The Almost Done^TM Player One Joystick box! Complete with T-Molding!

The painted new top piece. Note the beveled edge in the monitor hole.

Painting the edges black so that when the T-molding and the vinyl sheeting is applied, any exposed bits of wood around the edges are black and not plywood colored.

Close up of the preparation work...

Side view of the cabinet facing the coin door.

You can see in this picture of the cabinet, the power cord (a replacement tool cord from Home Depot, the power swith (120v @ 13amps), the access door (which locks), and the two intake fans to keep the machine cool.

With door open, you see inside the cabinet. Yes, the monitor takes up that much room! The 75 pound beast of a display is supported by two 1x6 pieces mounted in a verticle fasion. Although they're obscured by a mess of wires, the OptiPac is mounted to the monitor support beam and the I-Pac is mounted to the side. In retrospec, if I ever build another cocktail, I'll likely mount both on the support beam. The keyboard I picked up at a garage sale. It's the kind that is normally used for medical devices.

The player 2 joystick box looks a heck of a lot better than the player 1 box. However, it still has some issues and will likely get completely rebuilt when I widen the joystick boxes by an inch and a half...