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New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« on: March 09, 2013, 09:36:36 pm »
I've decided to build a bar top cabinet for me and my boys to play. I'm keeping it kinda simple. Just using a xbox 360 with a couple mad catz fight sticks and a 24" lcd. I think I want to go old school and finish it off pac man style. Here's what I have so far

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2013, 09:45:56 pm »
I'm thinking painting it with black plasti dip and applying pac man graphics. Opinions?
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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2013, 10:45:24 pm »
I like it.
Not sure what plasti dip is, but I am looking forward to seeing this project take shape.

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2013, 10:49:52 pm »
Thanks. Plasti dip is like a rubber spray paint. Sticks to almost anything. I recently sprayed my winter rims with them and they hold up really nice. I live in Toronto, by the way. Lots of snow this year. This paint is very good at hiding blemishes. YouTube it. Neat stuff. Guys paint their whole cars with this stuff. I'm not a cabinet maker so this stuff would be very forgiving

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2013, 11:04:41 pm »
Sure will.
And my apologies for not welcoming you to the board, and this most satisfying (although expensive) hobby we call Arcade.

Welcome aboard, my friend from the north!

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2013, 06:54:38 pm »
Slowly getting there. Not a bar top anymore. Slow process with work and small kids. Up and running before prepping for paint.
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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2013, 06:56:48 pm »

Of course my 5 year old had to play a round of injustice. He's pretty good at it

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2013, 02:50:56 pm »
Nice work kiddy. Good to see different approaches to the end solution.
Keep at it. 8)

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2013, 03:10:50 pm »
Nice work kiddy. Good to see different approaches to the end solution.
Keep at it. 8)

^^What he said.

Watching with interest. Keep up the good work.  :applaud:

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2013, 03:23:20 pm »
the cab is looking pretty good. i dont think plasti dip is a good idea if you are going to lay graphics, in any case that the graphic doesnt lay properly and you have to lift it off the cabinet to re attempt the laying of the graphic, isn't there a chance the plasti can tear off?

i've been working on a MDF replica Fix-It Felix Jr. and painted it with Oil based paint (after about an hour of research i found this to be best) i got at Home Depot for about $20/gallon.

either way its just my 25cents on the topic of plasti dipping the cab. otherwise i love the idea of a bartop appearing to be a full stand up with actual cabinets below it, after seeing this i would like to make one with a mini fridge under it.

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Re: Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2013, 04:13:37 pm »
the cab is looking pretty good. i dont think plasti dip is a good idea if you are going to lay graphics, in any case that the graphic doesnt lay properly and you have to lift it off the cabinet to re attempt the laying of the graphic, isn't there a chance the plasti can tear off?

i've been working on a MDF replica Fix-It Felix Jr. and painted it with Oil based paint (after about an hour of research i found this to be best) i got at Home Depot for about $20/gallon.

either way its just my 25cents on the topic of plasti dipping the cab. otherwise i love the idea of a bartop appearing to be a full stand up with actual cabinets below it, after seeing this i would like to make one with a mini fridge under it.
I have decided to get it painted for me. The fumes may be too much for my wife in the garage. The bottom cabinet is actually a sink cabinet from ikea. I just widened it to match my bar top. I have seen a couple with a fridge underneath. I like the idea. I decided to mount my computer speakers behind the screen so I wouldn't have to put speaker grills on the cabinet

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2013, 06:20:39 pm »
I need an opinion... Considering black thru out the middle and carbon fiber vinyl   sides with red molding. Too plain? Still going to do a lit up marquee and a coin door.

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2013, 07:34:13 pm »
nope...

Answer to your question....



Thumb through this thread he did carbon down the middle and red molding....

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121570.0.html

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Re: Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2013, 12:02:15 am »
nope...

Answer to your question....



Thumb through this thread he did carbon down the middle and red molding....

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121570.0.html
Really nice build.

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2013, 07:44:28 pm »
Update: my cabinet is ready for paint. Decided to go black lacquer with red trim on the edges. I'm still deciding on a marquee and whether or not I will do side art. Here's a pic of my son's creation while we wait for paint.

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #15 on: May 27, 2013, 07:23:37 pm »
My marquee just arrived... Simple. Now just waiting for my painted cabinet to be ready

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #16 on: May 30, 2013, 11:36:11 am »
Waiting for my cabinet to be painted, here is one of my controllers
I didn't really like the wwe sticker so I changed to this
I found some cheap carbon fiber vinyl on ebay

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2013, 09:39:24 am »
Back from paint... I still have to put it all together

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2013, 12:41:36 pm »
I'm glad you turned this into an upright (that bartop would have been HUUUUGE).

Welcome to the club!

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #19 on: July 16, 2013, 07:23:49 am »
Slowly putting it together...

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Re: New guy here. Here's my first attempt
« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2013, 08:14:27 pm »

Close to being done...