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cmoses:
I have reached a crossroads in my project and am looking for some suggestions.  I purchased a Taito cabinet that was in very bad condition with the intent to MAME it.  I have completed stage I of this build and have learned a lot and am really enjoying the process.  The machine is up and running MAME and I am enjoying it a lot.  I would like to some more player buttons, a trackball and spinners to allow me to play more games.  I purchased a spare control panel and would use it to start planning the additions.  The main issue is that the Taito is on the small side.  So I am debating between staying with the Taito and giving some additions up or getting a little larger cabinet.

I would like a cabinet that has a separate control panel box.  This way I could build it to size and configure it with the components I wanted.  Ideally I would like a 2 player CP with 6 or 7 buttons per player, a centrally located trackball and a spinner for each player for racing games.  I am looking for some suggestions on cabinets that would meet this criteria.

I have seen the Midway cabinets that were used for NFL Blitz and Mortal Kombat and like them.  I like the separate CP boxes they have and would probably design a CP somewhere between the 2 player Mortal Kombat size and the 4 player NFL Blitz size.

Are they other cabinets out there that anyone can suggest that would also fit these needs?  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  I have searched for projects with the Midway cabinets and there are a lot to use for suggestions.


 

Jimbo:

--- Quote from: cmoses on December 09, 2008, 11:43:38 am ---Ideally I would like a 2 player CP with 6 or 7 buttons per player, a centrally located trackball and a spinner for each player for racing games.  I am looking for some suggestions on cabinets that would meet this criteria.
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If you're looking to build your own panel, check out my project (link below)... what you mentioned is exactly how I have my CP, so it might help you with spacing of controls etc.

 :cheers:

Hoopz:
How about something like a Dynamo Showcase cabinet?  I have one and it seems something that you may want to check out.

http://www.americanvending.com/html/amusement/misc/cabinet/showcase.htm

Paul Olson:
I used one of the blitz type cabs for mine, and it has been great. I originally had a 2 player cp with a trackball and spinner. Everything was spaced well, but if you add anything else, it will get cluttered really quick. I ended up going modular which was easy to implement because of the seperate cp. The cp is 34 inches wide, which feels perfect for 2 full grown (even overgrown) adults to play side by side. It doesn't feel too big when I have a single player layout on there either. I originally planned to build a cab, but this one works so well, I would probably just copy it, so it doesn't seem worth the effort. 

daywane:
i agree with pcolson
modular or swapable

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