A friend of mine from greece and me are going to open a site for high class cabinet replicas.
We try to find guys that are willing to share the exact measurements and I will modelize the single parts in Solidworks.
Therefor the users get complete parts lists for every cabinet and the data will even communicate with CNC-devices, so you just download the files from the site, go to the carpenter and get the cab as a puzzle (or you cut it yourself).
Via Solidworks I also can make super real renderings of the cabinets plus the sideart on it.
Solidworks also offer explsion-renderings and Videos.
Further more the programm will tell me if one single part is not matching 100percent. After the assembling and rendering we can see how the finished product will look like and if it looks 100percent correct.
Over the years there should be 100 of vintage cabinets-plans to download and build.
The puzzle parts will include
Sidepanels
Backplate
Topplate
Floorgroup
Frontplate and coindoor
Control Panel
Screenglass
Marqueeglass
as well as all the internal structure
all angles like the postion of the screen, the CP or the marquee will be incorporated for a 100percent accurat end-product.
Therefore we depend on the most precise measurements and angles from genuine arcade owners.
This will not only help to complete your private arcade but also for the preservation.
Imagine that case:
You buy an old worn Moon Patrol via eBay.
The day it arrives you inspect the cabinet and find out that side panels have bulgings on the bottom edge and the screen is changed to a bigger one and screewed in in odd angle.
All you have to do is to enter the side, search for Moon Patrol, download the certain parts and send it to the carpenter.
Some days later you can pick perfect fitting replacement parts.
A dream that could come if we work together....first there was reproduction artwork....let cabinet replacement pars off the shelf follow
Hope you guys like the idea and support us doing that
Regards Hannes
