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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: GrandpaBob on September 18, 2014, 06:30:24 pm
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Long time stalker, first time poster, blah blah blah... :)
Finally got spousal approval to move forward with the building of a MAME cabinet. The wife is hip to the pedestal design so I can roll it out of the way when not in use. I have a 50" plasma wall-mounted in the family room that I'll be using as the monitor for this.
I've worked up the pedestal design in sketchup based on the funglo pedestal. It has a nice 2x4 internal base that will have 6 casters for easy rollability.
I've been working on a Simpsons theme for the pedestal, since it will be a 4 player control panel. The goal is to use characters from Springfield Punx (http://springfieldpunx.blogspot.com/) based on 4 player arcade games (X-Men, TMNT) as the side art. I was attempting to make the Control Panel look like the clouds from the Simpsons opening theme and I think I did an alright job.
(http://s25.postimg.org/vtkbusnsb/Pedestal.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/vtkbusnsb/)
(http://s25.postimg.org/fwljy2ve3/Control_Panel_Inkscape.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/fwljy2ve3/)
Comments? Critiques?
Thanks
GrandpaBob
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Looks good to me. I love the aircraft carrier design and I really like your footrest base. Good luck!
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Surround the trackball with a doughnut! :)
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Surround the trackball with a doughnut! :)
Yes! This!
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Something like this?
(http://s25.postimg.org/hzmdifbzf/New_Pedestal.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/hzmdifbzf/)
Thanks for the suggestions!
GrandapaBob
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Mmmmmm, donut...
Yeah - that'll work.
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I know Im an old fuddy duddy, but what the fascination with that CP shape lately? Are rectangles just way too easy to cut, and people want a challenge?
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I know Im an old fuddy duddy, but what the fascination with that CP shape lately? Are rectangles just way too easy to cut, and people want a challenge?
I'd actually like to see a photo of 4 people on one (I've never seen one). Do the outer people stand in a little closer to the joysticks, hence the shape? :dizzy:
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The shape is to better accommodate fat people.
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Truthfully, I just think it looks nicer than a giant rectangular slab...
The other reason I like this CP shape is I can put pinball control buttons on the sides of the front portion of the control panel. The wife loves pinball games and this would be a good gateway for the "I really should build you a virtual pinball cabinet" conversation that will inevitably come up. >:D
I plan on making a full sized mock-up before I cut the control panel just to see how well folks fit around it. Especially with the pedestal base "wings", I'm concerned about foot space for player 3/4.
GrandpaBob
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I only asked because the "footers" look like they'd be in the way of the outside players. My CPs a "giant rectangular slab" cause thats the best CP shape for a faux hockey rink :cheers:
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The other reason I like this CP shape is I can put pinball control buttons on the sides of the front portion of the control panel. The wife loves pinball games and this would be a good gateway for the "I really should build you a virtual pinball cabinet" conversation that will inevitably come up. >:D
Well, see, THAT makes sense... :cheers:
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The other reason I like this CP shape is I can put pinball control buttons on the sides of the front portion of the control panel. The wife loves pinball games and this would be a good gateway for the "I really should build you a virtual pinball cabinet" conversation that will inevitably come up. >:D
Just in case you haven't seen the MAME overlap/"backward wiring"/MagnaSave+Upper Flipper diagram, here it is.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=138118.0;attach=305527;image)
Also consider using Goldleaf or GGG Class-X with True-Leaf Pro buttons for the flippers instead of microswitch buttons. ;D
Scott
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Awesome design Grandpabob. Did you ever finish the build?
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Looks great GrandpaBob
Ive got a question about the joysticks orientation... Why arent they orientated parallel to the player, instead of parallel to the front and back?
any chance of releasing your sketchup model?
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Ive got a question about the joysticks orientation... Why arent they orientated parallel to the player, instead of parallel to the front and back?
From the FAQ:
(wiki is still down, but here's a link to a copy on the Internet Wayback Machine (https://web.archive.org/web/20160809113045/http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=FAQ))
Orientation
It is important to note that joysticks should always be mounted parallel to the screen since it is intuitive for a player to move the joystick in relation to the action on the screen. This might seem not obvious in 4-player designs, but experience has proved that this holds true even if the player is standing diagonal towards the screen. Therefore it is advised not to angle joysticks for players 3 and 4. P3, P1, and P2 joysticks are shown parallel, while P4 joystick is shown angled.
(https://web.archive.org/web/20150625124703im_/http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/images/thumb/d/da/StraightAndAngledSticks.jpg/800px-StraightAndAngledSticks.jpg)
Scott