This page is dedicated to the peeps who have helped me directly as well as the folks that have already decided to undertake this project and has been an inspiration. To those who are currently working on their cabinet, hang in there, its worth it. These people have put a lot of hard work into either mine or their cabinets. All of these people have had an impact on my final design. I could not have done this by myself and I appreciate all of the advice on how to improve on my work.

So I want to take the time to give these people and projects some recognition and to say Kudos!

	My main man Rich. Rich is an engineer and was the only reason why I could build this thing. I am not a wood worker, although I made good friends with the table saw on this project, but the router and I have some things to work out. Rich had all the tools that we needed to get the job done, plus he thinks like me. The only payment he needs is beer! We had a lot of fun, and once we got our schedules lined up, we got this thing put together in 3 days. Rich is the recipient of the number 1 Kudo! Uda, big fella!
	Another good friend that helped on this was The Tool a.k.a Shelby. I always get a ton of advice on how to tackle my computer problems. Plus, Shelby, like Rich, like me loves beer, so he comes over a lot. We worked out a lot of the issues with video and the control panel out in my garage. So I want to ensure that some Kudos go out to "The Tool"
	The first project that deserves major Kudos is LuSiD's Arcade Flashback. This is ultimately the design I ended up going with because it fit my needs the most. A lot of work was put into creating a PDF file that shows exactly how to layout your lumber and the dimensions for the parts. Thanks for the sweet site!! Lusid's design is by far the most emulated that I have seen. There is probably a lot to be said for how easy this design is to put together.
	Clay Johnston built his really nice arcade cabinet called "Doughcade". I still think that Clay has one of the (if not the) nicest looking cabinets I have seen. It is based off Lusid's cab, but I really like the way it looks. Clay also helped me with some of my control panel layout. One of the new features of the Doughcade is the drink coasters. I will have to look into this so I too can get my Drink-on!
	Scott built the Unicade. I thought for the longest time that I would build a cabinet that resembled the Unicade, but after talking with some friends, I felt that the plans for Lusid's Arcade Flashback would be more suitable to my needs. The biggest reason for this was the that Scott used an arcade monitor and I needed a design that was designed to have a TV used as the monitor. Scott has a well laid out web site with plenty of plans and schematics. One of the most important things that I took from Scott's design was the slightly staggered player buttons. If you look at the control panel on the Unicade, you will notice that the middle buttons for both players is raised by about 1/2 inch. This is really more ergonomic unless you have a not so normal middle finger. Anyway, Kudos to Scott for his nice design
	If you ever want to know what a typical week is like putting one of these things together, please take a look at Blake's MAME Cabinet. I wish I had the time and energy (mostly energy) to keep such a detailed record of my work. Blake has done a large amount of research on his quest for the perfect arcade cabinet for everyone else's edification. Plus it has been fun to keep up with his work. Kudos on a very informative web site!
	If you are dealing with a better half that thinks a large arcade cabinet would be tacky anywhere in the house, Check out Jubei. This is a fine piece of furniture. Not as authentic as I wanted mine to be, but a real nice looking cabinet that any spouse/girlfriend would be proud to let you display in the living room. Rob's girlfriend did a fine job with the marquee and monitor bezel. I wonder what she would charge to design something for me ;-)
	If you are into making a cabinet that utilizes a rotating monitor this is the cabinet for you. Pretty good drawings and a well laid out site should get you into something like Russ's MAME Cabinet.
	There is a large number of web sites out there that highlight what others have done in their quest to build a MAME cabinet. Everything from building from scratch to converting an existing cabinet. My personal preference is to build one from scratch and to leave the original games in tact if at all possible. Once the originals are gone, that will be it! Here are some other MAME Cabinet projects that some other folks are working on. Good Luck!!!
	NO, not to the monitor, to Bob Roberts for answering some questions I sent him. Bob has done a lot for the arcade community and still helps out the newbs. Bob has a lot of useful info on his Bulletin Board. Bob also has some parts for sale. I would highly recommend asking him for parts especially if you have a small order because he is not going to rip you off on shipping like Happ's. Thanks to Bob, I was able to get an old Mechanized attack arcade monitor running. From the picture you can see the wiring I did. Anyway, I did not end up using the monitor because it was to far gone, but in the process of trying to figure out the monitor, I have decided to wire up power to the rest of the cabinet. Thanks Bob!
	To my paint crew. After scoping my cabinet, they couldn't wait to help me finish it. From top left working clockwise, you have Varmint, The Tool, and Koob. Of course a few beers always helps. Check out this shot, and also this one. Varmint called the next morning to see how he got paint on himself and to ask if it would come off. LOL!!! Thanks for the help guys.