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[Skittty]

I'm thinking of building my own virtual cabinet. I just don't have a lot of money. Are there any under $1000, even $500? It doesn't have to be fancy, just a box I can stick a couple monitors in.

Edited by Skittty, 28 April 2018 - 03:41 AM.

[laylow]

I bought wood for my first midi cab for 50 euro, that's the cheapest part of building a cab 

[Skittty]

Do you happen to have any blueprints?

[Ben Logan]

I bought one of these on Craigslist for $100, gutted it and placed monitors and controller inside. Not fancy, but a lot of fun.

https://www.arcade-m...p?game_id=16664

[insomniac]

 

 

Hi Skittty, 

 

 

Here are some kits:

 

http://www.ebay.com/...virtual-pinball

https://gameroomsolu...inball-cabinet/

http://www.monsterar...ual-pinball-kit

https://virtuapin.net/

 

 

You can find some cabinet plans from here:

 

https://pinside.com/...y-cabinet-plans

http://vpuniverse.co...-cabinet-plans/

 

Cab dimensions:

 

http://www.flippers....dimensions.html

[hauntfreaks]

I did a scratch built 2 screen 40" 28" (no plans) for under $1000

old pic but still looks the same

[Skittty]

Awe man that looks amazing, but if I do one from scratch myself it would just be a crappy box with a space for the playingfield monitor, and a tiny 7 inch monitor for the dmd.I doubt I'll even bother with backglass unless it's a kit. In fact I'll just be using my HP 21" I have right now, so that way I can take it out of the box when I'm done playing pinball and keep using it for my computer.

 

https://www.ebay.com...id=332121488283

 

That's probably in line with what I can afford, I just wish the flipper buttons were on the sides like a real machine. Having them in the front looks wrong to me.

 

Edit: I took a closer look, and can see that it actually does have holes for buttons on the sides. 

 

 

I bought one of these on Craigslist for $100, gutted it and placed monitors and controller inside. Not fancy, but a lot of fun.

https://www.arcade-m...p?game_id=16664

 

I would hate to take something like that apart though. I'd rather have a real pinball machine but they are just so damn expensive. It's a miracle you got one for that cheap.

Edited by Skittty, 29 April 2018 - 06:23 AM.

[dstott]

Call around to your local vending machine company.  They may have a canabalized machine or two lying around that they can let you have for a good price.  I scored mine off of Craigslist, but $200 for a cabinet, back cabinet, glass, trim, coin door, lockdown bar and legs will get you started off way ahead financially.   It's the cheapest way to go.  Even if you make one from scratch, all those trim parts will add up.  An old cabinet will even have you flipper buttons mounted on the side, just where you wan 'em.