monkeychunkuk Posted January 15, 2013 Author Posted January 15, 2013 Boring stuff today just markking out my side panel shapes while i wait for my new Jigsaw to turn up
jq_quint Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 I had a set of those sticks, and budget is an understatement. .You would be far better off getting joysticks you are happy with for a couple of pounds more. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II. Hey glad you mentioned that mike, saved me buying rubbish......
monkeychunkuk Posted January 17, 2013 Author Posted January 17, 2013 Lots of progress today First of thanks for the gum tree heads up, i found a ad with a guy wanting to sell bits after he upgraded I got a box of bits that had this lot in it 4 x hard drives( 200 gig to 40) 3 x fans 1 x power supply 4 x gig of ram 1 x motherboard 1x dvd writer 1 x dell 19inch monitor For £20 ! I decased the monitor Broke out my new jig saw and cuts the side panels Bit of sand paper it will fit And with all parts ready i did a dry fit (Some panels need trimming)
jq_quint Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 great gum tree find.....and great progress......
monkeychunkuk Posted January 17, 2013 Author Posted January 17, 2013 So i might be addicted to gum tree Just picked up this shuttle k45 (power supply blown) And this tower (hard drive missing) And spare bits For £15 Shuttle and power supply look cool in this stars wars cab
mameshane Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 i thought gumtree was australian only.... my wife is always finding and trying to buy stuff on there. sold a whole heap of stuff too! My Cab.. 1-UP ARCADE new hyperspin irc details.. come hang out!
monkeychunkuk Posted January 17, 2013 Author Posted January 17, 2013 gum tree? Yup it a english thing like a poor mans ebay
mikekim Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 found some nice hires classic star wars artwork that would fit this perfectly..
monkeychunkuk Posted January 18, 2013 Author Posted January 18, 2013 found some nice hires classic star wars artwork that would fit this perfectly.. YES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
monkeychunkuk Posted January 18, 2013 Author Posted January 18, 2013 So with the snow i had time to work on my cab. I had a play around with this setup i made with gum tree parts I cut the front panel to size and fitted the motherboard self Fitted these wheels I fitted the monitor only to find its 1 inch of centre DOH And i fitted the light behind the marquee
jq_quint Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 Yup it a english thing like a poor mans ebay JQ is searchin for tat as we speak...lol
richie_jones Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 found some nice hires classic star wars artwork that would fit this perfectly.. I like this!!
nitussi Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Nice work on that cab, and that artwork is perfect if using a star wars theme. Vertical Cab Mini Vertical Bartop Dual Impact W.I.P. Mini MvC cab Versus Bartop WIP
monkeychunkuk Posted January 19, 2013 Author Posted January 19, 2013 Nice work on that cab, and that artwork is perfect if using a star wars theme. Thanks,and Yup agreed Mike designs are always amazing!
Agrajag Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 I have to agree about that artwork. It's going to look fantastic! Never heard of gumtree before, so thanks for mentioning it here. HyperSpin behaving oddly? Read about known bugs here: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/4590-known-bugs-and-handy-hints-for-hyperspin/ The installer for HyperSpin now includes HyperLaunch 2. Go here for support: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/122-hyperlaunch-2/ HyperLaunch3 is now called RocketLauncher. Go here for support: http://www.rlauncher.com/forum/content.php Read this for ftp login info: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2320-ftp-access-must-read/ Platinum members get 25% off an Emumovies subscription: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/1211-emumovies-code/
mikekim Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 had a play at a marquee design in photoshop. text can be anything you want. still need to colour match to the side artwork, but you get the idea..
monkeychunkuk Posted January 19, 2013 Author Posted January 19, 2013 had a play at a marquee design in photoshop. text can be anything you want. still need to colour match to the side artwork, but you get the idea.. Wow that looks great !!! Ill do a measure up for and get some proper measurements Anyone got any good ideas for names ? Arcade wars Cade Wars Jedi cade Rebel wars
ericleroi Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Another +1 for the artwork. Keep going monkey Thinking about your next cab yet?
monkeychunkuk Posted January 20, 2013 Author Posted January 20, 2013 Another +1 for the artwork. Keep going monkey Thinking about your next cab yet? When i pick up 3x19 monitors ill have enough to make more machines so im thinking about the next two actually. next one i wanna make will be pink one in this style for my nieces and then a Iron Man one because....... it would look cool And then i was thinking maybe a cocktail cab
ericleroi Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Great stuff! Always wanted a cocktail cab myself. How are you doing space-wise in your house btw? I wish I had more room for more cabs .... Edited 'cos I couldn't read!
jq_quint Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 then a Iron Man one because....... it would look cool Now THAT would look ace...you thinkin iron man as in recent movie artwork? Iron man is an awesome character.... Hey what about avengers?, that means you could include the big green guy...
monkeychunkuk Posted January 20, 2013 Author Posted January 20, 2013 Great stuff! Always wanted a cocktail cab myself. How are you doing space-wise in your house btw? I wish I had more room for more cabs ....Edited 'cos I couldn't read! Erm not great these are going to be living on my office/store like you i don't have a lot of room as you can see from my front room now
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