The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: mackmack1 on April 13, 2015, 06:57:58 pm
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I wanted the form factor of a bartop but stability and height of a standard upright cab. I like the way bartops look but just didn't want to have to stick it on a random table.
I had a bunch of maple ply around to use and an old gtx560 card so I went to work. I referenced bartop pics in general but the design is my own. The front opens up with the large thumbscrews and I have two OMNI2 4 way/8way sticks that are easily accesible. I liked these sticks because they are straightforward and built well. I didn't want to get into servo's or anything that could break. Everything I am using was purchased from groovygamegear.
Using the lowest refresh rate LCD screen I could find. 22"(which in my opinion is the absolute minimum for a two player cab) I am using a 3/16 piece of tempered glass for the screen protection.
The marquee is backlit with adafruit neopixels and fully changes color every 50 seconds. I went with that because I wanted the entire unit to have a glow to it. It is hooked up to an arduino and I can program it to do some pretty cool lighting affects as each individual pixel is controllable(as opposed to just a generic line of RGB leds).
Using a smartstrip to control on/off all wired to a single backlit blue button on the side. The other backlit button(orange) on the side controls the marquee lighting as well as a few blue LEDs I have that are on the bottom of the cab.
Speakers are on the top(forgot to take pic) and intake and exhaust fans on back. I'm using hyperspin with this setup. I am happy with how it turned out.
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Very minimalist approach. Looks good though. Are those 45 degree supports just bolted in or did you mortise and tenon them?
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Looks good. I like the shape and the stain look. I really like those balltops. Did you get them at GGG?
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Very minimalist approach. Looks good though. Are those 45 degree supports just bolted in or did you mortise and tenon them?
They are glued, screwed, and nailed. I lack the expertise to mortise them in. They do the job though and add the stability to the legs I needed.
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Looks good. I like the shape and the stain look. I really like those balltops. Did you get them at GGG?
Yes. They are just the hard candy balltops which are offered as an upgrade to the Omni Sticks. I also have the high gloss dustwasher and smoothjoy switches with it.
They are not illuminated, but it looks that way from my flash in some of the pics.
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Thanks. Yeah, the color on them looks great.