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11-11-2010, 06:11 PM
Hey all,
First off I have to say AWESOME front-end! I'm still new around here but my mind is blown at the quality of this program.
Anyways, I first wanted to make a cab since I seen an article in a Pop Sci magazine 5-6 years ago. So after getting a job in the city as a digital animator, getting a house with my fiance and having a woodworker for a grandfather I got my wish :) I basically handed the plans to my grandfather and explained and helped a little through the process where he still lives in my hometown and I'm in the city but everything worked out!
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1210.jpg&
This is the cab as it came in. I got the CRT TV from home and S-videoed to my old college PC. Wanted the CRT for the vintage look.
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1211.jpg&
After getting the cab I thought I was gonna paint and seen that my grandfather actually went through the trouble of using pine sheets and strips for trim instead of plywood or MDF, I figured it was a sin to paint it pitch black so I got semi-gloss wood stain instead.
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1212.jpg&
I stripped out my old PC speakers and screwed them into the marquee box because I was unsure at the time of getting the cab built what I was doing for sound (didn't wanna get circle holes cut and not have them the right size)
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1213.jpg&
So I just perforated the other side. I like it because it adds to the vintage look with the stain (like an old radio)
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1215.jpg&
And this is where I'm at Right now. I printed off a marquee on ordinary paper, cut and taped it to the back side of the plexiglass and installed a light in behind. Came across comfy barstools for 15 bucks a piece at a surplus store. Also Skywarp and old Optimus add flair lol. I'll add more photos as the parts from X-Arcade arrive! Hope it stacks up cuz there are some awesome cabs here!
First off I have to say AWESOME front-end! I'm still new around here but my mind is blown at the quality of this program.
Anyways, I first wanted to make a cab since I seen an article in a Pop Sci magazine 5-6 years ago. So after getting a job in the city as a digital animator, getting a house with my fiance and having a woodworker for a grandfather I got my wish :) I basically handed the plans to my grandfather and explained and helped a little through the process where he still lives in my hometown and I'm in the city but everything worked out!
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1210.jpg&
This is the cab as it came in. I got the CRT TV from home and S-videoed to my old college PC. Wanted the CRT for the vintage look.
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1211.jpg&
After getting the cab I thought I was gonna paint and seen that my grandfather actually went through the trouble of using pine sheets and strips for trim instead of plywood or MDF, I figured it was a sin to paint it pitch black so I got semi-gloss wood stain instead.
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1212.jpg&
I stripped out my old PC speakers and screwed them into the marquee box because I was unsure at the time of getting the cab built what I was doing for sound (didn't wanna get circle holes cut and not have them the right size)
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1213.jpg&
So I just perforated the other side. I like it because it adds to the vintage look with the stain (like an old radio)
http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/swema2023/Arcade%20Cabinet/?action=view¤t=100_1215.jpg&
And this is where I'm at Right now. I printed off a marquee on ordinary paper, cut and taped it to the back side of the plexiglass and installed a light in behind. Came across comfy barstools for 15 bucks a piece at a surplus store. Also Skywarp and old Optimus add flair lol. I'll add more photos as the parts from X-Arcade arrive! Hope it stacks up cuz there are some awesome cabs here!