Cabinet Monitor

I'm going to use a Dell 2000FP LCD monitor for the cabinet. I picked up a VESA wall mount, then attach that to a sheet of plywood that will mount against the frame where the cabinet's original tube monitor mounted.


I had to remove the back of the monitor bezel, the plastic was formed in a way that prevented the mount from working. Now I need to paint the wood and secure it inside the cabinet.

Control Panel Progress

I attached the sides of the control panel to the lower shelf. I wanted to make sure that it would fit into the cabinet once it was fixed in place




At first I thought I'd fix the shelf and control panel to the cabinet permanently, now I'm leaning toward making it removable for easier troubleshooting and transport. Now I can finish the CP, figure out how to do the hinges for the top.



This last picture shows where the top of the control panel top won't close because of the existing cabinet. I'm thinking of removing a small bit so it will close cleanly.

Speakers for Mame Cabinet

I cut two holes to mount the new speakers through. Once in place, I'll cover the holes with sort of speaker grill.

I had patched the small holes that originally severed to let sound through, although oddly the old wiring had a single speaker attached to the back of this mdf panel between the two sets of speaker "grills", I can't imagine that worked very well.

AX Throwback - AX TenYear: Anime Expo 2000

A short video I created using video footage I shot ten years ago at Anime Expo 2000.

Rocket Girls Are From Venus

Gamex 2010 was this past weekend, on Saturday my friend Dan and I went down to the LAX Sheraton for a day of gaming. I had the opportunity to try three systems I never played before; Starchildren: The Velvet Generation, Savage Worlds and Spirit of the Century.

Starchildren: The Velvet Generation is a very interesting concept, alien rock stars come to earth to share in the rock and roll experience, only to find a dystopian future waiting for them. But the rule system seems to get in the way.

Savage Worlds is a streamlined system for use in a wide variety of generes. The game I played in was a Fantasy RPG, but it is my understanding that the system can be applied to any number of genres. However it does seem a bit light on the heavy details that longer campaigns thrive on.

Spirit of the Century, set in the Pulp world of the early 1900's uses what I was told is a modified FATE system. This session was a lot of fun, the system calls on the players to take part in the shaping of the story to a greater part than many other RPGs. I had a blast, and I'm looking forward to giving this system another go soon.

Tron Sticker #6, "Tron Logo"

Last of the Tron Stickers, hope everyone enjoyed the all. The new movie is less that seven months away. :)

Tron Sticker #5, "I/O Tower"