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Title: My first NAME build
Post by: Leolar on July 10, 2014, 12:46:01 pm

Hi everyone, and thanks for having me here.

I saw a MAME cabinet on the internet a few month ago and became obsessed with having one myself. So here I am!

I knew nothing about woodwork or the inner workings of Arcade Cabinets before I started, but I have my dad help me with assembling the cabinet and I am decent enough with wiring to figure the control panel out.

I just recently stumbled upon this forum and quite like the atmosphere and users here, so I decided to join, had I known about this sooner I would have made a build/project thread and updated it as I went along, but I didn't so I will just sum it up here.

First of; give credit where credit is due, so thanks to Rasmus from Project MAME (http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/index.htm (http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/index.htm)) as I used his measurements to make the cabinet sides (http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/model.pdf (http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/model.pdf)).

Well, I like Pictures, so I will let them talk for a while:


(http://s29.postimg.org/cz3gycyl3/IMG_20140418_131034.jpg)

(http://s26.postimg.org/6xt8djgrt/IMG_20140418_143445.jpg)
Making the tow sides nice and flush.

(http://s26.postimg.org/xk5p2ikyx/IMG_20140418_175041.jpg)
(http://s26.postimg.org/lxll1dxnt/IMG_20140419_144639.jpg)
(http://s26.postimg.org/97hcoappl/IMG_20140423_170744.jpg)
(http://s26.postimg.org/3xgzaquuh/IMG_20140506_174712.jpg)
Testing marquee holder, screen (24" BenQ), and CP material.

(http://s26.postimg.org/5dshsvxrd/IMG_20140510_132731.jpg)
Measureing the CP, this was annoying, maybe there's a better way to do this?

(http://s26.postimg.org/5t3rlwjop/IMG_20140530_160928.jpg)
The new CP and speaker panel.

(http://s26.postimg.org/hw939guqx/IMG_20140614_093753.jpg)
Plexi, Coin dor.

(http://s26.postimg.org/cne2blcbt/IMG_20140623_203756.jpg)
Repurposing computer power supply for light in the CP, and Coin dor.

(http://s26.postimg.org/gxsq76hex/IMG_20140623_212258.jpg)
Light in the CP.

(http://s26.postimg.org/4x7a6ga09/IMG_20140626_112215.jpg)
(http://s26.postimg.org/f8jmz41pl/IMG_20140626_112606.jpg)
(http://s26.postimg.org/3xlkohk89/IMG_20140626_151243.jpg)
What a damn mess! I have to do something about this.

(http://s26.postimg.org/4bmwo34bt/IMG_20140626_153840.jpg)
Whootttt! Testing.

(http://s26.postimg.org/rr4ttfo2x/IMG_20140702_124849.jpg)
(http://s26.postimg.org/m48gvylk9/IMG_20140707_121515.jpg)

(http://s26.postimg.org/vq21c9cq1/IMG_20140709_181059.jpg)

I am in the middle of painting it right now. I hope to be done with all the painting by the end of the week, and receive my test print of the side art sometime next week.

Title: Re: My first NAME build
Post by: rablack97 on July 10, 2014, 01:33:45 pm

Very nice start sir, keep it going. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

Title: Re: My first NAME build
Post by: Leolar on July 10, 2014, 01:36:48 pm

Quote from: rablack97 on July 10, 2014, 01:33:45 pm

Very nice start sir, keep it going. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

Thanks.

Title: Re: My first NAME build
Post by: tx2000 on July 10, 2014, 01:44:35 pm

it is scary when you are building your first arcade.

good job on yours