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Title: New MAME cab for a friend
Post by: tbombaci on September 05, 2004, 12:06:44 am

My friend Phil (in the pictures) wanted a MAME cabinet to call his own. I decided to help him out on his project. I am donating tools, space, labor, etc...

We sanded down the cab today. I picked up two free cabinets in Monterey last weekend. One was an Outrun in a former life (converted to a fighter), the other, an Atari cab (probably a Pit fighter). Both had coin doors and backs. They also had monster sized black widows inside...geez!

The Outrun fighter had a very cool control panel mod. very well done. You can see one of the sides removed in the photos. After Phil left today, I performed bondo surgury on the cabinet.

Hopefully Phil will join BYOAC and make a website of our journey.

Pics Here (http://www.bombaci.org/tom/images/remamer/index.html)

-Tom

Title: Re:New MAME cab for a friend
Post by: GameDork on September 05, 2004, 12:56:38 pm

Man, I love Bondo. It is one of the greatest things below Duct tape!

Oh,BTW, it's looking good so far! ;D

Title: Re:New MAME cab for a friend
Post by: tbombaci on September 05, 2004, 07:14:36 pm

Primed, sanded, primed again, sanded.

First coat of black on now.

http://www.bombaci.org/tom/images/remamer/index.html

Gravity feed spraygun is AWESOME! I will never use a spraycan again!

-Tom

Title: Re:New MAME cab for a friend
Post by: SirPeale on September 06, 2004, 09:49:40 am

You should have painted it red.  It looked good red.

Title: Re:New MAME cab for a friend
Post by: Magnet_Eye on September 07, 2004, 06:58:26 am

Quote from: Peale on September 06, 2004, 09:49:40 am

You should have painted it red.  It looked good red.

i agree.  ;D