A series of photos depicting a young, mixed raced girl undertaking the immersive experience of learning how build and understand how 3D printers work. The printer itself is shown during the build process, with parts still not assembled. All branding has been removed from the actual 3D printer to make it look as generic as…
Category: Other Projects
Classic red arcade game joystick with animated stills in up, down, left and right movements
A video game controller or input device designed primarily for arcade cabinets. I made this vector design in the classic style of an 8-way, ball top joystick with a chrome metal shaft. All the elements in the EPS file can be modified independently and are logically grouped together. In addition to the joystick, I also…
Retro Arcade Sign With Light Bulbs
I bought one of those arcade signs from Hobby Lobby a long time ago but just finally got around to mod it. The arcade sign comes with fake printed-on light bulbs and it’s made of tin. I wanted to add real light bulbs to it, but finding a set of cheap light bulbs was hard….
Second Monitor Game Info Using Hyperspin, EDS and Slideshowpro
I had been looking for a way to display game information on my second monitor, when running Hyperspin. But the current apps don’t display flash based content, so I finally decided to put an app together using flash and slideshowpro. This became an option for me after leveraging the work of forum member Antos, and…
Boot Animation: Arcade Classics Widescreen
This is a custom boot animation for windows. It features a red ball top arcade joystick with text that reads “Arcade Classics”. The joystick is animated to move in a downward direction and there is a glint on the text. When you download the zip file, it will contain a series of files that are…
My Custom “Featured” Game Art For Use With Hyperspin’s Special Art Feature
I needed to highlight specific arcade games that I enjoy, in Hyperspin. So I started using the Special Art feature that displays the joystick, Free Play and Genre info. I already have the joystick controls feature running on a second monitor, so I didn’t have a problem using the SpecialA feature that the joystick uses;…
Fitting a Makita spindle to a Shapeoko 2 using a spindle mount from China
I wanted to show how I mounted my Makita spindle on my shapeoko 2 CNC desktop machine. The Makita spindle is considered an “upgrade” since the shapeoko 2 kit comes with either a small dremel like spindle or a larger “quite” spindle. I couldn’t find a mount on the shapeoko website that fits the Makita…
Shapeoko 2 Build Is Under Construction
This is my Shapeoko 2 CNC Mill that I’m putting together. I’ve worked with laser cutters in the past and I’m hoping that knowledge base; helps me with this project. However, I’ve never built a CNC machine or worked with one. I don’t even know anything about CNC, so building it is taking me a…
USB Optical Rotary Joystick Made From A Zippy Joystick And A USB Mouse
I made a contraption to play arcade games which use rotary joysticks such as Caliber .50. My arcade cabinet (pedestal design) already has too many joysticks, so adding an authentic rotary joystick was not an option. I usually play games that require a regular ball top (such as street fighter), therefore, I needed a joystick…
Final Star Force Hyperspin Theme
I made a Hyperspin theme for the arcade game “Final Star Force”. It shows both fighters (the Blue-Nova and the Red-Nova) with shooting lasers and thrusters. The animation of the lasers and propulsion device were done in Flash and exported as swf’s. I also added a moving star field using the hypertheme particle system. Enjoy….
White Arcade Button With Player One, Two, Three And Four Icon.
This vector design is a white push button used to select the player in arcade machines. The top of the push button has an icon of a little man to represent the player. The file includes buttons for up to four players and also includes the buttons in a pushed state. The “on” and “off”…
Arcade Button Vectors For Retro Games, Neo Geo Style.
This vector contains all four buttons (A,B,C,D) in the style of a Neo Geo arcade control panel. The file includes a red, yellow, green, and blue arcade push button. I’ve also included the button labels in black and white versions. The buttons are designed so that the center of the push button can be selected…