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| rCadeGaming:
Yeah a candy cab was my first thought. An actual one would probably be too low to fit under, but one in that style would be great. I also agree that making simultaneously a stand up cab is too much, provide a stool or chair for other people. My current project is a candy-style cab meant to be played sitting down in a chair. I got some slick rolling office-type chairs with no arms at staples. |
| KonkeyKong:
Still active... Still going broke....stupid hobby. ;) Stand-up cabs look cool and have that nostalgic arcade-feel going for them, but no matter what I've built or converted, they never fit right with the wheelchair. Bartops are kind of tricky too, depending on the type of wheelchair involved. I use an electric powered chair which has armrests and it's own joystick that only allow me to get "so-close" to a table. The bartop had to hang over the edge so I could reach the controls. If designed with that in mind, no problem, otherwise a lap full of unbalanced bartop sucks. Right now I'm working on a couple candy cabs that may just be what I've been trying to achieve all these years. I'm building an open front platform for the cab to sit on. The platform is just tall enough for my knees to get under the control panel and the open front let's my feet slip underneath. The way candy caps are built, there is plenty of room for two players. I have to build the platforms yet, so I don't have solid proof, but the measurements SEEM flawless. If not keep an eye on Buy-Sell-Trade for a couple candy cabs. I'll try to update this when I can, but things move kind of slowly at home project-wise. Two teenagers seem to be a constant supply of drama. |
| TopJimmyCooks:
Konk, would a narrower but deeper CP than typical be worthwhile? Narrow, perhaps 16" wide, to fit between armrests and allow getting close, deeper for clearance underneath. It becomes a one player cab, though. Getting the candy cab with an openable or always open front sounds like a good modification. They're rare to nonexistent in the south so I've never seen one in person. Looks like the CP area is very shallow for knee clearance on them. |
| KonkeyKong:
Between the armrests would be ideal. 16" wide -yup, only stickler is my wheelbase is 26 inches wide. From the tip off my shoes to my stomach is 22". So it would have to be a really deep control panel, or have to angle from 26 inches wide to 16 inches wide. I'm currently wrestling with these dimensions for a Star Wars/Driving cab... |
| paigeoliver:
Where do you like Konkey? If you don't live in California then I wouldn't hold my breath looking for a candy cabinet. The further you get from California the harder they are to come by. I live in the midwest and have only encountered two of them in 12 years of game collecting (bought one of them). |
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