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Arcade Cabinet Project #2

Posted by Andrew Burch on June 8, 2011
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After finishing up my first Arcade cabinet recently, I decided I was not even going to bother starting a new project until I could acquire a Wonderboy PCB. An official SEGA one at that. The next cab I build will be to play this. I decided to put some feelers out there for one. They don’t appear to be all that common, and are currently going for around $230AU when they do.

Luck (or maybe fate) intervened, and with the help of a fellow member on the Aussie Arcade forums, I now have in my possession, an official SEGA Wonderboy board from 1985.

Wonderboy PCB

Because it’s pre JAMMA, it comes with an adapter. As with my last cabinet, it will utilise a JAMMA harness as I would also like to put in a 19 in 1 horizontal games board at some point.

So, the second cabinet is now under way. Slowly. Lack of funds is going to make progress on this cabinet slower than the last, but I still have some planning to do on the exact shape. I’m thinking of using the same Midway shape as my Galaga cab, but using different artwork. Perhaps Galaxian, or maybe even Pac Man. Time will tell.

Arcade cabinet cost break down

Posted by Andrew Burch on May 14, 2011
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At the start of the project, I decided to keep track of money spent to see if I could stay within my budget. I originally set a budget of $900. That was for everything. Wood, paint, artwork, wiring, game board, controls, etc – everything. In the end, I spent just over $1200. I’m not too worried about going over the budget, as originally I was not going to use Galaga artwork, and just some generic art. The side panels, kick plate, marquee and control panel artwork all pushed the cost higher. Without those expenses, I would have been right on budget. With the finished result, I’m glad I spent extra.
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The project comes to an end :)

Posted by Andrew Burch on May 12, 2011
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Tonight saw my Galaga cab project come to an end. The final touches done, and it’s ready to bring home. Firstly, the internal wiring was tidied up. The ‘step’ at the back encloses the 240V in (from the IEC switch, through the fuse, to the EMI filter and varistor and then to the powerboard. The powerboard supplies power to the marquee light and switcher. The small cube at the back is the earthing block. I’m really happy with how tidy it looks. There is plenty of room in there.


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Marquee added and control panel installed (plus tested :)

Posted by Andrew Burch on May 10, 2011
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First on the hit list tonight was the marquee. The artwork is printed onto the back of a thin piece of acrylic (around 3mm thick). I have placed a second piece (also 3mm) behind it to help protect the artwork itself. Holes were drilled into the brackets, and then into the frame. It has come up looking awesome!


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