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Examples of subtle, aesthetic, furniture-esque living room cabs?
Flinkly:
well, if it's just the overall look of the cabinet that your worried about, i'd have to say that a dark stain is what your looking for. do a dark walnut or cherry so that it blends in, and just have your bro use some thin routered wood to give the edges that same rounded effect, but without t-molding. if he keeps the strips small enough, they should bend well around the corners of an arcade cabinet.
lastly, i would point you in the direction of a midway cocktail table or something similar, since those can be hidden very easily either by themselves or with a bit off tablecloth.
Martoon:
--- Quote from: Flinkly on April 02, 2005, 07:13:47 pm ---lastly, i would point you in the direction of a midway cocktail table or something similar, since those can be hidden very easily either by themselves or with a bit off tablecloth.
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Hmmm... cocktail with a tablecloth. Not a bad idea. As long as the top completely overhangs the control panels, I could make it look however I want. Throw on a tablecloth and vase of flowers, it's a decorative table. Pull off the cloth, and Voila! An arcade cab.
But keep the ideas coming. I'd like to consider all options.
countchocula8:
i saw this cab a whle back...not sure if it belongs to anyone here in the forum, but i think it looks pretty good: http://www.slam-tilt.com/~bwillis/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=mame
the woodgrain makes it look kinda weird at first since not a lot of cabs have that look, but i think u will really like it once u get used to the look.
Flinkly:
not to dock you or something, but thats a mameroom two peice cab that must have been done from the templates or instruction book. it would be nice for an arcade cabinet, but not really to hide.
as for the midway table, you could just bring the glass out further to cover and control panels you decided to put on it. i've always liked the look of midway cocktails anyway though. good luck with the choices...
Quarters:
--- Quote from: Martoon on April 02, 2005, 06:04:48 pm ---I'm considering a cocktail, since they tend to be a little less intrusive. I like a variety of games and this will be my only cab, so it would probably need to be a 3-sided cocktail to accomodate the controls (I need a trackball, spinner, and a couple sticks).
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My cocktail would look at home in most living rooms. I guess one could chop the design down to a 3 sided version.
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