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Title: My New Project Cab
Post by: Tecil on March 14, 2004, 06:37:56 pm
Here is a shot of my new old cabinet.  Looks like it was originally a Double Dragon unit that someone converted to a Street Fighter II Championship Edition.  I cleaned it up today and next I'll sand it a bit and throw a new coat of glossy black on it.  I just ordered all of the replacement controls and switches as I want all new.  Check out the link below to my gallery that I will be updating as I do more work.

(http://www.realultimateforce.net/stuff/101_0111_sm.jpg)

http://www.binarybliss.com/gallery/mamecab
Title: Re:My New Project Cab
Post by: mozzer on March 14, 2004, 07:06:42 pm
Looks like your cab is in great shape.

Any plans on the artwork or color scheme?
Title: Re:My New Project Cab
Post by: Tecil on March 14, 2004, 09:25:40 pm
Well I'm going to paint it a glossy black for sure.  And I haven't decided on Artwork yet.  I thought about some of the MAME side art and marquees I've seen out there.  But this one came with the Street Fighter II bezzle, marquee, and control deck, so I thought about picking up some SF2 side art.

Right now it will definalty be black until I can decide.
Title: Re:My New Project Cab
Post by: Tecil on March 22, 2004, 10:40:34 am
Did a bunch of work this weekend.  I got the monitor mounted in and the control panel rebuilt.  Just waiting for the marquee and new t-molding to come now.  I'll be working on a new monitor bezel this week.  It was playtested for many hours this weekend to test for proper functionality.  ;D


(http://www.realultimateforce.net/stuff/101_0121_sm.jpg)
Title: Re:My New Project Cab
Post by: Tecil on March 29, 2004, 02:53:17 pm
I screwed up the monitor bezel on the first try so I made a temporary one until I can try my hand at it again.  I put on the red t-molding this weekend and added in the marquee.   We had a little BBQ action Saturday night and my cab was well tested for proper functionality.

(http://www.realultimateforce.net/stuff/101_0131_r1.jpg)
Title: Re:My New Project Cab
Post by: LD1984 on March 30, 2004, 04:37:32 pm
That is by far the slickest looking cabinet I've seen yet. I want to marry it and such.

Please give me permission.  ;D
Title: Re:My New Project Cab
Post by: Sasquatch! on March 30, 2004, 09:13:46 pm
Cool call on the red t-molding.  Colored t-molding really adds a nice accent to the cabinet, doesn't it?  At the last minute I decided on dark blue instead of black, and MAN, does it make a difference.  

So how many "OOOOH, CAN YOU MAKE ME ONE TOO?" requests did you have at the BBQ?  ;)
Title: Re:My New Project Cab
Post by: Tecil on March 31, 2004, 11:53:24 am
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So how many "OOOOH, CAN YOU MAKE ME ONE TOO?" requests did you have at the BBQ?

Quite a few actually.  Oh and I got the usual how much, how hard, how long, and will you help me questions...hehe
Title: Re:My New Project Cab
Post by: DeathDealer on April 02, 2004, 11:55:11 pm
Nice cab, I just finished planing and soon will start working on my cab, I did a mini cab (3/4) with just one controller and a modular ( connects via cable). I used red Tmolding and May also use it on the main Cab.  I will be building from scratch, but I wish i could find a use cab at a cheap price.  :)