[Scratch build] Zaccaria Piggybank - Let the cash flow in !

[Etienne MacGyver]

Time for some woodshop practice from my side..

I want to make a "themed" Piggybank, and what comes to mind when your are an arcade lover ??

Yes, A miniature cabinet with a coinslot in the top 




As i Like Zaccaria's and i already have the sidepanels in Illustrator, the design will be a mini zacc 

Also another nice thing is that there is a zacc called "Money Money", so that also fits the theme perfectly !





Here we go ...
Lets find some wood first..
Me and my little helper agreed that the wood taken from this pallet will do fine..




I got the blueprints right here dad ! 




Okay son, but look carefully if they are accurate..

They look fine to me dad.




I taped the blueprint to the wood, and will use a knive to transfer the outline to the wood




cutout ready, lines clearly visible..  mission accomplished ! 




To mark the corners, i cut out another blueprint and trace the curves from that as a guide..

while cutting, my little helper wanted to cut too, so he brought his scissors also 
 



Corners marked..




Trace complete ..




Used the circular saw to "free" the two usable panels from the pallet..




Hmmm  leftovers, i can find some use for those ...
nothing goes to waste 




Clamped 2 pieces together, i will saw them in one go..




Almost there...




two sides ready and the same...
 



Starting to look like a zacc.. 




Time to saw the rest of the pieces..
more than enough wood left..




Using the guide i made the strokes of wood so they are the same width 




a few minutes later, 6 strokes of wood ready 




since the wood was a bit bend, i clamped them together and i will leave them sit overnight to straight out as far as possible..




Thats it for today, later more...

Stay tuned !

[Belike]

Lol, brilliant idea!
I just checked Money Money in mame( I don't have the original pcb yet), it also rocks.
The best choice for a piggy bank.

[level42]

Very cool !!! Can it say "Coin detected in pocket" ??

Make sure the opening is wide enough for bills

[Etienne MacGyver]

Very cool !!! Can it say "Coin detected in pocket" ??

Make sure the opening is wide enough for bills

hmm, let me think....  maybe i can intergrate something like that   

on the other hand, its not a berzerk 

Bills will fit too ofcourse 

[scr33n]

Nice project Etienne 

[Etienne MacGyver]

Nice project Etienne 

Thanks, i learned it from you 

[Superully]

nice project and idea, etienne! i love how you "integrate" your son into the hobby - that's the way to do it!

[PaulSwan]

Haha that's cool!

If you need better art pictures for Money Money, I have badly damaged one here with me in the US (the arts in tact but the cab has fallen appart).

Paul.

[Etienne MacGyver]

That would be awsome Paul !

I need the bezel, Marquee, CPO and the cardboard bezel (it has some fireworks or something ?) in an as straight as possible shot by camera (highest res possible please) , or even better; scans ! (if possible...)

If the files are big, i can make an FTP account here for you ...

[PaulSwan]

OK, I'll try and get those the next time I'm up at my warehouse (some time in the next week or so).
Paul.

[Etienne MacGyver]

Great!
Many thanks !

[Muerto]

Haha! great idea, and as Ully said, nice way to get your kid interested in our hobby!!!

BTW.
Used this image, and uploaded the marquee and entire pic to klov  - as we all know, im the only one allowed to do so 

[DarthNuno]

Terrific!  Love the idea... and how you're doing it 

 

[Etienne MacGyver]

Thanks guys for your nice words 

Okay, next step, measure where the supports for the side need to come.
Because i only know the width between the sides after scaling it, i needed to calculate the height of the bezel and marquee.

I measured the dimentions of my CK bezel and marquee, and scaled it down so it would match the sides, and presto, the height values are in 

Time to create the bezel and the marquee since that will be a huge part of the unknown location of the supports that i need.

I did have a leftover piece of plexi after my temporary CP creation of my CK, so i sawed that to the correct size




The bezel and marquee after cleaning..




and another shot..




Trying to see where they will come approximately..




Put the other side there out of curiosity,..
hmm does not look bad at all ..



Thats it for today, tomorow there will be another day 

[Muerto]

Cool! - if that had been a 1:1 scale model, the marquee and bezel would have been bullet proof!