Another weekend flies by and yet more modifications are made to my Arcade construction that just won’t quit!

Today we screwed on the Castors to the base of the beast to ensure that I will be able to actually move this thing if need be, in the future.



All four castors can swivel yet the back two wheels have foot locks to secure the cabinet in place.





The castors add just over two inches of height to the Arcade which surprisingly makes game play (or at least at this stage, holding the Joystick) a far more comfortable experience.



Next we attached the speaker grilles to the front speaker panel. No electric screwing required here, the MDF is so soft that we used a conventional screwdriver.






I still have to stretch and pin/staple-down Black speaker fabric (£1.99 for a square metre from Maplin) in place to the rear of the panel.



..and finally (for this week at least anyway!), we attach the florescent light fixture to the marquee panel. Notice I have attached two florescent bulbs; well that is because it is recommended to use a 16-18 watt bulb, however no matter which DIY/Lighting store I went to, I could not find such bright bulbs in the length I required (all were too long), therefore my only viable option was to use two 10 watt bulbs (got a great deal in B&Q on these for £17) in the hope that they will do the trick just as well as a more powerful single. Only time will tell I guess...



So the Arcade is edging ever closer to its completion...




This weekend I also purchased the runners for my hidden keyboard/mouse shelf-drawer, so next weekend I aim to paint and attach the draw and cut a hole in the front MDF panel (which also needs painting) for the coin door.