my first bartop now has a little sibling, 7cm narrower, 6 buttons instead of 8, a full width marquee, and a better cable management for the joystick panel

#arcade #bartop #retrogaming

applied some mat painting, added a few stickers but not too many as there will be a "sticker party" to outsource that part of the decoration 😉

still undecided about painting the joystick/buttons planks in dark mat too

hey fedi hivemind, should I keep those panels white or should I paint them in black?

#bartop #arcade #stickers

improvised a more serious vesa mount, added plastic edges that feel like rubber, squirted hot glue everywhere I could, and added a warning notice taken from an old elevator

the result is way too clean though, I'll add more dirt, torn stickers, rust stains and erosion traces to remove any doubt about the rat's style of the furniture 😉

#arcade #bartop #DIY #hobo #rats

plexiglas arrived 🥳

#arcade #diy #bartop

made a marquee by pasting stuff from the interwebs, couldn't figure out the right print settings though 🤷

#Kolourpaint #bartop #marquee

looks more breathable after doing some cable management

remaining tasks:
- dig the missing holes for the 'coin' buttons
- cut the plexiglas for the bezel
- saw a piece of wooden board for the back
- decorate!

#bartop #arcade #DIY

That greasy box of empanadas just started its second life as a chassis for the Pi4B.

The raspbery sticker didn't age well though, it needed an update 😉

#arcade #hobodesign #bartop

dressing up the display 🩲

found a small neon for the marquee, not sure it's working but will find out soon 👀

thanks to @tipiak75 for suggesting a buttons reorder

#arcade #bartop #retrogasm