Confused Bartop??? - Plus Extras

[CoryBee]

That's very kind of you. I think it will be a must have when I build my machine!
thanks for you offer!
If I was from Sacramento, I would pay you a beer =)

Wheat beer please 

[CoryBee]

Test fit the buttons and joystick. Comfortable fit.







Also painted the marquee retainer black - (don't mind the dusty acrylic, will remove the cover when the art is complete)

[Unstupid]

What kind of joystick is that?  It's very shiny!  Also, is it just me or is it not perpendicular to the control panel surface?

[CoryBee]

What kind of joystick is that?  It's very shiny!  Also, is it just me or is it not perpendicular to the control panel surface?

I got the stick in a trade, ended up with a bunch of computers, several joysticks and a hand-full of buttons. I think it was on something to do with street fighter, cause I got an XBOX arcade controller box with it all. There are no logos anywhere on it besides it saying "patent pend"

The base isn't mounted on it, just tossed it in the hole to see how it looks (still haven't routed the bottom yet)

[thatpurplestuff]

very professional!

Thank you gnobar! If anybody wants one I can make them a serial plate (that is if you even like mine), only reason I offer it is because they are so light the postage would just be a stamp to send it out.

I would freakin' love one for my Skeeball machine!  I'd be happy to send you some cash for production/postage, and if I'm reading right you are from Sacramento so shipping up to Chico wouldn't be too bad haha.

[jammin0]

I might have to try this.  If you're ever doing it and have the camera nearby, I would love to see some pictures of the process going from tin can to flat metal square.

I wonder if you could print it out in reverse on transparency and then do the toner transfer method with an iron.  That would take the paper out of the equation.  I wonder what the black on silver would look like.

[CoryBee]

very professional!

Thank you gnobar! If anybody wants one I can make them a serial plate (that is if you even like mine), only reason I offer it is because they are so light the postage would just be a stamp to send it out.

I would freakin' love one for my Skeeball machine!  I'd be happy to send you some cash for production/postage, and if I'm reading right you are from Sacramento so shipping up to Chico wouldn't be too bad haha.

PM'ed you

I might have to try this.  If you're ever doing it and have the camera nearby, I would love to see some pictures of the process going from tin can to flat metal square.

I wonder if you could print it out in reverse on transparency and then do the toner transfer method with an iron.  That would take the paper out of the equation.  I wonder what the black on silver would look like.

I have done a toner transfer when working with circuit boards....shouldn't be a problem to do it on a thin sheet of aluminum

I will take some pictures when I do it again, I will do it today if I can get more than one request for a design as not to waste my clear stickers (although not a big issue cause i found a way to reuse the unprinted portions)

 

[rCadeGaming]

Wow.  Maybe he doesn't realize that the Doors are a band, not a game.  That's a decision worthy of CrapMAME.  It must be frustrating, since these are pretty nice cabs.

Actually, I like the Doors, but wasn't Jim Morrison dead before any of these games existed?

[CoryBee]

Wow.  Maybe he doesn't realize that the Doors are a band, not a game.  That's a decision worthy of CrapMAME.  It must be frustrating, since these are pretty nice cabs.

Actually, I like the Doors, but wasn't Jim Morrison dead before any of these games existed?

Haha, yea I think he was. Late 60s he died right?

To think , I was all set on making this a street fighter cab. Odd thing is he still wants the street fighter layout\button colors

At least I still have the 2 player and minecraft builds to keep me from telling him off.....maybe he has a man crush

[CoryBee]

    

Art re-sized and moved around to fit the size of the bartop

Marquee



Control Panel



Boot Logo



If I can get all the art done for these cabs in the next hour or so I can have it printed out today as well

[yotsuya]

Please tell me the joystick is going to be sticking out of Morrison's nose.

[CoryBee]

Please tell me the joystick is going to be sticking out of Morrison's nose.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

edit: seriously irks me though

[yotsuya]

You should print it out with buttons and joystick holes and show him what it will look like.

[rCadeGaming]

Honestly, I would tell this guy if he wants you to build him a cab he can't ask for stupid things you don't like.  How much is he paying you?

[CoryBee]

Honestly, I would tell this guy if he wants you to build him a cab he can't ask for stupid things you don't like.  How much is he paying you?

$500 and a few old laptops for my future endeavors....so yea 

[rCadeGaming]

Hmm, sounds like a bind.  The cab looks nice otherwise.

[yotsuya]

I get what you are saying. I helped a friend build a cab, and he made a clip art-y character bezel. He was so excited, so I just grinned and beared it.

[CoryBee]

Haha, it is what it is I guess. The cute girl at office depot looked at mea weird, so I tried to explain it was for a friend....

Art printed

[rCadeGaming]

The cute girl at office depot looked at mea weird, so I tried to explain it was for a friend....

   I would've just said, yeah isn't he hot!  Fabulous!

[yotsuya]

Cory-

If you're doing a SF layout, I guess it would look fine if the joystick were on one side of Morrison's head and the buttons were on the other, as long as his face were not obscured.

[CoryBee]

Yotusa-

I am doing a SF layout and just looked and his head is just about in between the buttons and the joystick. Should work out, although I should care more about it, I really tried to convince him to go for different art. His wife was on my side about this haha

[CoryBee]

 



Haven't cleaned up the acrylic yet

[CoryBee]

Like I mentioned before, the lighting is horrendous in here. I should replace the lights with bright whites soon, or something.

Anyways....

[Termin8tor]

Looking really good. I'm sure you'll get even more commissions in future. 

[CoryBee]

 















Just need to wire the buttons and software this mofo up. Then I can move on to greener pastures 

Post script: not sure if I am going to light up the marquee......will shine a flash lite in the back to see what it looks like

[yotsuya]

Search on here for "Kisskade". That's what you should do for the marquee!

[CoryBee]

Search on here for "Kisskade". That's what you should do for the marquee!

Ooo, you mean individual LEDs behind just the letters?

[yotsuya]

Search on here for "Kisskade". That's what you should do for the marquee!

Ooo, you mean individual LEDs behind just the letters?

Maybe next year 

[CoryBee]

Search on here for "Kisskade". That's what you should do for the marquee!

Ooo, you mean individual LEDs behind just the letters?

Maybe next year 

Yea yea I am not going to waste my time on this one to add shite like that. But I do like learning new concept ideas.

[CoryBee]

He picked it up yesterday and totally loves it. 

1 down, 2 to go

[yotsuya]

Sweet! I have to admit, it grew on me.   

[CoryBee]

Sweet! I have to admit, it grew on me.   

Thanks yotusa, can't tell you how hard it was to refrain from putting a "Riders on the Storm" music video every time it boots up.

[yotsuya]

THAT'S THE SAME SONG THAT GOES THROUGH MY HEAD WHEN I CLICK THIS THREAD! 

[CoryBee]

Great minds yotusa....great minds

[yotsuya]

Get out of my head, bro! 

Actually, because of this machine, I cracked out my old Doors CD. Forgot how much I love songs like "L.A. Woman".