THE "invisible" cockpit...

[nurburgring]

Finally, my wife is happy...

Starting with this (only 110 x 50 x 50cm)...

... with a 42 inches TV on top of it,

and here we go :

After 3 years of trial and error, I did it. Strong, rigid, confortable with multiple seat, wheel and pedals floor position, it's perfect for small space or for the ones who want to hide their gamer addiction...
Will be soon compatible with T500rs and Fanatec wheels.

What do you think about it ?

Patent is on the way, I'm planning to put it in the market as soon as it is perfect. studying on 2 others differents look-a-like furnitures different from the TV furniture...

 

[Caz]

Sick!

 

[LostRacer]

Very creative! Nicely done.

 

[JogoAsobi]

Damn ingenious!!!! 👍 👍

Out of the box thinking at its best.

Very nice job, like that steering wheel too! :

 

[carracerptp]

Very nice 👍

 

[eKretz]

Very cool, you should see if Ikea will sell it! You'll be rich!

 

[velly]

love it...

 

[JLBowler]

Great idea and execution. My only suggestion would be for the amount that it would probably have to sell for, I would expect a more comfortable seat. Some type of padding and support would really improve the whole thing.

 

[MauroAC]

Great innovative setup. Current foldable rigs are very expensive. I hope yours make to the market at a sweet-spot price. Good job.

 

[nurburgring]

Thanks to you all for your great feedback !

Great idea and execution. My only suggestion would be for the amount that it would probably have to sell for, I would expect a more comfortable seat. Some type of padding and support would really improve the whole thing.

About the padding, problem solved yesterday bur not showing on these pics...

 

[m8h3r]

This looks great. Sell it and ill buy one. I don't have room for a constant rig in my room but one that fold away like that? Yes please.

 

[Mars Attacks]

Very clever, good design! Good luck:tup:

 

[Dean]

Indeed a brilliant idea! - I'll buy one too, if you sells - inside a reasonable price range, that is .

And, I'm I the only one who sees the resemble of the ConverTTable ?

I really hope the prices won't be around CTTE's (€3000 - yes, €3000), too .

 

[LeMansAid]

Very nice work. However, it looks like there is quite a bit of height to play with, looking at where the eyes are in relation to the screen. It might be worth considering that people may want a shelf for everyday a/v sources.

 

[DITCHLINE]

Thats a very nice unit compact,functional looks great I'd be in the market for one of those or even the plans to build my own.👍

 

[nurburgring]

Indeed a brilliant idea! - I'll buy one too, if you sells - inside a reasonable price range, that is .

And, I'm I the only one who sees the resemble of the ConverTTable ?

I really hope the prices won't be around CTTE's (€3000 - yes, €3000), too .

This cockpit could look like the converttable by the way it's folding. But the big difference is that mine is a lot more compact because I use a smaller seat and the way it folds is different (took me a lot of time to find the good dimensions). Not as easy as you imagine...
And mine's really looks like a real furniture, not a "designed" table (that in my opinion doesnt fit in a normal living room. And not as technically fancy, so a lot more simple and a lot cheaper (trying to squeeze under the €500 barrier, handmade, one by one).
Funniest thing is I discovered the Converttable thru this forum, long after i've finished the second prototype...

Very nice work. However, it looks like there is quite a bit of height to play with, looking at where the eyes are in relation to the screen. It might be worth considering that people may want a shelf for everyday a/v sources.

This is a good idea. Right now, I focused on the smallest size. Bigger furniture will increase the price. And when I made the list of priorities, I included the fact that I wanted the eyes at the same level than the center of the screen.

More pics for fun:

Different look-a-like furniture almost ready for pics. Keep ou in touch...
I'll soon have a dedicated website for this foldable cockpit.

 

[PLazarou]

Wow! Very very cool.

 

[Gunstar]

That is really awesome. A little finishing and that will be a really REALLY awesome setup.

 

[m8h3r]

Really going to give this good consideration to buy. Hopefully I'll have a full set up for GT6. How much in GBP do you think this is going to be?

 

[LogiForce]

Damn ingenious!!!! 👍 👍

Out of the box thinking at its best.

Very nice job, like that steering wheel too! :

Don't forget that also some "back into the box" thinking was part of this.

Really great top class design indeed. 👍

 

[St8smn]

very cool build ,clean functional ... awesome

 

[nurburgring]

For the ones who are living in France, I'm selling this one TV version for 150€ (it's a great deal !).
Still fully fonctionnal, there is even foam on the seat...

A prendre sur Dijon ou Paris (Fontenay aux Roses),

 

[Mosuke]

After seeing this cockpit i had to finally join GTplanet just to post in this thread lol
It's hands down the best solution i've seen for us racers with GF/Wives to keep happy
If you were to sell to the UK how much do you think you'd charge?
Thanks

 

[shaider_516]

where are the pics?

 

[cyle wood]

Pics???????? Everyone is going ape **** and I can't see any pictures

 

[Blue028]

They are invisible

 

[MSTER232]

April fool's day was a while ago now ...

Your pictures are busted.

 

[Ian_83]

The thread is almost 2 years old.