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| severdhed:
yeah, it looks a little tight, but i really want to have the trackball and 4 players...i guess i'll just have to make a test panel and see how it is. i could probably go with a few inches wider if i had to. on a positive note, i measured the dynamo cabinet tonight and the TV i have will fit if i remove it from the case...now i just have to figure out how to do that safely and effectivly. |
| sstralkowski:
I'd say go wider if you plan on keeping the trackball. 44-46" should be ok (I know mine is around 42" without the trackball). Also, the angles of P3 & P4 are really awkward. Maybe make that angle less harsh so they can see the screen better. You said they won't get much use, but when they do, your players will be thanking you. |
| DillonFoulds:
The lighter grey box on the inside of the panel is a representation of the box that the panel will be sitting on. The dimensions are based on a 4p NBA Jam Tournament Edition conversion kit, that is mounted on a Sega Spider-man cabinet. The board is 14"H x 37"W x 3/4"D. Keep in mind there's no trackball, and that's a(n arkanoid?) spinner in the middle of the board. The IPAC is an IPAC4. Bounding boxes around the joysticks and spinner represent measurements of the screwholes, and not the actual outline of the joystick body. All measurements are correct, with 2 exceptions. - I made the width of the top narrow edge about 1" too wide. I'll need to correct this. - Overall the panel is about 1/4" too wide. With T-molding the measurements are exact. I will NOT correct this, as everything is centered exactly, and this will allow me to run artwork over the sides a bit, and under the t-molding. Second picture is the same, but with a grid representing inches and 1/4 inches. I've got a .PSD file of my CPO, if you're interested. It's about 20MB, and was made in Photoshop CS3. I've yet to add any artwork. |
| sstralkowski:
--- Quote from: DillonFoulds on June 22, 2010, 10:53:38 am ---The lighter grey box on the inside of the panel is a representation of the box that the panel will be sitting on. The dimensions are based on a 4p NBA Jam Tournament Edition conversion kit, that is mounted on a Sega Spider-man cabinet. The board is 14"H x 37"W x 3/4"D. Keep in mind there's no trackball, and that's a(n arkanoid?) spinner in the middle of the board. The IPAC is an IPAC4. Bounding boxes around the joysticks and spinner represent measurements of the screwholes, and not the actual outline of the joystick body. All measurements are correct, with 2 exceptions. - I made the width of the top narrow edge about 1" too wide. I'll need to correct this. - Overall the panel is about 1/4" too wide. With T-molding the measurements are exact. I will NOT correct this, as everything is centered exactly, and this will allow me to run artwork over the sides a bit, and under the t-molding. Second picture is the same, but with a grid representing inches and 1/4 inches. I've got a .PSD file of my CPO, if you're interested. It's about 20MB, and was made in Photoshop CS3. I've yet to add any artwork. --- End quote --- Why did you offset players 1 & 2? The lack of symmetry drives my OCD brain nuts, but I'm assuming you've got a rational reason for it. |
| mwong168:
Here is my 4 player podium layout with dedicated 4 way, trackball and spinner. I decided to go with a MK button layout for P1 and P4 instead of just 4 buttons like most people do. I figure for a few more bucks why not and I had the extra inputs on my KeyWiz and GPWiz as well. The joystick of P3 could potentially get in the way of an intense game of Golden Tee but my friends have managed just fine. Here are the dimensions I used from the jakobud showcase plans which aren't on his site no more. You might have to click on the image or save the one from the link below which is a larger sized version of it. http://mwong168.webuda.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=962&g2_serialNumber=1 |
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