Final question. Anybody have a measurement for the center bore of the lock hole? And by that I mean distance from top?
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Capcom Big Blue Guide
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Two things.
This MDF big blue cabinet was manufactured directly by Capcom Coin-Op sometime around 1994-1998. Likely sometime during the second half of the 90's. made at the Arlington-Heights facility they shared with and eventually completely took over from Romstar.
Second, I'd like to introduce you to Romstar/Capcom Do Brazil's Big Blue. Capcom and Romstar would create a joint-venture in Brazil sometime around 1992 and much like North America, Street Fighter brought a resurgence to the Brazil's arcade scene. They even opened a chain of arcades together before Capcom purchased Romstar in 1995. The Romstar name seems to have been continually used in Brazil a bit longer than it was in the US. Capcom seems to have officially folded Romstar Do Brazil in 2005. Brazilian arcade fans also call these cabinets the "Big Blue" just like we do.
JaydenSilvers
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Man, that fliperama cabinet is UGLY! Looks like a multicade
I think they are pretty interesting, aesthetics are all in the eye of the beholder.
it's very interesting to see that they not only condensed the detachable marquee area but also made major adjustments for this to fit around a 19-in monitor form factor.
The first pictures look like a 1st gen in a 19" form factor; the proportions look off to me. The "2nd gen" version next to the Neo-Geos looks better to me. Still a very cool official version that I was never aware of, thanks for sharing!
Notice that the ones in their sales flyer have 25 inch monitors squeezed in. Perhaps that was too expensive for the brazil market at the time?
I know this post is old but anyone seen or have a picture of street fighter The Movie big blue marque ? Thanks
I'm trying to find a reasonable alternative to original speaker grills for the Big Blue (this version.) Have you found something that works? I think they're something like 5.5" by 9" including the outer cover and 4"x6" for the mesh alone.
kcorcoran
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Ive seen plastic mesh used for custom PC builds be heated and formed. Seems like these are something that could be pretty easily reproduced if there wasnt something off the shelf available.
Maybe with a cut plexi bezel to avoind the need for injection molding.
You can probably get someone to 3D print the plastic bezel and you can simply buy mesh, make a template from plywood and press form the mesh to that shape using a press or vice.
Thanks. Since there's no pre-existing replacement, I may go with wood for the bezel. Not 100% sure about the dimensions, but it looks to be 4" x 6" interior and 5.25" x 8.625" exterior with rounded corners of about 0.625".
For the sake of posterity, The multi cabinet Super Street Fighter II and 2-cabinet slam masters have special holes with threaded inserts to allow you to mount the black trim for Super Street Fighter II or the giant center marquee for Slam Masters between the two cabinets. These also have the additional hole for the communications cables.
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jimbodeanny
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Yes indeed. They also have a special control bracket for the 3p/4p. Here's my cabinet.
Cover plate for the comm/link cable hole
Control panel bracket with empty 3p/4p wiring harness connectors
Cover plate for the comm/link cable hole
Control panel bracket with empty 3p/4p wiring harness connectors
kcorcoran
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Too bad my four cabinets are Gen 1.
My bad, i guess i didn't look further. I hadn't realized that someone had already posted pics of these. Does your cabinet still have the ID tag and if so, have you posted it here yet?
Gunloc
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I would love to find the actual brackets that mounted the middle three separate pieces of artwork for Slam Masters. I'm having to improvise for my restore. Also, is there a Super Street Fighter II Ultimate Competition marquee that has survived the dumpster?
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Jesus. You feel like selling one of those? Lol
kcorcoran
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Thats the idea at some point but I want to restore 'em first.
I'm trying to replicate a speaker panel but can't tell where I should cut my speaker holes. Can you show me what the speaker panel looks like for this model of Blue (pic 1, pic 2, pic 3)?
I've got width of 27". However, I'm unclear if a portion of the wood is hidden behind the black metal bracing. I THINK the height is something like 8.317". Is that correct? And should I cut my speaker holes in the vertical center of the wood, at something like 4.16"? I ask because, in the pictures, it appears that the speaker holes are actually in the bottom third of the panel and not centered vertically. Thanks.
I've got width of 27". However, I'm unclear if a portion of the wood is hidden behind the black metal bracing. I THINK the height is something like 8.317". Is that correct? And should I cut my speaker holes in the vertical center of the wood, at something like 4.16"? I ask because, in the pictures, it appears that the speaker holes are actually in the bottom third of the panel and not centered vertically. Thanks.
