The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls

Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: maniac e on December 29, 2008, 04:58:39 pm

Title: First Cabinet
Post by: maniac e on December 29, 2008, 04:58:39 pm

I have no name for the project but ah well :) It's coming along nicely  ;D
Just a few pics hopefully you guys wont flame me for using a x-arcade instead of making my own arcade sticks.

The patterns:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/maniace/DSC032301k.jpg)

First plates put together:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/maniace/DSC03234k.jpg)

Now some more:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/maniace/DSC03237k.jpg)

Now with the whole doors and keyboard holder:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/maniace/DSC03241k.jpg)


-edit-
Forgot the hardware :)

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/maniace/DSC03231k.jpg)

AMD Athlon X2 4800+
2gig ram
250gig harddrive
BENQ 22" monitor 2ms responsetime
Creative soundblaster
Onboard Nvidia chipset graphics

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: Thebeast on December 29, 2008, 05:22:50 pm

I love that you are building this in your kitchen. Either you are single or your wife is much more understanding than mine lol. Looks good so far. I don't think anyone will flame you but I am willing to bet you end up building your own CP anyway.

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: maniac e on December 29, 2008, 05:44:56 pm

Quote from: Thebeast on December 29, 2008, 05:22:50 pm

I love that you are building this in your kitchen. Either you are single or your wife is much more understanding than mine lol. Looks good so far. I don't think anyone will flame you but I am willing to bet you end up building your own CP anyway.

Yes thats my future plan build it so I can later on modify it :)
And yes my girl was first very pissed off at the idea I wanted to do an arcade cabinet. But later on turned around when I caught her playing Pac-man hahaha.
So she eventually said "yes" to the project. Doing it in the kitchen since it's to cold outside :) and well my house isn't the biggest place in the world. But guess I am lucky she didn't mind it to much in the end :)

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: Kronos on December 29, 2008, 07:42:48 pm

Very Nice

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: danny_galaga on December 30, 2008, 05:18:10 am

leuk! there is a growing dutch following here. you might be outstripping us aussies soon!

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: Visitor Q on December 30, 2008, 07:18:52 am

How much for the cat and beer, wait... Those beers are empty.  :(

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: galle on December 30, 2008, 10:34:07 am

 ;) yep this is how's done very nice, can't wait to see the end result

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: JayB on December 30, 2008, 05:03:56 pm

Quote from: Thebeast on December 29, 2008, 05:22:50 pm

I love that you are building this in your kitchen. Either you are single or your wife is much more understanding than mine lol. Looks good so far.

:laugh2: First thing that just ran through my mind when I saw the kitchen. Surely the work of a madman  ;)

Women world wide in power-trousers mode  :soapbox:

Good work, looking good so far.

 

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: Denverlatino on December 30, 2008, 05:15:00 pm

looking good.....

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: andy p on December 30, 2008, 07:36:27 pm

Got to say I'm very impressed with the quality of your work in such limited space!

Well done and good luck with the rest of it!

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: DaOld Man on December 30, 2008, 09:35:31 pm

I agree, good work!

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: maniac e on December 31, 2008, 12:44:54 pm

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/maniace/DSC03243k.jpg)

DONE!!!!
Some paint to redo on someplaces but its as good as finished.
Only the marquee left but that takes sometime to ship :)

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: danny_galaga on January 01, 2009, 03:39:30 am

nice work. now you just need a custom made control panel to really set it off. and maybe a marquee  ;D

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: maniac e on January 01, 2009, 05:41:26 am

Indeed the marquee is coming so :) but the control panel has to wait for abit but will be in the making :D

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: danny_galaga on January 01, 2009, 10:16:23 am

is your name 'eddie' or is it named after that most cool of dutch ex-pats  :)

Title: Re: First Cabinet
Post by: maniac e on January 02, 2009, 09:51:36 am

My name is Edwin but all US friends always call me Ed or Eddie.