took me like 4 days to finish the whole thing off haha. I'm not a professional in any areas of woodworking/painting/wiring/design so everything was probably not done 100% proper but I love the outcome.

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2010, 05:48:33 am »
Looks stunning, hats off for the original design
That only took you a month?
Well done

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2010, 07:52:11 am »
Whatup Space! You been working on anything since the vewlix?

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Yeah, I started working on a cabinet for the Wii, Kinect (or whatever it's called) and the PS Move. Definitely going to redesign it though although what I have is currently serving a purpose.
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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2010, 03:04:20 pm »
Just noticed it rotates.  Do you have any pics in horizontal mode?
« Last Edit: September 26, 2010, 04:19:45 pm by Generic Eric »

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2010, 11:18:31 pm »
here is a vertical shot.


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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2010, 02:23:25 am »
Group Shot!




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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2010, 12:28:49 pm »
 :applaud: Nice job and sweet cabinets. LOL at the drummer stools.   

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2010, 09:53:38 pm »
:applaud: Nice job and sweet cabinets. LOL at the drummer stools.   

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2010, 06:00:13 pm »
Sweet cabinets!  What is ikaruga running off of?

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2010, 06:28:07 pm »
Goodness! What a nice looking line-up. :)  :applaud:

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2010, 08:31:51 pm »
Thanks for the comments!

Ikaruga is on XBOX 360 arcade for download.

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Re: Just Finished Custom Shmup Cabinet!!!
« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2010, 03:40:19 pm »
pro marquee lol

looks allright.