It’s been awhile folks. The Retroforce Game Museum has sat idly by since September while I busied myself with schoolwork. I couldn’t bear to see it sitting there all half finished any longer. I’ve been putting in some hours the past couple of days to push it closer to completion. Advice to cab builders: don't make your cab playable until it's finished.
Here’s my progress report:
-covered control panel in wood grain vinyl
-added speaker fabric
-secured speakers
-added marquee light & reflective backing
-designed and printed marquee
-attached marquee (sandwiched between 2 pieces of plexi)
-designed and built screen bezel
All that is left to do is get a big piece of plexi glass to cover the viewing area and get the side art printed.
But enough jibba jabba, pics or it didn’t happen right?
Here’s the marquee I designed. I just used some of the assets from the sideart, along with more inspiration from Galaga.
@Seigfreid: It wasn't too hard, I found all of the instructions online. I spent a lot of time in the planning stage to prevent problems during the actual build. Besides a router with a special bit, you only really need basic tools.
@Garison: Buckeyetown-Columbus, OH
@The Incredible Edible Egg: You know I love me some Wind Jammers :)
@Persona: It currently is loaded up with a couple thousand arcade roms. It's also rigged to play Atari 2600-Dreamcast and everything in between, but I don't have them all set up yet.
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@Garison: Buckeyetown-Columbus, OH
@The Incredible Edible Egg: You know I love me some Wind Jammers :)
Welkstar
you are amazing and I want your retro babies
Also, beautifull job on the cabinet. The craftmanship is just incredible.