Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Update: 10-5-12 Adding light guns! Big thanks to Drakin for all of his help with this. After hours of trial and error, I sent these over to drakin for him to take a look. After a while we realized the aimtraks themselves were faulty. Andy from ultimarc was fantastic and got replacements to use pretty quick. After a few test runs on paint, below is the result. Let me know what you think! I decided simple was the best what to go. I didn't want something that would cover the artwork or the guns. If you are looking to get new guns for your arcade, contact Drakin or Myself. We would be glad to help. --------- Just about done with my build, and I am already making plans for a pinball machine and a 2 seat racing rig. But for now, here is "Frostbyte Arcade" Specs: AMD X2 6400 Gefore GTX 460 OC'd 6GB RAM Prepped and ready for artwork I added some custom light with a few cold cathodes and some aluminum tape Finally, Artwork applied! Quick shot of what it looks like in my office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I wanted to thank the community for all your help getting me this far A big thanks to the following vendors Artwork Printer - Lucian045! Hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofdan Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Love your artwork. If I could steal it I would. Good job on the cab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinger19 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Thanks guys. Next I am going to add light guns. The question is where to mount something to hold the guns. Any idea's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndarc Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Look forward to seeing more work man, I am getting inspired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdyanksnut Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Your artwork is awesome! Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadpresident Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 looks incredible..well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trnzaddict Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I'm glad theres a fellow extension arcade cab owner, they are not ugly at all. I too had to modify the marquee area to allow a real light up marquee. It looks great! Well Done! BTW, I'm gonna be adding lightguns myself, keep this updated as I'm curious how to integrate holsters and the sensor bar myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I'm glad theres a fellow extension arcade cab owner, they are not ugly at all. I too had to modify the marquee area to allow a real light up marquee. It looks great!Well Done! BTW, I'm gonna be adding lightguns myself, keep this updated as I'm curious how to integrate holsters and the sensor bar myself. Look at the marquee again, if you look just below you will see the light sensor. (The little dots). I am thinking of cutting holes on either side of the door, then putting holsters inset at an angle. That way there not in the way while using the tankstick. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Thanks for all the support guys. Makes the whole thing worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndarc Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Are those "clear" buttons? Can you change the colors via software or do you have to change out the LED? I am looking for buttons and a trackball that I can change color from software. If you're does this can you link me to the place you bought 'em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Are those "clear" buttons? Can you change the colors via software or do you have to change out the LED? I am looking for buttons and a trackball that I can change color from software. If you're does this can you link me to the place you bought 'em? Yes the buttons are clear, you can get the from paradisearcadeshop.com . They are in fact controlled by 2 led-wiz controllers. This is my fiance having far too much fun testing this at 3am [YOUTUBE HD]UaXEwdz_1SY[/YOUTUBE HD] I am waiting on the trackball from groovygamegear.com to come back in stock, the underside of the trackball is already rgb led. Specs: 20x Clear Buttons - http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/pushbuttons/275-clear-il-translucent-pushbutton-psl-l.html 20x RGB LED - http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/arcade-pinball-leds/100-il-lumination-rgb-5vdc-led.html 2x LED player buttons - http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/led-chrome-pushbuttons/35-led-pushbutton-with-bw-insert.html 2x LED Wiz - http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=239&zenid=tel7shgdct12hq96kclo8e1996 1x USB hub (only 1 new USB to my pc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trnzaddict Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Look at the marquee again, if you look just below you will see the light sensor. (The little dots). I am thinking of cutting holes on either side of the door, then putting holsters inset at an angle. That way there not in the way while using the tankstick. Thoughts? The angle way is the way to go, I never liked holsters on sides of cabs. I already have a huge hole in my lower door cause I bought the xarcade coin door, I am afraid 2 more holes on either side might be to much I don't want the particle board crumbling in. O yea I see the led light bar now hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Can u post a pic of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memnoch9299 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Dude totally awesome! I am super envious! Any idea what your total cost wound up being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I am afraid to actually do the math. I would say right around 2k, but I needed tools as well. I suppose you could do it for much cheeper. My roommate works at an arcade distributor. They throw away some of the older cabs about once a month now. If I was to do it again, I might see what they have first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarman84 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 love love the artwork that is exactly what I want to do to mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 love love the artwork that is exactly what I want to do to mine thanks! I appreciate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkywallnut Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Another awesome project that I somehow missed! Great work dude! I love the artwork too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam763 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I would personally put a couple of Happ holsters on the sides of the cab, putting them anywhere near the front will lead to constant knocking from players knees!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mameman Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 nice looking cab, is this your design or a purchased cab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 nice looking cab, is this your design or a purchased cab? That was bought; I needed something with less of a profile than standard cabs (because the used tube screens) they where much larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0stbyt3 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I would personally put a couple of Happ holsters on the sides of the cab, putting them anywhere near the front will lead to constant knocking from players knees!! I know but I don't wanna hide my artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndarc Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 So is it finished? If so post completion pics of a video. I'm stoked to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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