G-Lix // Arcade Design Project

[Guile]

Hello!
This is the thread for my G-Lix Arcade Project

A Stand Up Vewlix-style Arcade Cabinet I will design and build during my free time



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I want to create the whole electronic inside before thinking about how the Cabinet will look like and make sure everything is right and I don't forget anything
So starting my project with an LCD Monitor Marquee (28in/1920x360/60hz) I bought from Wisecoco
My goal is to make everything based on the length of this Marquee

LCD Marquee

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Updates

• 01 : Main Monitor
• 02 : G-Lix Logo
• 03 : Design v1
• 04 : Control Panel v1 + PC
• 05 : G-Lix GUN4IR Lightguns
• 06 : Wood working Part 01 | Part 02
• 07 : Base completed
  

 

[Guile]

[G-Lix] Update 01
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Bought the Main Monitor – 31.5in 1440p/75hz IPS VESA-compatible from Acer
Refurbished on Ebay, directly from the manufacturer, you can save a lot by doing this on many products actually (and they are all often litterally new)

With Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 incoming, my goal with this Arcade is also to be able to play current games – and locking frame rate at 75

I specifically bought a 31.5in so it fits as close as possible the length of the Marquee
Marquee is being sold as a 28in Monitor and this new one as a 31.5in – but we all know this is the size of the diagonal
I used this website (www.displaywars.com) before buying it to make sure I know what is the exact size of the length without Bezel, so really pixel to pixel
So with a 31.5in, you get a length of 27.45in – and the Marquee has a length of 27.50in – so a very small difference of 0.05 (0.025 on each sides) for a visually perfect alignement

It also needed to be VESA compatible as this is how I will mount the monitor to the MDF panel behind

 

[Guile]

[G-Lix] Update 02
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Made a G-Lix Logo based on the Vewlix one – might not be final but I like it
Will put this at some point on the Arcade



Monitor Resolution: 2560x1440
Marquee Resolution: 1920x360
2560 / 1920 = 1.3333 ratio difference

So If I want any content to have the same size on both screens when looking at it – Anything I create in 2560x1440 would need to be downscaled by 75% (100/1.3333=75)

 

[Guile]

[G-Lix] Update 03
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Hi!

Update on my Arcade Cabinet Design v1
This is still Work In Progress, but I'm pretty much set on what the overall look of the G-Lix Cab should be

Inspired by Vewlix cabs, but Stand-up + a Marquee/Top that reminds the American style and some T-Molding at the Bottom
Modeled in Blender using a scene set with real scale values – this is mostly 3/4 MDF
I could export it as vector SVG but I will probably redo everything in Fusion360 as I want to have clean file for CNC

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Some features :
• Cup holders
• 5-1/4" Speakers
• Functional Coin Doors (microswitches for P1/P2)
• LCD Marquee

This is about 6ft H

 

[erdrick1980]

Looking really good man. I love projects like this.

I did not build it, but I myself bought a kraylix back in 2012 reminds me of what you are building. It's currently my steam pc cab and love it.

 

[Guile]

Looking really good man. I love projects like this.

Thanks! I hope it turns out nicely

I did not build it, but I myself bought a kraylix back in 2012 reminds me of what you are building. It's currently my steam pc cab and love it.

That's funny I was looking at them today, someone else posted one on r/cade
I always loved the Vewlix design

 

[Guile]

[G-Lix] Update 04
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I built a 1st version of the Control Panel and also the PC I will be using
Control panel is mainly just to test the electronic and placement - using an I-PAC2 - this will evolve as I have already changed some stuff - hardware except the Joysticks (JLF-TPRG-8BYT-SK) are spare parts I had left

I built a powerful PC as I mainly want to play current games - I'm using BigBox for the front end - I plan on creating a custom Theme later that fits better an Arcade UI (way later)
Specs:
CPU-Intel 13th gen / GPU-3080ti
2TB Nvme for OS/BigBox/Current games
6TB for all other Mame games, console emus etc
Alpine SPE-5000 speakers + Basic Amp


I also made some custom Marquee/Theme art - I plan on doing this for many games and probably animate some of them also later and make them available

My next step is to build 2 GUN4IR Lightguns

 

[erdrick1980]

[G-Lix] Update 04
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I built a 1st version of the Control Panel and also the PC I will be using
Control panel is mainly just to test the electronic and placement - using an I-PAC2 - this will evolve as I have already changed some stuff - hardware except the Joysticks (JLF-TPRG-8BYT-SK) are spare parts I had left

I built a powerful PC as I mainly want to play current games - I'm using BigBox for the front end - I plan on creating a custom Theme later that fits better an Arcade UI (way later)
Specs:
CPU-Intel 13th gen / GPU-3080ti
2TB Nvme for OS/BigBox/Current games
6TB for all other Mame games, console emus etc
Alpine SPE-5000 speakers + Basic Amp


I also made some custom Marquee/Theme art - I plan on doing this for many games and probably animate some of them also later and make them available

My next step is to build 2 GUN4IR Lightguns

That marquee is sick!!! Genius man. Love it.

 

[AlxUnderBase]

Looks great !

 

[ChrisBEANS]

Looks nice.
Definitely no intention for tate at all?

 

[Guile]

[G-Lix] Update 05
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Finally got my hands on the great GUN4IR system from JayBee and built a 1st Namco GunCon1 with a couple of Custom Mods to be 3D printed
It has a Rumble + Recoil + 3 Extra Buttons

Free 3D Parts I made if you want to do this DIY mod :
• Solenoid Socket : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5967201
• Rumble Socket : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6012495
• GX16 Connector Adapter : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6040053
• Fisheye Lens Adapter : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5998635

I now know pretty much everything on how to build these so I can finally go back to my actual Cabinet project
I plan on creating a custom Gun later on - TBC

 

[Guile]

[G-Lix] Update 06
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Hi !
Got busy lately, but back on the project
Finally started to do some wood working

Added/tested formica for the Initial Base

Front Panel with coin doors

Testing a way so I can assemble/disassemble some pieces with screws

 

[Guile]

[G-Lix] Update 06 | Part 02
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Update on the initial stand – Almost done with it, only missing the Formica and applying the T-molding

 

[Guile]

[G-Lix] Update 07
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I finished one of the main part of my project and I'm pretty happy with the final result
Gonna start working on the Control Panel next - Should be quite challenging!


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3/4" MDF with 13/16" T-Molding + Formica sheets
Plywood inside, mostly glued

 

[Jughead]

This is cool. Wouldn't mind to make something like this with a portrait orientation.