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What do you think of my arcade cabinet design?
fjl:
All right, I'm just starting this whole build your own arcade cabinet thing. This is of course just a mock view of my model. Ignore the controls for now since they are still a WIP(work in progress).
But I'd like to hear your wisdom on why this would or would not be a good design for an arcade cabinet. So far I want it to be this shape. The controls will remain the same size as I do not plan to add in a CP that will stick out from the sides. I want it all to fit into the size of the cabinet. so far it is, 28" wide, 75" tall and 43" deep. The controls will be about 40 inches up which I perhaps plan to lower a bit. Anyways give me feedback! :blah:
leapinlew:
it'll work!
I'd possibly recommend tilting the screen back a bit.
fjl:
I'm definitely going to have it tilt back. Perhaps about 15 degrees. But do you think 28" minus the size of the cabinet walls will be enough space for two joystick configuration with a trackball?
And should I have to make the bottom heavier somehow to prevent the machine from tilting over? With the monitor being towards the top, I would think this would make tilting it over quite easy.
leapinlew:
you can easily make it heavier on the bottom - at any point by adding weight. I'd see how it does. If the base is wide enough it won't be an issue. Here is a picture of my 26" control panel:
It's a little deeper than yours, but you can see there is plenty of room.
fjl:
Is that 26" including the side walls or just the CP board itself? And when you play with others, do you find yourself bumping into your neighbor cause the controls are too close or something?
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