MAME cabinet Advise

[silverfox0786]

I remeber reading Pheonix built a mame cabinet once and i know there are a few vetran gamers here on our forum

i am designing and building my own cabinet using ultimarc parts all ordered and received

the basic design i will be finishign up soon

i will be going for a 2 player control panel rather than 4 player

and wanted some advice on my control panel layout and what u guys think of it

any advice or constructive changes will be great

here are a few cad images exported to jpg

tell me what u think

will get the images of actual cabinet soon too

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[Larry-G]

that looks ok but for me i'd put the stick and buttons on opposite sides. for example i'm right handed so i would use the stick in my right hand and operate the buttons with the left.

[silverfox0786]

lol yeah i know what u mean

im right handed too but over the years of arcade playing thats how i have it

plus the console pads are teh same dpad on left and buttons on right

[Raitsa]

To me, the 8 play buttons are so close to eachother it hurts :confused:

And i am sure
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com must be familiar to you, thats the site with all the info regarding classic gaming & making your own game cabinet & control panels.

BTW, we make these cabinet kits:
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Turun_Puujaloste
http://keskustelupalstat.com/mame/black-cab1.jpg

[silverfox0786]

Thanks raitsa was hoping to get yr input as i dont post much on PD since i have a falling out with the mods there [although not banned we had some heated arguments] lol

i was looking at buying a cabinet but after numerous emails and no reply i gave up

i like the cab you make but to me looks very much like the one that luscid makes

im very familiar with all those sites and byoac

how much does one of those cabinets go for

and will the control panel be cut out too as i want the holes for all the buttons and stuff

i have a full plan with mesurements of mine above


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the buttons imo are ok as if you look at the dimentions you wil see they are spaced apart as standard and o like em a little close to save on missing and for my main fav game track and feild