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Lilwolf:
If your building the control panel itself. consider what it would take to add hotswap. Adds some more work but it really helps later on. (like when you find the defender joystick on ebay for 5 bucks... and decide to build a defender/stargate panel).
Also remember you want to take a swing at a trackball every so often.... I personally play centepede more then all other trackball games myself... so that wasn't a huge issue... but since I could add as much space as I wanted... giving the extra room on a dedicated cp was easy (I did add a tron stick on it also... tron + trackball isn't bad until I get a spinner... and it works with one extra game... not that I can remember which :)
TOK:
--- Quote from: Trimoor on January 27, 2005, 07:47:16 pm ---You can easily fit it. I put 2 stick and a trackball on a 17" wide panel. Se it here.
Don't let others discourage you.
--- End quote ---
Thats a very nice panel, but I think you had to make a pretty hefty compromise by going with only 3 buttons (no newer fighters) and a layout that would be awkward for me. Would this be more comfortable if the buttons were angled the opposite way? Unless you stand angled when playing 2 up?
Trimoor:
I hate fighters, and it's a vertical cab, so 3 buttons are enough. The button layout looks weird, but I like it.
DreamWeb:
OK folks. I finally got my cabinet home and assembled. (pictured above)
I'm really wanting to keep the integrity of the cab intact (the side panels)... so, I'm trying to avoid having to cut the sides to accomodate a control panel that will extend over the existing (width only) footprint of the cabinet.
However, that poses some problems.
Here is a mockup of the control panel I'm working on now.
I was really wanting to include a spinner and a dedicated 4-way, but that doesn't look possible now (without making it look completely ugly)
What are your thoughts? The red line indicates the length of the original control panel (only 5.5"!!!) Obviously, I'll be overhanging my modified CP quite a bit. Is this going to look ugly?
If you think I'm best served to hack up the sides of my cab.. tell me. I want to do what's best here.
Thanks folks!
David
Trimoor:
Here is my suggestion. It looks weird, but let me explain it.
First pic:
The trackball is mounted so part of the casing is underneath the monitor glass. You cannot use a mounting plate with this configuration, as it would hang over the front edge.
If you do not care to try this, the panel can be extended past the original point, allowing you to use a mounting plate.
This will work, but it might be difficult to make, and might be awkward playing.
Second pic:
A 4-way stick is added to the top, and the trackball overhangs. There is also room for a spinner if you move the 4-way to the side.
Both:
The start buttons are mounted on the front of the CP box. They won't take up any valuable top space this way.
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