Still no parcel from Happ Controls, but my I-Pac turned up very quickly. Nice one Ultimarc! I stripped down an old telephone extension cable I had lying around and took…

I’ve placed my order with Happ Controls for two 4/8 way joysticks, 12 coloured buttons, a 1 Player button and a 2 Player button, a coin door and T-Molding. Oooh, can’t wait…

Moving on, I installed the top back section and the top itself. The angled back section was going to require cutting the edges at a 45 degree angle. Since I…

Once you’ve cut all the parts you can start screwing it all together. I started by putting the base together. Having previously built the model helped here as from the…

Finally, I got around to starting work on the actual cabinet. Once you get going on this it is very hard to stop! However, it is important to take a…

Before I started working on real full size sheets of MDF, I thought I’d cut all the parts out using cardboard first. I cut 3 8×4 sections from an old…

I did quite a lot of research into what other people did before embarking on my own project. In the end, I chose to follow the plans provided by LuSid as the…

I’ve been playing with M.A.M.E. arcade emulator for quite a few years now. It’s an amazing piece of software that lets you play all the arcade games you used to play as…