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Author Topic: My in-limbo 1/4 scale Space Invaders with 5" CRT (or he who hesitates is lost)  (Read 18220 times)

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Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #40 on: February 20, 2010, 04:59:03 am »
oh dear, Danny's got wood... he must have finally got his hands on "Conkers Bad Fur Day" for the N64  ;D
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Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #41 on: February 20, 2010, 08:55:43 pm »
Quote from: dmworking247 on February 20, 2010, 04:59:03 am
oh dear, Danny's got wood... he must have finally got his hands on "Conkers Bad Fur Day" for the N64  ;D

well, you KNOW i've Conkers for a while now  ;)
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Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #42 on: September 10, 2010, 11:19:29 pm »

definitely this year! I live alone these days and I can leave all my crap where ever I please  ;D
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Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #43 on: August 03, 2012, 06:36:29 pm »

Or maybe this year...
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Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #44 on: September 03, 2012, 06:05:29 pm »
Stop watching movies and do something with this! 
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Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #45 on: July 30, 2013, 03:57:59 am »
Ok, so here's the thing. I haven't been straight with the description of this build. What I was doing I thought was so cool I'd impress everyone and win the accolades of my peers. But since then someone else has come along and done almost the exact same thing, only better!

What was I holding back? Well, the following pics should tell the story. I refer you to the first pic in this thread:





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Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #46 on: July 30, 2013, 03:58:13 am »

I took plenny more pics all those years ago. As you can see, there might be some discrepancy in scale
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Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #47 on: July 30, 2013, 03:58:25 am »
As you can see, the pic of the cab looks a little different when shown in a different context  ;D

The 'floor' is actually just a table and I just painted some fake body filler marks on the one side to make it look like that was where the screws were...
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Re: I GOT WOOD! IMPORTANT UPDATE! (or he who hesitates is lost)
« Reply #48 on: July 30, 2013, 04:04:45 am »
The hell is going on in here?
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Re: I GOT WOOD! IMPORTANT UPDATE! (or he who hesitates is lost)
« Reply #49 on: July 30, 2013, 04:06:15 am »
more pics coming, I think you of all people will appreciate this (",)

Pity I'm too slack to finish it. Le Chuck tried to push me in the right direction as he was in the know. To no avail...
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Re: I GOT WOOD! IMPORTANT UPDATE! (or he who hesitates is lost)
« Reply #50 on: July 30, 2013, 04:08:24 am »
Ok, so basically what I was doing was building a 1/4 scale Space Invaders with an actual CRT monitor. Using a GP2X running MAME. That is connected to the monitor and hacked control pad via the GP2X break out board. Custom made switches for the control panel with working coin mech. Coin mech is ugly as hell internally but it allows me to drop tiny washers in for credits (",)

Once I started hacking the monitor, which is portable, I realised I could use the battery box out of it too and make the whole thing battery operated for the novelty of it!

If I ever finish it, I will also make a separate control panel with regular switches so you can hold that as the homemade switches probably wouldn't last all that long...



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Re: I GOT WOOD! IMPORTANT UPDATE! (or he who hesitates is lost)
« Reply #51 on: July 30, 2013, 04:11:13 am »

A few pics of the control panel and a test run to see if it all came together...

Joystick is made from piano wire, a silver tube and a pearl bead. A real jewel  :lol
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Re: I GOT WOOD! IMPORTANT UPDATE! (or he who hesitates is lost)
« Reply #52 on: July 30, 2013, 04:50:41 am »
Mirror and coin mech. Coin mech and control panel are made from styrene. The mirror is mylar (I think, akin to acetate anyway) mounted on a styrene tube frame...

Coin mech was hard to work out, because of the low weight and inertia of the 'coins'. I ended up using gold leaf and gold plated RCA connectors. Does the trick. For how long, I couldn't say. that's what the extra hand held control panel will be for  ;D
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Re: I GOT WOOD! IMPORTANT UPDATE! (or he who hesitates is lost)
« Reply #53 on: July 30, 2013, 04:51:05 am »
Oh wow  :applaud:

This is amazing.
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Re: I GOT WOOD! IMPORTANT UPDATE! (or he who hesitates is lost)
« Reply #54 on: July 30, 2013, 05:55:43 am »
Keep going!
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Re: Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #55 on: July 30, 2013, 07:53:39 am »
Quote from: danny_galaga on July 30, 2013, 03:57:59 am
Ok, so here's the thing. I haven't been straight with the description of this build.

Soooooo, you got wood ... only smaller?

:D
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Re: Re: I GOT WOOD!
« Reply #56 on: August 02, 2013, 09:44:18 pm »
Quote from: Rick on July 30, 2013, 07:53:39 am
Quote from: danny_galaga on July 30, 2013, 03:57:59 am
Ok, so here's the thing. I haven't been straight with the description of this build.

Soooooo, you got wood ... only smaller?

:D

Yeah, I got a little wood...
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