Author Topic: Tron Legacy Cabinet (Read 8878 times)

Sjaak · « **on:** January 28, 2015, 01:21:47 pm »

Just finished a Tron Legacy themed cabinet.

Specs:

32" full hd screen
Utrak trackball
SpinTrak spinner
Two Aimtrak lightguns

Sjaak · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2015, 01:22:10 pm »

jugger18 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2015, 04:36:47 pm »

I am home after 5:30 for delivery most days

BobA · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2015, 05:02:11 pm »

Great looking cabinet as usual.

How do the light guns connect?

Rick · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2015, 05:05:57 pm »

Unrivaled build quality, as usual sir. Looks amazing.

Ond · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2015, 05:19:22 pm »

Very nice.

wp34 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2015, 05:28:55 pm »

Looks fantastic as usual. I may steal your marquee.

bfauska · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2015, 07:06:38 pm »

Now that there is plenty of love I can chime in with my 50/50 comment (as if you really need to give whoop about my opinion)

The fit and finish look amazing, and the marquee is an awesome use of the available width to height proportions.
BUT... the width just looks awkward to me, it's the curse of the current widescreen-only monitor availability that is about rain down on us all.
The important thing is that it looks really well made and the shape is about as nice as you can get with a widescreen monitor, hell it may even be better than a 4:3 in many ways but with my preconceived notions about cabinet shape the future is going to take some getting used to.

yotsuya · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2015, 07:20:32 pm »

Quote from: bfauska on January 28, 2015, 07:06:38 pm

Now that there is plenty of love I can chime in with my 50/50 comment (as if you really need to give whoop about my opinion)

The fit and finish look amazing, and the marquee is an awesome use of the available width to height proportions.
BUT... the width just looks awkward to me, it's the curse of the current widescreen-only monitor availability that is about rain down on us all.
The important thing is that it looks really well made and the shape is about as nice as you can get with a widescreen monitor, hell it may even be better than a 4:3 in many ways but with my preconceived notions about cabinet shape the future is going to take some getting used to.

Don't worry, you're not the only person who feels like that.

I give Sjaak credit, though, for designing the cab around the screen. I think the extra bezel space you see when widescreen monitors are used can really ruin the look of a cabinet.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2015, 07:24:33 pm »

jdbailey1206 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2015, 08:29:06 pm »

Quote from: Louis Tully on January 28, 2015, 07:24:33 pm

13 is hot. Most of the time.

Most of the time? We are no longer internet friends.

Sjaak · « **Reply #11 on:** January 29, 2015, 03:42:40 am »

I posted some build pics at the start of the topic.

Quote from: jugger18 on January 28, 2015, 04:36:47 pm

I am home after 5:30 for delivery most days

Perfect, I probably can fit this in an overhead bin

Quote from: BobA on January 28, 2015, 05:02:11 pm

Great looking cabinet as usual. How do the light guns connect?

There are two usb connections on the front panel

Quote from: bfauska on January 28, 2015, 07:06:38 pm

it's the curse of the current widescreen-only monitor availability that is about rain down on us all.

I agreee, but sometimes customers want big screens and unfortunately 32" is limited to 16:9. But when I use 24" screens I go for 16:10 and for the more classic cabinets I use 19" or 20" 3:4 screens.

stripe4 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 29, 2015, 04:27:23 am »

I would say the coin door looks a little bit out of proportion compared to the rest of the cab (I would choose pinball (wide) coin door instead), but that is just my opinion. Other than that - good job!

Billabong · « **Reply #13 on:** January 29, 2015, 10:41:45 am »

Looks awesome, love the theme!

yotsuya · « **Reply #14 on:** January 29, 2015, 10:57:25 am »

Quote from: stripe4 on January 29, 2015, 04:27:23 am

I would say the coin door looks a little bit out of proportion compared to the rest of the cab (I would choose pinball (wide) coin door instead), but that is just my opinion. Other than that - good job!

Agreed. Is it hard to get a pinball/wide coin door in Europe?

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 29, 2015, 12:44:08 pm »

Nice work! Although I think Randy T's Spectra Eclipse buttons would have taken this over the top.

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=408

otsep · « **Reply #16 on:** January 29, 2015, 07:10:27 pm »

Dig it.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #17 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:23:16 pm »

Ugh! How many fricken Nintendo style cabs do you have in that room?!

...you know what, I don't want to know. Just gonna sit here and remain jealous.

Great work on this by the way. Seriously. So much basic detail done well in your builds.

otsep · « **Reply #18 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:27:44 pm »

Quote from: Sjaak on January 28, 2015, 01:21:47 pm

Just finished a Tron Legacy themed cabinet.

Specs:
32" full hd screen
Utrak trackball
SpinTrak spinner
Two Aimtrak lightguns

How did you make the bezel for the display?

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #19 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:31:21 pm »

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks just like a sheet of glass/plastic.

otsep · « **Reply #20 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:33:13 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on January 29, 2015, 09:31:21 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks just like a sheet of glass/plastic.

Masked and painted I'm guessing.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #21 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:36:20 pm »

Quite possibly. Mine isn't, it's just a piece of tinted tempered glass and a black interior/display. Either way, the display just floats on an empty dark surface. It's a great effect

Sjaak · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2015, 03:08:41 am »

Quote from: otsep on January 29, 2015, 09:33:13 pm

Quote from: ChanceKJ on January 29, 2015, 09:31:21 pm
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks just like a sheet of glass/plastic.

Masked and painted I'm guessing.

Correct, glass that was masked and (spray)painted on the inside

scoodidabop · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2015, 12:11:05 pm »

I like it! Where do you get your vinyl stuff (the carbon fiber laminate)?

haynor666 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2015, 02:05:10 pm »

Very nice though as a retro fan I would use first part of movie from 1982.

JimmyU · « **Reply #25 on:** January 30, 2015, 08:15:35 pm »

I would have put Olivia Wilde on both sides of the cab.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #26 on:** January 30, 2015, 08:21:06 pm »

Quote from: JimmyU on January 30, 2015, 08:15:35 pm

I would have put Olivia Wilde on both sides of the cab.

Agreed, both front and back.

...and I'm not talking about the cab...

otsep · « **Reply #27 on:** January 30, 2015, 08:57:26 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on January 30, 2015, 08:21:06 pm

Quote from: JimmyU on January 30, 2015, 08:15:35 pm
I would have put Olivia Wilde on both sides of the cab.

Agreed, both front and back.

...and I'm not talking about the cab...

/rimshot.

Sjaak · « **Reply #28 on:** February 04, 2015, 11:36:15 am »

Quote from: scoodidabop on January 30, 2015, 12:11:05 pm

I like it! Where do you get your vinyl stuff (the carbon fiber laminate)?

It's carbon wrap foil, the same stuff is used to wrap cars. It's much thinner than vinyl.

matsadona · « **Reply #29 on:** February 05, 2015, 10:50:43 am »

Quote from: bfauska on January 28, 2015, 07:06:38 pm

BUT... the width just looks awkward to me, it's the curse of the current widescreen-only monitor availability that is about rain down on us all.
The important thing is that it looks really well made and the shape is about as nice as you can get with a widescreen monitor, hell it may even be better than a 4:3 in many ways but with my preconceived notions about cabinet shape the future is going to take some getting used to.

Well, since almost all of your builds include a monstrous overhang control panel, why not be consistent and also do a monitor overhang build?
That would keep the 4:3 ration in the cabinet

matsadona · « **Reply #30 on:** February 05, 2015, 10:52:22 am »

By the way, great build Sjaak. And extra kudos for not putting an extra dedicated 4-way joystick in the middle of everything

Sjaak · « **Reply #31 on:** February 05, 2015, 12:07:28 pm »

Quote from: matsadona on February 05, 2015, 10:50:43 am

Well, since almost all of your builds include a monstrous overhang control panel, why not be consistent and also do a monitor overhang build?
That would keep the 4:3 ration in the cabinet

Thanks, I think I can work with that.

But this was a commisioned build (like most of the work I do), so not much room for improvisation. My own cabinets never include an overhanging panel.

matsadona · « **Reply #32 on:** February 06, 2015, 02:19:47 am »

With "your builds" I was more referring to the community in general than you personally sjaak

talkgeek · « **Reply #33 on:** February 13, 2015, 01:45:30 am »

WOW - have only just seen this

Quote from: yotsuya on January 28, 2015, 07:20:32 pm

Quote from: bfauska on January 28, 2015, 07:06:38 pm
The fit and finish look amazing, and the marquee is an awesome use of the available width to height proportions.
BUT... the width just looks awkward to me, it's the curse of the current widescreen-only monitor availability that is about rain down on us all.
The important thing is that it looks really well made and the shape is about as nice as you can get with a widescreen monitor, hell it may even be better than a 4:3 in many ways but with my preconceived notions about cabinet shape the future is going to take some getting used to.

Don't worry, you're not the only person who feels like that.

I give Sjaak credit, though, for designing the cab around the screen. I think the extra bezel space you see when widescreen monitors are used can really ruin the look of a cabinet.

Agree with the issue re look of cabs with wide screen monitors - is reason I don't like the look of Mass-Replicate cabs we've built (same issue though with supplying what customers want / expect vs what is aesthetically better)

.... but this cab is definitely an exception - I think the whole cab looks amazing


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