SAMs happy-hour-GMT+1-daily-work-COFFEE BAR

Blind Owl · Nov 19, 2016

marcsand2 said:
That is a very wise decision, but be warned: in my previous life I always used cheap sticks, placed them on my desk. Since I started to upgrade my controls it didn't stay with the controls, I started to modding my setup to optimize my gameplay.
- With the Warthog I placed 2 mounts on my chair for the flight stick and throttle.
- With the rudder pedals I removed the swivel base of my chair and mounted my chair on a solid base on a plate to fix the pedals.
- Because I missed the G13 strafe comfort I build a mount for my G13 and fixed it on my chair, right of my throttle.
- I bought my second Warthog for dual stick setup and fixed it on my throttle mount, moving the throttle to my desk.
- My desk was too far away so I had to make a mousepad on my chair.
- The keyboard also wasn't very practical on my desk so I bought a G410, which barely fitted between my G13 and my right flightstick, I had to make a swiveling mount for it, otherwise I couldn't get up to get a beer while playing.
- I don't use throttle in Arena Commander, but in PU I used it allot, so I had to make a new mount for it, left of my chair, behind the left flight stick

So now I have 7 control fixed to my chair, my control setup is optimized for flight and FPS, I must climb into my chair. After Christmas I will buy a car sport seat and start over again. I'm still looking for the right color. I found some, but no black / yellow.

Hahaha, that's insane! Good work Marc.

marcsand2 · Nov 19, 2016

Blind Owl said:
Hahaha, that's insane! Good work Marc.

The first 2 mounts for the Warthog flightstick and throttle are made from iron sheets. My father made them for me. That is an impossible task for me, I can't weld or even cut iron sheet straight, my father did a bad job passing his knowledge to his sons. This was the kickstart for me.
The rest of the mounts and extensions are plywood, they are fixed on the iron 2 mounts. I can handle wood, no problem :grinning:

Blind Owl · Nov 19, 2016

marcsand2 said:
The first 2 mounts for the Warthog flightstick and throttle are made from iron sheets. My father made them for me. That is an impossible task for me, I can't weld or even cut iron sheet straight, my father did a bad job passing his knowledge to his sons. This was the kickstart for me.
The rest of the mounts and extensions are plywood, they are fixed on the iron 2 mounts. I can handle wood, no problem :grinning:

I like it. I may start delving into these tradecrafts soon. Once we find out about postings and moving, etc. It may be time to build my playroom. Haha

marcsand2 · Nov 20, 2016

Sam K Macer said:
I really envy you for this fantastic Star Citizen gaming chair, Marc. Its perfect! :slight_smile: Really good work!

When it is finished, I will give you the plans. It should fit, if your arms and legs length match mine. That actually was the biggest problem, measurements and angles, but therefor this is only the POC, the improvements will be implemented at the first stable release.

marcsand2 · Nov 22, 2016

Sam K Macer said:
Thats nice of you, thank you, but I think my gaming place is way too tiny for such installations. Its placed in a small corner of our house where also the dog is sleeping. Almost no space for rolling backwards with the chair. Well, its also an old, small house with 95m², built in 1964 when all the prisoners of WW2 came back and simply needed places to live. Anyway, its payable, near Hamburg and also near a huge nature conservation area. :slight_smile:

It is actually a small compact setup, 50 cm wider then a standard office chair

marcsand2 · Nov 22, 2016

Good morning Sam

marcsand2 · Nov 22, 2016

Sam K Macer said:
50 cm is huge! :eyes::grin:

Morning Marc! Anything bought yet during AnniVERSary Sale - I mean, looking to highly overpriced JPEG? :grin:
I've - up to now - managed not to put fresh money into the pot. Just buying and melting because basically I'm fine with my fleet. But as you never know I want to ensure keeping the flexibility and opportunity to expand my fleet.
Today, I've bought a CCU Reliant -> Hull C. I first thought about the Hull B, but as I already have a Freelancer MAX the Hull B would not make much sense imho. Thus I made it a Hull C :slight_smile:

I only bought CCUs with store cash. I'm no concierge, so I can't experiment too much with CCUs, melting and buyback with store cash

supitza · Nov 22, 2016

marcsand2 said:
I only bought CCUs with store cash.

Many, many of them. Our final move will be Saturday. Until then, it's CCU melt-unmelt-melt-unmelt-melt-...

Blind Owl · Nov 22, 2016

I have plans formulating in regards to this sale. The proverbial juices are flowing.
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Who needs more than one big ship anyways, right?

BUTUZ · Nov 22, 2016

marcsand2 said:
don't dare me

http://imgur.com/a/2Z3XX

View: https://imgur.com/a/2Z3XX

It's the view from the opposite angle I was interested in ;)

marcsand2 · Nov 22, 2016

BUTUZ said:
It's the view from the opposite angle I was interested in ;)

euhm, then you would see the underside of my keyboard, my head and the roof where I left an open space for the dormer, now still filled with rockwool :thinking:

BUTUZ · Nov 22, 2016

No I can see much more than that! why are you not wearing pants?

marcsand2 · Nov 22, 2016

BUTUZ said:
No I can see much more than that! why are you not wearing pants?

I'm wearing boots and jeans,which is a good indication that I wasn't flying, during flight I always wear cargo shorts and barefoot.

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