After realizing it's my 20th anniversary as virtual racer this year, I found it's the best opportunity for an overall facelift of my little Home Studio incl. new Rig and such....
Rseat RS1 Black (Button box/tablet + Keyboard/mouse trays) by M-Bimmer, on Flickr Rseat RS1 Black (Button box/tablet + Keyboard/mouse trays) by M-Bimmer, on Flickr Rseat RS1 Black by M-Bimmer, on Flickr Rseat RS1 Black by M-Bimmer, on Flickr Setup updated with Alienware AW3418DW: Alienware 21:9 G-Sync with Rseat RS1 by M-Bimmer, on Flickr First lap with Alienware 34” 21:9 G-Sync by M-Bimmer, on Flickr Quick look: Rseat RS1 with Alienware 34” G-Sync (21:9)
Apologies for responding a bit late. Had to do some races and family stuff. On the left side of the NLR stand there is a hole and the aluminium pole perfectly fits in that hole. Because I have a motion shaking rig I had to tighten this stick with some extra handfolded piece of metal. I attached the keyboard to a extra piece of a gearholder that was delivered together with the NLR stand and that holder attached with a bolt to my hightech keyboard pole I still want a more professional heavy duty keyboard tray that you can pull towards you but that needs to be attached to something else then my rocking chair (so the official NLR accessoire is not an option, because that one you have to mount to your chair?) Some pics for what it is worth. This is my cheapest mod I ever made.
Maybe an idea ? (That is if you have a wall nearby the rig) I used an old TV monitor folding arm/plate and converted it to a keyboard tray. It is attached to the wall. The folding arm is long enough to get the keyboard well within reach, and it is easy to get it out of the way if not needed. Sorry for the bad detail pics (all three of my devices to take pictures are low on battery and flash was disabled). You can see the wall mount bracket of the left of this picture. This was (is) a Vögel TV arm I had lying around from many years ago. I adapted the tray for the keyboard to fit and repositioned the swivel point.
Thx @Fanapryde ! Indeed something like that. For some (strange?) reason I want to do this low budget, despite already have invested a couple of thousands of Euros in simgear.... Vogels are some of the best wall mounts so new too expensive to buy a new one for this purpose. Vogels store in Eindhoven was almost my neighbor once we lived over there. haha memory lane. I understand if you have had it lying around it is a superb solution! PS very nice setup! DIY 80/20 is also on my whislist for the long long term. This could also be a solution when you don't have a wall near by: http://www.cjonline.nl/contents/nl/p30207_Monitor_Beugel_Draai-_en_Kantelbaar_10_-_32___6_kg.html
Then this could be of possible interest for you ? Not one from Vogels I'm afraid... I bought it second hand (before my wife reminded we still had the Vogels TV stand). It's disassembled to save room, but you see how it is. If you'd be interested, send me a PM (not to clutter the topic too much)... If you are not, and somebody else is, go ahead...
My son wanted to buy a triple pedal set to his T150 so I sacrificed quite alot of my simracing time to design and 3D-print these pedals for him. The loadcell is connected to an amplifier from Leo Bodnar and then directly to the wheelbase. 10kg is not enough so we will probably try a 20kg loadcell. We really need to build a new rig for him since the old one made from leftover pieces is not solid enough for a loadcell brake pedal. The clutch is basically the same as the mod I made for my free mounted G25 pedals.
ducman888, funny you mention that. I have been convinced to go forward and see what it will take to make a kit available. Please feel free to hold your breath!
Hi ,I near finish to build my rig. Waiting for new sequential shifter and handbrake. Next year I plan to add frex's actuators.
Ordered but not delivered yet, but these items will be added to my rig (really) ™️ soon. From SimRacingBay (Tomo): 20Nm Mige / Biss-C encoder https://www.simracingbay.com/ From SimLab: 15mm thick aluminium front mount bracket to go on my P1 rig: From SSRG: https://ssrg.eu/webshop.html#!/SSRG-Customizeable-Wheels/c/22088907/offset=0&sort=normal Bodnar controller board and switches, rotary dials, knitter buttons. Aluminium housing. Front plates and shifter levers full carbon. Magnetic shifters. Connection via coiled USB cable/Lumberg connector. All printed text can be choosen (or left away), text, colors, layout, same goes for the printed button caps. Plus a wheel rim to go with it. I have chosen black leather/black stitches, 30 cm diameter. Was thinking about taking a suede wheel, but I don't really fancy wearing gloves all the time. Can't wait....
Looks fantastic! Any chance you’d be willing to show your connection method from the button box to the frame (far right)? I have a similar setup (p1 frame with 3 button boxes). Is that box interfering with your up shifts (I have a Fanatec shifter as well and never found a good spot due to this). NathanW
Hi and thanks. I dont mind sharing info about my setup. I will take a few more photos and explain more in details later after work
Prior to assembly, the button boxes were reinforced with the large washers nuts and bolts from inside and outside. All three button boxes are using the same angle brackets except that the larger button box (located next to the fanatec shifter) has two additional metal pieces in order to prevent flexing. The shifter is in perfect position for H pattern mode only, and the button box is no obstacle. For the sequential shifting, I prefer any other shifter over fanatec. Already prepared the rig for another sequential shifter and it will be mounted between the button box and the steering wheel using one additional short aluminum profile. That will come later. Next thing is a proper set of pedals ....A high-end rig with the Logitech pedals it doesn't make any sense right now
Thanks for the details! Much appreciated! I was wondering if you just bent a bracket. I’m thinking I may just add an adjustable swivel joint so I can play with the angle. As for pedals. I went through a pair of modified g27’s then thrustmaster pros, then fanatec v3 (with both the brake mod and 2 dampers), then tried HE pros shortly then HE ultimates for a good bit of time. I settled for HPP’s which I still highly recommend after an embarrassing amount of hours of use. Here is a decent pic of mine and then some lousy pics of the install. If you want my take on the different pedals send me a message. NathanW