I figured I could post some progress of my operation wolf - to - mame conversion project.

It started as an Operation Wolf that I got from pinbal wizard (thanks again for the cab / delivery deal)


I removed the marques (need to find a more generic one) and the gun with its Jamma Harness (if anyone is looking for one, let me know)


then I litterally remove the whole front as it wasn't an appropriate height for normal gameplay


I redid the sidepanel profiles


Now I have added a new control pannel, new front panel, and a coin door I got from chameleon, with coin slots I got at Sparky's garage sale.



and that's pretty much where I am at now...

next step is to add a shelf for that 21" crt I got from Toeckeder, then I close the back, putty it up and get it ready to paint.

I am hoping to have that baby in the basement before we do an housewarming party late august.



must I say that I am happy of the contacts have on MAACA? been very helpful in my quest for making my first gameroom piece.  ;D

how much do you want for the gun?  I want to paint it black and run around town with it ;)

today I installed the monitor. Again. But this once I think that the setup is appropriate. The match is near perfect, I don't think I could go with anything bigger for that specific cab.




won't be too long before I put this little baby in the game room (and start looking for another project)  ;D

lots of progress in the latest day


the CAB is complete. In that I mean the wood box of the arcade machine. I still have to work the insides. lol.

I had some bad news WHILE brigning it downstairs. The way my staircase is done makes that you do a 90 degrees right as you hit the ground, gives little room to move with furniture. I almost decided to convert the upstairs living room in a game room (might have been a good idea. lol.)

Nevertheless, I had to butcher the cab in an improvised manner. There used to be a step, some kind of pedestal, in the front of the cab. Mr. Jigsaw changed that. I think I even like it better this way.

latest pictures:



in the upcoming weeks, I'll be adding sidearts, and changing the marquee. I would have kept it, but that must be the most badly drawn marquee ever.

I tought I did put more recent pictures of my cab... apparently not.



I wanted something that looked like what they drew in the comics for arcade side art, ended up making bit-graphics of Space Invaders:


Here's my control pannel. the key in the center, on top, is the admin key. You cannot change games without that, or adjust volume.



While I am there, here's some decorations of my gameroom:



The kids (even the grown ups) are adepts of it!

Very cool artwork, love the room and the cab

Thanks!

the room is smallish, but just perfect for about 3 cabs.
I'm happy how good it is becoming.

vraiment belle job que tu as fait...FELICITATION!!
en passant si tu veux pas du gun je peux te l echanger contre autre chose ;)

Merci!
Le cabinet était déjà en bonne forme pour commencer.  Tu avais raison, il y a EN MASSE de place pour un 21 pouce là-dedans!

Un échange serait intéressant, je t'envoie un PM.
Encore merci!

Nice job with the side art on the cab.