Author Topic: Scratch Build: Star Wars Cockpit 'Rebel Edition' (Read 98496 times)

Maximus · « **Reply #80 on:** July 13, 2013, 06:37:46 pm »

Woot.

Maximus · « **Reply #81 on:** July 13, 2013, 07:16:17 pm »

This tube was made in 87 so its newer than the Atari AMP ones

All cleaned and liberated ready for the next stage

darkSSide · « **Reply #82 on:** July 13, 2013, 07:28:04 pm »

How do you find this stuff? I need your Batman detective skillz.

Sent from my Atari 2600

Maximus · « **Reply #83 on:** July 13, 2013, 07:41:38 pm »

Quote from: darkSSide on July 13, 2013, 07:28:04 pm

How do you find this stuff? I need your Batman detective skillz.

Hours of research.

ChadTower · « **Reply #84 on:** July 14, 2013, 10:25:37 am »

Biggest arcade score I've seen in quite some time.

Maximus · « **Reply #85 on:** July 14, 2013, 02:10:31 pm »

Changed the cab design a bit.

Just needs the yoke installed and some stickers then we can call this done

Nephasth · « **Reply #86 on:** July 14, 2013, 02:14:32 pm »

Quote from: Maximus on July 14, 2013, 02:10:31 pm

Just needs the yoke installed and some stickers then we can call this done

Yoke is already installed. Done.

Maximus · « **Reply #87 on:** July 14, 2013, 02:18:20 pm »

Quote from: Nephasth on July 14, 2013, 02:14:32 pm

Yoke is already installed. Done.

Not that yoke silly

Nephasth · « **Reply #88 on:** July 14, 2013, 02:18:48 pm »

Looks like the yoke's on me!

yotsuya · « **Reply #89 on:** July 14, 2013, 02:38:43 pm »

Griff- do you need a new sticker for that yoke? Or are you going to redesign it?

Rick · « **Reply #90 on:** July 14, 2013, 02:50:30 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on July 14, 2013, 02:38:43 pm

Griff- do you need a new sticker for that yoke?

'cause I got a great contact at RAM Controls, if ya need it!

emphatic · « **Reply #91 on:** July 14, 2013, 03:10:17 pm »

Are you building a STAR WAR cabinet?

Maximus · « **Reply #92 on:** July 14, 2013, 03:12:12 pm »

Erm I think you mean Stars War

Nearly finished and ready to blow up klingons

rockyrocket · « **Reply #93 on:** July 14, 2013, 03:20:48 pm »

I do not care what this ends up looking like just as long as R2 turns and looks at you when you enter the room, then I will be a happy man

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No seriously the concept looks great!.

Maximus · « **Reply #94 on:** July 14, 2013, 03:21:30 pm »

Awesome back part looks like a spaceship now

Maximus · « **Reply #95 on:** July 14, 2013, 03:30:19 pm »

Rims roms and rams

Maximus · « **Reply #96 on:** July 14, 2013, 04:18:53 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on July 14, 2013, 02:38:43 pm

Griff- do you need a new sticker for that yoke? Or are you going to redesign it?

Not sure yet. The Rebel edition will be different but I'm playing with the idea of making two cockpits at once the second one all orginal

Maximus · « **Reply #97 on:** July 14, 2013, 05:39:28 pm »

Cleaning up the 'untested' boards I got off ebay for $100

Maximus · « **Reply #98 on:** July 14, 2013, 06:45:03 pm »

Time to get serious about the power and boards. I have ads up on KLOV for these pieces, please let me know if you have any of these knocking around...

Atari Color Vector power transformer & assembly #37395 (must be the vector version, normal raster is no good)
Atari AR2 Audio Power Regulator
Star Wars RFI Shield interconnect board
Star Wars RFI Cage
Star Wars 3 board interconnect.

Thanks for any help you can give on these.

jennifer · « **Reply #99 on:** July 15, 2013, 02:17:49 am »

At first I thought that was a wooden mock-up, But now its becoming apparent that's the real deal, So I just have to ask, Why all the wood? Your skills and visions would make me believe that you could incorporate some steel without thinking too hard.... Nice score on that monitor Btw.

PL1 · « **Reply #100 on:** July 15, 2013, 03:15:13 am »

Is that vertical yoke mount a temp testing setup?

SW yokes were designed to mount at 45 degrees for less Y-axis wrist strain when you aim for the top of the screen.

Changing the mounting angle changes the mounting height required to get the same feeling / range of motion as the original.

It could easily throw off the geometry and/or feel of the whole build.

Scott

Maximus · « **Reply #101 on:** July 15, 2013, 08:46:28 am »

Yeah I will be using more stickers to get a steel effect here and there, that will also give the optical illusion of the yoke angle being better.

Le Chuck · « **Reply #102 on:** July 15, 2013, 09:20:06 am »

Quote from: Maximus on July 15, 2013, 08:46:28 am

Yeah I will be using more stickers to get a steel effect here and there, that will also give the optical illusion of the yoke angle being better.

TopJimmyCooks · « **Reply #103 on:** July 15, 2013, 12:11:31 pm »

Was going to subscribe, but . . . non canon

Later.

/goes to play a lunchtime game on an lcd and a u360. go figure.

Maximus · « **Reply #104 on:** July 15, 2013, 02:12:39 pm »

Quote from: TopJimmyCooks on July 15, 2013, 12:11:31 pm

Was going to subscribe, but . . . non canon

Pfft next you'll be saying you don't like the Stars War theme...

Maximus · « **Reply #105 on:** July 15, 2013, 02:42:10 pm »

Got my metal bits sorted...

Here's the monitor brackets

Plexi and Marquee Bits

Bashed up control panel needs some holes filled

WaRpEd · « **Reply #106 on:** July 15, 2013, 05:01:19 pm »

Maximus I never knew you were an 80's rock star

PL1 · « **Reply #107 on:** July 15, 2013, 05:56:23 pm »

Quote from: Maximus on July 15, 2013, 08:46:28 am

Yeah I will be using more stickers to get a steel effect here and there, that will also give the optical illusion of the yoke angle being better.

Can't tell if I'm missing something in your reply or if you're missing something from my earlier post.

I asked about ergonomics but your reply appears to be about aesthetics.

Scott

Maximus · « **Reply #108 on:** July 15, 2013, 06:06:59 pm »

PL1 · « **Reply #109 on:** July 15, 2013, 06:21:34 pm »

Lack of clarity =/= irony.

Scott

Maximus · « **Reply #110 on:** July 15, 2013, 06:24:09 pm »

DO I SPEAK IT? I AM IT!

PL1 · « **Reply #111 on:** July 15, 2013, 08:25:29 pm »

D'oh! Must have been tired when I posted the original question about the vertical yoke mount -- forgot to consider the mount angle of the monitor/frame.

[/dumb question]

Quote from: Maximus on July 15, 2013, 06:24:09 pm

DO I SPEAK IT? I AM IT!

I know.

Scott

jennifer · « **Reply #112 on:** July 15, 2013, 09:39:30 pm »

Ah, theres the parts... Ok, carry one.

Maximus · « **Reply #113 on:** July 15, 2013, 09:44:55 pm »

Aye. Seriously, as I'm sure you are all aware this is just a dirty chassis to house all the electronics so I can test them properly but also protect them and move them easily. There's no point making one cut until all of this gear is fully working. I have to build the new AMP deflection and HV boards from Dez's blank PCBs so there's a hell of a lot of work to do to get this all running properly

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Maximus · « **Reply #114 on:** July 16, 2013, 02:09:04 pm »

Lots of electronic type bits and pieces inbound...

Monitor Build
- Deflection PCB
- Deflection Posistor (For degaussing)
- Neck Connector, 12 Pin for HV
- HV Mystery Can MC1
- HV Bare PCB
- HV Metal Heatsink "C" Shaped
- HV Metal Bracket - to hold the Focus Block
- HV Glue Lined Tubing (Heat-shrinkable)
- HV Driver Transformer T1
- Cinelabs AMP Flyback
- WG 6100 Flyback
- Reproduction AMP Deflection board heat sink
- A Billion bits from Mouser.

Game Power & Boards
- Color vector Power Transformer assembly
- AR II Sound Power Module
- RFI shield interconnect board
- RFI cage
- 3 board interconnect

Maximus · « **Reply #115 on:** July 18, 2013, 03:46:29 pm »

Getting in some research at Comicon

Rick · « **Reply #116 on:** July 18, 2013, 03:50:13 pm »

Tell the facilities staff at Comic-con to turn down the AC a bit.

Maximus · « **Reply #117 on:** July 18, 2013, 04:01:21 pm »

Yeah its a bit nipply in here

Rick · « **Reply #118 on:** July 18, 2013, 04:02:21 pm »

Quote from: Maximus on July 18, 2013, 04:01:21 pm

Yeah its a bit nipply in here

I was going to say I haven't seen that many nipples since Batman and Robin came out.

Monkeyvoodoo · « **Reply #119 on:** July 18, 2013, 04:23:46 pm »

I can actually feel the nipples on my phone's screen.

Sent from a pineapple under the sea


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