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my first cab
jipp:
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--- Quote from: jipp on January 09, 2011, 11:01:16 pm ---im convince.. its not if you will wreck a bike.. it just when. :)
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I hear that. The goal is to limit damage done to you/bike on the eventual crash/fall. When I had my first kid I gave my bike to my brother. When I got divorced I got it back again, then gave it away to a friend with new marriage & kid. Now I moved to an old Mustang which gives me much more protection for similar enjoyment! :)
But helluva leg and story there jipp, glad you made it!! :applaud:
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thanks, sometimes i wonder why i bothered to crawl that day if i knew the life i would end up having ( living off narcotics for so many years... blah ) , i was gonna get married but she left me in the hospital etc.. laughs. i do not blame her.. but her parents do.. and i still speak with them.. life is a trip. mustang sounds fun. keep on having fun, life is to short not too.
chris.
Funnel:
Your wife left you at the hospital?! Damn dude sorry to hear that... in times like that we have to be strong and cut through all the crap life throws at us. I admire you sir Jipp!!! You're still standing.
Donkbaca:
Wow, all this and you are building the cab for your sister! Not even yourself!
To give a little advice:
I looked into aimtracks vs. Top guns, decided aimtracks because from what I read the force feedback on the top guns isn't that great, and you have to mount these two huge sensor bars on the outside of your cab, plus you have to stand pretyt far back for it to work.
The aimtracks are easy to set up, there is just one little light bar.
As for which guns to put the aimtracks in. I followed this tutorial:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=101016.0
and got the guns here:
http://www.vpgames.com/p-6290-ps2-psx-mini-light-gun-w-usb-port.aspx
If you paint the guns black, they look pretty good. They have these little motors in them that vibrate when you press the trigger, they add a good heft, and the vibration is pretty cool, not as cool as the arcade ones that kick back but I think its better than nothing. Its about the same amount of vibration as an xbox 360 controller, and there is a little switch on the bottom that lets you turn it off if you don't like it. I don't think you can find better looking gun shells that have some heft and will give you force feedback for less than 12 bucks each.
Plus, that would be a good project to keep you off your feet. :) soldering all those little wires and such...
jipp:
thanks for the feed back.. i ordered the aimtrack today the main thing that convince me was seeing how involved Andy was. he is working on a firmware update to add feedback.. no promises he can make it work, but the fact he would even try says he is in this for more than just a buck.. so i ordered the item on the spot. .. will check out the links. you guys rock. yeah, i was a good boy and did not even try to work on the cab today.
so yeah solder sounds like something i can do on my seat. heh.
have a great night :)
chris.
Donkbaca:
That tutorial on the guns rocks and the guns are cheap and good looking when painted. You won't be disappointed, I love mine