Just picked this up today for a very good price. I think It will work out well for what I plan to do. Going to use a fresh 27" TV powered by the Xbox two 4 way joysticks and about 22 buttons total, Might even see if I can run some gun's as well. First thing I need to do is cut myself a new button control panel and figure out the placment of all these damn buttons.

Looks like a big job. Good luck. Post some progress pics.

I want to make a new marquee header for the top lighted section of the cab. Need a vote. What do you guys think?

I say either: number one or two... (They all look great)
Wow... These would be awesome as marquees!
I would love one.

I agree with "MegaFan" either 1 or 2 the two bottom ones are ugly...I wouldnt mind doing something like this as well but Id prob get one of those expensive pre made xarcade ones but shit those cost alot of dough...

yeah I know!! big Bank. Thats why I'm going to try and build my own. Lots of tricks like going to wire the coin insert as the add coin button or "back button" off the xbox remote. I got ideas coming out of my ears.

I quite like 4, it shows some of the potential i.e. so many games!

Man you have air hocky and gun games in your kitchen! your kids are lucky!

edit:- tho looking again 1+2 are more beautiful...

Thanks, yeah I'm making a nice little game room in my garage.

looks good - thats a great cabinet to start of with - if it helps heres some pics of my golden tee conversion.- i have limited the buttons so i didnt need to replicate every xbox button.

ive got a microsoft visio template some where you can have which makes the design and cutting of the control panel a lot less bother.


from this:



to this:




and the new midi version

Damn!!! Those look fantastic! I have a question on the screen. What size is it? It it a standard TV? How did you mount it in the cab?

yeah thanks for the remarks - a lot of time, love and money goes into my machines. i noticed your cab looks like a converted gaunlet or turtles/simpson cab (the giveaway is the 4 player coin mech) - a great cab though - looks like you have got the space for it too!

The monitors in my cabs are original cabinet 15/25hz RGB monitors that came with the cabinets. Most of the time your better off using whats in there to start off with - but if theres any doubt in the monitor (screen burn, colour problems etc ) then its better to get a standard 4:3 CRT television and put that in there. CRT tvs are pretty much exactly the same as arcade monitors except you have a scart/composite input rather than a RBG Hsync Vsync connection/ input.

TBH if your monitors all good in the golden tee cab id get one of these conversion boards from Yaton in canada - they convert normal xbox signals into 15/25hx RGB and come complet with a new jamma loom for all the buttons and sound. Theres a couple of points on the loom you have to change which ill tell you about later if you decide to go this route - but if its your first conversion then id recommend this as you dont have to convert game pads or change the monitor. Personally now i try to buy cabs with dead monitors and replace them with CRT's as i can get them cheaper

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/X-BOX-TO-SUPERGUN-JA...=item483821d653.

looks good - keep me updated - the xbox is a great choice to put in a cab !

Yeah I planned on fitting in a 27" tV SLREADY PICKED ONE UP FOR $25.00 And for the buttons I ordered and X-arcade button pack with joysticks. I'm waiting on my controllers so I can start on my soldering/wiring job.

Looks pretty cool there dude, good luck with your project.

Thanks

i was looking on ebay the other day at arcade cabs and there are some you can pick up really cheaply.......mmmm tempting.

Are you guys using RGB monitors for your cabs? If so, then where do you get yours?

Just wondering how the cab building is going?

Any piccies? Toying with the idea meself but I bet its hard work unless you get a cab with monitor moutnted, can you get one/fit one with a scart?

i have cabs with both RGB monitor and gutted television - ive had problems with overused screen burnt RGB monitors so will be using a tv and pad combo from now on

Hey all, Sorry for lagging on the progress. Been busy doing the family thing. Here are some pictures of what I got so far.
I plan on removing the 25" arcade monitor and retrofitting in a nice 27" standard TV.
First thing I did was remove the old button panel, trace it out on a new pc of MDF, then I traced out a new pc of lexan for the top.
Then I mounted both pc's to the arcade cab. For the button layout I just used photoshop to lay it all out. After that I started drilling it out.
Thats kinda where I'm at now. I plan on soldering up my wires to a stock xbox controller, wish me luck.

Very nice!
I wish I could do one soon...
Good job and good luck!

yeah thats looking good - its actually pretty tough getting button layouts spot on, especially with plexi on top. looks like your a dab hand.

what are you doing about an overlay for the control panel - i get my stuff done from scott at mamemarquees - quality stuff that looks the bees knees

http://www.mamemarquees.com/index.php

looks good so far, nice work !

Wow, I'm super impressed with the plexi cutting. Lexan is a bitch to cut along with mdf if you don't do them both at the same time. Thats great work there, which makes me sad to ask some small questions: did you put the right click button way on the right there? and on both controllers? I'm worried that you, or even worse player 2, will be pounding away during a frantic game and hit the menu button (which is a bummer when you've got someone over to see all your hard work). Not only that but you only really need one menu button and that you could put up high and in the middle, or even drill a hole in the bottom of your panel and hide it so its not in the way. I hide the two back buttons under my panels so they're like hidden credit buttons and then daisy chain them with the actual coin slots so you can put in quarters/tokens if you want.

You should head over to the Build Your Own Arcade Controls forum ( www.byoac.com) and post your project on there as well. There are a TON of knowledgeable people that would be impressed with what you're doing. They might not agree with you and me that an xbox is the way to go for a cab, but we'll just know that we're right and take their other good advice.

Just thought I'd note...the cab, NOT a TMNT/Simpsons. They use the same cabinet, and I own a dedicated TMNT, the coin mechs are twin dual slots with separate chutes/buckets. Not to mention the CP sits too far out off the cab itself.
It's also DEFINITELY not a Gauntlet, not even close, Gauntlet cabs are more "laid back" in shape towards the rear and wider.

Looks like your run of the mill Dedicated Golden Tee Classic to me, standard cab...just like any Dynamo you'll find (ie; There's nothing "dedicated" about a Dynamo)

the cab - ok its toally different to any UK released golden tee cab - looks great for conversion though

It's shit.




















































Just kidding.