GEMINI Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Hi all thought i should share my progress finally of my mame cab i was going to use Lusids plans , but i ended up going for the compact lowboy design,(can wheel it out to the entertaining area when i need to ) Still far from finished but i slapped it together so it was ready for xmas now i can;t stop playing it I had an incomplete coin mech for looks (i wired a micro switch to the coin reject button , so when you press the coin reject button it coins up) Still have to: Paint (just undercoat at this stage) and i am painting it white Redo the monitor surround (i have a router now:D) install monitor perspex install usb connections install pinball flippers put an overlay of some type on the cp think about side art? have the maquee printed (just a home print job atm) Ps thats mum and my prego sister having a go [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what_the Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Looks great so far. Love the Marquee art. Something different. I love these lowboys. much better for the space concious. I have a 26" LAI upright which I am considering giving the boot to replace with one of these simply for that reason. Which plans did you use for your lowboy? Are you going to finish off with t-molding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Nice work.. It's always good to see a new cabinet given life...:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEMINI Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 Looks great so far. Love the Marquee art. Something different. I love these lowboys. much better for the space concious. I have a 26" LAI upright which I am considering giving the boot to replace with one of these simply for that reason. Which plans did you use for your lowboy? Are you going to finish off with t-molding? I got a set of plans off BYOAC and modified them ever so slightly The marqee art is from around the net somewhere (tried and tried to make my own but liked this one too much it has a carbon fibre background) I am going to T-Mould it in white (have a router but no slotcutter yet i think this is half the hold up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Looking good. :) But you have made one mistake ... not pulling it apart straight after xmas and finishing it off! The temptation is too strong to keep playing on it. :badgrin Took me a while to finish my control panel cause i was using an old Ozstick joystick for a while. How is it playing with 2 ppl on one of those? Bit squishy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEMINI Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 it seems to be quite good (not as much room as bigger designs but still playable :) and if the other person thrashes you at streetfighter they are still close nough for a good old fashioned shoulder barge :evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 What size monitor have you got in there? Is it rotated , or normal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEMINI Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 21 inch landscape fits quite snug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Ive got a spare 17inch laying about .. ill see how that goes once i have started building (which will be a while) MIght have to look around on ebay, see if i can score a bargain. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEMINI Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 If you have a chat to wally He has suppliers that dump them!!!!! Mabey he can have one thrown on the truck next time he gets a load of pcs up Just a thought Cheers DAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Progress ???????? :badgrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEMINI Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 Yeah Bit quiet on the cab front I have yet to put a lock on the door and bits n pieces still have to print the marquee on a single peice of paper(the perspex still has protective coat on) I used some Sign makers coreflute for the bezel(fucked it up totally) but i am convinced that coreflute makes good bezel still a bit rough around the edges but i am happy will just leave it for some time and do more around the house and on the gardens ETC ETC if i ever finish it i will put some side art on it [ATTACH][/ATTACH] rotate ya necks ya lazy so n sos:lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 This a pic since i came over the other week ? That final coat of paint , or undercoat? What are those 3 buttons on the left? They look like the old atari type ?? Where did get them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEMINI Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 This a pic since i came over the other week ? That final coat of paint , or undercoat? What are those 3 buttons on the left? They look like the old atari type ?? Where did get them ? yeah all painted and done white gloss the three buttons are Shazzam, enter and escape the only thin i use shazzam for is piss breaks (pause= shazzam+player 5 button) they are Jaycar Jobbieshttp://www.jaycar.com.au/products_uploaded/product_8846.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalSkin Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 they are Jaycar Jobbieshttp://www.jaycar.com.au/products_uploaded/product_8846.jpg How did you find the buttons? I've seen em at the Underwood and Gabba Jaycars, but in both cases i noticed that the button surface looked scratchy or chipped (or both) which kinda turned me off buying em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeTH0D Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 How did you find the buttons? I've seen em at the Underwood and Gabba Jaycars, but in both cases i noticed that the button surface looked scratchy or chipped (or both) which kinda turned me off buying em. You could try these ones from pccasegear..they come in 4 or five diff colors http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=551&products_id=7831&zenid=66eb944a670bc914baf8857ca4447430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalSkin Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 You could try these ones from pccasegear..they come in 4 or five diff colors http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=551&products_id=7831&zenid=66eb944a670bc914baf8857ca4447430 oooo now those I like! man they're really sweet. now if I can just find a way to justify it, maybe with a purchase of a new harddisk :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthadog Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 You could try these ones from pccasegear..they come in 4 or five diff colors http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=551&products_id=7831&zenid=66eb944a670bc914baf8857ca4447430 $29.00 :o Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEMINI Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 the ones i got were in perfect nic the jaycar near me is brand new so must be new stock go in and hide the chipped ones and get them to order more in:lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmworking247 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Holy crap... those buttons from pccase gear are the shit! http://www.pccasegear.com/images/blkhse-green-small.jpg http://www.pccasegear.com/images/silhse-gren-small.jpg These would look so awesome on my bartop, if only they were less than a third of their current $29/each price!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lien_Zed Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Hi all thought i should share my progress finally of my mame cab look good. where the 50 nails out of the nail gun though like what coolspot has in his????:unsure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEMINI Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 :Dno nail gun in sight i own one-should have used it would have been easier than glue and screw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalSkin Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Holy crap... those buttons from pccase gear are the shit! http://www.pccasegear.com/images/blkhse-green-small.jpg http://www.pccasegear.com/images/silhse-gren-small.jpg These would look so awesome on my bartop, if only they were less than a third of their current $29/each price!!! yeah they are bloody nice, just bloody exy :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shock_ Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 How did you find the buttons? I've seen em at the Underwood and Gabba Jaycars, but in both cases i noticed that the button surface looked scratchy or chipped (or both) which kinda turned me off buying em. I got those for my admin buttons too, from Jaycar's online store. All arrived in perfect nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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