cheapchan Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hi, I just wanted to share my build with everyone here since you guys gave me the idea. I've always wanted an arcade but couldn't afford it and there's never a cheap cab in the area. I was bedbound and happened to discover hyperspin and decided to try building my own arcade. But I have a small house so it has to be something I can move around and even hide. I have never worked with wood but knew my computers so I decided to build the arcade inside a steamer trunk. I took apart some old pcs, bought some fans, and learned to build my own control panel. It was a lot of fun and took me 2 months, the hardest part was restoring the steamer trunk! I'm going to try building my own frame next time but looking into a smaller unit using pi now. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation to heal faster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMPLYAUSTIN Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I love it mate! Great idea and I love the rustic feel of it. thanks for sharing mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pofo14 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 That's an awesome build.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalzoic Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Ha! Very cool. I like the thought of some great grandkids of yours going through old family stuff in the attic, finding this trunk, opening it thinking it might have something interesting in it to find it has an arcade machine hidden inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrajag Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Delightful! Thanks for sharing this with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfancella Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 That is sweeet! Just a power cord, so you can close it up and take it to a friends house? Or take it on a buisness trip? Might be kinda funny getting that through TSA! Thanks, Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapchan Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Thanks everyone. Yah the monitor can be powered by the pc's psu but I keep it plugged into a wall outlet so that it will stay on when computer shuts down so people don't have to fumble blindly for the monitor's power button. Just installed 2 aimtraks and the last touch will be some logitech controllers for those analog games. I say last touch but can't really seem to stop fiddling with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apxball Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 What a great idea, I would make one of these to hide from my little nephews, they only know how to crash toy cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitoken Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 This is what I call creative mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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