Peabo Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Hello all, I've posted this over on vpforums already and thought I'd share over here as well. This is my first cabinet build and i'm learning alot from this community, thanks for that. The theme of the cabinet is LEGO Super Heroes using the artwork that Stuzza (vpforums) has graciously made available. Here's the proof image from the printer: I picked up a 1968 Williams Jolly Roger cabinet that was gutted. I got the legs, playfield glass, side rails, lockdown and a coin door with it. The picture looks better than the actual cabinet. The paint is flat latex brushed on over the original and is very sticky when humid. I purchased a Vizio 40" LED array lit tv and a 29" RCA LED for the backglass and started working on getting them into the cabinet. It's a standard width cabinet, so I knew a 40" would be a tight fit. I went and measured screens at Walmart and Best Buy to find one that would fit and in a price range I could live with. The cabinet was routed out and the TV slipped in. I didn't like having it this deep, so I moved the screen up so it's now just 1.5" from the top. I ripped a couple of boards to fill the gap where it was routed and lock the tv in place. These 2 strips will be removable so you lift the TV out for repairs. I just need to come up with a way to attach the side rails so that they are removable as well. Top rails to lock the TV in place and support the glass in the above photo. I glued in a piece of 3/4" MDF to support the 10" subwoofer (10" was cheaper than an 8"). Here's a blurry shot of the PC that powers this beast. It's a motherboard/ram I already had lying around. PC Specs: Motherboard - Asus Striker II Extreme CPU - Intel e8400 Core2 Duo 3ghz Ram - 8gb DDR3 1600 SSD - 128gb Corsair M500 Graphics - EVGA GTX660 Power Supply - EVGA 500watt Wireless NIC - Asus PCE-N15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabo Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Teaser pic... it'll be a little bit before I can make the shadow box for the minifigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider DeeGor Posted July 19, 2014 Content Provider Share Posted July 19, 2014 Very cool Peabo. The Lego theme is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabo Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Made a bit more progress over the weekend. Got the power supplies installed, DMD wired and working, as well as 8 of 10 contactors mounted Photo of contactors during mock up. I mounted them to the cabinet walls, i'll get some current photos later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabo Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Some shots of the back box interior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider Itchigo Posted July 22, 2014 Content Provider Share Posted July 22, 2014 I LOVE it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebulon Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabo Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Thanks all! I loaded up Cirqus Voltaire Platinum last night and it looks amazing! Very pleased with this build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabo Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Added some under cab lighting and got the playfield trim done. The wiring of the rgb flashers is next on my list, as well as painting the dmd/speaker face plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spektre Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Looks great. Superhero cabs unite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njaynl Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Awesome work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabo Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hopefully I'll get some time to work on it this week. Next step is to get the speaker/dmd bezel painted and the shadow box built Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabo Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 I added a Bally knocker to the cabinet this weekend. The results are better than expected! I'm using Williams/Bally Knocker Assembly pbl_B-10686-1 and powering it on 24v. I'm using the Ledwiz to trigger a sainsmart relay. The only drawback to this setup is that when the system is powered on, the relay board cycles a couple of times (knocker goes off during this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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