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redbeard30:
Here's mine. I basically had no budget so I got the art from the bargain bin at a web dealer, zippyy joys with aluminum bat tops, homemade button logos. Its a re purposed golden tee cab, I plugged the existing button holes with dowel rod and 40 minute epoxy then redrilled my new layout. I'm upgrading the zippyys to IL competitions Wednesday.
JustAskJack:
--- Quote from: shponglefan on September 01, 2013, 08:01:50 pm ---^ Love the concept and way you made the borders for the various controls (esp. the trackball). But why does the textured part of the art stop so premature of the bottom edge of the panel?
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I started with a different design... and when I converted to the textures, I kept the original shape of the design. I tested it with the graphics running the whole length, it looked wrong. I wasn't 100% happy, but the way I work, at some point I need to just call it done, or it'll never get done, if you know what I mean. It doesn't really look as off in person as it does on the image.
Here's my wiring... not as pretty as some of the ones in this thread, but I thought it was satisfactory for a first timer...
zoup:
Still miles behind some of the professional work seen above, this was my original panel from 2008.
NOS LS-30 for Player 2 and a Happs Mechanical Rotary for Player 1.
3 inch Happs Trackball and a Slickstick Tornado Spinner, along with a standard 4 Way at the top in the middle.
I'm big on left hand and/or right hand friendliness along with adequate distance between player spacing.
During Arkanoid, for example either of the red buttons next to the trackball serve as the P1 fire button in conjuntion with the spinner making it both Rh and Lh friendly.
I have another 21" crt and am working on a double stack monitor setup (think Punchout), but with an optional vertical orientation for the top monitor.
There is also an additional,modular, single monitor stand to support side by side monitors side by side for spirited 2 player simultaneous action.
I am considering a trigger stick for the area to the right of the Spinner for the standard Tron Setup.
I only recently broke out the router and routed the bottom of the panel for the 4 way and the player 1 rotary joysticks.
The top of the panel was routed for the track ball mounting plate as well as the top mounted wooden plate for the SNK Rotary.
CaptainMarvel:
--- Quote from: mcseforsale on January 30, 2013, 11:21:57 am ---More Knievel goodness. Here's the CP for "Fistful of Quarters":
AJ
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Does "Kneivel" offer these control panel top designs for sale?
mcseforsale:
Not sure what you mean. Knievel designed the layout and I got a copy of it in .PDF that I have printed at Kinkos/Fedex and use to cut it out. The artwork was done in Photoshop by me.
You can PM Knievel, I know he sells cabs. Also, Yaksplat sells pre-cut/custom CPs. PM him, too.
AJ
--- Quote from: CaptainMarvel on September 18, 2013, 10:25:52 pm ---Does "Kneivel" offer these control panel top designs for sale?
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