Ms Pac Cocktail Reproduction... Sort of...

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Built this Ms Pac Cocktail from the ground up so it's not really a "restoration" but I though you guys may appreciate it anyways. Not done yet though, still need artwork for the control panel, but I wanted to see what the cab would look like before designing the artwork (and button color combination). The blue and yellow buttons are just stand ins until I figure out what to use to match the control panel artwork. Here is the pics.

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You can see the white maple is a lot brighter than the original walnut colored sides

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and it is heavily contrasted with the black t-molding, speaker grills, coin door and control panel

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Player 1 control panel with red bubble top awaiting artwork. I had to have the stock JLW shafts shortened by 3/4" since there are no short shaft options. Infact I could not find any short shaft joysticks that use the 2.6"x3" (66..x76mm) bolt pattern. Luckily I have access to a full machine shop.

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The refurbished coin door I bought at the 11th hour. Gotta love original hardware. You can see how light the wood really is. The veneer even shows some chatoyance at the right angles.

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Originally planned to use vesa mount to mount the monitor to the cab rather than the top but scrapped that idea because after decasing the monitor the LCD panel was not strong enough to support its own weight and would sag away from the table top... You can also see the flourscent lights used to illuminate the control panel. These also worka good to light the box when I need to work inside. Also the spring can be seen that can hold the lid open when needed.

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Not having a CRT monitor leaves lots of space inside the box. That 1 6x9 speaker really thumps inside this empty box. A lot of bass for ~10 watts!

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I slotted the holders for the frosted plexi. You can also see the molex connectors that I like and everyone hates. I like the fact that they are hard to take apart. Don't want nothing coming loose when I'm going for the kill screen!

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My custom bezel cut into the 1" tabletop. I ended up sanding and painting it twice because I put a screw through it the first time when mounting the flourscent lights! live and learn...
 
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Oh yeah... You can probably tell that thats a 60-in-1 there... I kinda hate how it kicks you out to the menu after each game... So I'm thinking about getting an Arcade SD instead... Will the Arcade SD allow you to stay in the game without kicking you back to the game select menu?
 
Personally, I don't care for the LCD, but that's a VERY clean looking build! Congrats. What type of plywood is that? It looks like a birch core with some veneer?
 
That is white maple prefinished plywood. I believe it is a birch core then a layer of MDF then the white maple veneer... About $110 a sheet.. Yea, the LCD is not ideal, but I can't find any new 19" CRT's for sale. Today I stuck a SLG3000 on there and it does help a little with the jaggies...
 
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Thanks.... I already have the artwork ready.... just need someone to print it... My goto guy john at basementarcadegraphix seems to have disappeared... I can't get no response from gameongraphix and it looks like emdkay only prints marquees... here is what I'm going with... very simple homage to the Ms Pac top artwork but with non game specific player start icons. The 2 yellow circles will be framing pink IL buttons that Bryan @ Paradise Arcade is working on.:

Player 1
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Player2
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I think it would look great with P1 and P2 start Ms. Pacs. The P2 side could use some characters IMO, otherise it looks pretty good. I really like the corner radiuses.

Something that would look AWESOME with the lit ball top would be Paradise's LED buttons with color inserts, they have Ms. Pac P1 and P2 start.

PM Rikitiki (aka thisoldgame.com) or email gamestencils.com. They print overlays, gamestencils can use Suede Lexan.
 
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What is Suede Lexan?


I think it would look great with P1 and P2 start Ms. Pacs. The P2 side could use some characters IMO, otherise it looks pretty good. I really like the corner radiuses.

Something that would look AWESOME with the lit ball top would be Paradise's LED buttons with color inserts, they have Ms. Pac P1 and P2 start.

PM Rikitiki (aka thisoldgame.com) or email gamestencils.com. They print overlays, gamestencils can use Suede Lexan.
 
What is Suede Lexan?

He's referring to a kind of printable lexan. I grabbed this link off the web.

The polycarbonate film used by the printing manufacturers to produce decals usually does not come with adhesive. The adhesive applied to the film after the Lexan is printed. The most common polycarbonate known as suede or velvety texture, surface that causes the film not be optically clear. There is also an optically clear version, which is not used very often, in the printing industry, because polycarbonate scratches easily, therefore the suede surface hides any scratches.

http://www.decalfactory.com/wp-index.php/2010/02/lexan-and-polycarbonate-decals/
 
PM Rikitiki (aka thisoldgame.com) or email gamestencils.com. They print overlays, gamestencils can use Suede Lexan.

Cool... Can you post a pic of some of the stuff they did for you?
 
Suede lexan is a rougher texture of polycarbonate, branded by ge polymershapes. However, pac man overlays use Velvet lexan not Suede.
 
Had the cp printed up locally. It does have a 3m UV over laminate. It's a little too long and ends where the cp starts bending so I may redo it shorter.
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