Finally making some progress on my first cab

Hello everyone..I know Im still newish here, and I wanted to share my first cab with everyone....its been a long time coming and I am finally making some progress on it....I finally got my cab about 3 weeks ago i guess, and when I got it I wouldnt say it was in bad condition, but definately rough around the edges.....so here is a pic of early progress...keep in mind that this is already after i have started working on it...when i first got it it had two holes in the front by the coin door for the cables b/c it was set up as a shooter....the control panel was just black plexi with two holsters sticking out of it....I made the control panel out of white oak, and it is just temporary b/c i HATE the button layout(yeah Im dumb)


I also had to replace the light fixture b/c the starter was out on that one and I also wanted a bigger light...and I made a custom marquee, those things are hard to come by.....and after a little paint and TLC here is what i have now




I still have a long ways to go, just wanted to share what I have so far.....
ps.....if anyone is looking for some holsters i would gladly trade them for any mvs cart that I dont already have(as long as its not a boot)

Wicked yo. The Dynamo is the best of the wood cabs IMO. I always liked the ease of access to the PCB.

I have to agree on ease of access.....but not when I jammed that massive 4 slot board in there......it takes up like the WHOLE slide out tray

but I am seriously enjoying my cab...I dont hardly play my consoles anymore....and I think I might be turning into a CART-HEAD......I dont value anything by its face value anymore, but by how many carts I could get with it

I never have just plain old $20 anymore......now thats the equivalent to like 2/3 of a cart......I think I have invented a whole new monetary system

its the revolution......the Neocartarian money system

Gonna put any side art on it?

There are many great JAMMA boards to be had too, aside from the Neo Geo. I mounted a $10 PCB holder in my old Dynamo for easy PCB swapping. Hopefully you can meet up with us on the 5th and check out a few.

Terry330 said:

Gonna put any side art on it?

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Yes....I have a friend who is a professional artist and a lover of the Metal Slug, and he is going to hook me up with some custom work......cant wait

68k said:

There are many great JAMMA boards to be had too, aside from the Neo Geo. I mounted a $10 PCB holder in my old Dynamo for easy PCB swapping. Hopefully you can meet up with us on the 5th and check out a few.

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I hope to be able to......right now Im kinda taking on a second job and it is seriously slowing me down on my fun time.....Im trying to get me another dynamo cab right now to try and set up for umk3....I have a free cab in panama city, of course the cab is empty

I love Dynamo cabs! Great work so far! All you need is some serious art and man you're all set!

Not a big fan of the buton layout, but is just a matter of prefference so congrats are in order.

the button layout is definately in line to be redone....and I have an idea for the next control panel that I think is going to look pretty good....I love working on this thing, its actually very relaxing and great for my stress level