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<blockquote data-quote="whoozwah" data-source="post: 195259" data-attributes="member: 4850"><p>I built one a long time ago. Building the cab and wiring it can be done in a weekend if you power through. Getting the artwork and software set up is where all the time goes. Get all that sorted first. Then build it.</p><p></p><p>I'd say when you do decide to get the cab going I'd prolly build one vs covert because unless the cab it totally trashed I'd personally rather see a cab restored than gutted for mame. That and if you build it you have more flexibility to modify everything to suite your specific circumstances. You can make it a 4 player, you can make it low profile. You can make it a bartop. It's what you want.</p><p></p><p>Write down what all you want to accomplish with it. What features do you want? decide which ones are essential and which ones are just "nice-to-haves". Do you need an arcade monitor or can you live with an LCD? what kind of sticks do you want, separate dedicated 4 way and 8 way? do you want to mount one diagonally for q bert? do you need a rotary for ikari warriors? spinner? trackball? lightguns?</p><p></p><p>This is the kind of project that you'll probably never be "done" with. It's just that kind of beast.</p><p></p><p>Final thought: measure twice. cut once.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whoozwah, post: 195259, member: 4850"] I built one a long time ago. Building the cab and wiring it can be done in a weekend if you power through. Getting the artwork and software set up is where all the time goes. Get all that sorted first. Then build it. I'd say when you do decide to get the cab going I'd prolly build one vs covert because unless the cab it totally trashed I'd personally rather see a cab restored than gutted for mame. That and if you build it you have more flexibility to modify everything to suite your specific circumstances. You can make it a 4 player, you can make it low profile. You can make it a bartop. It's what you want. Write down what all you want to accomplish with it. What features do you want? decide which ones are essential and which ones are just "nice-to-haves". Do you need an arcade monitor or can you live with an LCD? what kind of sticks do you want, separate dedicated 4 way and 8 way? do you want to mount one diagonally for q bert? do you need a rotary for ikari warriors? spinner? trackball? lightguns? This is the kind of project that you'll probably never be "done" with. It's just that kind of beast. Final thought: measure twice. cut once. [/QUOTE]
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