Category Archives: Donkey Kong Cocktail

I finally got around to completing the project this weekend. Last week I organised the glass place to measure and cut the glass top for me. I also had some small DK marquees printed up, which will sit under the … Continue reading →

Some more photos – now with tmolding completed on the control panels, caps added to the legs, a pad lock on the coin door and paint touched up. Lighting isn’t the best, but never mind. Some close up pics of … Continue reading →

It’s been a good few weeks on the cocktail cab project. As always, managing an hour here, 30 minutes there to keep moving it all along. I have spent time painting the monitor frame and table top panel over the … Continue reading →

A minor update on the cocktail cab today – everything is now primed and ready for painting. The legs have also been installed to make sure thing thing is actually level. Painting can now proceed

Work on the cab has been a little slow of late. Lack of time, and at a stage where it’s mostly planning what next and how to achieve some things. But this weekend was very fruitful. My first task was … Continue reading →

I seem to have taken on too many projects of late (most outside arcade cabs), which has meant finishing my pac man cab and continuing on with the cocktail has slowed right down. I did manage to get some time … Continue reading →

Over the last two weeks, I’ve slowing started getting the control panels together. First up was getting them sized – I used the dimensions of the artwork as a starting point and cut up some MDF to match. Next was … Continue reading →

Small update – TMolding.com order arrived today with 40ft of white + a slot cutter and arbor piece. These cutters are cheap when buying from the states ($18) compared with locally ($38+). Order tmolding at the same time as a … Continue reading →

Although painting is a little while off, I decided to start investigating the blue I will need to use. After having trouble getting the right yellow for the pacman cab, I figured I would start early and be ready once … Continue reading →