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[viperdave]

greetings everyone!!

ive finaly got off my butt and finnished my mech cockpit!!!

the link i have provided holds all 94 images from start to finnish, thats about 2-3 years worth of time!! sometimes i was all gung ho and other times i had problems that just waited till i could figure them out but here it is:

http://imgur.com/a/jMaAr

just a reminder, this cockpit realy isnt up to battletech specs, its my vision of a cockpit that can also be used to play mechwarrior

its all made of just plywood, 2by4s,nuts ,bolts a bit of plexiglass, a buttload of screws and my imagination


please be kind with your comments


viperdave

[Lukoi Banacek]

Awesome simpit man, but does it not get hot after a bit playing in that thing, even with the fans?

Btw, I doubly appreciate you posting this so I can show my wife....as she will likely NEVER bust my chops again about my gaming habit after seeing just how far it could go!

[cSand]

Man, that is awesome.

Put me in there with a case of beer and some other materials and I might never come out

Well done sir well done

[viperdave]

only thing i forgot..............BEER COOLER!! LOL

and it actualy stays cool the fan in front sucks out all the hot air

[Lukoi Banacek]

Man that is a sweet ride then

[viperdave]

oh and one thing i forgot, i realy screwed up!! the damn thing wont fit through the door!!!! its too big

im going to have to dissassemble it to get it outside!! lol

[Smokeyjedi]

Brilliant!!!! absolutely spectacular.

[Threat Doc]

Well, go big or go home, right? It's funny to me that there are all of these special apparatus' to play games with, throttles, sticks, peddles, and MWO is just easier and better to play with good old mouse and keyboard. Ain't that something?

[IraqiWalker]

This is terrifyingly impressive and makes me feel inadequate.

[AC]

Nice work Viper! It is awesome to see the progression of the build

[Foust]

Very nice work!

What is it like getting into and out of your pit? Seems like it might involve some acrobatics.

[viperdave]

its actualy quite easy, just step over and in

[Grom181]

*pulls wallet out and throws it at viperdave*

TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!!

p.s. I personally would leave the joystick in, just to have the real (pain in the rear) experience.

[Loc Nar]

Hey Viper, glad to see your build finally make it to the hardware section. Looking forward to more updates, and I'll keep an eye out for you on the servers. Was gonna jump in w/you guys the other day but didn't work out...

[viperdave]

hey my friend, you are allways welcome to play with the kellhounds, we got a great bunch of guys!!

im eather online as "viperdave" or "viperwolf"

[PublicWifi]

Dude, it's awesome. Now make me one =P

[9erRed]

Greetings,

Nice simpit.

Question, Do you have any glare from the red LED's on the monitor?

Did you look at placing small 90Deg right angles over them to direct the light down the side walls?
(they looked really bright in your pictures section, thought it may be a concern.)

Your question to PGI about the use of your small monitors and linking any data from the game.
- There is currently new work with the API data so maybe something from that will assist, but for now I'm sure that they would just display 'No Signal' as we have in game now.
- The update for the ammo count and weapons ready is monitored through the game, it's just gathering where that info is being produced and how it's sent to the in-game monitor location.
(but those small monitors currently are only able to work through a flight sim program, s not sure if they could even display the required info your looking for.) ~ have you looked into smart pads? They may be able to be configured as a small second monitor and capture a specific location in the game cockpit view? (a side monitor specifically, Mech dependent.)

Again, great work.
9erRed