Main > Main Forum

Control panel planning (2 u360s and buttons)

Pages: << < (11/15) > >>

ragnar:

Just an update.

It is on.  It is so on ....

I found a good deal on a refurbed 23" LCD.  It is ordered.  I have officially passe the point of no return.

Hoping to order the u360s soon.  My issue now is, should I do a 4 player cab?  Why?  DAMN YOU NBA JAM!  I've been spending more time playing that on a keyboard than getting things figured out.  I'm going to probably do something along the KNeiviel woody but with a more graphical CP.  I'm having a hard time deciding on stains/wood types.  Minor but I need to get through it.  I'll be doing a more curvy version of the woody KNeivel did though.  Also, I do not know if I will be doing stain or paint on the front of the cab.  I'm not sure if I want to do a full on woody.

PS: Just a thank you to the moderator for linking the Mameroom design software (http://www.mameroom.com/files/CPD_Setup.zip).  I just noticed.  Much appreciated.

EvilNuff:


--- Quote from: ragnar on August 22, 2010, 12:37:22 am ---...I'm going to probably do something along the KNeiviel woody but with a more graphical CP.  I'm having a hard time deciding on stains/wood types.  Minor but I need to get through it.  I'll be doing a more curvy version of the woody KNeivel did though.  Also, I do not know if I will be doing stain or paint on the front of the cab.  I'm not sure if I want to do a full on woody....

--- End quote ---

Have you checked out knievels other cabs?  He has 2 others using similar form factor to the woody with graphics and his evolution is a bit more rounded:
http://knievel.webs.com/theevolution.htm


ragnar:


--- Quote from: EvilNuff on August 22, 2010, 01:21:13 am ---
--- Quote from: ragnar on August 22, 2010, 12:37:22 am ---...I'm going to probably do something along the KNeiviel woody but with a more graphical CP.  I'm having a hard time deciding on stains/wood types.  Minor but I need to get through it.  I'll be doing a more curvy version of the woody KNeivel did though.  Also, I do not know if I will be doing stain or paint on the front of the cab.  I'm not sure if I want to do a full on woody....

--- End quote ---

Have you checked out knievels other cabs?  He has 2 others using similar form factor to the woody with graphics and his evolution is a bit more rounded:
http://knievel.webs.com/theevolution.htm


--- End quote ---

Thanks for the link.  I din't know about it.  After looking them all through, and showing my wife some of them, she is most agreeable to the woody.  This is going to be place in the great room 9where everyone hangs out) so I need her agreement on things.

EvilNuff:

Check knievel's woody thread here in the project announcements forum.  I shared a google sketchup of his cab plans (as best as I could reconstruct them).  The woody is, imo, going to be the hardest of his to do because with the wood grains showing you have no room for mistakes. :)

ragnar:


--- Quote from: EvilNuff on August 22, 2010, 10:24:03 am ---Check knievel's woody thread here in the project announcements forum.  I shared a google sketchup of his cab plans (as best as I could reconstruct them).  The woody is, imo, going to be the hardest of his to do because with the wood grains showing you have no room for mistakes. :)

--- End quote ---

I've done alot of work with wood granted this is my first use of a router.  I honestly am not intimated by anything that I have to do to get this built.  I'm mostly worried about installing the marquee :-)

The nice thing about what Kneivel has done is provided dimensions.  I think the base was 20" deep and he said that there are no tipping type issues which was one of my fears.  I have to be sure that I can get it through a 29" door jam though.  I might have to make the keyboard detachable which was my intent, but I have to make it easily detachable which was not my intent.

I have to delay things now.  We had an unexpected flat tire.  So the plans to get new tires in October were changed to today.  That's fine though.  I have to decide on button configuration.

Thanks!  I'll keep this thread alive until I get things tarted in the Project announcement thread.



Pages: << < (11/15) > >>

Go to full version