Heh, well... maybe not "mini". I got sick of how big the back of the cab and rear projection monitor were, and I came across a cheap 42" plasma monitor, so I grabbed it and tried it out w/ one of the EGA to VGA converters. I thought it looked really good, so I decided to make a new cabinet for it. I made it about the same width as the skateboard half, and only about 16" deep. I used white melamine, and this is my first real "cab build" from scratch, but I think it turned out pretty good.
I peeled the sideart off the monitor and applied it to the sides. I extended the sides a little bit near the flames on the sideart so it would look better (not cut off), and installed some orange T-molding. I was afraid that the game would look really strange with it stretched to 16:9, but it's really not a big deal. I haven't permanently mounted the marquee, and I'm not sure how I'll light it, but I'll figure it out.
I have all the Top Skater boards on one half of the cabinet, and hopefully some day I'll come across an Air Trix boardset and install that in the other half. If anyone has a set that they'd like to part with, let me know! I also have some original Top Skater stuff I'm giving away (monitor, base, marquee holder) - http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=1741516#post1741516 .
Anyway, just thought I'd share. I like it much better... and it has freed up a bunch more room in the arcade (after rearranging, I should be able to get 4 more games in). So... what do you think?
DogP
I peeled the sideart off the monitor and applied it to the sides. I extended the sides a little bit near the flames on the sideart so it would look better (not cut off), and installed some orange T-molding. I was afraid that the game would look really strange with it stretched to 16:9, but it's really not a big deal. I haven't permanently mounted the marquee, and I'm not sure how I'll light it, but I'll figure it out.
I have all the Top Skater boards on one half of the cabinet, and hopefully some day I'll come across an Air Trix boardset and install that in the other half. If anyone has a set that they'd like to part with, let me know! I also have some original Top Skater stuff I'm giving away (monitor, base, marquee holder) - http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=1741516#post1741516 .
Anyway, just thought I'd share. I like it much better... and it has freed up a bunch more room in the arcade (after rearranging, I should be able to get 4 more games in). So... what do you think?
DogP
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