commissioned cabinet

[michelevit]

fun for full sized monkeys too...

[Malenko]

thanks for all the unsolicited advice.

You are welcome!

Any issues with dark edges on the marquee when lit?

[EMDB]

Nice build. Still some more well-meant remarks:

The angle of the CP seems quite steep and it sticks out very much. It looks like it can tumble down any minute. What if the children putting some weight on it when playing? It's a pity you did not use a marquee retainer. The screws holding the marquee are quite present now. The artwork of the marquee looks a bit curved. Isn't it sandwich'ed between two plates of plexi?

[rablack97]

I've seen your design before in a prior post, this build didn't live up to the others you've posted.

If your a full member, you should know that if you post photos, all comments won't be positive.

Your either gonna get praised, left alone, or lit up.  The critiques are so you can better you next build, folks get humbled real quick here.  So take it with a grain of salt.  Cause no comments means nobody cares

The design started off nice, up until the CP, which looks like you attached an x-arcade stick to it.  Next time hide that t-ball mounting plate, by laminating or with a graphic.  Aesthetics is huge, but as Yotsuya mentioned you tried to get all of those controls on a mini.  Which is hard w/o totally destroying the look of a mini cab.

It does look like you've tilted it too far down, when you didnt really have to, and maybe could of lengthened the cab to recess the CP further back into the so it's more uniform.

Just some ideas man....Or you can be like Corybee, tell everyone to  , cause you got your money, regardless of what the critics are saying.

[yotsuya]

I'm all for giving the customer what they want. However, that control panel angle just looks odd. Was that his design or yours? I mean, everyone looks like they're having fun in the photo, and that's all that's all that matters, but I'm curious what the rationale was behind that setup.

[mcseforsale]

Commissioned or not, I'da made some recommendations to the client regarding CP angle and the playability of the Tron stick at such an extreme angle, perhaps also adding that building a larger cab and having the kiddies sit on stools or a built in, fold down step that hinges from the front of the cab that could be removed once they grow into it.  That way, it's good for longer than it takes for the kid to outgrow it.  Looking at that picture, if you're of average stature, the bottom front edge of that CP is basically 18" off the ground.  And, with that extreme angle, it must be very hard to accurately play some games.

For me, part of making ANYTHING is making the absolutely MOST researched design based on their request that I can and provide a design with proven elements (i.e., not too many controls, good proportions, good ergonomics, etc). 

The same thing goes whether I'm building a set of bike wheels, a computer network, or helping my neighbor hang a sink in his bathroom. 

Don't mistake our comments for negativity, it's not.  This is a community and we are all here to help each other.  I've had members on here do art for me just for the asking.  I've given away valuable stuff just for the asking.  It's all pay it forward here.  Believe me...I started with this:






AJ

[rablack97]

I'm all for giving the customer what they want. However, that control panel angle just looks odd. Was that his design or yours? I mean, everyone looks like they're having fun in the photo, and that's all that's all that matters, but I'm curious what the rationale was behind that setup.

It's his design, look in the back of the photo, he had like 3 of these lined up on a post, i just can't find it.



It doesnt look bad when its 1 plyr, as the CP is proportioned the cab, and its not dropped as far down.