The Redline (scaled up Vigolix) Done.

[slappyhooper]

The red spray paint. LOL.

So as you all know I didn't plan on having a door on this thing originally.
By the time I decided to add a door, Everything was pretty much together.
Thing with this design is, there's simply not a lot of room to work inside the cabinet, and it's really hard to see down inside without removing the CP. (I got lazy)
Anyway, I figured I'd align the hinges where I wanted them, and give em a quick squirt of red so I knew where to drill for the holes. It worked perfectly, although my hands were red for a bit.



At any rate, I found out the hard way that an ounce of planning is worth a ton of ghetto engineering.

The build is now complete (Minus the Marquee)
There's a number of things I'd do differently if I could start over again, particularly with being a bit more careful on a few measurements for the "L" brackets. As it turns out, 1/4" makes a big difference in "polish" for pieces like that.

That being said, In the end I'm reasonably happy with my first build.  I'm already regretting having to hand this over to my sister's kids this Christmas....lol


This is what the rear would up looking like.


A bit patchy. It's just no fun painting when it's freezing. I decided to call press time.


This is what the final  build looks like from the front.



All I need now is a decent Marquee.

I just paid all my bills and I'm poor again. Any pro bono artists out there that want to hook it up with a simple red and black design? I'm not picky at this point. LOL.

[slappyhooper]

Well, it's not perfect, but it's acceptable.


This is the final pic from the build before I turn it over to my sister tomorrow....




The backlighting isn't perfect, but it's ok...Pretty much like this entire build...Not great, not too crappy. kinda in the "meh" part of the road.


I learned a TON and gained a whole new respect for getting everything set up. Also, when I have to do this again, It's gonna be sooooo much easier!

Merry Christmas everybody!

[slappyhooper]

I guess this will be the actual final update.

Got it out to my sisters, set up and the kids love it!





It is just about the perfect size for the kids too!

Forgot to say...
I'm using MALA for the FE with "Type R" background. I didn't have time to set up a completely hidden windows boot up, so It's something I'm working on, and I'll upgrade the machine to later.
Also, I'm still working on sorting the console roms out. I'll add those later as well. (I have a complete backup of the emulator, config files and roms and videos, so it should be very easy!)

[Acids]

Nicely done and wow what a present, especially if they weren't expecting it.
thanks for sharing you journey.

have a safe a happy Xmas.

[Louis Tully]

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[holaplaneta]

Excellent work!! Could you tell me where did you get those speakers or what brand and model are they? Thanks!

[SNAAKE]

girl on the left looks SERIOUS about street fighting

[slappyhooper]

Excellent work!! Could you tell me where did you get those speakers or what brand and model are they? Thanks!

I bought them on amazon.com.
I no longer remember the brand, but from a duplicate pair, they were labeled
"13014590W" on the back.