finishing (or finished) a cab!

[Nefesis]

i am finally going to be starting a cab. i'm just ordering the wood right now, and probably won't start til next monday. have to wait till school is out (this friday). and then i have to check on some of my old computers or buy an used one

[Nefesis]

my dad said he didn't have the tools to build the frame for the cab, so now we're going to get a friend to build the frame for us.

[boyowilkins]

Good luck m8, keep us posted what u been up to with the project  

[Nefesis]

all right, i found out most of the specs... they are:
20 to 40 gig hard drive ( not exactly sure yet)
128 megs of ram
400 mhz
pentium 3
cd player w/speakers
15" monitor

i'll be gettinbg a new monitor... preferably 19+ inches. is newegg.com a good place for that? i'll also be adding a dvd drive.

[Nefesis]

allright, my newest progress is that i recieved the computer. next i'll be putting ROMs on it. i might switch the keyboard it has w/ my normal computer keyboard. i like it better

[Nefesis]

After about 11 months, the cab is finally starting to be finished. The cabinet's frame has been built for a while, I just never ordered the controls until January, and was caught up in school work. As school just ended, we put together the control panel, and I just finished putting on a second layer of finish. We'll probably be starting the wiring Monday. I'm going with a realtively simple control panel, mainly only need three buttons for Metal Slug. I haven't gotten a larger monitor yet like I wanted, but it works, so I'm not complaining.

[Nefesis]

And another pic. The cabinets at the bottom of the cab may not look very arcadish, but they're there for 2 reasons: 1) I hate wasting space & 2) The guy who built the cab didn't really understand where the computer was going to go.

[M3talhead]

Just remember, whatever you do, TAKE YOUR TIME! Mame will be here when you finish. Nothing is worse than having a cab you're not happy with because you rushed it.

[Nefesis]

Man, if I wasn't happy about it, you'd be able to tell. I think the cabinets at the bottom are pretty nice. Now I just need to find something to put in them. Maybe I'll get one of those little refridgerators...

[teetu]

well the guy who built it for you is definately no amatuer- i think it is very nice. Although the cabinet doors are a departure from the typical cab, i think that is a plus since this site is all about doing something personal and unique.

[dema]

Yeah, the guy who built it did a beautiful job. Make sure you infuse your personal flair where you can and it'll be sweet. You might also want to consider a marquee light. Hopefully that wood in the marquee area can be removed. If not, it's not a big deal, but something you can do to make it pop.

[Nefesis]

I'm actually considering not putting in a marquee. I like the all-wood look it has now. Plus, like you (dema) said, the wood might not come off. I also might mount the speakers in the cabinets instead of up top. Think that might be easier, since the top is already built.

[Nefesis]

Alright, after it being done for about 1-2 months, I am finally getting around to posting pics.

[Nefesis]

and last pic I am posting unless i get a request

[Q*Bert_OP]

What kind of joysticks are those?

[Nefesis]

The joysticks are Ultimarcs J-stick ball top. Another little piece of info about the cab- though you can't see it in those pics, I have an orange ping-pong ball that broke in half that I can put over the tops of the joysticks. But only if I ever get tired of the red (and even then, not for long as there is no way other than glue or some adhesive to make them stick on).

[SNAAKE]

NO STREET FIGHTER !! BAN HIM !!!!

Looking good