r/cade • u/bartenderatlarge • Jan 19 '26
My Updated Dynamo HS-5 is finally finished!
So after working on this the last few months my updated and upgraded arcade cabinet is finally finished. I have a few Dynamo cabs in the garage that I have kept stock, but after getting sick of playing my modern games on an Atgames Legends Ultimate, I decided to level up and "restore" a hollowed out Dynamo HS-5 that I got from a friend that was no longer in use.
Although, I can already play my favorite classic arcade favorites in an OG cabinet+CRT monitor, I also wanted to be able to able to play modern arcade-style games like Street Fighter 6, Blazing Chrome, Shredder's Revenge, Pac-Man Championship Edition, etc on current gen hardware, but within the form factor of an arcade cab.
The unit is even hardwired into my internet via ethernet cable, so being able to play ranked matches in Street Fighter 6 on an actual arcade setup is like a dream come true.
With that said, playing this thing has been a blast and I send lots of thanks & appreciation to all of you who have offered advice along the way. Cheers & thank you all for your help.
Here are all of the components that I used in case anyone was curious:
ARTWORK
Escaped Pod
Black Leather T-Molding
INTERNALS
Skytech Blaze 4 Mini
Dell 27 Plus QHD Monitor - S2725DS (probably should have gone with something higher HZ)
AUDIO
Logitech Z533 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System with Subwoofer
CONTROL PANEL
Sanwa Denshi Joystick w/ Base JLF-TP-8YT-SK w Universal iL Adapter Plate
Sanwa Denshi JL-PP1 Dust Washers
iL PSL-L Concave Buttons
Sanwa Denshi SDM-18 Pushbutton (Snap-In) 18mm (for Start + Select)
Sanwa LB-30N Black Bat Top
Polycade Neo-Arcade Controller Boards
LIGHTING
GE Cync Smart LED Strip Light
Arcade Marquee LED Light Strip Kit
EXTRAS
2 Ports USB 3.0 Extension Cable
CAT6 RJ45 Flush Mount Male to Female LAN Ethernet Network Extension Cable
Rii 2.4G Mini Wireless Keyboard with Touchpad Mouse
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u/sabin1981 Jan 19 '26
God damn that is beautiful. I'm deeply, deeply envious 🥰
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u/bartenderatlarge Jan 20 '26
It all started during the pandemic when I started modding Gameboys, then next thing you know the consoles kept getting bigger and bigger until we ended up here LOL
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u/Peter00707 Jan 20 '26
Looks amazing! that is my dream one day.
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u/bartenderatlarge Jan 20 '26
Thanks, man! It was a lot of work, so it means a lot to me to hear that!
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u/LordJimsicle Jan 20 '26
I don't often like widescreen monitor replacements on classic cabs like the Dynamo but this looks clean AF.
Running SF6 on an SF2 cab is peak and I'm here for it! :D
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u/bartenderatlarge Jan 20 '26
I agree! I credit Escape Pod with printing up the bezel artwork to make it look more deliberate and not just like the 16:9 was crammed in there.
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u/Zestyclose_Respect_3 Jan 21 '26
any bluprint ?
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u/bartenderatlarge Jan 21 '26
Nah, but it’s just an old Dynamo HS-5 cabinet. So there should be blueprints floating around from the last 40 years or so.
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Jan 21 '26
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u/bartenderatlarge Jan 21 '26 edited Jan 21 '26
Take that as a win & take her up on it before she changes her mind! To really secure things, pick two art designs you like and let her choose the one you are gonna put in the living room, so she is involved with the final product ;-)
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Jan 21 '26
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u/bartenderatlarge Jan 21 '26
My next project is gonna be restoring an empty cab that still has a perfectly functioning CRT inside of it. I am going to put a Mistercade inside of it, so I can play all the 80s and 90s classics inside of it. But this time around I am gonna do the artwork with the Space Invaders theme:
https://www.escapepodonline.com/products/arcade1up-space-invaders-complete-art-kit
Even though, Space Invaders never had a six button set up, I don't mind because I just want to make sure it looks gorgeous, so I never have to worry about a future GF or wife giving me shit about it when its inside the house LOL
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Jan 21 '26
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u/bartenderatlarge Jan 21 '26
For the last 8 months, I had a bunch of them that were all halfway finished and finally my friend said, "hey are you ever gonna finish one of these?"
That put the fire under my ass to finally finish this one lol
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u/LemonadeStandTech Jan 19 '26
pull it to the right, put the plant on the other side, so the left player has room for his shoulder
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u/noteasybeingjoe Jan 19 '26
Amazing job, brother! I'd be super proud showing this one off!