Posted this originally in the Hotas couch thread in the ED general board but though I should move it over here so as not to take over that other thread with a personal project.
Hiya guys seeing as I don't have a dedicated game room and I have to play on our main hdtv in the living room I was thinking of trying to make a mini couch simpit so to speak. Like the OP I though of the couchmaster but it does not seem to be quite right for a joystick/hotas set up, that said I am looking to maybe use it as a kind of basic pattern to make my own version of a couch master.
Right now I play most of my games with the KB on my lap and (usually mouse in in the spot where my wingman is placed in the photo) mouse on right arm rest at least for fantasy type mmos/games. For games using a joystick I sometimes play like in this photo:
or I sit on the couch leaning forwards and play set up like this:
Hmm that lawpdog looks like it has possibilities, from what I see it is made of aluminum, I imagine that includes the adjustable "legs" and the push button adjustments?
I am kind of wanting to make something that will allow me to have my keyboard centered right over my lap with place for my mouse on the right side BUT I would like to be able to put a joystick, throttle on each side of that.
I would like the keyboard to be at an angle but the mouse to remain "flat" like it was on your mouse pad on your desk.
Here found an image that is close to what I would like to have while looking up base dimensions of various sticks:
I started on a cardboard prototype, a couple pics of what I would like the top to look like:
on the left I made a spot where I could put a throttle either next to the KB or closer to me for the right side there is a spot for a stick and a mouse a little further away. I would like it if I could make the whole thing modular.
Thinking maybe make it in three or 4 pieces that can be added on or removed as needed.
1 ~ center piece for KB
2 ~ left piece for throttle or second stick
3 ~ right piece for stick
4 ~ far right piece for mouse .......maybe combine piece 3 and 4.
5 ~ Base piece.....will depend if I go foam cushion route or lapdawg frame route.
Now I need to decide:
1 ~ find right combination or set up for max comfort, basically find the spots for each piece of equipment,angle of KB, distances etc.
2 ~ do I use a lapdawg as a "frame" or go the big foam cushions route like the couchmaster.
3 ~ what materials do I want to use for max durability, comfort and low cost.
Most likely the old wingman force 3D I have will be replaced by a CH Fighterstick or maybe a VKB Fat Black Mamba it is so smexy but so costly so will have to think about it although the quality of the VKB looks really good.
Hiya guys seeing as I don't have a dedicated game room and I have to play on our main hdtv in the living room I was thinking of trying to make a mini couch simpit so to speak. Like the OP I though of the couchmaster but it does not seem to be quite right for a joystick/hotas set up, that said I am looking to maybe use it as a kind of basic pattern to make my own version of a couch master.
Right now I play most of my games with the KB on my lap and (usually mouse in in the spot where my wingman is placed in the photo) mouse on right arm rest at least for fantasy type mmos/games. For games using a joystick I sometimes play like in this photo:
or I sit on the couch leaning forwards and play set up like this:
Hmm that lawpdog looks like it has possibilities, from what I see it is made of aluminum, I imagine that includes the adjustable "legs" and the push button adjustments?
I am kind of wanting to make something that will allow me to have my keyboard centered right over my lap with place for my mouse on the right side BUT I would like to be able to put a joystick, throttle on each side of that.
I would like the keyboard to be at an angle but the mouse to remain "flat" like it was on your mouse pad on your desk.
Here found an image that is close to what I would like to have while looking up base dimensions of various sticks:
I started on a cardboard prototype, a couple pics of what I would like the top to look like:
on the left I made a spot where I could put a throttle either next to the KB or closer to me for the right side there is a spot for a stick and a mouse a little further away. I would like it if I could make the whole thing modular.
Thinking maybe make it in three or 4 pieces that can be added on or removed as needed.
1 ~ center piece for KB
2 ~ left piece for throttle or second stick
3 ~ right piece for stick
4 ~ far right piece for mouse .......maybe combine piece 3 and 4.
5 ~ Base piece.....will depend if I go foam cushion route or lapdawg frame route.
Now I need to decide:
1 ~ find right combination or set up for max comfort, basically find the spots for each piece of equipment,angle of KB, distances etc.
2 ~ do I use a lapdawg as a "frame" or go the big foam cushions route like the couchmaster.
3 ~ what materials do I want to use for max durability, comfort and low cost.
Most likely the old wingman force 3D I have will be replaced by a CH Fighterstick or maybe a VKB Fat Black Mamba it is so smexy but so costly so will have to think about it although the quality of the VKB looks really good.
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and the couch usually has a blanket on it for everyday use!
