my snk candy 18 project

[supergoose]

i hope this doesn't get moved to the gallery of ****. it's my first cab, so be nice.

a few weeks ago, i picked up a gutted candy 18. this is how it started:



it barely fit in the car:



... and was a bit dirty:





but it cleaned up nicely:





i had never worked on a control panel before, so i decided to make a prototype out of cardboard so i could test the button layout.
i also cut another piece to the size of a 20" lcd screen (a bit too small as it turned out), while i was at it:



then i couldn't sleep one night and downloaded inkscape. i never used a vector drawing program before, but somehow ended up with a new marquee that is supposed to resemble a mix of both styles of the original snk one and a new control panel overlay (wip):





i got some new sanwa buttons in the mail and decided to "ghetto mount" a seimitsu stick as well:



i thought i wouldn't get anything else done this year, but i scored a brand new LG L2000CP on ebay.

Panel Type: IPS
Screen size: 20.0 in
Resolution: 1600 x 1200 pixels
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Pixel pitch: 0.255 mm
Brightness: 300 cd/m²
Contrast ratio: 800:1
Viewing angle: 178º Horizontal, 178º Vertical
Response time: 8 ms

so i made something else that looks ghetto (i only had 7 of those metal pieces, btw), but it'll be painted and hidded by a bezel anyway. all i cared about was that it would be strong enough to hold the monitor, which is heavier than i thought a lcd would be.



fitted ... and since i do net yet own a cga to vga converter, i decided to hook up my dad's old pentium4 notebook and tested the monitor with final burn evolution:













to be continued.

[thomj]

the cardboard cp looks great. I'd leave it as it is

[supergoose]

i might hack an old usb pad and use the panel as is for a few weeks/months, but i really can't wait to get a proper panel in there. i plan to order the cpo from mcs in about 4 to 6 weeks and i actually got a 24mm and a 30mm metal punch in the mail today.

[mpoilu]

i hope this doesn't get moved to the gallery of ****. it's my first cab, so be nice.


to be continued.

[thomj]

i might hack an old usb pad and use the panel as is for a few weeks/months, but i really can't wait to get a proper panel in there. i plan to order the cpo from mcs in about 4 to 6 weeks and i actually got a 24mm and a 30mm metal punch in the mail today.

I need to get some of those... I love these cabs.

[davewellington]

the cardboard cp looks great. I'd leave it as it is

lol

[emphatic]

Very nice. I'd go for one of the new Akihabara P360 PCB's and put consoles in that cabinet.

[Jan]

looks great Goose , nice work !

[thomj]

You could always contact Red5. He has a vector for a blue and white neo geo CPO for one of these cabs...

[Red5]

You could always contact Red5. He has a vector for a blue and white neo geo CPO for one of these cabs...

Sadly its not Vector (yet) but it is a layered photoshop file

ABMVSOverlayCandyUS4.jpg

think slapham found it originally

Excellent work Goose, me liking a lot, for reference thomj has a link for a replacement fluorescent tube (cheers thomj)
and i got some new cp locks from here, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 244wt_1141"
not a exact match, in length, but barrel size fits perfect.

[supergoose]

Very nice. I'd go for one of the new Akihabara P360 PCB's and put consoles in that cabinet.

i was looking at some bare xbox360 boards on ebay. they seem to go for next to nothing but i'm not yet sure, if i want to deal with all the red ring of death and error code problems. i also thought that a friend's xbox360 elite was really noisy. however, i will try to hook up my dreamcast once i got it from my parents' attic.

the other stuff depends on how well those cga to vga converters will work in combination with the soon to be released slg3000. Winni said that there might be scaling issues with some monitors.

i just read about the latest fba & mame news. while i still don't like mame, i will have to admit that i'm about putting some older pc hardware in the cab.

Cool, I'd personally go for a less steep angle on the ABCD buttons however, you've got loads of room there.

*quick nasty mockup in paint*
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/p ... 7fd7_b.jpg"

But then I guess thats personal preference.

you're right. i too prefer the less steep angle. it's just that i didn't know how to transfer the layout of my 2l8b starcab panel (that i bought for the hss-0130) over to the vector file, so i used the typical sega layout that i got from slagcoin.com instead. i think i might have figured it out now. i'll give that a try.

Sadly its not Vector (yet) but it is a layered photoshop file

ABMVSOverlayCandyUS4.jpg

think slapham found it originally

i tried to make something similar before i started with the current panel. since i was a total noob in regards to the vector stuff, it was a bit too complicated for me. i will give it a try once i practiced a bit more.

Excellent work Goose, me liking a lot, for reference thomj has a link for a replacement fluorescent tube (cheers thomj)

that will have to wait until after i painted the cab and i was thinking about using a 12v led strip.

and i got some new cp locks from here, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 244wt_1141"
not a exact match, in length, but barrel size fits perfect.

that's awesome, thanks. i need 6 new locks to complete this project. i just wish i knew how i'm supposed to get the old ones out. that locktite/paint is about 20 years old, but it's still doing it's job of keeping everything from moving very well.

@ everyone else:
thanks.

[emphatic]

I'd say keep the steep angle as it's much more comfortable for long sessions, especially with 4 player games. I play mostly CAVE games where you keep your fingers on buttons A and C most of the time, and its' a real strain on the wrist with what kernow is suggesting (I have this layout for both my 1L panels). I'm gonna convert both panels to the "steep" one instead as I value the use of my right wrist for pleasing myself among other things.

[penrhos]

Makes me wish I'd bought that empty shell as I've got a 21" Dell (rebadged Benq) tft sat in the garage waiting for a suitable project....

[joeblade]

That's cleaned up nicely!!

Coming along a treat goose....can't wait to see the finished cp in place!!

[supergoose]

I'd say keep the steep angle as it's much more comfortable for long sessions, especially with 4 player games. I play mostly CAVE games where you keep your fingers on buttons A and C most of the time, and its' a real strain on the wrist with what kernow is suggesting (I have this layout for both my 1L panels). I'm gonna convert both panels to the "steep" one instead as I value the use of my right wrist for pleasing myself among other things.

well, i liked the neo geo new style stick for most games on the neo, but i also used the old style stick a lot.
last night, i made a usb pad-hack and played some dodonpachi and blazing star for a bit. the current layout felt good, but i noticed that i had my thumb on the A button most of the time and i'm not sure if that's a good thing or if it may turn into a bad habit. with Kernow's layout i wouldn't have to use the thumb at all and/or wouldn't have to move my hand as much.

Makes me wish I'd bought that empty shell as I've got a 21" Dell (rebadged Benq) tft sat in the garage waiting for a suitable project....

that would have been a very tight fit. it might have been possible, but then you would have had to replace the glass with the snk logo on it to see the whole screen. well, at least if you didn't want to modify the cab itself.

at first i didn't like the looks of the cab much, but then i noticed the potential for a project like this and now i'm glad that i picked it up. it really grew on me.
i can get you the dimmensions, if you want to build something similar from scratch. could be a nice little woody and the 21" Dell would fit perfectly.

That's cleaned up nicely!!

Coming along a treat goose....can't wait to see the finished cp in place!!

thanks. it'll be a while, though. i'll spend the holidays in my hometown and afterwards i'll have to prepare for finals and an internship.

[JoeTeach]

I love it. Really enjoying reading about your progress, thanks for sharing. Look forward to seeing how it goes!

[supergoose]

thanks.

i broke down and bought a used xbox360 today. didn't really want to spend the money atm but it seemed to be a good opportunity. even more motivation to get this thing done.

[SniperElite]

The LCD mount is fine, and is all I would have done in your situation. I love the LCD brother! Looks great! Keep us updated on the CP!

[supergoose]

i got my naomi coin entry pieces in the mail and can now finish up the last few things on the cpo.



english isn't my first language and i would like to ask you guys, whether "insert 20c to play" sounds ok to you. just want to make sure ...

[Spectre]

english isn't my first language and i would like to ask you guys, whether "insert 20c to play" sounds ok to you. just want to make sure ...

Sounds fine to me, tho it could be 200yen