Tyranix95
Chang's Grocer
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If you're thinking about redoing the control panel overlay, you can get one specifically for a Dynamo corner cut cab here:
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showt...s-the-ugliest-one-ever)&p=3649355#post3649355 Everything's separate layers, so you can move all the parts around to fit your cp.
We added some extra black space at the top, to have some to fold over the top of the cp, where it lays against the glass, which helps secure it and gives it a clean look. I'd recommend you do the same if you use it. Unfortunately I don't have the final file anymore.
The link was dead so I reuploaded it for you.
Also, if you're thinking about lighting up the marquee, I've been researching using CFL bulbs since that seems to be a popular thing now. I got some 13 watt (60 watt equivalent), regular-ass soft white (27,000 kelvin) bulbs, but they seemed way too bright and too yellow (they lit up the room in a kinda creepy red glow). I remember (perhaps wrongly), the Neo logo in original machines looking much whiter (did they use florescent bulbs?).
The bulb I ended up ordering is a pair of 9 watt (40 watt equiv) cool white cfl. They're 41,000 Kelvin, supposedly white-ass white, which is what I want:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CISCR1M/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If Amazon ever delivers them, I'll let you know how it turns out.
Apparently, the standard for machines like the Dynamo was a 25 watt "hotdog bulb", but I wanted something that would last a long time
Also for the neo geo red color, how would i go about buying the paint? Do I just take these color codes to my local home depot?
Colorant OZ 48 96
KX White 0 2 0
R Exterior RE 3 36 1
U Magenta 0 8 1p
If you want stereo sound you will have to re-wire the cabinet to the MVS standard, however, since you can get to the test screen I believe your harness is probably already wired for MVS (the test switch is a different pin on JAMMA). For stereo you need to wire pin L to + audio on the left speaker and pin 10 to + audio on the right speaker and make sure both speakers share a ground that is connected to the harness (on multi-slot cabs they usually use pin 28 but ant really will do).