Nintegageo | 582 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) Just a thread to kinda chronicle my progress, maybe ask some advice and just share with you guys. I posted picture 1 to the recent purchases thread, but it shows you what I bought. No screen, buttons or board (the latter I own). It did come with dirt though. All the dirt. Edited April 24, 2020 by Nintegageo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Next step was cleaning the thing. I am waiting to do the control panel in one shot since I don't want to remove the plexiglass and clean it, only to have to remove it to put in the new art I ordered along with the buttons etc. As you may know, that can be a pain in the ass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Got the art, but the control panel border wasn't sized properly so am waiting on the replacement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abelardo | 154 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Looking good! What are your plans for the screen? I've found that it's a bit challenging getting CRTs, you can secure a tube from an old TV but then you need compatible chassis, at least there are these universal chassis you can get online. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 The screen is extra hard with this machine because only a certain curve can be slotted in. With the current isolation situation we are in I am just planning on putting in a monitor using a vga converter. Should the opportunity arrive to replace it with an OG screen then I may consider it, but atm I just wanna play the thing haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 At this point I am just annoyed with/waiting on the shipping - mainly new buttons and the slotted steel strips to mount the screen. I did get around to putting the board in its acrylic case though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Buttons came in the Post today so I can get to work on wiring. The previous owner sorta grouped them together with zip ties, but I am not sure they did them properly so might be investigating. Oh and I know the control panel art looks shoddy; it was not printed properly so just using it as I wait on the replacement/the plexiglass gets cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Plan to get a appropriate-ish monitor but super happy to get the thing working. Edited June 17, 2020 by Nintegageo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,947 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 How did you make the acrylic casing for the PCB? I've seen some people selling ready-made kits here and there, but they are always incredibly expensive for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Sumez said: How did you make the acrylic casing for the PCB? I've seen some people selling ready-made kits here and there, but they are always incredibly expensive for what it is. I bought it haha. Same people that did my Neo Geo one. I think it was 50 USD, which you're right, isn't cheap but I don't own the equipment to do it. Shipping was a bitch as well as it tends to be when you are in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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