Mame bartop (almost)

[gavinb]

Hi guys,

Thought I'd show off the bartop I've been working on. I say bartop but it is a little bigger than expected and just about fits on one corner of my desk.

The cabinet is custom built, and loosely based on a Nintendo cab design.

It is running an XBox with CoinOps 5, is using a 14inch CRT screen and happ buttons and seitmisu joysticks.

I've rigged the cpo up using miniKades.

I've decased the TV and spaced the components out inside in a way that should help spread airflow around internally from the 2 fans.

I've got an Arduino hooked up internally that switches the XBox on for me and after a few seconds applies 12v to pin 8 of the scart to force it onto AV channel.

I've got 2 small step downs inside to allow me to power the arduino, stereo amp, marquee LED's and the front light up credit buttons off of 12v.

All that's currently left to do is get a bezel printed somewhere and find somewhere to print some side art.

All in all I am pretty happy. It's not an original cab but it'll do for now.

G

 

[Big Phil]

Excellent work man!

Would love a break down of how you've achieved this as I'd like to give it a go

 

[gavinb]

Excellent work man!

Would love a break down of how you've achieved this as I'd like to give it a go

I shall put a little something together with some more indepth photos.

I am thinking of using the 17inch TV I have spare in the loft to do a compact full size cabinet but maybe using a supergun instead of an XBox and mame .... thinking something based loosely on a Naomi cabinet

 

[strykr]

Excellent work man!

Would love a break down of how you've achieved this as I'd like to give it a go

I shall put a little something together with some more indepth photos.

I am thinking of using the 17inch TV I have spare in the loft to do a compact full size cabinet but maybe using a supergun instead of an XBox and mame .... thinking something based loosely on a Naomi cabinet

That would be cool Gavin. Would make a fun project.

 

[Deathrow]

Top stuff, well done Gavin

 

[ZedEx48K]

Hi, what trim did you use at that looks too thin for t-molding, Making a mini cab myself atm (well it was gonna be a custom PC case but then I liked it too much

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[IDCHAPPY]

That's really well done dude, keepin it real with the CRT

 

[gavinb]

it's 12.7mm T-Moulding from t-moulding.com

I trimmed off the T piece to leave it flat the stuck it to the edge of the mdf with no more nails then trimmed it flush to the mdf. Took a little while but looks alright.

Crt was really the only choice