Thanks again to Heber.co.uk for sponsoring this project. Check out their products at shop.heber.co.uk The model for this project is now available for you to use for your own projects at www.printables.com/model/873690-computer-space-replica-arcade-full-size-cabinet If you'd like to support this channel and our museum then why not become an official Cave Dweller at patreon.com/rmcretro Richard has also made a blog about the project at shop.heber.co.uk/blog/computer-space-replica-3d-printed-full-size-arcade-cabinet/ Enjoy! Neil

Your previous landlord booting you has to be the best thing that happened to you!

Who knew watching paint dry could be so fascinating...

@rockosgaminglogic

Ай бұрын

Epoxy doesn't dry. It cures.

@ChrisMX9

Ай бұрын

@@rockosgaminglogic ok dude

@user-td4tm5dq4m

Ай бұрын

its just the glitter running downwards. We call this gravity :D

@Lumibear.

26 күн бұрын

So pretty!

Well done Richard :-} Many KZreadrs may not know his background with 3d printing but he is something of a pioneer...

This recreation has to be one of those moments of brilliance. Top job Richard and Co.

I love that Richard did the paint experiments on camera and talked us through the process.

It was great to meet the team yesterday, and see the collection and this cabinet in person... it looks amazing, fantastic job! 😀

I owned a Computer Space game. There wasn't enough room in my tiny apartment in an old house, so I stored the cabinet in their garage (with permission) while I got the electronic bits working indoors. When I finally was ready to put it all together, I learned the owner had tossed the cabinet out, without asking me if I wanted to keep it first. I finally sold the electronics for a fair profit, but I would have got much more if it was whole. One item: The original did not have any sort of computer in it. It was all done mostly with TTL counter IC's

Richard seems like a great bloke.

Words cannot express how impressed I am with this and Richard's going the extra step with the details. Just... Bravo! Said it before, ending up at the mill with Heber has to be the best possible outcome after losing the other place.

It's remarkable how close your got to 3D scan of the original through just working from 2D sources. None of the differences detract from the feeling of authenticity in the replica, it absolutely sells the illusion of being a Computer Space cabinet.

I've been following your channel from the early days. The evolution has been incredible. Linking up with Heber and Richard has just taken everything to the next level. Well done living out your dreams guys. It's an inspiration.

@piero_75

28 күн бұрын

She's got ice hockey hair..

Richard, you are a true artist. Fantastic work.

I got some serious Blue Peter (perhaps Bob Ross for our American friends) vibes with Richard doing his paint tests, a very nice calming process for us viewers! Incredible job, not just the professionalism but the passion - 2 concepts that don't seem especially visible in a lot of modern life... Great work!

This cabinet looked futuristic then and looks futuristic now.

The sheer amount of work and time that was put into this is astounding. Some true talent at work here. Well done!

This is absolutely phenomenal! Such astounding attention to detail. Amazing work!

There simply are not enough superlatives to adequately describe Richard's work in recreating this historic cabinet 👍👍👍. Huge congrats to everyone involved 👏👏👏.

Well done Richard and the rest of the team involved! Amazing job recreating something so iconic!

That looks absolutely amazing, I can't wait to see it in person! Brilliant work!

That's a true work of art. Congratulations to everyone involved, especially Richard. So much work, but it paid off big time!

That came out REALLY NICE! Well done.

Well Richard and Co. You've now made it to the national news so in essence that gives you all celebrity status. I salute you.

Amazing !

I was lucky enough to see and play this in person - and it's even more remarkable that I imagined. I would have queued up again if they would have let me. :-) If you can get to the museum/arcade, do it. You won't be disappointed

Fantastic. More Richard on the channel please. 😃

These guys at Heber are such fantastic supporters of the Cave and the Arcade.

This series has been simply incredible. I hope to make the trek from the US to see it one day in person.

This is ultra-mega-cool. I feel like wearing platform shoes just looking at it. Mind you, being 6'4" in platform shoes would make using that rather difficult. I showed my plasterer the use of the scrim and he is most impressed. Please send Richard my congratulations on an amazing job.

@RichRap3D

23 күн бұрын

Thank you 😁

@simonstapletondotcom

20 күн бұрын

@@RichRap3D This is even more amazing in the flesh. It's difficult not to caress. The game is ridiculously brutal, so I think I'll just stroke the cabinet and leave the game to more hardcore fans

Very cool. Hopefully it holds up over the long term

Absolutely fantastic achievement, the cab looks amazing and the glitter finish is awesome It doesn't matter that the game isn't great in my opinion, it's the place in history and the fantastic appearance of it that's the important thing Such a cool addition to the archive. Well done to Richard 👍

Amazing job. If I ever get to travel I will visit this museum .

Great job. It's a fantastic example of what is possible with 3D printing. I have a feeling we're going to see a lot more spring up now all the hard work has been done.

All that patience and hard work definitely paid off, the end result is stunning 👌

That is a truly incredible build. Amazing job guys.

Incredible built; that went from a distant memory to "wow, gotta have that!!!" Thanks for linking the 3d files, might try a scale model when I actually have some time

Super Impressive! Love seeing the line of arcade lovers waiting just to see it! Great job.

Recently I finished a concept case for the 42 years of ZX spectrum and I installed my Speccy with all its cards. It took me ~8 months by only using retro methods.(No 2d or 3d printing). Richard's booth was an amazing project and it inspired me to make something bigger!

That was a truly outstanding project and a wonderful result, love the colour and finish in the end. An important part of history now in the museum.

Wow... this turned out better than I was expecting. Very cool!

The finish with the base blue paint looked incredible, but man, once the glitter catches the light, it looks amazing. Really really cool project and such a cool novelty to have for the cave.

A work of love - pure and simple! Great job!

The cabinet looks fantastic. Reminds me of merry go rounds on the fair. Love the glitter!

The Computer Space cabinet wouldn't look out of place in an old 70s sci-fi film like Sleeper or Silent Running, well done looks great! Perfect spot for the on-camera chatting too, not only because they're my games in the background but because so many are also unique strange shapes.

@rosstee

Ай бұрын

There's one in Soylent Green ('73)!

Awesome. I really thoroughly enjoyed the experimentation process shared.

Great work. The final reproduction is so very close to the scan. That’s very impressive.

That paint job is tremendous.

Merging the old tech with the new! Love that idea. Oh man I just learned how to drywall, that's exactly what this appears to be lol.

That's a brilliant job! Well done to everyone involved!!

What a great project, looking forward to seeing it on my next visit. Amazing work Richard.

Amazing work, Richard!

GORGEOUS!!!!! Amazing job Richard. You are truly a master.

SIMPLY...AMAZING 👏

The reflection from the cabinet made it look as if there were three neutron stars on the screen. :)

The mini model would make a great Pi-powered desk trinket.

Richard is a Genius! ✊

This is so cool! Great work! I got to see an original Computer Space in Red Flake color at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. It was very cool, but it was powered off and behind glass which makes sense but really bummed me out too. I'd take getting to play this beautiful reproduction any day. Games need to be played!

Damn, that is a unique looking cabinet. Love the colour.

Seriously well impressed with this …….it looks amazing …well done to all ……these old arcades and some of the mechanical arcades are my child hood really i was always more impressed with these than anything newer like outrun and the likes

a historic beauty everyone wants in his collection, you did a really great job, fantastic!!!

Just bloody wonderful!

I have done some similar things in university- the ways we did it would potentially be better for a one off piece, but it would then be very hard to build a second one in the exact same shape.

Awesome Project to see this brought to life!❤

The epic music juxtaposed with a video about building a custom replica of an old arcade cabinet I find amusing.

@RMCRetro

Ай бұрын

It doesn’t get more EPIC

@GTXDash

Ай бұрын

@@RMCRetro True

Richard made all the difference here, great work!

Computer space nowadays sounds like an office furniture outlet.

Commenting during the drying phase. I do like the zink and the blue. Watching the rest of the video to see how it unfolds 🧐

Fantastic job! It looks amazing.

The version I played of this game had a gold shell. The coating that they end up with here is very accurate as far as I remember.

Absolutely brilliant!

This is such an achievement Richard, having seen it in person now it's worked amazingly. Looks and plays brilliantly even if it is a brutal game 😂

I played computer space in a hotel in Dallas around 1972. I only saw it the one time and I got one quarter... I think we avoided that side of the lobby after that, wonder why...

You guys have outdone yourselves... again. My gosh it looks so dang good. It's a good thing you have the replica badge because it could fool someone who doesn't know any better.

Fantastic video ! Thanks for that!

I was a tad worried about the first test results of the resin "running off" on vertical surfaces. Because those samples were so small you don't get the full effect of all the resin from top to bottom on a HUGE surface running down and building up to drip off was worried the test samples wouldn't be that accurate. I am happy it turned out fantastic and looks amazing.

Fascinating to watch the glitter streak down as the resin as it's drying, shows the issue with resin on non-flat surfaces.

A smoother surface could be made by thinning the resin, spraying on a thin coat then sprinkling on glitter. Let that cure then repeat a few times to get depth. Finish with a sprayed on resin coat, followed by a brushed then rolled coat of unthinned resin. That gets sanded and polished. For polyester resin the solvent to use is acetone. For epoxy, lacquer thinner, denatured alcohol, or acetone will work. Using thinners in epoxy will weaken the cured resin. The original Computer Space cabinets mostly likely had gelcoat polyester resin sprayed onto the inside of the mold then when that was almost cured the glass fiber mat and resin would have been laid up in the mold, or it could have been done with a chopper gun. A chopper gun takes spools of glass fiber, cuts them into short pieces and blows them onto the mold along with mixing resin with catalyst to spray on. In the 1960's and 1970's, fiberglass with a clear or transparent tinted outer coat with rather chunky glitter was a well developed process, used in many carnival ride parts, kit car bodies and fiberglass styling parts for vehicles.

You guys should be collabing with @Ivan Miranda if you want to 3D print such large pieces, he is the master of scale!

Fantastic job in making this recreation. Richard is showing dedication at it's finest. Well done!

Droolingly gorgeous colour! What a fantastic finish, it looks stunning. How about a Alca Target UFO arcade machine as the next build? First arcade I remember, albeit me being too young to remember it very well. 🤣

Thank you so, very much for sharing this detailed look into the making of an excellent replica of this wonderful arcade machine. I had the simulation of the game for PC, but ever since Windows 10, the installer won't work. Only seems to work on Win7, or below. LOL Was able to play the mainframe sim version. I've thought of learning to lay up fiberglass on a mesh under framing, the way NA did it, back in the day, but don't really have the time to do it. LOL At least, with 3D printing, there's hope, now. Oh, a gas can (petrol tin) was used in the original. The lid was partly cut off of it, and then handle remained for easy removal from the cabinet. The metal flake looked really nice. :)

Magnificent British engineering

the moment you realize, that you have already given thumbs up to a video 🥰

Wow. This looks amazing! Great job!

What a fantastic achievement! Hats off to everyone involved in this. What a thing of beauty. Love this so much. Here's to more big projects!

This and the Commodore PCB replica are AMAZING projects! And I learned a lot to help my 3d print projects! Outstanding!

@PotatoeSnow

Ай бұрын

I loved the Sega arcade system the most. Just this weird piece of unique retro history that looks cool. Plus was a mess so added benefit of saving it with a resurrection

Nice job Richard and team!

That is fascinating. I haven't seen one of these machines ever. Maybe someday I will make it across the pond and try our your replica. That is gaming history there. It may have been a flop, but it was there at the very beginning of it all.

27:40 I admire the dedication and attention to detail for a proper replica, that's just hilarious. And then comes the stark conclusion about that particular piece of gaming history. Sometimes it's really about the journey 🤣 That's a very cool looking prop though, congrats.

@RMCRetro

Ай бұрын

Haha so true. I wouldn’t recommend it as your only dedicated cab in your bedroom, but as part of the museum journey it’s perfect

@RichRap3D

Ай бұрын

The more I play it, the more I actually quite like the game, quite basic, but as Neil said, it really shows the potential for future video arcades.

Great stuff! I love the finish on the cabinet! Very mysterious hints at the end!!!!

When Richard was painting the test samples, it reminded me of Tony Hart (our version of Bob Ross in the UK, except he had a plasticine best mate called Morph) back in the 80s. I think Richard could do more videos, even start his own channel?

@RMCRetro

Ай бұрын

He hasn’t made videos for a while but you can find him here youtube.com/@richrap3d

@paulward2076

Ай бұрын

@@RMCRetro well, i think he would do well if he made videos again. Im sure many would agree 🙂

Holy Hell this looks w!zARd!

I played one of these games in 1972 I think, up at Arnold's Park on Lake Okoboji, Iowa. Boy it was fun! And it was Silver with glitter, I believe.

Today i learned the term "boiled sweet." 😊

@RichRap3D

23 күн бұрын

😁🍬

27:35 Now that's attention to detail.

Looks really good, really a work of art, just for the future if you want to coat a vertical surface with resin there are thixotropic agents that thicken the resin when a force like gravity is applied, its usual only 1-5% of this agent to thicken it enough so it doesnt flow even on a vertical surface

Absolutely GLORIOUS!

Genuinely fantastic work. But very curious why you opted not to use automotive paint with metal flakes and a glossy top coat. This seems like the perfect use case for that without needing to reinvent the wheel with potentially harmful resin.

That could make a nice jukebox shell not gonna lie

Is that the legendary RichRap Richard Horn? Great to see him after all these years still making.

@RMCRetro

24 күн бұрын

It is indeed!

@RichRap3D

23 күн бұрын

Thanks for the shout out. Very much appreciated. I have not stopped making all this time, I still use 3D printers every day and make more than ever.