Scale design and component fitmentUsing a discarded news helicopter equipment chassis that has 'just the right shape',all parts scaled to fit side panels sized to mount to the sides. 
An additional inch had to be added to make the proportions work with the angles of the original chassis. Spare nonworking crt disassembled and parts modified to mount securely in the chassis, 
With all safety components, shroud, and tube neck/neck board adjusted to fit and still be servicable. Hopefully without arcing to the metal of the cabinet! Once all parts and cabinet assemblies are in a final stage, the working television chassis will be fitted into the cabinet. 
Working Chassis InstallationBefore this point, a 'stunt' TV has been used for fitment. Just in case.Now the real stuff gets put in; wood panel to hold the Sony chassis, and some wires redone so all the hookups are in place without undue stress on either the wires or the owner. An extra insulating plastic sheet was added to the back of the metal chassis to hopefully prevent shorting. 
The working chassis, suprisingly, survived the procedure and powers up the video. the tube without burnin wil be swapped out later. For now, this will do. 
Revised artwork applied to sides. Still some paint to touch up. In addition, the front panel has had the facade art applied, and a lighted button complete with miniature coin slot art has been added as a future power-on switch for the game console. The power supply for the marquee, ironically, was not sufficient to light the button's lamp. Two test switches recycled from a game have been placed in the spots normally reserved for the coin door locks, with miniature wire harnesses soldered to the appropriate switches on the TV chassis in order to enable power on and input switching.. 
Main ComputerSince there is not as much room as the original cabinet,and Genuine Atari Parts™ are hot (read, expensive) items, A Mini ITX or a Xbox will provide emulated game logic. Display is a 9" Sony Trinitron. Just try to find a 9" color vector without taking apart a quite expensive oscilliscope. If they exist. LightingAfter some research, a cheap battery-powered flourescent tube 9 inch lamp was found at K-Mart.A power adaptor provides electricity in place of the D-cells the device was designed for. The transformer and other wiring has been simplified and mounted directly behind the light fixture to save room. By happenstance, the packaging is just the right size for makng the rounded front for the marquee. ControlsA Dual Sidewinder has been sacrificed for its USB parts and soon,You will behold the power of a fully functioning Based on plans rehosted here. Plans stolen from the main computer of the Build your own arcade controls forum. Bonus MaterialStar Jedi font | Vector font300 dpi marquee (5.5mb Tiff format file) Samples from the game (mp3) 4.3mb, mono Samples from the game (wav) 2.6mb, mono | ||
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