My taito inspired cab

[KDOG]

Starting planing stages of a classic Mame cab. Here are some plans that I have drawn up.
I will be using the multicade cp from arcadeshop. It is for midway galaga/ms pac-man cab but I didn't want to go with that style. I still debate on how to orientate the monitor or what type of monitor I am going to use.

[Havoc]

I have an original Taito Cab and the monitor sits more like whats in the first picture.   

[MYX]

The cab I am finishing now is loosely based around a Taito. Be very careful about your monitor angle and depth of cabinet. When I was still doing the vertical set up the monitor went 1 in. beyond the back of the cabinet (1 3/4 too far). When I decided to go Hoz. this resolved it's self. LINK

Also if you go too vert, over time stuff can fall on the guns and shorten the life of your monitor.

[KDOG]

Here is a 3d render of what it will look like.  Nothing fancy just used google sketch . I have found I am an ok artist with paper pencil but I am useless when it comes to artwork using a computer.

As far as monitor type and orientation, I think  I will go with a LCD so that I can easily rotate horz. and vert.

[KDOG]

some more detail.

[KDOG]

Here is the more laid down look. It would only be vertical with an arcade monitor.

[Lord Hiryu]

Hi KDOG.
A few months ago I build from scratch a Taito based cab.
I modified the sizes from the rear of the back and the wide.
Here's a link of all the construction.
I think that may help you.
http://www.marcianitos.org/turecreativa/VerticalArcadium.htm

And this is all the original Post, with all the info:
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5577/estadoactualct8.jpg

BTW...the page is in Spanish.

Cheers.

[KDOG]

Here is basically what I  am looking for in as far as artwork. I will later get one of the talented people in on the board to help me tweak it better.