4-Player Customer Build

[CoryBee]

Decided to post pictures, even though my camera is complete shite.

Guy wants a 4-Player, originally wanted 8-Buttons per player.......But I talked him down to 8 buttons for Pl1\Pl2 and 4 buttons for Pl3\Pl4.

I am not working off anyone's plans, winging it off of plans I drew up myself.

The base cabinet shell is the same design as the Clyde's Corner with the front cut off for a control panel and some slight design tweaks







Control Panel top cut



Made a duplicate of it and then cut off 3\4" off every side of it to make the base of the CP box







Side pieces cut and gluing them up



After first pass of sanding




That is where I am at on this build. More to come. 

[Dance Commander]

I like the hood shape, what size monitor is going in there?

[CoryBee]

I like the hood shape, what size monitor is going in there?

24" LED my good man

[dfmaverick]

How's the viewing angle from the P3 & P4 positions with the curved sides like that? Any of the wood get in the way of viewing the left and right edges of the monitor?

Looks like the monitor would have to be mounted back a bit. Just wondering out loud since can't tell envision how the monitor will be positioned yet. Besides, I'm just looking at a bunch of pictures and not standing in front of it. 

Construction is looking nice. 

[CoryBee]

Thanks for chiming in maverick. To answer that question, here are some pictures.

Just got done mounting the screen (that is a bubble level on top)







With words:

The viewing angle is just perfect for P3\P4, I had my brother come by to test the angles. Had 3 people on it, everyone fits nicely and no wash-out on the screen (IPS for the win)

[Nephasth]

I-Pac4? Lono²? Something else?

[CoryBee]

I-Pac4? Lono²? Something else?

GPWIZ40 ol' chap

Plus one hacked gamepad for the extra inputs.

[dfmaverick]

The viewing angle is just perfect for P3\P4, I had my brother come by to test the angles. Had 3 people on it, everyone fits nicely and no wash-out on the screen (IPS for the win)

:thumbs up:

[Unstupid]

Heres the thing with 4 player cabs....  They are either really tall, so the screen is at the same height of your head, or the screen is tilted back so that everyone is looking down perpendicular to, atleast, the y axis of the screen... like so:

[Unstupid]

Are you sure about your viewing angles cause in this picture you are already cutting off the top right of the screen.  And as you get closer to the cab it looks like you will be even further right and a little higher causing the side panel to cover even more of the screen...  Try standing in the player 4 position and take a pic of the screen...

[CoryBee]

Try standing in the player 4 position and take a pic of the screen...

Roger that

[ccmathome]

You've really been pumping out builds like a new one every other day

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[CoryBee]

You've really been pumping out builds like a new one every other day

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Haha, that is very true. Got some more I need to post actually. 

So I took a picture from the furthest player 4 will be on the edge. There is a little bit of the curve in the way.......Hmmmmm



The control template is not in the right position and will only have 4 buttons so don't mind its position.

Any suggestions?? Should I cut the shroud at a right angle??

[CoryBee]

Maybe bring the top of the screen a bit forward?

[ccmathome]

That little corner shouldn't be that big a deal. You might want to power up the monitor and get an image up to check the view angle for pl 3&4

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[CoryBee]

Powered it up and connected it to my Laptop. The corner isn't an issue even a bit further when the focus is in the middle. If there is a problem I will just tilt it a bit forward.

Got the speaker panel all measured and installed as well as routed the t-molding.

(T-Molding will be Red, had some green left over from a previous build and wanted to see what it looks like)

[CoryBee]

Quick update. My hand was a bit swollen after drilling all of these holes.



A nail and a sharpie





Also got the hinge installed

[kahlid74]

I like the design but I too worry about the monitor angles.  I guess we'll have to see how it plays out.  You feel good with it so in the end that's all that really matters.

[dgame]

Nice build.

If you don't angle the outside sticks you can play two player Smash TV and Total Carnage with each player having dual sticks.

[CoryBee]

Nice build.

If you don't angle the outside sticks you can play two player Smash TV and Total Carnage with each player having dual sticks.

I love you for that

[Seith]

Bring that trackball down some!  Players will thank you for doing that.

Otherwise, this is looking pretty nice.  A nice combination of oldschool cabinet body aesthetics with a more modern approach on the control panel.

[CoryBee]

Bring that trackball down some!  Players will thank you for doing that.

Otherwise, this is looking pretty nice.  A nice combination of oldschool cabinet body aesthetics with a more modern approach on the control panel.

Thanks for such a nice comment. It is what I was going for.

The trackball has not been determined yet. Was planning on having it a bit lower than it was shown.

[BadMouth]

The quality of your work has improved greatly since the first few bartops. 

[CoryBee]

The quality of your work has improved greatly since the first few bartops. 

Thanks boss, I keep one around in my house as a monument to this. I was thinking about removing the links in my bartops thread but decided against it for archival reasons. Plus I think besides the quality of the final product, it has some good information for beginners on using a laptop in a bartop.

[Termin8tor]

Your right not to delete your links they are a good resource for beginners as you say and its also good for people to see your progress. Keep up the good work Cory.

+1 on the Smash TV/ Total Carnage idea.

[rablack97]

Nice looking cab man.....

Word of advice.....

Don't put t-molding on and the pull it out especially on mdf, its a one time thing.  When you pull it out it pull out the mdf material from the groove, when you put the red in you will notice the fit isnt as tight as the green was....

Also, don't forget i have 3" happs trackballs for sale $45.00 shipped.....would look much better than that 2 1/4....

 

Nice design though

[CoryBee]

Nice looking cab man.....

Word of advice.....

Don't put t-molding on and the pull it out especially on mdf, its a one time thing.  When you pull it out it pull out the mdf material from the groove, when you put the red in you will notice the fit isnt as tight as the green was....

Also, don't forget i have 3" happs trackballs for sale $45.00 shipped.....would look much better than that 2 1/4....

 

Nice design though

Thanks for the tip, I think about it every-time I have test fitted t-molding. I just always forget the next time haha

This trackball is clear, I did a small hack to it. Cut the traces off of the LEDs and hooked up a RGB strip to it, looks awesome this way and will match all of his LED buttons & the many pinball cabinets he has making the living room glow.

I hooked up the LED strip with using a bit of telephone cord (4 wires, perfect match)



Also, I thoroughly enjoyed playing smash-tv on the 2-player bartops so this should be fun....I see a lot of "stress testing" before it gets to his place.......

[CoryBee]

Quick update:

Constructed a base for the control panel to mount on



Coin door hole



And the first coat of paint

[severdhed]

looks great

[pfspleen]

Looks good, a full size cabinet is too big for me, well, at the moment.........

[CoryBee]

Thanks fellas, got some more pictures for ya. (didn't say they were of good quality)

Sounds system



also, I got this for my room - absolutely love it



and this

[jmike]

Awesome job on the cabinet so far CoryBee.
What games are on that mini controller plug and play?

[Nephasth]

What games are on that mini controller plug and play?

That's a light switch.

[CoryBee]

That's a light switch.

Haha, yes it is a light switch. And it was $5, thanks to "deadpool18". Or  thanks to "deadpool18" I spent $36 at thinkgeek......Meh I like the decoration toys I got.

[CoryBee]

Fourth and final coat of semi-gloss paint has dried, here are some pictures for your enjoyment. The arcade to the left is for a future thread, don't mind that





T-Molding







I think I am going to go get some 3m Auto Polish stuff and wipe that on it to give it that final glow

[Drnick]

From humble beginnings come arcade machines of goodness  You can knock out Bartop's in your sleep and it looks like you can do full sized cabinets just as quickly.  How about a cocktail cabinet next?  You my good sir are proof that practice makes perfect 

[CoryBee]

From humble beginnings come arcade machines of goodness  You can knock out Bartop's in your sleep and it looks like you can do full sized cabinets just as quickly.  How about a cocktail cabinet next?  You my good sir are proof that practice makes perfect 

You sir are a schollar, thanks for the encouragement and praise. Means a lot.

I didn't want to ruin the surprise but I am waiting on the custom glass for the cocktail cabinet I am building for another customer. Just finished with the bottom half, it will have the 2 player 6-button configuration on the side as well.

So to re-cap, since I have been back from my trip for a month and 14 days I built or in the progress of finishing;

• Single Player Wolf Bartop *completed*
• Two Player Mario Bartop *completed*
• Two Player Street Fighter Mini\Cabaret *completed*
• Two Player LED Full Size  *waiting on art*
• Four Player LED Full Size *this thread*
• Two Player\4 Controls Cocktail *waiting on glass*

I have been keeping myself busy....

[CoryBee]

Update:

Spent some time painstakingly putting together the LED buttons and after an hour I got the CP art applied and all the buttons. Save the wiring for later....





Can't wait to light this thing up!

[CoryBee]

[yotsuya]

Don't lie- you didn't go to Europe- you went to Asia to obtain cheap labor.