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tranq:
I don't like the CC  - which I can't find by Google, weirdly - mostly cos it's white.  I really like the old Bubbles poly cab, and even more the new poly cabs, like for DL re-release, etc.  They're black, or gray, or something, and they're curvy.  I could never build a cab like the old days cos they're so....square.

Doom bucket:
heh, I LOVE Candy Cabs, the ones that I like, I REALLY like. I wasn't born in the 70s-80s and before like most of the BYOAC crowd, and the small, smooth, curvy white design is extremely appealing to me. Without any nostalgic memories to run off of, the candy cabs just seem more desirable to me. The only games in the arcade that I REALLY liked were japanese fighting games like Street Fighter, shooters like Metal Slug, and vertical schmups.

The Super Neo 29 in particular. The more I think about it, the more I want it.  :notworthy:

tetsu96:

--- Quote from: Circo on January 02, 2007, 10:51:20 pm ---There really is no space on those candies to do much in the way of mods.   I really like track ball games and that was never going to happen.  The other big thing is I got a wells gardner arcade monitor and it seels that the monitors used in those candy cabs are much shallower than any of the others, ie: Betson, WG or Billabs (I have had them all) so I had to cut a big hole in the back of the candy cab to fit it, can you say electrical hazard?  Anyway having had one I would suggest against it but they are fairly chead if you can find one.
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Yeah - there's not a lot of modding room on these to be sure.  I'll plug the Tornado Twist 2 though - it went into my Super Neo 29 without incident.  I replaced the select button with it and the only thing I needed to do was enlarge the hole to 1 1/8" to fit it properly.  It's a bit high compared to the other controls, but works fine.

That said, I've seen some CP replacements (including trackballs) for these which worked out nicely as long as you're willing to work on it.  Larger CPs look odd, but the right paint / decals should take it where it looks nice.

As to the monitor mounting issue, that sounds off to me.  If you had a 29" cab, then the 27" WG and Betson monitors should fit fine though the frame may need swapping before putting them in.  I've put Betsons in a Super Neo 29 and Capcom Impress and really only needed to do a frame swap on the 2nd since the monitor's chassis sits directly in the cabinet w/o frame support.   Of course with other cabs, YMMV.

I do love the candies though.

NoOne=NBA=:

--- Quote from: tranq on January 03, 2007, 12:46:39 am ---I don't like the CC - mostly cos it's white.

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You can paint them, you know?

WHITE PONY


BLACK PONY


I will agree about the CP problem though.
They are made for Asian sticks/buttons, and won't fit much else.
I can't even put regular Happ's buttons on mine because the CP is not deep enough.

FrizzleFried:

--- Quote ---I'll plug the Tornado Twist 2 though - it went into my Super Neo 29 without incident.  I replaced the select button with it and the only thing I needed to do was enlarge the hole to 1 1/8" to fit it properly.
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I assume you mean the TURBOTwist 2?

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