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Title: Control Panel Completed
Post by: Neverending Project on October 01, 2009, 12:16:06 am

OK, so it's not an arcade game control panel, but it does have some pushbuttons (hence the mention here). I made this for my boys and their rocket ship. The pushbuttons turn the LEDs above them blinking or off, and set the button pad (right) to different configurations. The button pad buttons each have an RGB LED in it, which cycles colors when its corresponding button is pushed. It's difficult to get a picture, but the lights are nice and brightly colored. The sliders on the left control the speed of the blinking LEDs. Also, some may notice that I borrowed Pixelhuggers logo for the emblem in the lower-left. It was just so fitting, how could I not?

Anyway, just sharing. That is all.

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: Epyx on October 01, 2009, 12:23:26 am

Awesome, I bet they love that.  Very imaginative and unique.

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: Neverending Project on October 01, 2009, 12:26:58 am

Thanks, they do. The button pad starts off all on random colors when it turns on, so they sit there trying to get them all the same color.

I forgot to put a picture of the rocket ship, so here it is. This was a one-day project we did on Father's day last year.

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: Epyx on October 01, 2009, 12:37:57 am

I can guarantee you that that is a project they will remember into adulthood. What a cool family project and some great quality time with your boys.

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: jasonbar on October 01, 2009, 03:56:53 pm

You should have one of those coffee mugs that says "#1 Dad" or "Best Dad Ever" or something!   :notworthy:

-Jason

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: drventure on October 01, 2009, 04:47:56 pm

That is very cool. And a great control panel!

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: Silas (son of Silas) on October 02, 2009, 05:16:41 am

Quote from: Epyx on October 01, 2009, 12:37:57 am

I can guarantee you that that is a project they will remember into adulthood. What a cool family project and some great quality time with your boys.

+1  :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: jmike on October 02, 2009, 06:47:56 am

I'm sure you had as much fun building it as they did.

 :applaud:

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: Franco B on October 02, 2009, 06:48:05 am

You must be one very cool dad  :)

Any chance of grabbing some video of the panel?

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: ammitz on October 02, 2009, 08:13:02 am

 :applaud:

Very nice

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: emphatic on October 02, 2009, 09:18:35 am

Kudos, and +1 on the #1 dad award.

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: shponglefan on October 02, 2009, 10:20:19 am

That's really neat!  Your kids are sure lucky.

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: (+_+) on October 02, 2009, 10:43:22 am

That is way too cool. Your kids must love it.

My control panel was drawn in red crayon on the inside of a cupboard door. My cousin and I would hide in there, time it just right and blow up "Killdozer" using our controls. Haven't thought of that in a decade or 2.

For those who may not know. Killdozer is a 1974 cheesy assed movie about a bulldozer that comes to life after being exposed to a meteors radiation and starts killing people... or something like that.

The ultra cheese we used to watch.

Title: Re: Control Panel Completed
Post by: Neverending Project on October 06, 2009, 01:03:19 pm

Thanks everyone. My spaceships and control panels were also drawn with a crayon when I was a kid. Hop in a box, flip the flap over and draw yer controls. Or if there was no box available, it was chalk on the driveway. Our driveway was separated into four concrete squares, each perfect for a (large) ship.

Franco, I'll try to see if I can get any video to turn out.