Author Topic: Big or small, every man has to have one. (Read 10109 times)

Jp. · « **on:** June 18, 2006, 02:37:57 PM »

I had a lazy sunday afternoon at home and decided to tidy up my workshop. I got bored once the sun went down and took some photo's.

Its a bit basic at the moment, I'm trying to finnish it but its a slow process... $$$$ are better (more responsibly) spent else where. Or so my wife tells me.

For those interested Heres an update shot of the fluffy guitar.

The neck is a cheapo thing but I want to learn refretts on it and how to refinnish the back, so its perfect.

Anyway If anyone has picks of their "creative workspace" I wouldnt mind seeing.

Call me simple but my motivation for music has been a bit low lately and mucking around out here calms and sort of "sorts me out"

Muttley · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2006, 02:48:47 PM »

My garage has a dual function.

1) Keep the lawnmower and other useless junk in

2) This:

:twisted:

Muttley

Jp. · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2006, 02:53:37 PM »

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

A mate of mine has an old "Raiden" machine

Man can it suck HOURS out of an evening

Just goes to show all the latest 3D generating wiz bang graphics cards still dont have the level of engagement (if thats a word :? ) as a good-ol-fashioned-stand-up-and-smash-it game machine.

Muttley · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2006, 04:19:45 PM »

I've stuck a PC in it and also made a custom control pane, so I can either play the original game or several thousand others in emulated forml.

:twisted:

Muttley

Searcher · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2006, 06:36:52 PM »

I'm jealous of that game machine and the bike! Ah well. I have a pool table, but not in a garage. In fact, I don't even have a garage.

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #5 on:** June 18, 2006, 06:47:55 PM »

I want that game machine!

donovan.x · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2006, 08:12:08 PM »

How did you get the cab muttley and hook up the P.C?
How much was the cab?
And what program are you using?

Muttley · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2006, 09:30:09 PM »

Quote from: donovanx

How did you get the cab muttley and hook up the P.C?

I use a special video card to drive the arcade monitor, called the ArcadeVGA. For the controls I use an adapter that basically translates the stick/key presses into keyboard controls. So you can technically play any game that lets you define keys.

Both those components I got from www.ultimarc.com

Quote from: donovanx

How much was the cab?

£50 (a collector was trying to clear one of his lockups) :twisted:

Although I did end up spending a couple of hundred on a new monitor as the original had an intermittent fault.

Quote from: donovanx

And what program are you using?

For a cab frontend menu system I use MAMEWAH which just runs in Windows.

As to the emulators:

Arcade = MAME
Commodore 64 = WinVICE
ZX Spectrum - Klive
Atari ST = STeem
Commodore Amiga = WinUAE
Sega (MasterSystem, GameGear, Genesis, SegaCD) = Kega Fusion (written by my mate Steve Snake)
PC Engine = Magic Engine

Jp. · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2006, 06:39:39 AM »

Quote from: Searcher

I'm jealous of that game machine and the bike! Ah well. I have a pool table, but not in a garage. In fact, I don't even have a garage.

Just for you mate I'll take home a different bike tonight. Name me a bike and I'll see if I can make it happen :twisted: :lol:

Searcher · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2006, 07:50:27 AM »

How about one of these:

I'd like a bike, but--apart from this last winter--the weather's often no good for riding here.

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Twinfan · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2006, 08:54:57 AM »

A fellow biker - nice one!

I've got one of these:

_tom_ · « **Reply #11 on:** June 19, 2006, 11:05:48 AM »

As guitarists, I'm shocked and disgusted that you guys have superbikes and not choppers or nice harleys :(

Jp. · « **Reply #12 on:** June 19, 2006, 11:36:55 AM »

So Twinfan is yours a single seat version? or is it a biposto?

The reason I was teasing sercher is that I'm a bike salesman and have access to quite a lot of bikes.... I tried starting a biker thread but theres not enough bikers to keep it going.

Tom :!: I'll thankyou for not swearing within earshot of me ever again :!:

A harley is to a sportsbike rider is what a bass guitar with one string is to Satriani.

Sometime in the mid 1940's engineeres figured out liquid cooling and overhead camshafts. Harley still havent!

Ratrod · « **Reply #13 on:** June 19, 2006, 12:18:56 PM »

I have this sitting in my garage.

Twinfan · « **Reply #14 on:** June 19, 2006, 12:51:28 PM »

Jp - I've got a 2004 749S Monoposto in yellow. Black wheels, Termis, open clutch, bits of carbon etc.

Here she is: