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#3074010 - 08/15/10 05:10 PM Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues...  
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A short video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ol9vFbnNw

I've written the whole thing up at my blog, including pics on how the projector stands were built.

I can't wait until I can use this setup for flying. I have more work to do that though - still haven't had time to resolve the control problems in the 109. *sigh*

ttyl!

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#3074024 - 08/15/10 05:35 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: f15sim]  
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Nice! Some colour calibration/matching left to do, but it looks like you're immersed in the game. smile

Control problem? The stick hardware?

#3074091 - 08/15/10 08:26 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: JAMF]  
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JAMF, the screen material is a light tan canvas drop cloth. Spending time calibrating against THAT would drive you insane. smile The color is actually very good "in real life". The guy doing the driving in those pics is as fussy a color whore as you'll find (he one tore down a multi-k $ DSLR to tear out the infrared filter that was screwing up his astral photography shots) and he said it was "pretty good".

"Pretty good" to him is "jam packed full of glittering awesomeness" to the rest of us with un-calibrated Mk-I eyeballs. smile

The control problems have to do with either bad pots, bad wiring, a bad interface controller or some of all three. I haven't taken the time to chase it down. I would have worked on that today, but it's 94 degrees outside right now and the shop has become the horror movie equivalent to a geek's EZ-Bake Oven. biggrin

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#3074352 - 08/16/10 10:27 AM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: f15sim]  
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Originally Posted By: Gene Buckle
"jam packed full of glittering awesomeness"


I totally agree with that assessment. That looks totally awesome.

#3074422 - 08/16/10 01:36 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: Gopher]  
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You should see it in person. It's just insane. Unfortunately if you're prone to the "spins" with 3D games, it'll make you sick. My wife has to stand across the room to view it without becoming ill.

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#3074438 - 08/16/10 01:54 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: f15sim]  
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Looking at my pit doesnt make my wife ill, discussing the amount of money that I put into it does though!


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#3074465 - 08/16/10 02:25 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: PropNut]  
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The first rule of Sim Club is, "Don't ask how much." smile

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#3074507 - 08/16/10 03:52 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: f15sim]  
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Wow , Gene , I must say, I am very impressed thumbsup


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#3074709 - 08/16/10 09:50 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: Boandlgramer]  
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I was just observing the green tint of the left view and the blue tint of the centre view in the photo. Your project is what we all aspire to, no doubt about that. smile

#3075052 - 08/17/10 01:33 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: JAMF]  
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Dave actually mentioned that when I talked to him on the phone on Sunday. He figures it's either an artifact of the camera or the panels have been knocked off their non-default settings. I never noticed. *laughs*

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#3075140 - 08/17/10 04:05 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: f15sim]  
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It looks fantastic Gene! I bet the sense of speed is awesome! biggrin

Out of curiosity, why did you decide to build your own projectors rather than buy off the shelf?


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#3075173 - 08/17/10 04:52 PM Re: Projector stands finished and reckless driving ensues... [Re: Valisk_61]  
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Thanks. Yeah, driving it is pretty surreal. The first couple of times you get hit on the left side is pretty un-nerving. smile

I built the projectors because that's what I could afford to do. I got three kits for $875 and I can't even get one good projector for that cost. In the future, I can upgrade the LCDs to 1920x1200
for roughly $400 per projector. An added bonus is the bulbs are rated for 10k hours and they only cost $50 or so to replace.

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