I purchased a Picade kit about a year ago, plus the 12" screen option (from eBay). Unfortunately I havenāt had time to build mine and I donāt think I will for for the forseeable future š
I know itās not exactly part of the maker / DIY spirit, and I apologize for that, but I really would love to get this kit built up, so maybe I canā¦
ship the kit to you (plus Pi of course)
you build it for a fair š° price (TBD)
you ship the completed / working Picade to me (postage fully covered in step two of course!)
If anyone is interested (ping @angel77lopez I am a big fan of your work here), just PM meā¦ any questions feel free to reply!
Note that I would prefer folks who have built a Picade before so they have some experience, if possible.
Hello. You pinged me on your post. I would love to put together your picade but I live in the United States. I think you are in UK. Thanks for mentioning the artwork. I just enjoy contributing to the community. Hope others find that art work that is just right for the picade. Have a good day.
Damn Paul, I would have let you build mine before going through all thatā¦
Seriously @codinghorror, doing a basic build is pretty straight forward. Once you upgrade the screen and get the single power source it can get complex. I donāt regret doing it at all, it was VERY rewarding.
Definition of "Build" - A small project that is completed quickly when you donāt have any other obligations.
Definition of "Project" - An even smaller project thatās usually completed over a couple of years on odd Saturdays thanks to other obligations.
Youāll get used to a lot of āProjectsā everywhere. The fun is altering the design to make it better over the years it takes. :)
That being said, if you do get it built by somebody else, make sure you have a look inside some weekend you get. Itās fun to have an arcade cabinet, but itās even cooler to know how one works!
No takers, eh? $100 USD? $200 USD? (Plus extra postage on top of that of course)
I guess my DIY aspirations outrun my actual time available, being one of two full-time working parents with three kids (ages 5 5 and 8), a startup to run, andā¦ goshā¦ I dunno. :(
As others have said, it really doesnāt take that long. My 10yo got one for Christmas and assembled it within 2 hours. Itās half the fun of the Picade!
Congrats! Mine sat unassembled on a shelf for two months till I found time to build it. It took me about 90 minutes within the span of 2 days with multiple interruptions from my daughter, which was totally fine hahaha. Iāve been enjoying mine for over two years now and have had the pleasure of adding tiny modifications to it. Hope you enjoy yours!
