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Space Base - A homebrew ICB/ZP
BobA:
Great to see a brand new type of project. Looks like alot of hard work and more to go. Congrats on your inovation. :cheers: :cheers:
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: thatpurplestuff on August 03, 2014, 10:36:46 pm ---Would love it even more if you guys released info on how others can build one after you're done!
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Well that's kind of the idea lol. To that end I do need one more contributor who is willing to do toolpaths for everything based on the final design, either that or everyone will have to put up with my horribly not to scale drawings and odd liner notes to get their own (Rick, Haru, you CNC guys, I'm looking at you). Once complete first post will be updated with all links, parts lists, and everything else you need to roll yer own.
I know IDS has been looking at custom board production being an option as well for the display and to manage the ever growing rats nest of wires this bad boy is turning out to be.
We kind of embrassed a degree of feature creep early on because if you're taking the time to a project like this it makes sense to do some updates while you're building from scratch. Multicolored LEDs, alphanumeric displays, high quality audio, stuff like that has created a lot for IDS to work through all while trying to find a solution that can be replicated by the midranged to advanced BYOAC'r with a parts list AND keep costs reasonable. To say it isn't easy is an understatement.
@BobA, Yot, WP34 - Thanks guys, we'll keep plugging away and hopefully open up a new area to be explored.
Attached at the base of this post is the current google doc we've been working on together. There's a bit of inside baseball with some of it but it'll give those who want to follow along closely a road map for where we're going with game play and features. IDS in red and I'm in blue for liner notes.
Generic Eric:
That is cool.
Is it the same hole pattern as Ice Cold Beer? Or would you rather not say?
Super awesome! Can't wait for a parts list. As far as CNC'ing, this main backboard should be the only thing we need?
Looking forward to a parts and price list. Good show!
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: Generic Eric on August 04, 2014, 10:12:05 am ---That is cool.
Is it the same hole pattern as Ice Cold Beer? Or would you rather not say?
Super awesome! Can't wait for a parts list. As far as CNC'ing, this main backboard should be the only thing we need?
Looking forward to a parts and price list. Good show!
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I don't think it's a perfect hole for hole copy but yes, it's based on the ICB pattern and is a pretty close match. Not really worried about that similiarity tho since everything else is such a departure. I varied the hole sizes as I think some models did - so that way not all out holes are just gapingly huge.
The playfield I would like CNC'd because there is a lot of wire routing that needs to be done and once I do the final I'll probably never want to do another one again haha. Ideally the whole build will get the cut plan treatement just to make things nice. At a minimum tho I definetly will get the playfield and ball return box done. From there you could stick the unit in about anything you want and still get a functional unit.
Generic Eric:
This looks cool, I'm excited for you guys. Next up: Peggle! Or how about pachinko?
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