Author Topic: Custom (Not A Typo) Coin Up Arcade (Read 22372 times)

opt2not · « **Reply #40 on:** September 27, 2016, 01:41:11 pm »

That glow is way too much. Especially from the red side, you're starting to get purple brown bleeds in there and I'm pretty certain that will not print cleanly. I would reduce the spread of the glow and perhaps the falloff a bit too.

Martijn · « **Reply #41 on:** September 28, 2016, 05:01:01 am »

Quote from: opt2not on September 27, 2016, 01:41:11 pm

That glow is way too much. Especially from the red side, you're starting to get purple brown bleeds in there and I'm pretty certain that will not print cleanly. I would reduce the spread of the glow and perhaps the falloff a bit too.

Yep i think the purple is because of the transparency of the red against the blue background. Ill see what i can do about it.

Wyo · « **Reply #42 on:** September 28, 2016, 06:00:15 am »

I love this artwork!

Martijn · « **Reply #43 on:** September 28, 2016, 12:54:09 pm »

- Little less glow
- New mame logo with ball background
- background color tone adjusted
- atom logo with glow just like the main theme logo

Martijn · « **Reply #44 on:** September 28, 2016, 12:58:32 pm »

Hmm, there is something strange going on. the colors dont match what i created in photoshop. the color profile is off. i need to fix this!
All artwork images are to bright!

Crazy !!

Test..

Martijn · « **Reply #45 on:** September 29, 2016, 01:19:49 pm »

Ok some random updates and other strange pictures on things.

Making the frame for the screen.

Speaker panel to black out all the incoming light from behind.

Pc parts. I5 3.4ghz. 4GB, 480GB SSD, Radeon 6450, 500GB HDD

Cut up the pc case to use as base for the cab.

circle cutting jig for control panel corners

Wired up the on off switch, 12v and on off to mainboard.

USB, Volume and bass controll mounted

Marquee backlight with aliexpress ledstrip, new kind, very bright, 90 leds/m smd 5630 strip. I removed the cheap 3m tape and used pro stuff to mount it.
Covered the back with aluminum.

Backside all done. just waiting for the power socket to come in.

Huge 30cm fan with zalman fanmate for fine tuning airflow

z2300 subwoofer, lan port, start button installed.

Speaker grill

Top of cabinet with removable marquee plexy holder. Sorry for the grainy pics, its raining and there isnt much light.

Top, angled piece flush with top piece.

all its glory

markc74 · « **Reply #46 on:** September 29, 2016, 01:49:34 pm »

Loving it. Very jealous of the flat crt too.

I like your style for rounding corners

I think i might start hoarding plastic lids!

emphatic · « **Reply #47 on:** September 29, 2016, 03:32:24 pm »

I love your style.

nanoflower · « **Reply #48 on:** September 29, 2016, 04:30:47 pm »

It looks fantastic, good job

Martijn · « **Reply #49 on:** October 02, 2016, 05:44:43 am »

Thanks! I fixed the over-saturation on the artwork and finalized its design and send it off the gameongraphix

I ordered in the plexi (clear uv absorbent) for the marquee and a sheet for the screen. its 49.0% light Transmission, uv absorbent, same i used on the other cabs.

Time to start wiring and installing windows.

Things have changed a lot software wise, i am excited to see what groovymame and crt emu drivers will conjure.

I had a tread going a while back asking what os to use. i will go with windows 7 64bit.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,151113.0.html

rablack97 · « **Reply #50 on:** October 02, 2016, 10:12:12 am »

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I removed the cheap 3m tape and used pro stuff to mount it.

What is this pro stuff you speak of?

Martijn · « **Reply #51 on:** October 02, 2016, 10:14:12 am »

Original 3M 9495 LE 300LSE Adhesive Tape industry grade 10mm x 55m

Alejo I · « **Reply #52 on:** October 03, 2016, 02:11:20 pm »

Quote from: Martijn on September 15, 2016, 12:49:16 pm

Not sure yet Harvey.

But i got the speaker panel done.

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I simply *love* the way you embed those ventilation/speakers grills. How exactly do you do it? It looks so nice, almost flush with the laminate.

Also, what size of TV are you using? That cabinet sure has some lovely proportions.

Martijn · « **Reply #53 on:** October 04, 2016, 09:32:28 am »

Quote from: Alejo I on October 03, 2016, 02:11:20 pm

I simply *love* the way you embed those ventilation/speakers grills. How exactly do you do it? It looks so nice, almost flush with the laminate.
Also, what size of TV are you using? That cabinet sure has some lovely proportions.

Tv is a sony trinitron 25 inch flatscreen.

Making it flush :
- cut out the hole where you want the grill in the mdf, make it as perfect as possible. using a router
- then laminate the hole panel
- then cut out the laminate inside the hole. with a flush cut bit
- then route out the mdf around the edge of the laminate
- then you can place the grill against the laminate

Got the pc working with crt emu driver, it took me quite a few hours to get it going.

and i got the plexi installed. the ledstrip behind the marquee is WAY to bright

I have to remove at least 2 strips.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #54 on:** October 04, 2016, 09:39:33 am »

I'm so jealous of SCART.... I wish all our CRT TV's in the states had those connections. Looks great Martijn!

Martijn · « **Reply #55 on:** October 04, 2016, 12:03:24 pm »

Oh my..

Got the groovy mame + crt emu drivers thing working i think

harveybirdman · « **Reply #56 on:** October 04, 2016, 12:44:44 pm »

Mmmm mmmm. Love me some scanlines.

nanoflower · « **Reply #57 on:** October 04, 2016, 12:55:19 pm »

Sweet!! - nothing lcompares to an ol' CRT when it comes to retro gaming.
How are you planning to fasten the control panel ?

Martijn · « **Reply #58 on:** October 04, 2016, 01:02:20 pm »

i still need to tweak the tv using service and i think i got mame.ini settings wrong. other then that i had a blast playing my first game on the keyboard

mounting it using 3 adjustable clamps.

emphatic · « **Reply #59 on:** October 04, 2016, 04:01:01 pm »

Those last few pics aren't showing for me.

Martijn · « **Reply #60 on:** October 05, 2016, 06:54:49 am »

anyone else having the same problem? Looks fine here.

Vidiot · « **Reply #61 on:** October 05, 2016, 07:07:50 am »

I cant see them either

Martijn · « **Reply #62 on:** October 05, 2016, 07:29:59 am »

Dont know what happened, i reinserted the url code and now its ok i think.

markc74 · « **Reply #63 on:** October 05, 2016, 08:16:42 am »

I couldn't see the pics before but now I can so looks like it's fixed.

Nothing quite like seeing it running under CRT emudriver. Knocks the pants of HLSL for sure.

Looks really good behind that plexi too. Which shade did you go for?

I've got a 25" B&O in my cab which has a slight curve to it which I kinda like, but would have really liked a flat (CRT) screen if I could have gotten hold of one...

thomas_surles · « **Reply #64 on:** October 05, 2016, 08:37:41 am »

I still can't see the last 2 pic updates.

Alejo I · « **Reply #65 on:** October 05, 2016, 11:15:49 am »

Same here. Imgur always works for me, through. Maybe mirroring there could fix them.

thomas_surles · « **Reply #66 on:** October 05, 2016, 10:52:32 pm »

Ok I see them now.

emphatic · « **Reply #67 on:** October 06, 2016, 06:07:20 pm »

That looks very nice.

Martijn · « **Reply #68 on:** October 13, 2016, 08:08:49 am »

Thanks! I am still waiting on my artwork and drilling template to continue on the cabinet.

Meanwhile i am doing small things like changing the coin accepter to take euro instead of quarters. I had to fiddle with all the screws to accept it. and file open the coin slot a little more to accept the thickness of the coin.

Software wise i got the roms and themes running in hyperspin. Removing all the clones, anything before and after 1978 and 1999, gun/mahjong/strange controls/quiz/casino.

Still need to tweak the monitor, its hard to find a good setting. Some games are stretched way to much and some have borders. crt display drivers and it settings takes a while to understand.

Cleaned up some of the internal wiring.

emphatic · « **Reply #69 on:** October 13, 2016, 07:19:31 pm »

Pictures' not showing.

thomas_surles · « **Reply #70 on:** October 13, 2016, 08:27:18 pm »

I can see them

mourix · « **Reply #71 on:** October 14, 2016, 07:04:09 am »

Looking perfect as always

For crt I always take the Neo Geo test crosshatch screen and adjust that till it's perfect. When that's done you only need to decrease the vertical size a bit and you're good to go on most vertical games too.

stigzler · « **Reply #72 on:** October 14, 2016, 08:07:16 am »

Some lovely finish on this cab.

Martijn · « **Reply #73 on:** October 24, 2016, 08:19:34 am »

October 6, 2016 13:51 CLINTON TOWNSHIP,MI,48038 ACCEPTANCE
October 6, 2016 17:15 CLINTON TOWNSHIP,MI,48038 DEPARTED POST OFFICE
October 13, 2016 06:04 ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS) ARRIVED AT FACILITY
October 13, 2016 06:04 ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS) PROCESSED THROUGH FACILITY
October 13, 2016 13:30 CHICAGO,UNITED STATES ARRIVED
October 14, 2016 13:12 CHICAGO,UNITED STATES ARRIVED
October 15, 2016 21:15 CHICAGO,UNITED STATES DEPARTED
October 19, 2016 09:12 ISTANBUL,TURKEY ARRIVED
October 20, 2016 07:00 ISTANBUL,TURKEY DEPARTED

Zzz. Is this slow or what. It(artwork, cp drilling template)'s still not in my country (the Netherlands)

nanoflower · « **Reply #74 on:** October 31, 2016, 06:38:25 am »

Quote from: Martijn on October 24, 2016, 08:19:34 am

()...October 20, 2016 07:00 ISTANBUL,TURKEY DEPARTED

Zzz. Is this slow or what. It(artwork, cp drilling template)'s still not in my country (the Netherlands)

Is the Artwork still in transit? - I'm probably not the only one who's curious to see what you've been up to

Martijn · « **Reply #75 on:** October 31, 2016, 09:45:54 am »

I received it last Friday. side-art and marquee are applied. Pictures Soon

nanoflower · « **Reply #76 on:** October 31, 2016, 09:56:54 am »

Quote from: Martijn on October 31, 2016, 09:45:54 am

I received it last Friday. side-art and marquee are applied. Pictures Soon

ooohhhhhhh

ivwshane · « **Reply #77 on:** November 02, 2016, 12:11:05 am »

As always, quality stuff, martijn!

For the speaker grill, are you simply gluing the whole speaker housing and its grill directly to the laminate? Also are you using vertical grade laminate or countertop grade? If countertop grade, then are you using larger size t-molding?

Martijn · « **Reply #78 on:** November 02, 2016, 05:55:54 am »

For the speaker i bought some grills. same i bought for the street fighter arcade. You can find pictures from it and how i mounted them there.
But that grill is flush with the laminate. The logitech speakers are above the grill. and i added a panel so there is no light coming through the sides of the speaker.
Speakers are painted. and without the original grill. they have some THX logo on them i didnt like.

The laminate is 0.9mm thick i use 20mm tmolding. the mdf is 18mm.

rablack97 · « **Reply #79 on:** November 02, 2016, 08:26:36 am »

I am a true fan of Martijn's speaker panel mounting technique found here (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134336.120.html. I've used it in all of my builds since he posted the pics.

Looks very classy and clean if you execute the steps.


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