Ok, i have a wild idea…
I can use CAD and design a flat-pack Ikea style furniture Vewlix clone with no beveled edges, and get them cut and packed for dirt cheap, but then it would be the end-user responsible to use a 45 degree chamfer bit to get the beveled edge desired on the vewlix cabinet and control panel. Or it could be left as a blocky unfinished Vewlix trash and still be fully functional.
What do you guys think about that?
Not a bad idea, it would leave it up to the user to simply finish the edges off if they desire to. However, that IS he hardest part, beveling the edges.
Personally, I would go with a flat pack, and have the edges bevelled at a cabinet makers, but that’s just me. Also depends on what you’re thinking of in terms of price point.
sorry for double post,
Is this what you are talking about? If so, then this would be pretty reasonable.
(Image: credit Donovan Meyers)
Sounds good, but it would be worth including a bevelled option as well, even if it does increase the cost significantly.
Exactly like this - i could make the option for beveled or non-beveled, i just don’t know how much the cabinet builder would up the price.
I was also thinking of 3 sizes, a vewlix slim, normal, and wide variants - for those of us that want to stuff a 42" 600HZ plasma in a cabinet like what’s featured on newegg.com for $500 USD. Terrible waste for home use, but excellent for an arcade screen. Also the wide variant would have to extend the control panel some distance from the screen so that the light does not kill the eyes.
The cabinet manufacturer is mameroom.com - they don’t seem to want to give me an estimated price until i am finished with the plans.
I’d actually be very interested in that, fibre, a friend and I are looking at buying/building a cabinet, and I really want something vewlix style.
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Looking good… wish i had that kind of craft like skills.
Hey ericleroi,
I read through your thread as best I could, sorry if I missed it, but what did you end up getting for your LED strip for the move list compartment?
I’m working on a “1.5” upgrade to my Vewlix TE in time for TvC and SSFIV, and that’s one of the things on my list.
Thanks,
Donovan
Hi Donovan, hope I’ve understood you correctly, I bought one from ebay like this:
I may add another to increase the brightness.
I think you should upate the OP with the whole process so we can nominate this for an article.
hi mate great cabinet and very good job on the top im a carpenter and even im going to find that tricky!
Can i ask what is the main paint finish on the cab? is it gloss matt? did you achieve this by brush or can?
Also do you know where i can get the vewlix logo and sf4 character moves list art?
many thanks daniel, (used to live in sutton myself but no down in cornwall).
wow. congrats on an amazing job.
Hi Daniel, there’s a lot of info on the plans thread that may be useful There’s also a download link to the artwork I used on there. I did have the logo stored separately; I’ll see if I can find it but I’ve rebult my PC since.
http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=210552&page=1&
I ended up spray painting the white parts and used a flat black with matt water based poyurethane for the base, both applied with a mini roller.
There’s some dowloadable artwork for the moveslist here that I’m sure you could do a lot with:
http://gootecks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53
There’s also an official one somewhere but I can’t find the link.
Hi jinxmitchell, I’ll give it a go sometime. There’s a lot to compile!
thankyou, since i came accross this thread and donovans cabinet i havent thought about anything else! my missus isnt too pleased! ha.
will check the thread, once again great work and thanks for all the info you have provided.
sponge1210 - I have a mirror of the official home release and Vewlix SFIV movelist stuff on my site:
http://www.donovanmyers.com/arcade/sfiv/commandpsxbox.pdf
http://www.donovanmyers.com/arcade/sfiv/SF4_hissyo.pdf
http://www.donovanmyers.com/arcade/sfiv/SF4_hissyo_VEWLIX.pdf
Donovan
cheers donovan and great work on your cabinet!.
hi eric is that art sandwwiched between 2x acrylic?
Hi sponge, if you mean the marquee, it has acrylic on the front and a wood backboard to it rather than acrylic. Let me know if that’s not what you mean!