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My arcade cabinet is called "The Legend of Mame" because my favorite arcade game is The Legend of Kage. My cabinet isn't going to be a recreation of Kage's cabinet though. I like too many games to devote the cab to one game's look, so it will pull in elements of many of my favorites.

-General facts
-All panels EXCEPT for the control panel top are 3/4" MDF
-Control panel top is 5/8" particle board with 1/8" lexan on top
-4 player panel
-Total width = 28.5" (27" interior width)
-Total depth = 36.0"
* Due to changing hosts, I don't have all my photo descriptions intact yet.

75 files, last one added on Jun 03, 2006

 

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2x8 supports10 viewsWe put 2 2x8s in the floor. It makes it very sturdy, but it also adds considerable weight.
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Piano hinge22 viewsHere you can see the IPAC, the Druin rotary board, my torx wrench, and the piano hinge on the top of the panel. I highly recommend doing that. You can also see two holes in the back of the panel to run keyboard cables, etc.
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Thyra28 viewsClose-up of Thyra, the Valkyrie from Gauntlet.
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Creating the ground loop25 viewsAll controls need a common ground wire that runs through them.
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Routing the control panel edges14 viewsA router takes care of trimming up the edge of the lexan to the control panel MDF very easily. I recommend wearing long sleeves, since little bits of plastic will pelt you. It feels like bugs hitting you on a motorcycle.
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Last additions - Arcade Cabinet
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My custom Mamewah screen64 viewsHere's a shot of the Mamewah layout I made, based on Ikari Warriors' bezel.Jun 03, 2006
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The finished product!115 viewsHere you can see the finished cabinet, with Heavy Barrel loaded.Jun 03, 2006
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Wiring the Druin rotary interface30 viewsHere you can see a close-up of the Druin board.Jun 03, 2006
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Rigging power to the Druin board36 viewsGetting power to the rotary interface board was a pain. We ended up taking a butt joint from Radio Shack and connecting one end to the ground wire, and the other to the second power connection on the I-PAC. The first power didn't work.Jun 03, 2006
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Butt connectors27 viewsThis is the package of butt connectors that I purchased in order to get power to the rotary interface. We only ended up needing two of these I think. If you can avoid buying at Radio Shack, do it, since they are so over-priced.Jun 03, 2006
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The failed experiment31 viewsHere's the cd audio cable installed.Jun 03, 2006
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Butchering a CD audio cable25 viewsI tried to use the end of a cd audio cable to provide a jumper for my Druin rotary interface, but it didn't work. At that point I went to Radio Shack.Jun 03, 2006
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Control panel 1st test65 viewsI hooked the panel up to my computer once it was all wired, and fired up The Legend of Kage. It played great, although playing on the floor wasn't the most comfortable situation.Jun 03, 2006

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