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weisshaupt:
SO is thatr tupperware you have on the bottom of those? Is it permanently attached? if so, how?

I was thingking of doing something similar with my panels to protect them, but wasn't sure it was worth the effort-- any cons/pros to report?

Paul Olson:
So far it is working out great. I am attaching them with staples at the moment, and they are pretty secure. If I need to take it off, a pair of pliers is all it takes. It was a hard decision to use something like tupperware on my cabinet, but I could not find anything else that was at all cost effective. I'm starting to get used to it now, and it is nice not having to worry about the wiring.

Paul Olson:

These were easy panels to make, but it took for ever to actually get started. They do not actually do me too much good yet since I have not hooked up the pedals, but it is nice to have them finished. Playing with a button instead of a pedal just does not quite do it for me.

If you want to add a 360 wheel to your panel, I highly recommend looking for a Badlands wheel like these two. All I had to do was bolt the housing to the panel and wire it up. I actually bought these to replace the wheels I was going to use, it was worth the cost since it saved so much time refurbing and mounting the other wheels.

I found a tip that may help some of you. If you have rust spots on chrome, you can clean them up easily with tin foil. get the chrome wet ( I used 409, but I read that others use coke or water) and do a little light scrubbing. I spent about 10 minutes per wheel. Here is what they looked like before I cleaned them up and repainted the center piece:

Now to design a mount for my Pole Position wheel...

Paul Olson:
I hear a lot of people on hear talking about adding a holy grail to their collection. I guess a Donkey Kong stick added to my modular CP would be mine. It is one of the main reasons I decided to go modular in the first place. It took me a long time to get this stick, but it was worth the hassle. There really is no substitute for this stick; my wico 4-way is good, but this is great. It took me a couple of games to get the feel of it; I had to remember that I used to hold this stick between my first two fingers (now I know why my middle finger is indented on the side between thew first and second knuckle - wow I really did play this game alot! :) ), but the third game I made it past the 3rd elevators. I am still not as smooth as I was, but with some practice, I think I will improve. I want to beat my previous best of 250,000.

Modular panels are a lot of work, but this makes it worth it.

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: pcolson on September 15, 2007, 12:43:43 pm ---I decided to make my own Tapper joystick, now I just need to buy a 2-way to mount it on. :)

--- End quote ---
You'll want a 4 way for tapper...

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