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Animeka:
The cab already has pinball buttons on each side, and the P1/P2 are on the front of the cab, above the coin door.

The picture doesnt give it justice, it's not that big... 15" deep. I've tried to pretend play with it and it felt ok...

As for cutting the sides, I wont :) I'm gonna do everything I can without cutting the cabinet frame.

The 8 way joysticks are about in the same location as the original panel so they are not too close to the glass.

Thanks for the feedback guys, I hope my "vision" for this is gonna work... Feel free to offer more suggestions/feedback. I'm not cutting the wood for another 2 weeks :)

Marc
johnperkins21:
I say go with unclet's suggestions. The only problem I see with that layout suggestion is that it will not be good for Golden Tee, but your original cp would have been even worse, so it's better. You need to really think about what games you will be playing most often and which controls are used for those games, then design your cp in a way that makes that most comfortable. Make a modular panel if you absolutely need to have all the controls. Your cab will not get much play if it's awkward and uncomfortable to use.
Animeka:

--- Quote from: unclet on July 28, 2006, 04:13:16 pm ---Those joysticks seem a bit far back to my liking .... just my opinion.   I would not want to feel like I am "reaching" out for the joysticks in order to play....

I attached a picture...... I would recommend enlarging the front curve a bit (see yellow lines).  This will allow you to move your trackball down and joysticks a bit farther out to create space.  It also allows the Player1 and Player2 forearms to rest on the front of the control panel a bit when playing.   If you can not rest your wrist somewhat then they can become quite tired if you play for a long time.

You still have symmetry and the panel is not enlarged enough to really matter (in my opinion), so you can still get to the coin door underneath.  also, you have room for some admin buttons (see purple buttons) such as Quit, Reset and Pause perhaps.

I would finally recommend placing CoinUp buttons on the vertical front of the control panel, not on the flat top and you might want to think about putting right and left pinball buttons on either side (now that you have the room) so you can play Visual Pinball and Future Pinball....... they are amazing.


PS: I only filled in the left side of the control panel to give you an idea of what it would look like ..... I wanted to leave the left side alone so you can see the yellow line I drew to get an idea of what I meant......




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Actually, the picture you took to modify is the "old" one :) There's an updated one I posted with a different layout. Do you like it better? I do like the idea of going outward a little bit but It wouldnt give me much extra space to justify all the routing necessary for that. Cosmetically it might be a good idea though..

Thanks!

Marc

Marc
gamecreature:
I kind of like UncleT's suggestion as well.
unclet:
No offense, but I do not really like your new design either ....   I would think since the joysticks most likely would get used the most, then I would want them up front (instead of having to reach for them).   I would not take up "prime control panel space" by placing a spinner up front.   Also, if you place the spinner somewhat in the middle of the control panel then left and right handed players would be able to use it easier.  Imagine if a left handed player wanted to use the spinner with the left hand and use a joystick with the right hand.   Also, if you reach for the joysticks in the back, then people will tend to rest their forearms on the spinner and red joystick might get in the way of that.   

Also, I thought I read that you wanted it curved.... oh well.....since curving the control panel is harder, then why not just make is a square but just round off the corners a bit.....  I guess I figured since you knew how to curve the front section, then curving it a bit larger would not be a big deal.   Anyway, my suggestion, was just that .... a suggestion.


** Let me state this again ..... my opinions have no bearing what-so-ever if the design fits your needs ..... it is just that you asked for opinions.... so I figure I would throw some your way.

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