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Title: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on May 10, 2015, 02:01:16 PM: My previous post showed my collection in a very cool space. But now, since I have the room, I'm gearing up to build a purpose-built toy room. No cars though, but about everything else.

Starting out with 2900 sq. ft. and nine foot ceilings. I will put in a bathroom, two bedrooms, shop and bar. The rest is open to imagination. I will be "imagining" for a while...

So I started by painting the ceiling black. Already positioned the pool table in between the posts.

Next up will be the bar top, a circular "Beetle-Kill" piece, 10 ft. OD, 6 ft. ID, 3 in. thick. Finally, one big room with minimal walls. The rest will be photographed as I progress. Here's the space I am working with:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on October 16, 2015, 06:20:27 AM: Lots of progress on the project. "Metal" floor coating:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F100715basement-floor%2Fimg02.jpg&hash=fe00f0157bd72bb9251509792877c2d9e57eb360)
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on October 16, 2015, 06:22:17 AM: Drywall in place. Mud begins today:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F101515basement%2Fimg02.jpg&hash=d018e6d89906587a224558247c1ae4aa05198a9c)
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: Harvs on October 16, 2015, 12:05:45 PM: Very cool! I look forward to seeing it finished. By the looks of it you can fit about 300 machines in there, or 600 stacked! :cool_thumb_up:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on October 16, 2015, 12:43:15 PM: Ha! Actually there will be about 20 slots, a ball bowler, a puck bowler, a sit-down Cruis'n USA, about 6 pinball machines, and a few more arcade games. Plus a 1958 Gandy 8 ft. pool table right in the middle, surrounded by Bally slots. And, if I can fit a Skee Ball machine in after this, it'll get one of them.

I even put in a "Prize Room" for the grandkids. It's getting out of control already.
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: Harvs on October 16, 2015, 01:26:54 PM: Quote from: ramegoom on October 16, 2015, 12:43:15 PM
Ha! Actually there will be about 20 slots, a ball bowler, a puck bowler, a sit-down Cruis'n USA, about 6 pinball machines, and a few more arcade games. Plus a 1958 Gandy 8 ft. pool table right in the middle, surrounded by Bally slots. And, if I can fit a Skee Ball machine in after this, it'll get one of them.

I even put in a "Prize Room" for the grandkids. It's getting out of control already.
Awesome! Post them pics when done! :yes:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: rwalker192 on October 16, 2015, 02:38:48 PM: You have an amazing space to work with! The open space is great!
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on October 29, 2015, 06:18:27 PM: Made some progress. Installed a "walk-out" on the side of the house, and concrete is all in place:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F102815stairwell%2Fimg01.jpg&hash=6d20f0b215d11e2cc5fc98b6fd9d1614886856dd)

(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F102815stairwell%2Fimg05.jpg&hash=4854e6529bae46da6aa183a7b280967db3466780)

Walls are all up, textured paint applied:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F102815stairwell%2Fimg06.jpg&hash=c6e73d351aa61ebfc5470562b42926ed51889384)

(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F102815stairwell%2Fimg07.jpg&hash=9159067f5b769bda20e996ae0e7e12d069c3dd67)
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: rwalker192 on October 29, 2015, 07:05:18 PM: Great planning putting in all the outlets!!
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on October 30, 2015, 12:36:52 PM: I put an outlet every 3 ft on the wall where the pinball machines are going. And kept them high to conceal the cords. Then added several 6 ft high outlets for future neon sign additions.
Lots of flexibility for outlets and lighting since I did the work :-)
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: rwalker192 on October 30, 2015, 12:52:37 PM: Somehow you can never have enough outlets. Putting the high one's for the signs is a great idea.
I never liked the cords running up the wall!

Great Job!
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on November 21, 2015, 02:24:47 PM: Update
Pachinko machine built into one wall. Ceiling and textured walls all painted. Trim on top and bottom of walls mostly completed. Window ledges painted and ready:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F112115basement%2Fimg01.jpg&hash=b46a10d34e567d948ace007d530dd862f368c0e4)

Ceiling trimmed and finished in black:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F112115basement%2Fimg03.jpg&hash=d8c9745d6f20f7b3f72c4668b6329e5b1a237198)

Bar cabinets installed and templated for granite. Inside circle of bar is 6 ft. in diameter:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F112115basement%2Fimg06.jpg&hash=b8494bf03dd8a1c9440d081a07959e66f64a1cb8)

Doorway to storage and also the window for the "Prize Room" per grandkids insistence:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F112115basement%2Fimg02.jpg&hash=3cba3cf561afd57d61e1569ac443b8546b1693d5)
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: rwalker192 on November 21, 2015, 02:31:51 PM: :agreepost:
You will have the best Game room I've seen!!
Great Job!! You'll have a hard time getting the Grandkids to go home!
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: mustangjeep on November 21, 2015, 03:46:45 PM: Good planing on those outlets and amazing looking gameroom!
Gonna be sweet to see it all full of slots and pinballs.
You got me gelous man, great looking place!
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: Harvs on November 21, 2015, 04:19:38 PM: Glad you haven't bought any parts from me, I don't know where you live.., I'd show up in my RV to stay for a few years and hang out in your game room, like Eddy does in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Hahaaa.. - Hey, a free shabby slot tech at the very least.., or at most. :rotfl:

Looks great, and look forward to completion. :cool_thumb_up:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: Shaggy on November 21, 2015, 05:53:17 PM: All I can say is.... :hail: :hail: :hail: :cool_thumb_up: Totally awesome!

Dave
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: RiseLikeRa on November 21, 2015, 09:34:31 PM: FANTASTIC Job! We cant wait for the group invitation for the grand opening!

Ra
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on November 30, 2015, 07:02:25 PM: Making some progress today. Fireplace roughed-in, kids' prize room window roughed-in, corrugated steel bar face installed, bathroom tile installed, 1x2 walk-in shower tile installed:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F113015basement%2Fimg01.jpg&hash=8c339adff07469194b884fa72f57d2236e3e4dc9)

(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F113015basement%2Fimg02.jpg&hash=9f13b2401b6044278336f38448fe693ae8f2c013)

(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F113015basement%2Fimg03.jpg&hash=aabe85c6664eafb73fa071ce160efbca3aff30a2)

(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F113015basement%2Fimg04.jpg&hash=0f5e5edd9353ddad84859d05659785448620942b)

(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2F113015basement%2Fimg05.jpg&hash=6657fe48b6bbdbe3c2855b283aef51648eb2808a)
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: Crash0 on November 30, 2015, 07:43:19 PM: Wow!! Very nice can't wait to see it finished. Love the Pachinko in the wall, really adds a touch of class, looks artsy :hail:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: Harvs on November 30, 2015, 09:22:22 PM: :cool_thumb_up: :yes:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on December 29, 2015, 08:25:44 PM: Finished (almost) and populated:
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Post by: Sunrise Side on December 29, 2015, 08:33:48 PM: Freakin Gorgeous!
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: Jimise on December 29, 2015, 08:44:44 PM: What an awesome setup :applause:
Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: bigslope on December 30, 2015, 05:38:52 AM: Man what a setup. Congratulations on such good work. If i had the space. money and energy required i would do the same. Jealous, me, never !!!!
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: RiseLikeRa on December 30, 2015, 06:24:21 AM: Simply beautiful!
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Post by: Shaggy on December 30, 2015, 07:05:51 AM: Words can't describe it. It's beautiful. :applause: :applause: :applause:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on January 02, 2016, 09:31:18 AM: Here's a short walk-thru video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui-aXqVQdiM&feature=em-upload_owner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui-aXqVQdiM&feature=em-upload_owner)

Still waiting on a few items including the bar stools. But it's up and running!
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: stormrider on January 02, 2016, 10:17:27 AM: Wow !!!
A little bit of everything...love it
nice work thanks for sharing.

Tim
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: RiseLikeRa on January 02, 2016, 12:28:09 PM: Fantastic Job! Packing my bags. When are we all invited?

Ra
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: lookes on January 02, 2016, 01:30:40 PM: Just.... Awesome!! :applause:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: Harvs on January 02, 2016, 08:57:55 PM: Now That's a game room, Ramegoom! Bravo! :yes:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: FireballJackpot on January 03, 2016, 12:30:45 AM: Too bad you're not closer, looking to sell my Hydros (4th is in the shop - ran out of room because of the Crusin Exotica's). All linked too! "Loser does dishes!". Limited customer base due to their size (most people don't have room for them).

Your game room looks good, a polite suggestion though: Put some UV film on the windows near games. The sun WILL fade any color artwork, decreasing re-sale value.
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on January 03, 2016, 08:44:34 AM: Wow! You have some serious drivers there. You're right, floor space is a factor in the bigger machines (case in point, I have two bowlers and a skee ball machine. Careful arrangement allowed those to fit). Plus, on some of the bigger machines, you need to occasionally access the rear of the machine - so you sometimes need to place it away from any wall, which aggravates the floor space issue.

For my previous game room, I had a pair of Cruis'n USA machines, but couldn't fit both in the room, so one had to go. I kept the neon sign and built an enclosure around it, and now it graces the upper wall of my Cruis'n.

My window wall faces southwest, so the sun, while coming on strong in the afternoon, hits at such an angle that it doesn't get to any of the machines. Where I put the walkout door is on the west facing wall, which was once a window, and it DID burn the room up. So the door gets no window, and fixes the sun problem.
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on January 06, 2016, 06:56:20 PM: The bar is finished, just installed the bar stools:
(https://newlifegames.com/nlg/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ramegoom.com%2Fjohn%2Fbasement_gameroom%2Fbar01.jpg&hash=2b602b21b60194a82ca4e56c2115f907af82d5e3)
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: rokgpsman on January 06, 2016, 09:22:10 PM: This keeps looking better & better, good job! :cool_thumb_up:
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: jay on January 06, 2016, 11:32:59 PM: Looks super.....I am so very jealous.

Your missing the bar top Triva Machine.... and I don't see a keg tap....
Check out http://www.micromatic.com/Forum/us-en/ (http://www.micromatic.com/Forum/us-en/) regarding kegerators and such (my other hobby).
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: RiseLikeRa on January 07, 2016, 07:07:54 AM: Since I don't drink I will order my Shirley Temple now.

Ra
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: ramegoom on January 07, 2016, 09:17:55 AM: I'm not a drinker either, but can't say the same about guests...

I want to put a bar-top game on the bar, and was thinking that I have this "Magic Respins" machine that's not working, so I could convert it to a small bowler (Coors Bowling) as I have a JAMMA board and all I need to do is add a trackball and a few buttons.

If I could find ANY info on the Magic Respins by Thomas Automatics, I would attempt to resurrect it. Problem is in the CPU and have been unsuccessful in finding any parts for it. Otherwise, it's a nice oak cabinet with a vertical CRT in it.
Title: Re: Game Room Build Thread in CO
Post by: shortrackskater on January 07, 2016, 10:49:13 AM: Ramegoon - Can I come work for you? Need a slot tech or a bar tender? I can learn! :rotfl: