HUO Jamma Part 2

I've been lazy on the posting, but managed to take a fair amount of pictures while working the other day.  The fussiest part of this build is over, the cutting and laminating of the panels.  I think I'm going to nickname these the ghost cabs, from the pictures they look pale and seem to float off the ground a bit.  Anyway here are some pics, nothing special to talk about really, everything is going as would be expected.  I'm happy with the size and profile, and Lizzette even mentioned that the cabinet was unobtrusive.

After preparing the panels, putting these cabinets together went really quick and easy.  Tonight and the night before, I brushed on a coat of polyurethane and sanded between coats. This was done only on the inside panels that will be exposed.  The wood grain is very attractive but I can only guess it will turn some people off.  I'm really trying to make this a simple design that is very easy to keep clean.

Gravitar Sold

It was fun while it lasted, but it was time to go.  This was a great looking cabinet, and a fun project.  I posted this for sale on the local message board, "the Village" and after getting no interest, posted it on "KLOV".  It was bought by a collector in Bedford Virginia.  I believe he had NAVL do the shipping, and they seemed to be a good bunch to ship with, after loading it on the truck, I watched them carefully wrap the game for shipping.  No word yet as of the condition upon arrival.

HUO Jamma v1.0

Wow, it's been an entire year since I posted here.  I only recently decided to get back into this hobby. I'm determined to refocus, and get back to what I like most about it.

There was a bit of a hill to climb.  I had let my work area get entirely out of control.  It was depressing to say the least.  To start, I needed to sell off several games, some finished projects, and some not finished.  I spent an entire weekend just picking up, and throwing things away.  There were some difficult decisions to make in the process,  but I'm happy to say it was worth the effort.  Having the garage back in order really lifted my spirits and helped me get motivated again.

So the next thing I did, was go out and buy a decent table saw.  I've never owned a table saw, but I've used really crappy ones, and I know how helpful they can be.  I decided it was time to go and make an investment. A little online research and I settled on the Porter Cable 10" PCB270TS.  It has a port for attaching a standard shop vac, and a very wide table, capable of 31" wide cuts.  Best thing though, it has wheels, as I'll need to move it in and out of the garage for projects.

 

I haven't built much in awhile, so I decided to try my hand at making a nice multicade.  After thinking about it  I decided to make something more ideal than the usual multicade cabinet. Having worked with these old game cabinets, I've become familiar with their best and worst qualities.  I feel as though there are some improvements to be made, it should be fun trying anyway.

My goal is to create a cabinet that will be easy to move around, take up as little space as possible, and look good in most home environments. I also want it to look somewhat retro, and feel like a classic arcade, something that will duplicate some of the original experience. After all, you can play most of these games on a computer, but the experience just won't be there. An upright cabinet is necessary to make it all "feel" right.

Here are some shots of what I have so far. I wanted it to be small, I originally wanted the cabinet to be just 20" wide. After some research I changed this to 22 1/2".