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Le Chuck:


--- Quote from: yotsuya on April 29, 2012, 05:19:18 pm ---So when do we see this project on Kickstarter?

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Ha!  Never.  IF this gets made and IF it's worth a damn then you might see it at some shows and hopefully that could help me transition to an amusing post Army career down the road.  

(Note:  My use of never is not to be taken seriously, who the hell knows)


--- Quote from: MTPPC on April 29, 2012, 03:33:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: Vigo on April 29, 2012, 03:06:23 am ---Thats just crazy, Le Chuck.  :o At this rate you will have George himself visiting your house to hang out..

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He might visit his house to get info for the lawsuit. I hear Lucas Arts is one of the toughest IP enforcers out there.

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I'd be more concerned about mass producing my minis than this.  It'll be a mod to a legally purchased gaming system(s) and the mechanical operation of the speeder will be such that is meets the 10% required operational difference that any proprietor maintains.  If necessary it'll get a nice coat of paint.  Besides there are tons of yahoos selling unlicensed prop reproductions all the time without so much of a worry to include a preponderance of LA materials.  The SW cab tho is a separately licensed and protected entity which may or may not garner unwanted attention in a for profit situation.  



--- Quote from: PL1 on April 29, 2012, 11:36:20 am ---
Another possibility is to use an arm with pedals on each end that turn a center shaft/gears/pot like the tail rotor control on Steel Talons.  Be sure to use solid footrests as mechanical stops for the arm.

To pull off the illusion of "floating" maybe using two tubing "pillars" to go from a base up to the seat. The green part is the pivot for the seat.  The rest of the frame is fixed.

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PL1, I'm loving your motivation.  I do my designing in the ether, call it 4th dimensionally.  I can draw what I see but I can't draw what I imagine if that makes sense and I generally don't understand 2D representations of 3D concepts.  I understand what you're getting at from the descriptions tho.  Just when if when if you see it don't feel bad if it's nothing like what you drew and feel free to take pride if it's exactly what you drew.  I like your pretty colors  ;)       

Ond:


--- Quote from: pinballjim on April 29, 2012, 07:09:02 pm ---
The whole home theater thing centered around projectors is dead.  Uses far too much space and kills any flexibility with room arrangement (you've probably only got one large wall without windows/doors in each room).


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Really?  Damn, and I'm just in the process of rebuilding mine.  A visit to our local Home Theatre place to check out the latest in projectors (I'm replacing my AE900) blew me away with the latest in big ass 1080P projectors (and I'm not impressed easily by HT stuff).  I agree with the low flexibility tho...

@ Le Chuck - If you commit to this, I'll do a design concept (as apposed to some downloaded images). Then I'll dare you to build it.  >:D

Lilwolf:

I have plans on taking my old projector into the basement and make a stand up, projector shooter with dual guns.  Thought it would be great for john wooing it.  But my first computer I setup to do it couldn't play 1/2 of the games at full speed, so I upgraded it... but I haven't setup all the drivers yet and get the guns working.  I probably should have worked on it this weekend, but didn't.

fallacy:


--- Quote ---The whole home theater thing centered around projectors is dead.  Uses far too much space and kills any flexibility with room arrangement (you've probably only got one large wall without windows/doors in each room).
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LOL maybe it's dead to you.

CheffoJeffo:


--- Quote from: pinballjim on April 29, 2012, 07:09:02 pm ---The whole home theater thing centered around projectors is dead.  Uses far too much space and kills any flexibility with room arrangement (you've probably only got one large wall without windows/doors in each room).

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Says the guy on an arcade forum ...  ::)

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