I would highly recommend you research other 4 player control panels on this forum before you decide. I too was inspired by this build, but when you do your homework, you may opt for a revised layout. You should also consider who you are building for. As Chance pointed out, he revised his button layouts to specifically match his hand. You might want to do the same, or go with something more universal. Some food for thought...
True, I have actually visited many other projects and read many comments about positioning
But seems quite hard to get a full layout so you can at least get a decent initial buttons and joysticks positions
I may try to use one layout, edit it a little and then try to make it on cardboard to see how it ends up
If you are going to put any time and effort into actually building a machine - its going to cost you at least $1K (mine was over $2K and its not nearly the scale of this one) - if you have no tools to build one its even more except the tools are reusable.
Make a mock up of the CP in particle board. Its inexpensive. How do you "play" a game on cardboard with it flexing, etc..? My mock-up was set up on a bench for 2 weeks while I tweaked the height, angle and button layouts.. The only right answer is the one that fits you .. I worked on screen angle too - but I was starting from the beginning.
Finally - what's the goal? building a cabinet or having a cabinet? If building one isn't first.. you may have a tough time finishing (that been my observation over time)
Good luck!
I heard about people that started projects, but once they had a functioning arcade, they didnt continued doing the rest
Actually, my idea is to just do the controls, not the rest of the cabinet, and i will put it whenever I want to play. I know its not exactly light weight, but its possible to move without major problems I think
Also, I dont have space to put a big cabinet, not even one without the monitor for now
My idea is just a fast project, not spending much. I have all the buttons, joysticks and boards. All the woods too. Im just doing the designs for the 4 players. I also read that the 3rd and 4th player usually have a wrong aligment on most projects, as they are too close to the player 1 and 2, and their elbows may collide
I do hope in the future that I have enough space to build a full arcade cabinet, maybe a new one or one for using the controls that I want to make
Thanks for the advices, I will make that mockup to see if it looks good