Author Topic: The Canucks Cocktail Cabinet (Read 53357 times)

apfelanni · « **Reply #120 on:** March 03, 2010, 01:14:56 pm »

well done dude. it inspires me on renovating something very similar. i got an old empty astro invader shell in bad shape on ebay for 1 euro . i would have hated to see it trashed so in a moment of mercy i placed a bid and won the auction. next day i took it home . it was nearby in the neighbourhood maybe 10 km . to say the truth : i dont really like those table cabinets with a glasplate over the controlpanel . and i see us ebay flooded with cheap pacmanstyle repros . i m not quite sure what to do with my table or what colour to paint it. maybe pacmanyellow black or neogeored . guess i ll mount a 2o inch rgb tv with a sega saturn . found a fully working tv with flat philips tube in a electronic trash container . all i did so far was ripping of the damaged laminat , sanding it , filling countless holes and scratches and prime it.

ps. i dont like renovations coz they always turn out to be more expensive in time and cash than a custom scratch build .

ps2. didnt u replace the old tube ? here in my arcade junkyard monitors with such burns always end up in a trashcan within minutes. in my city u can grab tv tubes of any manufacturer for none. so reusing something like that would never be an option for me .

ps3 thanks for the tip unlaminating with a heat iron . i abused mommys 30 year old one and it worked great.

opt2not · « **Reply #121 on:** March 03, 2010, 03:27:16 pm »

Quote from: apfelanni on March 03, 2010, 01:14:56 pm

well done dude. it inspires me on renovating something very similar. i got an old empty astro invader shell in bad shape on ebay for 1 euro . i would have hated to see it trashed so in a moment of mercy i placed a bid and won the auction. next day i took it home . it was nearby in the neighbourhood maybe 10 km .

Hey apfelanni, thanks for the comments.

Glad to see that you're inspired to do a reno yourself, and that your saving that Space Invaders cabinet...I really like the shape of those cabs, they seem slightly smaller and more square than the Galaga/Pacman ones. I especially love the curved edges along the sides. Good choice.

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to say the truth : i dont really like those table cabinets with a glasplate over the controlpanel . and i see us ebay flooded with cheap pacmanstyle repros .

Honestly, I would prefer no plexi on the Control panel, but then I'd have to have the bolts showing from the top, so Plexi was my best bet. It also makes it cheaper for me to put artwork underneath it. I just printed the artwork out on card-stock paper and affixed it under there.

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i m not quite sure what to do with my table or what colour to paint it. maybe pacmanyellow black or neogeored .

If you're looking for my advice, both Pacman Yellow/Black or Neo Geo Red would be cool. I've seen another project post of the Pacman colours on a cocktail cabinet here somewhere, I don't remember who did it, but it looked pretty nice. You might be able to find it through the search engine here. If you went with the Red, I'd recommend using chrome t-molding for the trimmings. One of my other cabinet renovations has that nice saturated Red (and additional artwork) with the shiny chrome t-molding, and it turned out looking really really nice. Professional and slick looking.

You said you're going to put a Saturn in there, sounds like you got a plan already. A saturn cabinet would be great, and there should be a plethora of Shooters for that console that would play nice on a vertical display. Are you planning on keeping it a vertical display cabinet?

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ps. i dont like renovations coz they always turn out to be more expensive in time and cash than a custom scratch build .

True, but I do like the idea of taking something old and polishing/updating it and making it new again. No need to kill more trees!

Besides, all the figuring out dimensions and the major wood cutting is already done for you.

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ps2. didnt u replace the old tube ? here in my arcade junkyard monitors with such burns always end up in a trashcan within minutes. in my city u can grab tv tubes of any manufacturer for none. so reusing something like that would never be an option for me .

I didn't replace the old tube, as I figured it was still good enough to play on. I'm going to wait till it completely dies on me till I think about replacing it with another one.

emphatic · « **Reply #122 on:** March 03, 2010, 07:10:57 pm »

Quote from: apfelanni on March 03, 2010, 01:14:56 pm

guess i ll mount a 2o inch rgb tv with a sega saturn . found a fully working tv with flat philips tube in a electronic trash container . all i did so far was ripping of the damaged laminat , sanding it , filling countless holes and scratches and prime it.

It would be awesome if you would make it a dedicated Garegga Cocktail. That way have it looking rusty and with nails and whatnot would fit with the steampunk of the game.

apfelanni · « **Reply #123 on:** March 04, 2010, 04:41:35 am »

garegga style finish sounds like a good idea. perhaps i can hammer in some rusty nails into the control panel 4 pleasure and pain .

Santoro · « **Reply #124 on:** March 04, 2010, 07:30:13 am »

Nice work, that looks amazing!

Phreakuency · « **Reply #125 on:** March 29, 2010, 07:43:33 am »

Finally got around to clicking your sig and reading the whole thread... amazing job mate!!

And I can see why you suggested I sand in between each layer of paint. Looks great!!

opt2not · « **Reply #126 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:08:25 pm »

Quote from: Phreakuency on March 29, 2010, 07:43:33 am

Finally got around to clicking your sig and reading the whole thread... amazing job mate!!

And I can see why you suggested I sand in between each layer of paint. Looks great!!

Thanks! There are a few low-priority finishing touches that I need to do to it, but I'm putting those on hold for now till I can get a couple other projects out of the way first.

opt2not · « **Reply #127 on:** April 27, 2010, 03:49:51 am »

Since the Canucks have passed onto round 2 of the playoffs, I figured I'd update you all on the cabinet.

I've decided to not go with the Dreamcast addition till my arcade monitor dies on me. When that happens I'll be replacing the monitor with another one that works happily with my DC.

Other updates: both spinners are working well now. I've tweaked them a bunch for multiple games, and I've achieved what i think feels well for most games that use it. There are 2 games I'm hooked on at the moment:

Free Kick (bootleg set 2)

Really awesome soccer variant on the Arkanoid gameplay style. Ridiculously hard too! (I know, it's not hockey, but as soon as I find a hockey game that uses the spinner, you bet your pants it'll be on this badboy!)

...and of course, my beloved Gyruss.

I picked up a few Micro-Leaf switches from jasonbar (here's a plug for ya buddy

) on the cheap, and it has really made my shmup experience so much better. The action on those switches are great, and silent!

So that's pretty much it. All that's left to do is a smartstripe hack, and a couple small wiring things. One of which is wiring a new fan that runs a bit more silent. Right now the fan buzzes quite a bit, but again, that's another small thing.

I'd say that this cabinet is at 95%!

GO CANUCKS GO!

edit: been looking around, and found this great mod that Ond did a while back. I will probably do this to my JLW's in the near future. Silent action ftw!

Epyx · « **Reply #128 on:** April 27, 2010, 08:01:40 pm »

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I picked up a few Micro-Leaf switches from jasonbar (here's a plug for ya buddy ) on the cheap, and it has really made my shmup experience so much better. The action on those switches are great, and silent!

Ya, I love the Micro-Leafs and really notice the difference over my old micro switches. And of course GO CANUCKS GO

chopps · « **Reply #129 on:** May 01, 2010, 12:25:48 pm »

checking on the hype for tonights game, and stumbled across this.... your cocktail is getting some love on canucks.com!!

http://forum.canucks.com/topic/274216-canucks-cocktail-arcade-machine/

opt2not · « **Reply #130 on:** May 01, 2010, 02:44:22 pm »

Quote from: chopps on May 01, 2010, 12:25:48 pm

checking on the hype for tonights game, and stumbled across this.... your cocktail is getting some love on canucks.com!!

http://forum.canucks.com/topic/274216-canucks-cocktail-arcade-machine/

NICE! Thanks for the link!

I'm glad the Canuck fans out there like it. Interesting what that one guy said about putting it in pubs around the city....hmmm, business opportunity there?

Sweet sweet redemption time for us in this round. Just like Team Canada in the gold metal game against Team USA, the Canucks get a crack at revenge for last year!
I'm going to make sure I'm running the cabinet during intermission, it's always a blast to get in 15 mins of retro gaming while waiting for the next period to start

I got my beer, my arcade games, and my hockey...I am one happy canuck.

GO CANUCKS GO!

tjterrill · « **Reply #131 on:** May 19, 2010, 03:00:24 pm »

Hey Opt2Not,

I just sent you a PM... I building a SJ Sharks themed cab.

opt2not · « **Reply #132 on:** September 01, 2010, 02:51:44 pm »

I just picked up a new Midway logo plate for my coin door, from arcade shop.

I don't have the original rivets that came with the cabinet, and I know that acquiring them is difficult. Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative way to mount the plate? I read a few threads in the past of people trying to find replacements, but it seems that there was no resolution yet.

With this addition, and a smart-strip hack installed, I'm that much closer to being 100% complete with this project!

Rick · « **Reply #133 on:** September 01, 2010, 03:32:25 pm »

That cab looks AWESOME... It just ... needs ... SOMETHING... Can't quite put my finger on it...

Ahhhh, there we go.

(Top notch work there, man.)

opt2not · « **Reply #134 on:** September 01, 2010, 03:56:33 pm »

them's fightin' words...

There we go, the world is right again.

Rick · « **Reply #135 on:** September 01, 2010, 04:07:00 pm »

Quote from: opt2not on September 01, 2010, 03:56:33 pm

GAH!!! MY LEAFS CAB!!! My beautiful, beautiful Leafs cab...

:'(

StuDaBaker · « **Reply #136 on:** September 23, 2010, 03:37:10 pm »

Quote from: opt2not on September 01, 2010, 02:51:44 pm

I just picked up a new Midway logo plate for my coin door, from arcade shop.

I don't have the original rivets that came with the cabinet, and I know that acquiring them is difficult. Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative way to mount the plate? I read a few threads in the past of people trying to find replacements, but it seems that there was no resolution yet.

With this addition, and a smart-strip hack installed, I'm that much closer to being 100% complete with this project!

I plan on replacing the one on the Ms. Pac cocktail I've got, and I've been thinking of using 3m double sided automotive molding tape. If both surfaces are clean when applied, that stuff will hold probably long after you and I are gone. Plus, it would look pretty clean without the rivet heads on the front of the plate, nor would you have to worry about carefully drilling the holes into that new plate you just bought. IIRC, the last time I bought some of that stuff it cost about $5 - $6 usd for about 5' of 1/2" wide tape (I use it occasionally at work), that would be more than enough to apply the plate, and 4 strips 6-1/4" long would cover the entire backside of the plate, which would be plenty strong to hold it in place. If you didn't get it positioned exactly where you wanted it the first time though, you'd have to be careful not to bend the plate while removing it to re-align, it's not going to turn loose easily. Then I'd recommend removing all the tape and starting all over with fresh tape. It may protrude further though, ever so slightly, because it's kind of a squishy foam like type of tape. It's a gray color and comes on a roll with a red plastic peel-off backing.

Here it is at amazon, but it's probably available locally in most places at an automotive store: http://www.amazon.com/3M-03609NA-2x5-Molding-Tape/dp/B001B0QC3M

opt2not · « **Reply #137 on:** September 23, 2010, 04:32:58 pm »

Interesting idea. Thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into it.
Though I do like the riveted original look of the logo plates...

opt2not · « **Reply #138 on:** May 25, 2011, 01:48:12 am »

OMG THE STANLEY CUP FINALS!!!

yotsuya · « **Reply #139 on:** May 25, 2011, 01:59:05 am »

Glad you took out the Sharks! Good luck!

alfonzotan · « **Reply #140 on:** May 25, 2011, 06:42:28 am »

BobA · « **Reply #141 on:** May 25, 2011, 09:01:30 am »

Go Canucks

StuDaBaker · « **Reply #142 on:** May 25, 2011, 09:26:06 am »

I'm hoping for the Lightning to get past Boston and meet them there, if they can. Go Bolts!

Benevolance · « **Reply #143 on:** May 25, 2011, 07:06:17 pm »

Me, too. I'd much rather the Canucks play Tampa Bay than Boston. And it will mean the eastern conference went 7 games.

Go Canucks!

alfonzotan · « **Reply #144 on:** May 25, 2011, 07:57:18 pm »

Incidentally, here in Atlanta they just announced the Thrashers' new fight song:

opt2not · « **Reply #145 on:** June 15, 2011, 12:13:57 pm »

Game 7!!!!!!!! GO CANUCKS GOoooooooo!!!!!!

ChadTower · « **Reply #146 on:** June 15, 2011, 01:51:25 pm »

Great cab! Love the workmanship.

Too bad they have to lose tonight.

BadMouth · « **Reply #147 on:** June 15, 2011, 02:06:57 pm »

I was waiting for this thread to get bumped.

opt2not · « **Reply #148 on:** June 15, 2011, 03:23:36 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on June 15, 2011, 01:51:25 pm

Great cab! Love the workmanship.

Too bad they have to lose tonight.

Thanks for the kind words ChadTower. But your negativity isn't going to phase me.

Win or lose, I'll be happy to have every second evening back to concentrate on more arcade-related stuff.

Besides, I think I aged an extra 10 years during this playoff. In both health and mind...

Benevolance · « **Reply #149 on:** June 15, 2011, 03:35:53 pm »

Know what you mean, Opt2not. I wasn't expecting to still be watching hockey 5 days short of the summer solstice. I've got a half-disassembled cab in my ktichen right now, waiting on new wiring.

Hewskie · « **Reply #150 on:** June 15, 2011, 11:32:08 pm »

opt2not · « **Reply #151 on:** June 16, 2011, 12:07:21 am »

Well, it was a sad night for me. A happy night for some...
I congratulate those who were cheering for Boston, it's a nice feeling to have your team win the epitome of the sport.
It was a tough series for my beloved Canucks, but in the end when it was all on the line, the better team won. Throughout the season I rooted for Boston as well, even chose a lot of Bruin players in my pool. I even predicted a Boston-Vancouver final...well at least I got $100 out of my playoff pool.

Just like the changes the Canucks have to do next season, I too am making some changes to this project.
I've been thinking about it for a while, and my first plan is to remove the dials. Dials are nice for a few games, but I find that they don't get much use (from myself as well as guests) and they take up a lot of CP space for both players. I want to change my CP's to have 4 buttons, and a joystick only. This will give more opportunity to play games that require 2+ buttons.
With this change, my mame options need to be updated. Currently I have vertical games loaded only, but I want to utilize the split screen mame options and have horizontal games loaded.

Artwork-wise, the CP image idea is going to change to something more artwork related. As well, I'm not too happy with the top glass artwork. The painted plan didn't really turn out as crisp as I wanted it, so I've decided to go with a printed image plan, with something I can put together in Photoshop/Illustrator.

I'll be me making these changes sometime this year.

Puck · « **Reply #152 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:13:07 am »

Will your machine loot a Sears?

Seriously though, I like the machine.

Dazz · « **Reply #153 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:44:22 am »

Quote from: Puck on June 16, 2011, 02:13:07 am

Will your machine loot a Sears?

Seriously though, I like the machine.

What about looting a Tux store?

The cab looks great. Sorry about the team and even more sorry about the idiots out rioting...

kingchimp · « **Reply #154 on:** June 16, 2011, 06:11:17 am »

Did you see this? Seems like you guys know how to party.

http://deadspin.com/5807325/the-canucks-fan-who-drove-1000-miles-for-a-game-partied-with-the-owner-drank-with-beautiful-women-nearly-died-and-got-comped-for-game-5

Puck · « **Reply #155 on:** June 17, 2011, 12:06:06 am »

Just one more comment to add about the rioting...

opt2not · « **Reply #156 on:** June 17, 2011, 12:34:36 am »

Quote from: kingchimp on June 16, 2011, 06:11:17 am

Did you see this? Seems like you guys know how to party.

Hahaha, that's a crazy story!

Quote from: Puck on June 17, 2011, 12:06:06 am

Just one more comment to add about the rioting...

Nice. They should have done worse to these idiots.

ChadTower · « **Reply #157 on:** June 17, 2011, 09:41:38 am »

He wasn't hit by anything. He was just that happy to see the riots.

Benevolance · « **Reply #158 on:** June 17, 2011, 12:10:54 pm »

He was obviously diving to try and draw a penalty.

opt2not · « **Reply #159 on:** June 17, 2011, 12:13:32 pm »

They should have sent Tim Thomas out into the riot. He was stopping everything in Vancouver that night.


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