Journey Scratch Build

[p0rgy8190]

I've been collecting Journey parts for a few months now and was excited when I was able to convince a buddy of mine to sell me everything he had collected for a journey build besides the cabinet. I was already sourcing parts for the build in hopes of finding a pcb and a control panel. We got lucky a few months back and found a dedicated journey cabinet in Ohio that was converted into a tiger fury but the cabinet was virtually unharmed. The cabinet was in great overall shape to start reverse engineering the CNC Plans.

First the CNC Plans extruded to make sure all the parts fit together:


the hardest points to measure for me is always the monitor mounts and the control panel catches. Luckily someone drilled out the holes for lag bolts on the original cabinet so I was able to find these points easily on this build:



Went though the cabinet, verified all the rabbet joints and how the cabinet is constructed. I love these type of cabinets where every single piece is rabbeted into the sides of the cabinet which really gives the cabinet some serious strength and also helps with alignment. I have most of the cabinet cut at this point and verified all the pieces with the original. more pictures to come on that. We are using Laminated Birch for the entire cabinet to bulletproof the build.

 

[p0rgy8190]

Parts Collected for the cabinet:

 

[carolinamarcg]

You have an original Journey cab in great shape? Why wouldn't you just restore that?

 

[p0rgy8190]

You have an original Journey cab in great shape? Why wouldn't you just restore that?

The original cabinet is actually my buddies, he purchased it and is letting me barrow the cabinet for my build. I will be restoring the original cabinet for him as well as he's also collecting parts for his.

 

[p0rgy8190]

cabinet is cut! Went with laminated birch for the build to bulletproof the cabinet for its future.


Started the painting process, still needs another coat before assembly.

 

[jackflack]

I need a Journey

 

[p0rgy8190]

 

[ThatArtGuy]

Are you sharing your measurements with @bdn103 ?

 

[p0rgy8190]

Are you sharing your measurements with @bdn103 ?

Haven't decided yet if these plans will be shared. I am working on a few other cabinet plans that will be sharing soon, (Updated 720 plans, Punchout/PC10 Plans, and a few others.)

 

[WP34]

Haven't decided yet if these plans will be shared. I am working on a few other cabinet plans that will be sharing soon, (Updated 720 plans, Punchout/PC10 Plans, and a few others.)

Would love it if you would share the plans. I've been wanted to do a Journey build myself.

Yours looks fantastic BTW!

 

[Anthony605]

Nice job! I pretty much did the same thing about two years ago! I bought a CNC cabinet from @DPtwiz. His cabinet was spot on!

 

[andrewb]

Started the painting process, still needs another coat before assembly.

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Wrong color brown.

 

[GORFguyOhio]

Amazing scratch build. What did you do about mounting the monitor inside?
Journey has the extra monitor mounting brackets like Mappy.
Just curious to see your solution. Kudos on your build.

 

[p0rgy8190]

The mounting layout worked perfectly with a ms. Pac-Man monitoring mounting solution.

 

[p0rgy8190]

Amazing scratch build. What did you do about mounting the monitor inside?
Journey has the extra monitor mounting brackets like Mappy.
Just curious to see your solution. Kudos on your build.

 

[Anthony605]

I also used Ms. Pac style monitor brackets. Worked great!

 

[p0rgy8190]

Few small items to finish up, (wiring and cleaning up coin door, get pcb top/bottoms mount installed, and some small odd ends but overall loving the finished look!! I know the blue wasn't 100% perfect match but I love how it came out!

 

[jackflack]

I need one!!!

 

[Slackmoe]

I just need a cab


Andrew