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Title: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: ranma on February 19, 2011, 10:51:31 pm

Does anyone know of any?, the specific cab I'm looking for is this one:

(http://www.retrocopy.com/images/emu/1942/1942_cabinet.jpg)

Also, does anyone know if there is full artworks available for it?, I've found some files, but not everything. (1943, 19xx, etc would do if 1942 is not available)

Thanks!

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: boardjunkie on February 22, 2011, 05:05:14 pm

I'm not sure it was available as a dedicated game. I think it was a conversion kit only IIRC.

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: ranma on February 23, 2011, 10:14:54 pm

I sincerely have no idea, but this picture appears at klov, and 1944 and 19xx I think show similar cabs, so I thought it was some kind of style for this game and sequels.

In any case, any game that has a cab in with this aspect would do from a building perspective.

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: dfmaverick on February 23, 2011, 10:27:20 pm

To me, it looks like a normal cab with the top cut off. The marquee moved to top of monitor in a ractangular box and the top of the sides curved from CP to marquee. I think you just need to find a cab style that is very similar and make modifications from there.


Somewhat similar style:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105118.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105118.0)

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: TOK on February 24, 2011, 09:55:20 am

I think that cabinet style is typically referred to as a Lowboy. Not real common in the US, think they were popular in Australia. Searching for that name might find you some more examples.

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: ranma on February 24, 2011, 10:11:00 am

Indeed, I found some more examples, having a name is good, thanks!

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: Generic Eric on February 24, 2011, 07:14:23 pm

Here are some plans, they are the same ones intended for the wood in my garage.  

http://users.on.net/~holdennut/Lowboy_Cabinet_Plans_v3.pdf (http://users.on.net/~holdennut/Lowboy_Cabinet_Plans_v3.pdf)  

They are taken from this post:  http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=58451.msg576030#msg576030 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=58451.msg576030#msg576030)

I had sent you a pm about, but this is easier and wouldn't require a separate viewer.

Example:  (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/avatars/user/avatar_5179.png)

*all credit to holdenut for the share.

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: mgb on February 24, 2011, 08:57:13 pm

Heres another example of a lowboy design that is currently being built by one of the BYOAC members.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=109877.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=109877.0)

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: boardjunkie on February 25, 2011, 09:23:17 am

Some of the stuff pictured on KLOV is conversions, so its not always representative of the original dedicated game, if applicable.

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: ranma on February 26, 2011, 08:00:36 am

Thanks for the plans and the example threads, this is just what I was looking for.  :applaud:

Title: Re: Looking for plans, or better pictures of 1942 cab
Post by: Generic Eric on March 03, 2011, 12:38:23 pm

heemid's USA Lowboy (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=103201.0)
RXII's Operation Lowboy (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68962.0)
Holdenut's Aussie Lowboy (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=58451.msg576030#msg576030)

I am sure there others, but these were the ones I was watching on the board.