Building a MAME Bartop
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Duke
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
Awesome SE1Z, vinyl FTW!!!
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SE1Z
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
The control panel wrap is done!
I bought some carbon fibre style wrap from ebay for less than $20 - figured I could just rip if off if it was no good.
Progress shot.
The finished product.
I'm happy with the look and it feels much better than spray painted mdf.
I even wacked in the red T-Mould to finish it off
I bought some carbon fibre style wrap from ebay for less than $20 - figured I could just rip if off if it was no good.
Progress shot.
The finished product.
I'm happy with the look and it feels much better than spray painted mdf.
I even wacked in the red T-Mould to finish it off
Steve
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Duke
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
That looks fantastic, much like your beautiful hands & painted nails...
Oh wait what...
Oh wait what...
Dukester
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wabbit
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
Duke think yourself lucky none of the photos had any "reflections" 
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
Wow, 3 woman hands in the one shot!
Sarc ; my second favourite type of gasm.
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SE1Z
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
No hands in this shot, just the underside of the control panel
Might get some time on Sunday to put the cabinet together, fingers crossed!
Might get some time on Sunday to put the cabinet together, fingers crossed!
Steve
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
Well.... after a few weekends with an hour here and an hour there, it's done!
The ArcadeWorx flat pack I ended up using went together very similar to IKEA furniture, using locking pins.
Here are some progress shots of the build:
All up and running, even got the thumbs up from the Mother in law
Learnt a few things along the way and also made a few mistakes. Nothing that hurts the machine, more time saving.
Actually, the longest part of this whole process is getting the software to a point I was happy with. I've lost count of the many hours that took.
Having a few ppl over this weekend, so can give it a good run and iron out any bugs I haven't found myself - will also test it's durability!
The only thing I didn't do was remove the PC from the case and screw it into the cabinet, mainly because I'm lazy... but also because there is a lot more room inside the cabinet than I first imagined and the slimline PC case fits in as is.
The ArcadeWorx flat pack I ended up using went together very similar to IKEA furniture, using locking pins.
Here are some progress shots of the build:
All up and running, even got the thumbs up from the Mother in law
Learnt a few things along the way and also made a few mistakes. Nothing that hurts the machine, more time saving.
Actually, the longest part of this whole process is getting the software to a point I was happy with. I've lost count of the many hours that took.
Having a few ppl over this weekend, so can give it a good run and iron out any bugs I haven't found myself - will also test it's durability!
The only thing I didn't do was remove the PC from the case and screw it into the cabinet, mainly because I'm lazy... but also because there is a lot more room inside the cabinet than I first imagined and the slimline PC case fits in as is.
Steve
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
Looks awesome!!
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
Awesome. You know they'll be a competition now between Amanda and whoever is around when we come down haha.
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
...and Galaga ftw. Well done. Ball park figure on dollars spent?
balls & boobs. . .
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
Looks fantastic, great work.
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Duke
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
That's awesome.
I really need to get my ARSE into gear & do mine... I have all the electronics just no case.
I really need to get my ARSE into gear & do mine... I have all the electronics just no case.
Dukester
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SE1Z
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
Thanks guys!
The build was fun
ArcadeWorx Case delivered: $500
Spray paint: $40
T-Mould: $20
Vinyl wrap: $20
Joysticks/buttons/ipac2: $200
speakers/amp/wiring: $50
Monitor: $15 (second hand)
misc cables: $30
Software Frontend: $25
This doesn't include the donor PC, which I had gathering dust in the cupboard.
Time fiddling with software setup/wiring/putting together: Too many hours to count.
I'm sure I've missed something, but It'd have to be close, if not over the $1000 mark.
Wow... that's the first time I've thought about the total cost.
It all starts to add up quickly.
As it is, I need to buy a replacement amp as my original has been dropped and only works on one channel now
The build was fun
A very rough estimate would be:Quincy wrote:...and Galaga ftw. Well done. Ball park figure on dollars spent?
ArcadeWorx Case delivered: $500
Spray paint: $40
T-Mould: $20
Vinyl wrap: $20
Joysticks/buttons/ipac2: $200
speakers/amp/wiring: $50
Monitor: $15 (second hand)
misc cables: $30
Software Frontend: $25
This doesn't include the donor PC, which I had gathering dust in the cupboard.
Time fiddling with software setup/wiring/putting together: Too many hours to count.
I'm sure I've missed something, but It'd have to be close, if not over the $1000 mark.
Wow... that's the first time I've thought about the total cost.
It all starts to add up quickly.
As it is, I need to buy a replacement amp as my original has been dropped and only works on one channel now
Steve
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wabbit
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
What's this about the 3800, Steve?
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SE1Z
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
It's actually an RX-V3900.....wabbit wrote:What's this about the 3800, Steve?
But I dropped the amp for the arcade unit:
Thankfully it's only a $15 part.
Steve
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Re: Building a MAME Bartop
Well that's much nicer. I did wonder why the 3900 needed moving haha.