First cab.... ever...... Saw dust is flying

[Gimpy_ak]

So after lurking around here for a bit and getting ideas I'm started my first build.  I'm working off of LuSiD's plans and modifying them as needed.  

Running 1st & 2nd player with 7 buttons and then 4 buttons for 3rd & 4th players.  The display is going to be a 26" Vizio LCD TV that i have laying around. Heres a link to the TV I'm going to use.

After getting a late start last night, here's where I'm at so far.


Only issue so far is that on paper the 7th button felt good but now that I have a hole there I think peoples thumbs might be hitting it.


Got the fluch mounts and sticks mounted.  I got 3 mounted before i realized that player #4's "up" wouldnt be up because i had the stick indexed incorectly.




By about 11:00 pm last night I was this point.

I'll start on the main part of the cab tonight.

UPDATE:
So after a long wait and a LOT of work in one night she's finished

The Cab and panel complete and ready for paint.



Off to paint...  I didn't want a bunch of over-spray in my shop so I took it to a buddies that doesn't mind a little Black Satan over-spray on his floor.


Primer on the filler


Paint going on...


and the first game is played, of course its Joust.

[Louis Tully]

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[Gimpy_ak]

Welcome to the sickness. 
Good start so far. What's the theme/color scheme?

If you're planning on using a plexiglass top for your cp, you can just omit the thumb button and you'll never know it's there.


-L

Thanks Louis,  I plan to test run the CP and find out if that button is going to be an issue.  I never thought about putting Plexi on there to cover it up.  The theme is going to be black, with a custom marquee saying "Shady MacCheyne."  I'm building it for myself and a buddy.  We both do competitive shooting and won the state championships in our divisions so i was going to put some of our stage layouts with a copy of our placards.

[TopJimmyCooks]

If you're going LCD, that Lusid cab was shaped for a CRT and has a lot of depth that you don't need.  I would consider making it shallower. 

[Gimpy_ak]

If you're going LCD, that Lusid cab was shaped for a CRT and has a lot of depth that you don't need.  I would consider making it shallower. 

I didnt think about that, thanks. I'll probably shave like 2 or 3 inches off the depth.  This will help because the CP is larger than the one in the plans.

ETA: Update in OP.

[Green Giant]

If you're going LCD, that Lusid cab was shaped for a CRT and has a lot of depth that you don't need.  I would consider making it shallower. 

I didnt think about that, thanks. I'll probably shave like 2 or 3 inches off the depth.  This will help because the CP is larger than the one in the plans.

ETA: Update in OP.

I would go more like a foot at least.  The reason for Lusid's design being so deep was only to fit a crt monitor.  Take a glance at some of the slim cabs out there.  They look great and are sturdy, even with large control panels.

[TopJimmyCooks]

I would go more like a foot at least. 

This is more like what I meant as well.  At least cut it down so you can get both sides out of one piece of plywood, and the whole cab out of 2 pieces. 

[Gimpy_ak]

I would go more like a foot at least. 

This is more like what I meant as well.  At least cut it down so you can get both sides out of one piece of plywood, and the whole cab out of 2 pieces. 

Ok wow, thats alot.  I'll look into it. It would be sweet if i could get both sides out of one sheet.  I kind of want to do it just to say I did now..

ETA: Update in OP.

[Gimpy_ak]

Sorry for the long time between updates.  Updates in OP 

Thank you all for your help.  I did cut a foot off the depth off the cab, its sized just right.  The only issue I'm having now is that the 3rd and 4th players buttons are ghosting.  Havent given up yet, plus 1st and 2nd players work fine.

[Louis Tully]

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