DIY arcade cabinets

[sukhbir]

I thought i would share some pictures of my hand built stand up arcade cabinet to all of you arcade fanatics.
Built this cabinet in 2020.
specifications:-


Nos crt monitor+intervideo chasis (15khz).
Nos original nemesis marquee (with led backlit).
New sanwa joystick+buttons.
Serviced hantrex 150 power supply.
New coin mech(10p set),new coin cash door.
Used bas glass bezel (6mm).
Hand built control panel black gloss perspex (5mm).
finished in black woodgrain vinyl. nice to see if anyone has built any arcade cabs.

 

[jerryspaghetti]

Very tidy looking cab. Love a bit of Gunsmoke!

 

[TheDaddy]

Nice looking cab that mate !! And with a CRT so that's a plus.

Dave.

 

[Kev A]

What a lovely looking thing, should be proud of that

 

[sukhbir]

thanks for your kind comments ,forgot to mention the crt can also be positioned horizontal.

 

[Mr20to5]

Well done. That looks very nicely built and clearly has all the right ingredients.

It's nice to see a decent standard build instead of the usual hellish shame cabs that litter the tinterwebs.

Because you asked, I've done a couple which you can see on my blog, link in signature.

Donkey Kong and Robotron.

 

[sukhbir]

Well done. That looks very nicely built and clearly has all the right ingredients.

It's nice to see a decent standard build instead of the usual hellish shame cabs that litter the tinterwebs.

Because you asked, I've done a couple which you can see on my blog, link in signature.

Donkey Kong and Robotron.

Thanks,I built it to keep it authentic just like they were in the early eighties.
How do I look at your cabs?

 

[Mr20to5]

Thanks,I built it to keep it authentic just like they were in the early eighties.
How do I look at your cabs?

The link is in my signature below, but I'm not sure it appears on the mobile site?

Here you go though..

My Arcade Diary

bringing back the 80's one project at a time

neilsarcadediary.wordpress.com

Go to the scratch built section.

 

[Shun]

That's a nice looking cab. The control panel is very shiny, very nice. Also like the dark wood grain vinyl.

I have a Pac-Man Cabaret that I've been building for the last 10 years 😅. I want to get it done by the end of this year, so I'm using all my spare time (which isn't much) to finish it. I'm in the middle of painting it. Was going to use vinyl, but for some reason chose spray cans. Don't know why, it was a bad decision really, but I'm getting a good finish with 3000 grit wet sanding:



Once its painted, I just need to put all of the parts back on the machine.
I used to update this BYOAC thread here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=144519.0

 

[flem]

These look great!!

 

[sukhbir]

That's a nice looking cab. The control panel is very shiny, very nice. Also like the dark wood grain vinyl.

I have a Pac-Man Cabaret that I've been building for the last 10 years 😅. I want to get it done by the end of this year, so I'm using all my spare time (which isn't much) to finish it. I'm in the middle of painting it. Was going to use vinyl, but for some reason chose spray cans. Don't know why, it was a bad decision really, but I'm getting a good finish with 3000 grit wet sanding:

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Once its painted, I just need to put all of the parts back on the machine.
I used to update this BYOAC thread here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=144519.0

looking forward to see it finished,great job so far

 

[sukhbir]

The link is in my signature below, but I'm not sure it appears on the mobile site?

Here you go though..

My Arcade Diary

bringing back the 80's one project at a time

neilsarcadediary.wordpress.com

Go to the scratch built section.

Hi, thanks for the link.

amazing work,superb build quality and loved the way you formed that monitor surround on the Robotron 2084 build.
🫲😍🫱🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️

 

[Mr20to5]

Hi, thanks for the link.

amazing work,superb build quality and loved the way you formed that monitor surround on the Robotron 2084 build.
🫲😍🫱🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️

That bloody bezel nearly finished me off! Thanks for having a read through.👍

 

[r-type]

Top work! I keep wishing I had time, tools and knowhow to do this as I'd like two JAMMA cabs with swappable control panels. I have most bits to put in them but that's about it!

 

[r-type]

P.S. I've just noticed that your monitor frame is hinged, what was the purpose of this?

 

[sukhbir]

P.S. I've just noticed that your monitor frame is hinged, what was the purpose of this?

Hi,

I put hinges there so that you can lower the monitor assembly and then you can remove the 4 bolts off the crt corners and change the crt position to horizontal or vertical direction,once it’s inverted you simply push it back up and secure it.

thanks for your comments