As time allows, I’ve been busing cutting out pieces for the Track & Field cocktail cabinet. Mostly, everything has been going okay.

I’m happy to announce that my Pi MAME Manager script is done. Done enough to tag it as version 1.0.0 that is.

My last post detailed how I was able to get full-scale prints of the Track & Field cabinet plans. The next step was to transfer them to Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF).

During the research phase of my Track & Field build out I noticed that there are some rudimentary designs located at jakobud.com. I knew these plans would be useful for getting started on my own build.

I received my Track & Field control panel overlays today. They look very nice and have an authentic texture to them.

One of the problems to conquer with using the Raspberry Pi as my Track & Field hardware is the shutdown step. While a lot of arcade machines do have a power switch, Track & Field (to my knowledge) does not. Powering down these old games in the arcade generally meant just turnning off a gang switch or breaker. In a one-off setting you’d likely just pull the plug. To appear outwardly authentic, I want to retain the ability to pull the plug for powering down.

Before I committed to doing my Track & Field build, I did a lot of research to try and figure out if it would be feasible to build a replica myself.