Dave @ Ram Controls and DPTwiz present...

[MaximRecoil]

And with Dave eventually getting monitors custom made...

Is that an actual plan of his? I wonder if it would be complete monitors or just the chassis. I can't imagine where he'd get the CRTs. I would think that you'd need a huge order to get anyone to manufacture those again.

 

[nomore25s]

Wow - what everyone else said.

I'll add <drool>.

 

[TheShanMan]

Huge order? When has that ever stopped him before? I'm not holding my breath, but supposedly he plans to do so.

 

[MaximRecoil]

Huge order? When has that ever stopped him before? I'm not holding my breath, but supposedly he plans to do so.

I know he's done huge orders of smaller things, but a huge order of 25" CRTs is another thing altogether. Making a CRT is not as simple as machining barstock, or vacuforming, or whatever. It is a very complex process, and not many companies did it. Now that they are no longer making them, I'm assuming that they are no longer set up to make them either; which would mean astronomical setup costs on top of the costs of the CRT production itself.

I don't know; maybe there are still companies out there making CRTs in some capacity. It would certainly be awesome if Dave could pull such a thing off; it would dwarf his Star Wars yoke accomplishment by a huge margin.

 

[TheShanMan]

Yeah I know. It's on his list, but again, I'm not holding my breath...

 

[ArcRevival]

I don't think it's a matter of is it possible, I think it's a matter of how much will it cost make the monitor.

 

[Tronic]

Is that an actual plan of his? I wonder if it would be complete monitors or just the chassis. I can't imagine where he'd get the CRTs. I would think that you'd need a huge order to get anyone to manufacture those again.

It doesn't have to be a new order of CRT's, if you could get a good amount of 25" tubes from recycling centers you could repro the deflection board and high voltage board and be 80% of the way there. I would draw up the boards in my OrCAD and get them made myself if the yokes were available.

The part that is really the hold-up is the x-y wound deflection yoke. I know it's been done, but not tested to any great extent. You can wind your own if you know the number of turns to wind the magnet wire, but it's a pain, and hard to do in mass quantities. If he could get x-y yoke, and repro deflection and HV boards mass produced, it would just be a matter of yanking tubes out of old 25" TV's ( I have an old one from the 90's that the tuner gave out on in my parents basement).

 

[prOk]

Does michigan classic arcade have the plans on ebay for this yet?

 

[rturb0]

Does michigan classic arcade have the plans on ebay for this yet?

(I bet) He's already using the pictures....lol

 

[Spyridon]

Does michigan classic arcade have the plans on ebay for this yet?

Classic!

 

[Spyridon]

What's the best steering wheel to put in this cabinet?

This one

and don't forget the gas pedal

 

[jrok]

You can wind your own if you know the number of turns to wind the magnet wire, but it's a pain, and hard to do in mass quantities.

It's totally impractical in any volume, unless you have very low labor costs

- James

 

[Tronic]

It's totally impractical in any volume, unless you have very low labor costs

- James

So is alot of other items that are reproduced, but we do it anyway for the love of the hobby.

 

[Segagee]

Some jaw-dropping woodwork right here folks.

 

[Daviea]

Hey guys,

I was supposed to jump in on this thread a little earlier, but work...you know the drill.

Anyhow, all parts of this cabinet are being made. Myself, I'm working on all of the metal components, plastic components, controls and wiring. I provided Brett with all the build models so he could start on the prototype cabinet which is sleighted up for a test-fit of some OEM metal and plastic components (brackets, control panel, shroud, canopy, t-molding, etc).

Furthermore, yes the monitor tubes (25" and 19") are both in process. I put a very sizable down payment to get this job done with a Korean company some time ago. My QTY is high enough for them to take it on, but low enough that they're not giving my job much priority. I was thinking of starting up a Amplifone monitor fundraiser to generate enough extra cabbage to cover a larger order. However, I'm leaning towards NO since it's a complicated prospect. For now, it's hurry up and wait. In the meantime, OEM Amplifone prices will most likely increase.

Amplifone yokes are also being made right now. I may have information to share on this topic sometime soon.

Amplifone HV and Deflection boards are also being made. I have nearly all of the components to offer fully assembled boards. However, I am waiting on MC1 to be reproduced by an outside vendor as well as the CRT wire harness. I was able to spec out MC1 with some ease, but it was outside of my abilities to reproduce in-house, so I hired some outside help.

Back to the project....

Brett is doing all of the woodworking, obviously. The pictures speak volumes on his abilities. Simply amazing. I'm glad to have partnered up with him on this endeavor. I believe it will be a win-win situation for everyone involved.

Rich @ this old game has been working on all of the cockpit artwork, so we're covered in that dept. We(I) may purchase artwork from him in volume so we(Brett and I) can offer fully assembled cabs with artwork, minus the monitor and boards.

If anyone would like to contribute donor parts for me to spec out for reproduction on this project, please contact me immediately. We're trying to bring this to market as fast as possible, so your help will be very much appreciated by ME.

Thanks for looking and your continued support. It's YOUR support that keeps guys like Brett, Rich and myself going on these crazy reproduction projects.

Thanks again and watch for updates. It should be a fun next week.

Dave

 

[YellowDog]

I'll bet with a little bondo I can get a Sinistar control panel in there

A kit version of the cabinet assembled on site is the only way one of those bad boys is getting into the game room upstairs. It will have to be sold with the house 'cause it ain't coming back down.

ken

 

[WadeLanham]

Wow, that's just incredible.

Wade

 

[Droler]

Everybody's Star Wars cockpit just dropped in value by half, YAY!!!

NOT! Price that quality of plywood in today's market, add construction, art, paint, etc...man this is an AWESOME piece but it just reinforces the prices!

 

[Hyde]

Hey guys,

I was supposed to jump in on this thread a little earlier, but work...you know the drill.

Anyhow, all parts of this cabinet are being made. Myself, I'm working on all of the metal components, plastic components, controls and wiring. I provided Brett with all the build models so he could start on the prototype cabinet which is sleighted up for a test-fit of some OEM metal and plastic components (brackets, control panel, shroud, canopy, t-molding, etc).

Furthermore, yes the monitor tubes (25" and 19") are both in process. I put a very sizable down payment to get this job done with a Korean company some time ago. My QTY is high enough for them to take it on, but low enough that they're not giving my job much priority. I was thinking of starting up a Amplifone monitor fundraiser to generate enough extra cabbage to cover a larger order. However, I'm leaning towards NO since it's a complicated prospect. For now, it's hurry up and wait. In the meantime, OEM Amplifone prices will most likely increase.

Amplifone yokes are also being made right now. I may have information to share on this topic sometime soon.

Amplifone HV and Deflection boards are also being made. I have nearly all of the components to offer fully assembled boards. However, I am waiting on MC1 to be reproduced by an outside vendor as well as the CRT wire harness. I was able to spec out MC1 with some ease, but it was outside of my abilities to reproduce in-house, so I hired some outside help.

Dave

So now vector monitors are going to be reproduced? Crazy stuff... and quite amazing.

 

[vicjw66]

25 inch amplifone upright would be cool