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Build Or Buy? HELP!!
divemaster127:
hows it going, i have the slikstik quad with a quad 4 controllers, i like the kit real well, kevins review at retroblast.com, is helpfull, but not all the pieces fit perfect i had to have two people plus you have to be careful not to break a cam, a couple of things i did extra to the cab, i glued my cams, on the unfinished pieces, i used a clearcoat to keep moisture out of them & on certain angles that hold lots of weight i added L brackets but overall its a good kit, just be prepared to sell out 1800.00 with shipping
thanks
Wade:
Considering that there are plenty of real nice used and working games out there for just a few hundred dollars, buying something like a Slikstick cabinet for $1000+ seems like a real waste of money. Good used cabs can be made to look new for minimal work and cost (laminate or paint, $10 for T-molding, etc.) People give away or throw away very nice empty cabinets every day.
For those that require something brand new and computer cut accuracy, the ArcadeShopper.com cabs looked pretty nice and were a lot less expensive than most of the other kits (but still, $400-500 plus shipping.)
Wade
pointdablame:
If you are looking for a fighting cab, I'd be looking for an empty Dynamo cab. Or a Mortal Kombat style Midway cab. You can find empty Dynamos pretty easily since they were almost always conversions, and a lot of fighters were in them.
I want to build my own cab one day... but the fact that I can get a working JAMMA cab for a few hundred bux seems so much more cost effective. Even if you need to paint ot and fix it slightly, you still have a cab, possibly some controls, a coin door, a monitor, wiring, etc etc. Add all that little stuff up like the marquee retainers and the glass/plexi and the marquee light et all... and I don't understand why ANYONE builds a cab if money is a big decision maker.
Dagg:
Build! All the way.
Nothing like telling folks you built the entire unit from the ground up when they ask where you bought it.
pointdablame:
--- Quote from: Dagg on June 09, 2005, 01:02:32 pm ---Build! All the way.
Nothing like telling folks you built the entire unit from the ground up when they ask where you bought it.
--- End quote ---
When you think about it though, you are still "building" either way. Wait until you explain to someone how you wired up controls and made this machine play this many different games. That always amazes people more IMO than telling them I put some wood together.
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