DIY MAME Cabinet

[Dragon Warrior Jasen]

Thought I would share some pictures of my DIY MAME Cabinet that I started building last December! Unfortunately the move to Italy put that project on hiatus because I thought I wouldnt have room in the new place... boy was I wrong!

Regardless, it sits semi-completed and working naked in storage. Here are the pictures:

www.jasenhicks.com/mame (http://www.jasenhicks.com/mame)

[Lady Jaye]

Moved the thread to the Restoration section.

[XYXZYZ]

This is an original project, shouldn't it be in Arcade Alley instead?

[Flack]

Yup, and that's where it landed.

The woodworking on that thing looks terrific. Yet another reason why classic cabinets don't need to be destroyed!

I thought for sure with a control panel that large you were going to have tons of joysticks and buttons. It looks a little sparse with those two small joystick/button clumps. Maybe some artwork or something will make it look more busy.

[Dragon Warrior Jasen]

Thanks for the compliments. For a novice wood worker, i think i did pretty good!

The control panel needs to be reworked/wired when I get back stateside. I made the controls parallel to the angles, and it makes controlling it rediculous. That and the wire I used turneout out really crappy (it was a pain to route, not flexible, and just overall disappointing).

I originally planned on a golden t track ball but they are $200! At the time I didnt want to shell out an extra $200 on top of the rest of the cost. 2 years from now when the project goes on again, i think i will be able to swing it :) Pun intended.