MAME Arcade Cabinet Progress

Post by **racketboy** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:13 am

Looking good!
can't wait to see the final

Post by **SpaceBooger** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:02 pm

raztat wrote:very nice, how much would it cost to make one of those?

Counting the two joysticks I used for this project I spent $120 total. This price included all of the wood, paint, screws, plexiglass, paint, and the joysticks I purchased... but the price does not include the PC or monitor.

fastbilly1 wrote:Also you might want to join Build Your Own Arcade Controls (BYOAC) - I have not frequented it in the past few months but the guys there know their stuff, and only a few are conceded.

I will look into that, thanks.

Post by **SpaceBooger** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:03 pm

The project is now complete!

Day three of the Arcade Cabinet Project consisted of drilling a couple more ventilation holes and painting the cabinet.

Day four, today, I started out by fitting a piece of plexiglass over the monitor. Using blue painters tape I tapped off and completely covered the plexiglass where the monitor’s screen would be. After taping off the center of the glass I used black spray paint on the back of the plexiglass to create the monitor bezel.

While the plexiglass bezel was drying I rewired the power button from the computer’s case to an external power switch on the side of the cabinet. After the monitor bezel was dry it was attached to the cabinet along with the front door.

Once all the pieces were installed it was time to hook up the PC and play!

Post by **ubelaffe** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:02 pm

That's really sweet. Congratulations.

Post by **peace4myheart** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:33 pm

Ever consider real arcade stick for your cab??? Man, you are really handy. Wish I had your skillz.

Post by **fastbilly1** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:42 pm

Apart from side art, marquee, and ofcourse integrated controls, it looks good. You might consider art for the bezel aswell just to make it look smaller.

For help on the art:
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Cre ... om_Scratch

There are people out there who can do it for a price:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=66769.0
Pixelhugger is one of the best for non metal work. If you want custom metal work I know a few guys but its not cheap.

Post by **ott0bot** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:58 pm

Pretty nice. If you can't find marquee art you could airbrush it or pay someone to airbrush it for you. Go online and get your pics and you could use and projector to enlage it on the side. Trace it with a pencil, tape off and make a few stencils and you're set. Ok that makes it sound easy, but there are alot of sign makers who could do it for not too much.

Post by **RadarScope1** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:24 pm

Excellent work my friend. I agree that the next step should be some true controller hardware in that puppy.

Post by **SpaceBooger** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:25 pm

Yeah I am still working on the marquee, side art, and better controls. But right now I need some time to save up more money... Ill keep checking ebay for good deals yesterday I got outbid in the last 10 seconds on a set of mortal kombat side art and marquee for $20... I will be patient.

Post by **vlame** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:35 pm

SpaceBooger wrote:Yeah I am still working on the marquee, side art, and better controls. But right now I need some time to save up more money... Ill keep checking ebay for good deals yesterday I got outbid in the last 10 seconds on a set of mortal kombat side art and marquee for $20... I will be patient.

you need to up your max bid.

if you bid 20 bid again for 22, unless someone bids for 23 you get it for 20.

MAME Arcade Cabinet Progress

COMPLETED!