MAME Arcade Cabinet - Page 4

Trip · 04-05-2012, 06:16 PM

Shit is starting to get real now. Got my cabinet on order. Talking with someone about helping me build my control panel layout and getting the artwork for it.

Made final decisions on every part I am getting for the the machine. Most of it has been purchased.

5 Sanwa JLF (4 way/8 way) joysticks with Electric Ice balltops, going to do the RGB LED setup myself for these.

A mess of GGG Electric Ice 2 RGB pushbuttons

Ultimarc Ultratrak flushmount track ball

Ultimarc Spintrak spinner and topper

Ultimarc ipac4 controller

2 Ultimarc PacLED64 controllers to control the blinky flashy

ArcadeVGA video card for my CRT Arcade monitor.

Got my pushbuttons and joysticks in already

Turbo Ghost · 04-05-2012, 08:10 PM

So, is there a groove on the joystick shaft for the wires to light the balls? Somehow that sounded very dirty....

Trip · 04-05-2012, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbo Ghost

So, is there a groove on the joystick shaft for the wires to light the balls? Somehow that sounded very dirty....

It's a hollow shaft

http://wolfsoft.de/wordpress/?cat=4

Turbo Ghost · 04-05-2012, 10:13 PM

That's what I originally imagined but, in the first pic, there's no opening I can see and the shaft lying on its' side appeared to have a groove. I like the toppers in the link that have the bubbles inside! They look great with the LED's lit up!

Trip · 04-05-2012, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbo Ghost

That's what I originally imagined but, in the first pic, there's no opening I can see and the shaft lying on its' side appeared to have a groove. I like the toppers in the link that have the bubbles inside! They look great with the LED's lit up!

The hollow shaft is not installed in the first pic. I had to buy those seperately from the joystick.

I thought about those, but I wanted to go super matchy matchy throughout the control panel. The buttons I wanted (that would of worked well with the bubble tops) are not made anymore (see below) and getting any really nice concave RGB buttons is hard. The ones I got sold out fast when I got mine.

The trackball will be the same pearly white as well.

Trip · 04-12-2012, 10:58 PM

Got my spinner, trackball, IPAC4, and two LED controllers in today.

Got enough to build a 1 player setup on a cardboard box and play on the mac until the cabinet is ready.

Particle Man · 04-13-2012, 02:17 PM

Freaking awesome...

Trip · 06-09-2012, 10:27 PM

Haven't updated this in awhile. Still moving ahead.

Ordered a bunch of stuff, still need to build the control panel.

I picked up my former NFL Blitz 99 cabinet that was f'in fucked up from the guy I got to restore it. Came out pretty freakin epic. New speakers, refurbed 26" arcade CRT, working lamp for marquee.

Just going to stick my an old computer of mine in it to MAME it. Currently got that running and hooked up to a cardboard control panel for testing.

Turbo Ghost · 06-10-2012, 11:26 AM

Looking good so far!

Trip · 07-17-2012, 10:09 PM

Working away at the control panel, she will be ready to play in no time.

Already got the top cut with plexi, but still trying to figure out how I plan to mount the joysticks.

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Turbo Ghost Movie Star Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kingsport, TN. Moto: KLR650 Posts: 682	So, is there a groove on the joystick shaft for the wires to light the balls? Somehow that sounded very dirty....

04-05-2012, 10:13 PM	#34
Turbo Ghost Movie Star Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kingsport, TN. Moto: KLR650 Posts: 682	That's what I originally imagined but, in the first pic, there's no opening I can see and the shaft lying on its' side appeared to have a groove. I like the toppers in the link that have the bubbles inside! They look great with the LED's lit up!

06-10-2012, 11:26 AM	#39
Turbo Ghost Movie Star Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kingsport, TN. Moto: KLR650 Posts: 682	Looking good so far!