shaybe Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Finally after 10+ years of wanting an arcade cabinet it is happening! I picked this cabinet up off Craigslist for $60 the first of the year (What a great start to a new year!) I do not know what type of cabinet it was originally because there is no information on the inside. I have not decided 100% on a theme, but I do like this idea a lot Thoughts? ***FINISHED***
kcorcoran Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 congrats. life as you've known it is now over. lol.
HazzardActual Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 that baby is ROUGH, looks like it was in a laundromat for the last decade. But we need more pictures man! I cant tell what type of cab that is, i dont recognize that bezel looking panel above the joysticks. Shes gonna need some love but it looks to be in pretty decent shape. If you trash that marquee, trash it on down to texas to my mailbox lol.
Silverback Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Nice find. Good luck with your project. I quite like the theme!
shaybe Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 The cabinet is a bit rough, and I'm sure it sat somewhere dirty for a long time. I opened up the control panel and found this dirt. Than after wiping it down Not to mention the inch of dust inside the cab and the 8 dead spiders and one live one! hahaha. Also, here is a side view and closeup of the control panel open from the side, maybe someone will be able to identify this thing!
baddeolv Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Looks like the Final Fight cab I had a few years back Instagram : baddeolv Kik : baddeolv Facebook : Brian Addeo www.facebook.com/thecorepunk
HazzardActual Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 what a weird CP, does that upper part touch the glass at all? looks like a killer place for function buttons and a volume control.
shaybe Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Yes, the upper part helps hold the glass in. And I was thinking that would be a great place for my admin buttons! It will just have to be a little bit lover because of the overlap from the glass and wood the monitor will sit on. I will have to look up Final Fight Cabinets and see if we have a match. There are a couple holes in this control panel and I wasn't sure I would be able to make a new design in it, but after looking into it I have found people saying bondo will fill the holes and allow me to redrill, anyone have any experience with this?
HazzardActual Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 yeah ive done that before, dont use bondo though, find some heavy duty wood filler. after about 2 days worth of drying you can drill right through it like its wood
zomboided Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Your proposed colour scheme looks really cool. Side art definitely needs work though. Good luck with your build...mine is taking forever! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
pofo14 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I like the theme a lot too, good luck with the build. Welcome to the world of the never ending project.
shaybe Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 yeah ive done that before, dont use bondo though, find some heavy duty wood filler. after about 2 days worth of drying you can drill right through it like its wood Interesting, do you have any specific product I should look into? Wood filler will work better on a metal CP? Your proposed colour scheme looks really cool. Side art definitely needs work though. Good luck with your build...mine is taking forever! I actually did not make the image, I found it searching Google when I had the idea for a Nintendo theme cabinet. For now I will probably leave the sides blank because no one is ever going to see the sides where it is located, hahaha.
HazzardActual Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Interesting, do you have any specific product I should look into? Wood filler will work better on a metal CP?I actually did not make the image, I found it searching Google when I had the idea for a Nintendo theme cabinet. For now I will probably leave the sides blank because no one is ever going to see the sides where it is located, hahaha. lol im a dumbass, forgot your panel is metal. I dont know about bondo, but I was going ATTEMPT(never did it) to cut a circle of metal just about the same size of the button hole and then fill in the rest with JB weld. Im not really sure what the best way to go about that is.
baddeolv Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 You need to really weld it. Jb weld won't do. I've tried it Instagram : baddeolv Kik : baddeolv Facebook : Brian Addeo www.facebook.com/thecorepunk
shaybe Posted January 10, 2015 Author Posted January 10, 2015 You need to really weld it. Jb weld won't do. I've tried it Thank you for the advice. What about bondo, have you ever tried that? That was the recommendation on BYOAC
baddeolv Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Ive tried bondo also, wouldn't recommend it. its a a half-assed way of patching it, and obviously not going to be as strong as a weld. Instagram : baddeolv Kik : baddeolv Facebook : Brian Addeo www.facebook.com/thecorepunk
shaybe Posted January 11, 2015 Author Posted January 11, 2015 Today was a good mail day! Got my 2 Zero Delay encoders and some token samples! Also, I found a real cool local guy who got me a new coin reject button and two coin mechs. The wires are a lot shorter than I thought they would be, I'm going to have to make some longer ones to reach my coin mechs. Now it looks like I need to start searching on craigslist for someone who can weld, since I have no experience there!
baddeolv Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Today was a good mail day! Got my 2 Zero Delay encoders and some token samples! Also, I found a real cool local guy who got me a new coin reject button and two coin mechs. The wires are a lot shorter than I thought they would be, I'm going to have to make some longer ones to reach my coin mechs. Now it looks like I need to start searching on craigslist for someone who can weld, since I have no experience there! I can hook you up if needed. Just gotta pay for the shipping. As far as the welding is concerned. I'll weld for free since you're my buddy Instagram : baddeolv Kik : baddeolv Facebook : Brian Addeo www.facebook.com/thecorepunk
HazzardActual Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 shit baddie it might be easier to just roll another piece of metal. A fresh start is always a good option
baddeolv Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Very true, but it's always better to make use of original hardware Instagram : baddeolv Kik : baddeolv Facebook : Brian Addeo www.facebook.com/thecorepunk
shaybe Posted January 11, 2015 Author Posted January 11, 2015 shit baddie it might be easier to just roll another piece of metal. A fresh start is always a good option That was actually my first plan, but that would also require some skills beyond my own!
nathan1974au Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 that neo-geo arcade cabnet looks awesome! i my self has a lowboy lai neogeo. but if you need control panels etc try aussiearcade.com.au (Midlife crisis) some have hot rods, some have gold chains, I have arcade machine with hyperspin.
shaybe Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 Thanks to my friend at work who soldered some longer cable to my coin mechs, tested and working! Also, who knew a 5x9 baking pan would be perfect for catching coins? Hahaha
baddeolv Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Thanks to my friend at work who soldered some longer cable to my coin mechs, tested and working! Also, who knew a 5x9 baking pan would be perfect for catching coins? Hahaha Nice! Lol Instagram : baddeolv Kik : baddeolv Facebook : Brian Addeo www.facebook.com/thecorepunk
Anpanman Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Finally after 10+ years of wanting an arcade cabinet it is happening!I picked this cabinet up off Craigslist for $60 the first of the year (What a great start to a new year!) I do not know what type of cabinet it was originally because there is no information on the inside. I have not decided 100% on a theme, but I do like this idea a lot Thoughts? It's an Atari cabinet. Black Widow, Gravitar, Quantum, Space Duel and a few others use the same cab design. Here is a gravitar Interesting, do you have any specific product I should look into? Wood filler will work better on a metal CP?I actually did not make the image, I found it searching Google when I had the idea for a Nintendo theme cabinet. For now I will probably leave the sides blank because no one is ever going to see the sides where it is located, hahaha. Since it's clear you don't have any interest in restoring the cab to its original glory, Best thing you can do is simply find a new, thin piece of metal to go on top of your existing control panel from curve to curve. Have someone spot weld some areas for you. Then you can fill the seems with JB weld and feather them out. Then you can buy some arcade CP artwork to lay right over it and nobody would ever see the seams. Thanks to my friend at work who soldered some longer cable to my coin mechs, tested and working! Also, who knew a 5x9 baking pan would be perfect for catching coins? Hahaha Try your best to use crimp connectors next time. If you ever run into a wire issue, troubleshooting soldered joints is going to be a nightmare.
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