Author Topic: Heavy Metal (The Movie) Themed Cab - My first build (Read 9510 times)

Newsome · « **on:** January 13, 2005, 08:54:37 pm »

This is my first arcade cabinet to work on and I wanted to post the results. The theme is the movie "Heavy Metal" - a fantasy/cartoon from 1981 (a good year for games too).

I decided to build 2 cabinets at the same time and this cabinet belongs to a friend. We worked on it (off and on) for a few months. Pics of my cabinet (a different theme) will be online soon.

For both cabinets, I started with the Ulimate Arcade II plans and modified them to remove the keyboard drawer - this allows for the coin door to be mounted higher.

I created a site for his cabinet - so check it out and let me know what you think.

-Newsome

Website:
http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/index.html

Some finished pics:
http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/fin001b.jpg
http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/fin002b.jpg
http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/fin003b.jpg
http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/fin006b.jpg

Mameotron · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2005, 09:17:44 pm »

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammm!!

Awesome, I really like the sideart.

Witchboard · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2005, 09:33:10 pm »

Cool. You used the original. I was afraid you were going to use 2000. Good work, love the artwork, although I would have had to have more emphasis on the Pac-Man ship. ^_^ I like how your trackball is the same color as the orb. LOL Good touch there. Great cab.

Newsome · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2005, 10:07:39 pm »

Yeah - the original HM movie was awesome! HM:2000 was just awful...

That's cool that you picked up on the Loc Nar (the Green Orb) reference with the trackball...

The sides are painted to look like damaged sheet metal and Bruce ordered the stainless steel joysticks for the control panel from SlikStik. So the cab looks like "Heavy Metal" as well as having all the movie artwork on it.

Will · « **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2005, 10:37:01 pm »

I had considered this as a theme at one point glad someone beat me to it.Awesome artwork ,I just wish you would have put Hannover Fist in there.Really nice work on the cabinet.Why did you buy a slikstik instead of building it yourself?

RetroJames · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2005, 10:47:30 pm »

Well done. Alot of nice design elements there.

Newsome · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2005, 11:19:15 pm »

Quote from: Will on January 13, 2005, 10:37:01 pm

I had considered this as a theme at one point glad someone beat me to it.Awesome artwork ,I just wish you would have put Hannover Fist in there.Really nice work on the cabinet.Why did you buy a slikstik instead of building it yourself?

We ended up ordered a couple of Slikstik's for the cabs because we knew they would work

- After working on the cabs, I am positive that we could have made the control panels. If I get the urge at some point, I may salvage the parts out of my Slikstik and use them in a custom CP. If we do go with a custom CP I plan to cover the entire surface with more artwork!

Rip · « **Reply #7 on:** January 14, 2005, 02:26:21 am »

Beautiful.....simply beautiful. One of the nicest custom cabs I have seen. Congratulations.

Knievel · « **Reply #8 on:** January 14, 2005, 10:02:35 am »

Wow! nice job on the artwork. I'm a huge 80's metal fan but have to admit I've never seen that movie...I think the time has come.

Newsome · « **Reply #9 on:** January 14, 2005, 10:17:43 am »

Quote from: Knievel on January 14, 2005, 10:02:35 am

Wow! nice job on the artwork. I'm a huge 80's metal fan but have to admit I've never seen that movie...I think the time has come.

The movie is a cult classic!

I'm a 80's metal fan myself and the movie has some good bands on the soundtrack - though not are all considered "metal"... The name of the movie is Heavy Metal - but just because that is the title of the fantasy comic magazine that it was based on... Black Sabbath and Sammy Hagar have some good tracks, and overall the soundtrack is really good.

I've seen it 30+ times now and I still love it.

BobbyG66 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 14, 2005, 10:46:24 am »

WOW! Very nice cabinet!

Great artwork, nice details.
One of best originals I have seen...

rdagger · « **Reply #11 on:** January 14, 2005, 12:41:17 pm »

Great job.

Gunstar Hero · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2005, 12:42:45 pm »

Awesome!

GGKoul · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2005, 03:12:33 pm »

Wow!! Just when you see the same thing over and over again. You see some really nice projects on the same day!

Great Job!!

Redseven80 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 15, 2005, 03:43:51 am »

Thats a solid cabinet there dude! nice

menace · « **Reply #15 on:** January 15, 2005, 07:51:07 am »

Friggin awesome--nothing says retro goodness like Heavy Metal--I remember trying to sneak in to see that movie more than once and everytime got busted--slightly underage at the time. Very nicely done! I think I'm going to have to re-watch that movie--the soundtrack was one of my favs at the time as well. Great work!

stevejt · « **Reply #16 on:** January 15, 2005, 09:37:32 am »

That has to be one of the best looking art jobs I have ever seen. The orig movie was awesome and did have an awesome soundtrack. Seeing the cab makes me want to see the movie again, got a divx of it somewhere I've got to find now.

Sorry If I missed it, but how did you get the artwork, poster scan, video capture? And how did you get it so big and still have such clariy and smooth edges?

Steve

Hippie459MN · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2005, 10:59:53 am »

All I have to say is WOW! That sure would look good in my "work in progress" game room. :::grin:::

Awsome cab ya got there.

dweebs0r · « **Reply #18 on:** January 15, 2005, 11:29:54 am »

Nice job!

I'd be proud to own that cab.

--Dweebs

ras2a · « **Reply #19 on:** January 15, 2005, 07:47:29 pm »

Having built a UAII based can, I feel at liberty to comment...and I will: STUNNING!

Craig

geomartin · « **Reply #20 on:** January 15, 2005, 08:33:28 pm »

Fantastic looking Cabinet. I remember when the movie came out, I tricked my father into taking me to see it at the local theater. I assumed that he would drop my friend and I off like usual, but to my horror my mother and father decided to go in and see it with us! I was 14 at the time and he put the look of shame on me for subjecting my mother to the movie.

Newsome · « **Reply #21 on:** January 15, 2005, 10:32:39 pm »

Quote from: stevejt on January 15, 2005, 09:37:32 am

Sorry If I missed it, but how did you get the artwork, poster scan, video capture? And how did you get it so big and still have such clariy and smooth edges?

For the most part, I redrew the artwork in Photoshop. I would either start with a screen capture or line art drawing and resize it to the dimensions needed on the cab (at 300 dots per inch)...

Here's a page that explains what I did for each piece of the artwork:
http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/artwork.html

I really appreciate all the compliments that everyone has posted.

If you haven't seen the movie Heavy Metal, go check it out! I have vivid memories of seeing it as a kid in '81, and that feeling of nostalgia that I have for arcade games is shared with the movie.

-Newsome

AGGIEZ · « **Reply #22 on:** January 16, 2005, 03:20:27 pm »

That cab is freaking beautiful!!! I'm nominating it for the HOF just for the sideart!!

Newsome · « **Reply #23 on:** January 17, 2005, 11:44:29 am »

Quote from: AGGIEZ on January 16, 2005, 03:20:27 pm

That cab is freaking beautiful!!! I'm nominating it for the HOF just for the sideart!!

Man - thanks for the nomination! Glad you like the artwork!

-Newsome

daywane · « **Reply #24 on:** January 19, 2005, 09:53:24 am »

MY LOCKNAR!!! MYLOCKNAR

Newsome · « **Reply #25 on:** January 29, 2005, 02:28:38 am »

Quote from: daywane on January 19, 2005, 09:53:24 am

MY LOCKNAR!!! MYLOCKNAR

Glad to see another fan of the movie -

Witchboard · « **Reply #26 on:** January 31, 2005, 10:29:20 am »

I sent you a PM but never got a response, so I'll just ask here. How did you mount your kickplate? I don't see any screws from the front.

Stingray · « **Reply #27 on:** January 31, 2005, 04:27:38 pm »

Wow, looks really great. I have Heavy Metal on VHS somewhere, need to dig that out, haven't watched it in ages.

-S

Newsome · « **Reply #28 on:** January 31, 2005, 05:16:57 pm »

Quote from: Witchboard on January 31, 2005, 10:29:20 am

I sent you a PM but never got a response, so I'll just ask here. How did you mount your kickplate? I don't see any screws from the front.

Sorry about not answering - I didn't notice that I had a personal message.

The kickplate was mounted with extra-strength "liquid nails" (in a tube like caulk). It will never come off!

I held it in place for a few minutes to be sure it dried in place - it is really solid.

-Newsome

Witchboard · « **Reply #29 on:** January 31, 2005, 09:22:45 pm »

No problem. Showing up with a cab like that on your first post, I'm surprised you don't have more.

Encryptor · « **Reply #30 on:** May 21, 2009, 07:43:06 pm »

Newsome,

I know this is an old thread but I am interested in the graphics on your cab. Are they still available for download? TIA!

Encryptor

Firebat138 · « **Reply #31 on:** May 21, 2009, 07:48:33 pm »

I hope you dont mind....but I love the freakin cab and it is WHAT made me build my own...Here is the link

http://bellsouthpwp2.net/g/c/gcnewsome/

Fire

Encryptor · « **Reply #32 on:** May 21, 2009, 08:49:07 pm »

Thanks but I've been to that website. The images that are there are low res. At the top of this thread he put in links for the artwork but they are dead now. I'm looking for the images he used to have the side art printed from if he still has them and is willing to share them.

Encryptor

Firebat138 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 21, 2009, 09:00:21 pm »

Oh...Cool....sorry for hijacking, but I recently got back into this and his was the one that inspired me to build... I am using the chrome handles and loved his Bolts idea...much easier for transporting... Ending up NOT doing the metal plate, cause I didnt leave enough room....Oh well.... Still a kickbutt machine...

Later

Fire

Benevolance · « **Reply #34 on:** May 22, 2009, 07:09:03 pm »

Since his last visit to the boards was over a year ago, you may have better luck emailing him directly.

I borrowed heavily from this cab for inspiration about my own.

Encryptor · « **Reply #35 on:** May 22, 2009, 07:39:23 pm »

Yeah I did notice that. I just emailed him so we'll see what happens. Thanks.

Encryptor

Encryptor · « **Reply #36 on:** May 27, 2009, 08:52:59 pm »

I posted here in this thread and have tried emailing him. I've gotten no reply. It wasn't returned undeliverable so it went somewhere. Anyone still here that knows this guy?

Encryptor

saint · « **Reply #37 on:** May 27, 2009, 10:48:04 pm »

The links at the top of this thread are not to the artwork files, but are pictures of the finished cab. They are at archive.org still. Didn't find anywhere that he had shared the original artwork...

http://web.archive.org/web/20070120225330/http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/fin001b.jpg

http://web.archive.org/web/20060617045129/http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/fin002b.jpg

http://web.archive.org/web/20070113074201/http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/fin003b.jpg

http://web.archive.org/web/20060619231534/http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisnewsome/fin006b.jpg

Encryptor · « **Reply #38 on:** May 28, 2009, 05:20:06 am »

Ok thanks saint. Do you or anyone else know him to see if he would share the artwork?

Encryptor

thatitalian · « **Reply #39 on:** May 28, 2009, 05:51:44 am »

Where did he get the artwork printed? The colour graphics parts look like they were also painted on!!!


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Author Topic: Heavy Metal (The Movie) Themed Cab - My first build (Read 9510 times)

Mameotron