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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: ChadTower on September 26, 2005, 01:48:59 pm
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A friend of mine asked me to make him a MAME cab, saying he'll buy it when I'm done. I believe he will, and I have an extra Dynamo cab in good shape sitting around.
So, here is my new project, started this weekend. The initial cab:
(http://www.gis.net/~tower/arcade/pow/pow_cab.jpg)
I can't stand POW, and it is just another side scrolling beat em up JAMMA game. Not even that good of a game. So, I'm stripping the cab clean, painting it black, new T molding, some generic multicab artwork, and it will have a new life as a mame cab in my friend's basement. I have one side completely stripped and the other side half stripped. Pics will come.
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Damn, Chad's got a project. ;D
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My most recent project (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=35297.0)
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Looks like that will be a fun project. Are you keeping the orginal control panel or are you going to make a new custom one?
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Same CP. I replace the two sticks with a pair of switchable 4/8 ways, or else may just add a 4 way in the middle. I'm not sure yet.
I'm pretty sure I'm going with this artwork (http://www.classicarcadegrafix.com/sunshop/index.php/action/item/id/400/prevaction/category/previd/5/prevstart/0/) and the matching marquee etc.
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I started with two 4/8 way joysticks. Later I then added a dedicated 4 way in the center and left the others 8 way. I felt that for fighting games and such that playing on one side was fine but for classics you got to be in the middle.
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A valid point... I may go that way, though I'd have to buy a sheet metal stamp.
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Don't forget to piss on the board when you pull it.
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Nice cab, however I call those CP's the carpal tunnel CP's! Too slanted for my taste. Good luck!
Doug
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Don't forget to piss on the board when you pull it.
No way, it's a WWF Superstars in there now. :)
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Note: the monitor in there is a WGk7000 series. I'm toying with the idea of putting a brand new chassis in there for reliability.
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Don't forget to piss on the board when you pull it.
No way, it's a WWF Superstars in there now.
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What! You don't want me to build a POW cockpit?
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My NEO-GEO lives in the same type of cab. Good luck with the project.
-S
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Does it? I have an MVS 1 slot about 15 feet from this one. It looks very similar, but it's not in fact a generic Dynamo. The OEM domestic MVS cab looks very similar.
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You are going to at least sell the artwork? There's probably someone looking for it even though it isn't a great game. I've been looking for artwork for my double dragon II dynamo for several years.
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You can't save the artwork. It is pretty much trashed during the removal process.
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Well, yeah, the cp and sideart are glued on. But the bezel and marquee...
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Oh, those two will be saved. They'll be put on a shelf or popped onto ebay or something. The monitor bezel I may just give away in the free items thread, or keep in the short term since if you turn it around it's just a plain black bezel.
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Great looking cab!! Was that from eBay? I've been watching this guys listings:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ50QQsassZvectorman
He always has the cleanest machines. Check out that Tron he has listen. He lives only 40 miles from me...I hope to do alot of good biz
-Leb
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No, I got that POW at a yard sale for $75. Some guy had bought it for his sons, they grew up, it was dumped in the back of the garage and had sat there for years.
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Spent about a half hour tonight removing black vinyl. I'm 90% done now.
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If it was a double draogn II with a mint white cpo I would have offered to trade entire control panels with you:)
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Erm, and if it were a Tempest, I wouldn't be changing it at all? ???
;D
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Heh, but Double Dragon II is also a dynamo cab :) My point was there might be someone who needs the control panel too, not just bezel and marquee. Though it sounds like it is too late :(
Hey, could you do me a favor? My Double Dragon II is in storage (at my parent's place 2 hours away). If you get a chance can you get me neough measurments to be able to reproduce the cabinet on a 3D cad program?
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Tell me what to measure and I can do that.
The CP is untouched so far, but I don't really have much desire to spend 6 months seeking out someone who wants a POW CP and has a blank one to trade.
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u wanna get rid of the marquee?
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Speaking of Double Dragon 2 (sorry to sway the thread a lil bit) I saw this on ebay earlier, Very nice shape minus a pushbutton our two.
Definitely the same cabinet as yours Chad, im sure yours will look similar our just as nice.
Ebay Double Dragon 2 Auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/DOUBLE-DRAGON-II-THE-REVENGE-ARCADE-GAME-COOL_W0QQitemZ6213204327QQcategoryZ13716QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
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u wanna get rid of the marquee?
I have no planned use for it.
Anyone know of a fair price for this guy?
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Wise man say: $10 + shipping for the POW marquee.
Want it?
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Question:
The glue on this thing is really even. It's a little bumpy, but not much. I'm tempted to just sand it even and then prime over it, rather than going through a lengthy stripping process.
Is that viable?
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On a Dynamo cab, if it was me, I'd just sand it and paint it. It's not like you're restoring a dedicated Tempest or anything. It's Dynamo, the king of low buck conversion cabs! ;D
Russ
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Project on hold, the buyer is now balking at a reasonable price, saying I told him I could build him a custom MAME cab for $400.
Sorry, man, the parts alone cost that much.
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Time to resurrect this. Not for sale, but for my own use. My wife wants to play some ms pac.
So, got my hands on a Suzo Inductive joystick that arrived in the mail yesterday. Looks good, anxious to try it out.
Also, since I won't have time to fix the monitor, brought the chassis in to a repair guy. That should be back in my possession in a few days at the most.
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Wise man say: $10 + shipping for the POW marquee.
Want it?
I think you scared NullBoy away when you posted a $ sign. If you change it to "free" I'm sure he'll return in a jiffy. ::)
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Well, the chassis turned out to have a cracked transformer... so I replaced it with a working one. Still have to plug it in and see how it looks with my tube.
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Did you drop it when you removed it the first time or something?
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No... the transformer's crack was tiny, never would have seen it without a magnifying glass... still worked a bit until it heated up and expanded some, then would blow the drive transistor. Happened three times while the guy was trying to fix it.
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Project on hold, the buyer is now balking at a reasonable price, saying I told him I could build him a custom MAME cab for $400.
Sorry, man, the parts alone cost that much.
Yes! I know exactly where your coming from. 9 times out of 10, when I show off my cabinet they ask me how much it would cost for them to get one. I've pretty much made a sport out of it.... Once I tell them how much is wrapped up in it, I can see the hope drain from their eyes. Many people I have showed it to said they would buy one, but what I've learned is "I'd buy one of these" really means "I'd buy one for $250 or less". Around a couple hundred seems to be the sweet spot for a standup arcade game. Sorry he balked.
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Yeah. Unfortunately, I usually spend twice that on just my monitors alone. ^_^;
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Wise man say: $10 + shipping for the POW marquee.
Want it?
I think you scared NullBoy away when you posted a $ sign. If you change it to "free" I'm sure he'll return in a jiffy. ::)
free where what? i heard free where is it? lmao