My proto 2600 display case.

[ATARIPITBULL]

I had been toying with the idea of making a nice display case for 2600 game boxes and I made one up today that holds 18 games, I think it took me a total of about 4 hours to do, but most of that time was in the sanding, staining and lining the inside with black vinyl, now I have planes of making a bigger one that can hold 50 boxes, but I used up all of my left over pine boards from another project, I also had some black Atari logo stickers left over from my Atari room. This can be mounted to a wall with screws through the 2 holes in the back, or you can use some L brackets, or what ever.

 

For my next case, I am going to use silver stickers on the sides and I will paint the outer trim section, that is facing you, with Atari orange, then I will lay a coat of gloss all around the wood, to make it shine. So tell me, what do you think?

 

[CPUWIZ]

Looks pretty cool, I am gonna use the non-watermarked images and sell that thing on eBay as vintage.

 

[scogey]

wow...nice look. Are you going to leave the front open or have a glass or plexi door? How did you do the logo? looks great

[ATARIPITBULL]

wow...nice look.  Are you going to leave the front open or have a glass or plexi door?  How did you do the logo?  looks great

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If I was to use a glass front, I would have to make a door with hinges and a latch, I think that would be too much, but I might try it on the next one, as far as the logo's go, I got them off of ebay, there are many people who make and sell them.

 

[Ralph3]

Looks good! It kind of looks like you engraved the Atari logo in the sides. How about burning in the logo on your next one. There wasn't laser cut stickers like that years ago, the burn should look pretty good.

[ATARIPITBULL]

Looks good! It kind of looks like you engraved the Atari logo in the sides. How about burning in the logo on your next one. There wasn't laser cut stickers like that years ago, the burn should look pretty good.

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Well see, I am trying to go for that Atari woody 2600 system look, that is why on the next one, I will use silver logo's, just like the one on the front of a woody 2600 and the front edge will get painted in Atari orange.

 

[the 5th ghost]

Very nice work!

 

Ahh, if only I had a box for my Cosmic Commuter, I'd finally have a complete boxed Activision collection!

 

Looking forward to seeing that 50 box case

[kencrisis]

I really like that black vinyl on the inside. How did you apply it?

[moycon]

Actually you wouldn't NEED to add hinges to the glass. You could cut grooves in the top and bottom of the front of the box the length of the unit and have two pieces of glass that slid back and forth, kinda like the game display's at retail stores where they come over, unlock the glass and slide it one way or the other.

 

Still you'd have to front some cash to custom make little glass doors., but you must admit it would be Shweeeeeeeeeeeeet.

 

You could even etch the Atari logo in the glass! WOOO!!

 

Still. I like em as is!

Not a bad job at all, for such a flabby dude.

[txsizzler]

Looks pretty cool, I am gonna use the non-watermarked images and sell that thing on eBay as vintage. 

 

   

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Hehheh.. thats pretty funny CPUWIZ... I like that

[Philflound]

Personally I would see about designing a stencil and then spraying it on. Why keep paying for logos?

 

Phil

[ATARIPITBULL]

I really like that black vinyl on the inside. How did you apply it?

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There just like stickers, only you have to peal them slowly so they don't lift off, but once down, they sticker very well.

 

I should have the big 50 box display done, in about 2 weeks, I have to wait till my father-inlaw is back in town, he has a full size table saw that can handle the bigger wood needed.

 

[ATARIPITBULL]

Actually you wouldn't NEED to add hinges to the glass. You could cut grooves in the top and bottom of the front of the box the length of the unit and have two pieces of glass that slid back and forth, kinda like the game display's at retail stores where they come over, unlock the glass and slide it one way or the other.

 

Still you'd have to front some cash to custom make little glass doors., but you must admit it would be Shweeeeeeeeeeeeet.

 

You could even etch the Atari logo in the glass! WOOO!!

 

Still. I like em as is!

Not a bad job at all, for such a flabby dude.

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I like that Idea very much Moycon, I will try to use it on the next one, but the etched glass idea would be too much money, instead, the person who made my fuji logo's said he could make them to almost any size I want. Hell, if the new cabinet works out, I will make more of them to sell here at Atariage, what do you think?

 

:!:

[sly]

Actually you wouldn't NEED to add hinges to the glass. You could cut grooves in the top and bottom of the front of the box the length of the unit and have two pieces of glass that slid back and forth, kinda like the game display's at retail stores where they come over, unlock the glass and slide it one way or the other.

 

Still you'd have to front some cash to custom make little glass doors., but you must admit it would be Shweeeeeeeeeeeeet.

 

You could even etch the Atari logo in the glass! WOOO!!

 

Still. I like em as is!

Not a bad job at all, for such a flabby dude.

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I like that Idea very much Moycon, I will try to use it on the next one, but the etched glass idea would be too much money, instead, the person who made my fuji logo's said he could make them to almost any size I want. Hell, if the new cabinet works out, I will make more of them to sell here at Atariage, what do you think?

 

:!:

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You may want to make a little taller to fit those larger SEGA 2600 Boxes.

[Ralph3]

Actually you wouldn't NEED to add hinges to the glass. You could cut grooves in the top and bottom of the front of the box the length of the unit and have two pieces of glass that slid back and forth, kinda like the game display's at retail stores where they come over, unlock the glass and slide it one way or the other.

 

Still you'd have to front some cash to custom make little glass doors., but you must admit it would be Shweeeeeeeeeeeeet.

 

You could even etch the Atari logo in the glass! WOOO!!

 

Still. I like em as is!

Not a bad job at all, for such a flabby dude.

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I like that Idea very much Moycon, I will try to use it on the next one, but the etched glass idea would be too much money, instead, the person who made my fuji logo's said he could make them to almost any size I want. Hell, if the new cabinet works out, I will make more of them to sell here at Atariage, what do you think?

 

:!:

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Your sticker maker source might have a see-through frosted stickers available. I have seen some sticker frost techniques used on some of those (MANY) home remake/remodel shows.

[ATARIPITBULL]

Fist off I would like to say " GOD DAM MY PIECE OF SH*T LOGITECH CAMERA " now it might be a little hard to see, but I painted the outer front edge of the box with Atari orange, like on the 2600 system and I put a nice coat of Polyurethane clear gloss all over the outside, which makes this box shine very nicely, what do you think?

 

Now I have an idea for making shawdow boxes that only hold one box, the flat way of course, for those rare boxed games in your collection like Crazyclimber, Glib, Swordquest Waterworld and so on. My little shadow boxes will have silver Atari logo's on both sides, a slide out glass front and black vinyl on the inside back part, I am working on 8 of them right now and I am waiting for the glass company to make my 6 X 8 glass fronts and of course, what do you think about this idea?

 

Edited May 11, 2005 by ATARIPITBULL

[Brad2600]

It looks very nice, man!

 

Even better than those game holders that you can find on EBay.

[maximebeauvais]

this is pretty nice

[yuppicide]

Looks awesome! Good job. Looks like it might be hard to take the boxes out?

 

You ever see those CD holders you push and they pop out?! That would be cool if you could do that.

[BeerGnome]

Frosting the glassisn't as expensive as you may think..

you can get liquid etch at any craft store that handles stained glass and other glass painting stuff..

basickly you make a stencil, prefibly using a sticky backed vellum, and dab this goop on.. you wait about ten minutes, then wash the stuff off and bam etched glass!

heres a link that has Etchall On it

[ATARIPITBULL]

Frosting the glassisn't as expensive as you may think..

you can get liquid etch at any craft store that handles stained glass and other glass painting stuff..

basickly you make a stencil, prefibly using a sticky backed vellum, and dab this goop on.. you wait about ten minutes, then wash the stuff off and bam etched glass!

heres a link that has Etchall On it

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That does sound great, but I would have to make the logo very small, about the size of a silver dollar because I don't want it to block the view of the games on display, but first things first, I better build the bigger first, then start tricking it out.

 

[video game addict]

What are those two things on the right in the case?

[ATARIeric]

wow...nice look.  Are you going to leave the front open or have a glass or plexi door?  How did you do the logo?  looks great

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If I was to use a glass front, I would have to make a door with hinges and a latch, I think that would be too much, but I might try it on the next one, as far as the logo's go, I got them off of ebay, there are many people who make and sell them.

 

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@ ATARIPITBULL: I really like the color and using the decals on the sides. That is very nice looking, I cant wait to see the finished holders

 

Did you get your decals from this guy? http://linusco.com/ he sells alot on ebay, I really like the quality of vinyl he uses

 

YUCK AT THE RED DECAL

[ATARIPITBULL]

What are those two things on the right in the case?

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You mean those 2 boxes, those are games that Sniderman made a few years back for the C.C.A.G 2002 show, They are Mystery Science theater 2600 & Venture II, both are the special editions.

 

[ATARIPITBULL]

wow...nice look.  Are you going to leave the front open or have a glass or plexi door?  How did you do the logo?  looks great

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If I was to use a glass front, I would have to make a door with hinges and a latch, I think that would be too much, but I might try it on the next one, as far as the logo's go, I got them off of ebay, there are many people who make and sell them.

 

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@ ATARIPITBULL: I really like the color and using the decals on the sides. That is very nice looking, I cant wait to see the finished holders

 

Did you get your decals from this guy? http://linusco.com/ he sells alot on ebay, I really like the quality of vinyl he uses

 

YUCK AT THE RED DECAL

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These are from ebay, but from this seller: www.BikeNames.com he says he can make them and others, to just about any size needed.