Smithotron: Build finished - Pictures

[VanillaGorilla]

Guy. Man. Dude. Nice job pulling in the reigns from the clutches of time. That looks superlative. Well done.

[mgb]

Guy. Man. Dude.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=4zEi3yXy_5g&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4zEi3yXy_5g

[shponglefan]

Very awesome.  Looks like it came straight from the 80's! 

[EssexMame]

Looks fantastic!

I love the idea of the pullout drawer for the occasional controls! Is it stable when you lean on it? I could imagine a drawer bending down but how is it secured?

[monkey puzzle]

Thanks once again for the feedback everyone. Makes me feel good to read so many positive comments.

My only worry would be trying to play Golden Tee with that trackball - OUCHY FINGERS@!!!

I see what you mean about that. If you spun the ball back fast you would probably hit your hand on the panel behind it. I'm personally not familiar with Golden Tee so this doesn't bother me too much. I mainly wanted the trackball for Marble Madness, crystal castles, centipede and missile command.

Looks fantastic!

I love the idea of the pullout drawer for the occasional controls! Is it stable when you lean on it? I could imagine a drawer bending down but how is it secured?

I used quite high quality drawer runners. They feel very sturdy and I think you would have to put considerable force down to bend them, but I haven't tested that yet. 

[monkey puzzle]

Just an update. I've done a few tweaks to improve things. I also designed and printed my instruction card which is a nice finishing touch I think.

66/   Octagonal restrictors fitted to U360s is a definite improvement

67/   Fitted extra button above spinner. Makes it much easier to play Ikari warriors, midnight resistance etc. The player uses the spinner with the right hand and uses the orange button and the player 2 button with the middle and ring finger of the same hand

68/   Instruction card fitted