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Temp-Cade
« on: April 01, 2004, 09:15:17 pm »
I threw this together in a night.  It's just so I have something to play with until I get more money to work on the MiniGalaga.

It's made of what I believe to be a microwave cart that a neighbor threw out.  It's got a t-stick the 3" TB that will eventually be going in the full sized cab I would like to make down the road some time.  And check out those coin return buttons  ;) aren't they sweet!  There's leaf switches behind them so they actually work for coining up.  The laptop attached to the back is there because my computer chair doesn't go low enough for my legs to fit under the bottom of the CP so I just play on the couch.

I had to route out practicly the whole back side of the cp because it's about 1
If there's bees in the trap I'm catching em
By the thorax and abdomen
And sanding the stingers down to a rough quill
Then I dip em in ink, and I scribble a bit
But if it they wriggle then I tickle em until they hold still
Lemme say it again
In my land of pretend
I use bees as a mf'n pen

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Re:Temp-Cade
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2004, 09:16:32 pm »
Another pic...
If there's bees in the trap I'm catching em
By the thorax and abdomen
And sanding the stingers down to a rough quill
Then I dip em in ink, and I scribble a bit
But if it they wriggle then I tickle em until they hold still
Lemme say it again
In my land of pretend
I use bees as a mf'n pen

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Re:Temp-Cade
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2004, 09:17:12 pm »
Last one...
If there's bees in the trap I'm catching em
By the thorax and abdomen
And sanding the stingers down to a rough quill
Then I dip em in ink, and I scribble a bit
But if it they wriggle then I tickle em until they hold still
Lemme say it again
In my land of pretend
I use bees as a mf'n pen

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Re:Temp-Cade
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2004, 09:22:11 pm »
The funny thing is... some guy was trying to pass something similiar to that off as a commercial product with a price tag of 700 bucks.

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Re:Temp-Cade
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2004, 11:34:45 pm »
really ??.... then maybe you should ebay it with a BIN price of $699 !!!.... haaa haa....

cool.... good thing.... cheap and functional for the meantime....
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Re:Temp-Cade
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2004, 03:36:56 pm »
I actually like it man. I can picture this in a kids room and they get to help decorate it with a "handprint" water color theme all over it.

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Re:Temp-Cade
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2004, 09:48:28 pm »
Microwave cart..... Where's the MICROWAVE? Mmmmm, I can taste the steamy goodness of freshly cooked snacks in your MicroCade!
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Re:Temp-Cade
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2004, 10:17:22 pm »
Microwave cart..... Where's the MICROWAVE? Mmmmm, I can taste the steamy goodness of freshly cooked snacks in your MicroCade!

Pac-Man and Hot Pockets anyone?

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