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darthbane2k:
My cab has already been completed, without a trackball in mind. However I was thinking of mounting one on the top. Obviously my options are then limited to PC trackballs.
I was thinking of using this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/o/ASIN/B000092RMK/202-0337865-1663078?SubscriptionId=0DMHDG98AJFCBJVMEY02
and vinyl dyeing the plastic Black to match the cab.
Would it do the trick?
Im only really interested in marble madness, Golden Tee (to a lesser extent) and segasonic the hedgehog
PCtech:
If I understand, you want to add the trackball to your existing control panel, without "making a hole" for it, basically you want to just stick it on top of the existing control panel.
IMHO, I wouldn't bother dying the trackball. It's going to look "added on" no matter if you dye it or not.
This is a lot of work, and is just the way I would handle it but....I would cut a new control panel (with room for the trackball), and re-mount the existing controls on the new panel (Obviously a problem if you have artwork/plexi that you don't want to mess up.)
Maybe make a second control panel, with trackball, spinner (maybe a steering wheel), and just swap the 2 panels back and forth depending on your needs. It helps to have extra room when using the trackball, and a 2nd panel, would give you plenty of space.
I'm not saying you shouldn't "add-on" a trackball, I just think you would be wasting your time trying to make it look good. If concerned about looks, rebuild....just my opinion.
Good luck either way!
darthbane2k:
--- Quote from: PCtech on January 24, 2006, 10:58:49 am ---If I understand, you want to add the trackball to your existing control panel, without "making a hole" for it, basically you want to just stick it on top of the existing control panel.
IMHO, I wouldn't bother dying the trackball. It's going to look "added on" no matter if you dye it or not.
This is a lot of work, and is just the way I would handle it but....I would cut a new control panel (with room for the trackball), and re-mount the existing controls on the new panel (Obviously a problem if you have artwork/plexi that you don't want to mess up.)
Maybe make a second control panel, with trackball, spinner (maybe a steering wheel), and just swap the 2 panels back and forth depending on your needs. It helps to have extra room when using the trackball, and a 2nd panel, would give you plenty of space.
I'm not saying you shouldn't "add-on" a trackball, I just think you would be wasting your time trying to make it look good. If concerned about looks, rebuild....just my opinion.
Good luck either way!
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Nah, Im not a fan at all of inter-changable control panels.
Im probably going to scrap the idea.. my only real regret is not being able to play segasonic. However its my friend who is bugging me to get a trackball put in for marble madness/golden tee.. gonna have to do without im afraid.
divemaster127:
I would not dye, if i could not add the trackball to the panel i would just forget it
fixedpigs:
might as well try it out...
if you truly end up hating it...then it will be worth making another control panel...
if it's adequate...then no sense in going through all of the extra work...
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