Remember that new keyboard controller? I can now use standard ribbon connectors running into Krone punchdown blocks!

The keyboard controller with Tux and his own Defender machine!

My mate Grant built me a cool shell for the controls out of welded PVC. I won't be using it on the cabinet as it's rather large: I'll be making a standalone controller with this!

Monitor shelf in place and temporary setup with existing control panel. Installing full-depth slide out keyboard shelf (parts recovered from a filing cabinet destined for the skip at work).

This slide-out shelf is a full 2ft deep! The lower part of the cabinet is already storage space for the kids' musical instruments!

Bezel sheet in place.

Bezel hole cut.

Cable duct up through monitor shelf.

Painted bezel

Bezel bent around curved monitor front and held in place by steel brackets.

Steel brackets holdng bezel in shape - seen from behind

A slightly wider view showing bezel curved around monitor front and held by brackets.

Bezel removed - it slots in from above.

A shot of that full-depth slide out shelf.

Monitor running.

Ooh! what shall we play?

Defender - the reason we're here!

Defender

Frozen Bubble - the first non-MAME game set up.