Hi All,

I've posted a few times on here while introducing myself. I mentioned that I was inspired by Johns restoration of his Pac-man cabaret and that I would build one from scratch. I had also mentioned that I would be filming the whole build from start to finish, John's Arcade style, albeit without the charisma and know how  .

If anyone interested in watching me build a Pac-Man cabaret mistakes and all then the here is the link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnWMrBGGue0&list=PLodL6wnVHl6cv5nV2t8qxG9ZxmoRpgbsw

I'm currently on part 7 and it can be a little slow going sometimes due to real life stuff, however I'm going to try and post a new video soon.

I'm going to try and keep the cab as original as possible by using a CRT monitor (well a Scart RGB CRT TV, come on it cost me £2!) along with an original 1980 Pac-Man midway board and original coin door.

Also, here's the link to the newly created BYOAC thread if you just want to look at pictures: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,144519.0.html

I'll try and keep this thread up to date when I post a new vid.

Oh also, without a doubt, John's Arcade is my favourite channel on Youtube. I don't want to blow smoke up you arse John but your channel is the best. VSauce comes a close second, but when push come to shove, I shall watch watch your vids first 

Thanks John. Just finished watching the Puerto Rico vid, looks like you had a great time. That beercade sounded cool, too bad it shut down.

EvilOtto, I will try and get some vids of the build uploaded ASAP. I've got a video of my Mame cab on my poor excuse for a channel (search for shundi12 on youtube if anyone is interested). I need to get lots of arcade goodness on there.

Good luck with your other cabs, are they scratch builds as well?

Thanks lesoleil70.

I'm actually a relatively new member on the UKVAC forums and bought a few things from other members (including a monitor chassis for my Naomi). I may do this for the next classic which I think will be a .

However another consideration is the wife  ;)
For some reason she doesn't mind me building one slowly, but would rather we spend our money on unimportant things like the house and the family at the moment.  ;)

Also, I've already kind of started, by cutting out the sides after finding a to scale sketch up model of a pac-man cabaret.
I just need the internal dimensions now. I might even upload the build to youtube bit by bit. 

I've been watching John's Arcade vids for a while now and it has to be my favourite channel on youtube.
I wish I had a basement to fill full of arcades, however I've made a start on my garage 
I've got a mame cab with integrated Dreamcast and beer fridge and a Naomi Universal.

However I want a dedicated classic in the garage now but they can be quite pricey in the UK (average £500-£1000).
So, having been inspired by John's Pac-man cabaret restore, I want one now and I'm going to build one around a Pac-man PCB.

I might need a bit of help with the dimensions though. I have the dimensions of the sides but I need to know the height and angle of the cp and bezel etc. If anyone has a copy of pac-man cabaret plans, I would be most grateful.