Balsa Arcade - Robotron

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Balsa Arcade - Robotron

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Here is my 2nd attempt at a balsa wood model, much happier with this one, as I used thinner sheets of balsa wood - heres the pictures :)

Tools of the day:
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Design cut from the paper arcade template:
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Sides cut out:
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All parts cut and stuck:
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Screen and coin door attached:
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Marquee in place:
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Side view:
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Control panel in place:
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Done (almost, just missing joysticks - need to get em bought!)
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First one and second one side by side, the thinner balsa looks better, and as you can see SMB now has joysticks!!!
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They are cute! :D
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Those are cool.. where do you get the plans from?
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just do a google for paper arcade :)
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They look really cool!
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Small, cool and retro :D
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Scroll down the page for a different style of arcade.

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Absolutely fantastic! I wonder what your display cabinet will be like when you've honed the craft over the coming years?

Why not take things one step up by creating a mini arcade cabinet comprising of C64 handheld console innards and an LCD screen?

If not that, as I recall it being done elsewhere, then a mini working cabinet containing Gameboy or Lynx parts?
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