All right so my cab has been on hiatus for a while. Don't really have the money or the transportation to pick up the large pieces of MDF to work on. I already have my wood shop area ready to go, made some nifty work horses and bought most of the tools. But have yet to really get started. But I haven't given up total hope since I decided to create a control panel for my Dreamcast. But then I settled to make it for my CP as well. A single player Control Panel. Been mostly working on the design part. I already bought all the parts from GGG. I had decided to create this CP a few weeks back but wasn't sure on the design so I searched around and found a design that I totally digged. Its the Fighting Minions US arcade stick.
So yeah, it's basically a rip-off of another CP. But not totally. Look here.
http://www.gopodular.com/arcade_controllers/fighting_minions_us_control_panel.htmIt will be very similar to it, except that my control panel will angle down instead of just being flat like a table. This should make it easy to use either on a table top or on your lap. Plus the buttons will be arranged somewhat different. Something more to my prefferance.I don't have much experience with wood so it's actually hard to get the correct dimensions for the pieces of wood slopping down. Especially the angled pieces. But most of the initial design is done. So I can't wait to get started. I'll post pics as I get on to the work. I'm actually buying extra Red buttons and changing their shell so the outside ring is red and the inside button is a different color. I thought it was a nifty idea to keep the whole red appeal to it. Of course it will also have red t-molding and a red joystick washer thanks to
somunny. I just have to wait to get the washer in the mail from him.
Here is a mock pick of what it will look like colors and all. Tell me what you think.