The first thing I did to build my cabinet was research. I checked out the BYOAC community site, and I came across the Heavy Metal Arcade Cabinet that was the cabinet I wanted to model mine around. I loved the kick plate, the cartoon artwork, and it just looked bad ass in general. Except I wanted mine to be 4 players, just like the TMNT arcade game. I also went out and got Saint’s book Project Arcade, now in a second edition. This book was a great help and provide a great number of insights.
My first suggestion is to get a vision of what you want to build. Once you know what you want, then piecing it together is a bit easier. I liked the look of the Heavy Metal Arcade Cabinet, so I ordered the same template they used from MAME Room (Now North Coast Custom Arcades). I downloaded the blue prints and started to buy my material.
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