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Author Topic: Just started a new build. Thoughts on this shape?  (Read 1561 times)

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billgatesmate

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Just started a new build. Thoughts on this shape?
« on: May 20, 2014, 09:31:17 am »
After weeks (or maybe months) of searching I was going to build a taitorama based cab. But then I thought the Centipede design was much cooler.
Then I ended up doing something a bit more freestyle. I think it might need some tweaking. But what are your thoughts on this shape as a starting point?

I'm not sure whether to build the CP unit with board 'on top' of the extending arms ... or ... inbetween them. I plan to extrude the CP out a bit to make
it a bit more comfortable for the players.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByiJbQq8MC2BaU9mekRvSnN1STQyVmZzYXVWSHBaeFJqQk9N/edit?usp=sharing

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Re: Just started a new build. Thoughts on this shape?
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2014, 11:45:48 am »
If your going to mame it with 6 or so buttons for 2 players you might need to extend the cp a bit. I built my cp on the inside and it gets quite crowded with me and the wife especially when stools are involved.

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Re: Just started a new build. Thoughts on this shape?
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2014, 12:08:35 pm »
Looks alot like Ond's metropolis



Plans are in the first post, if you didnt want to re-create the wheel.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,118612.0.html