How much would it cost to build a MAME cockpit?

[boatofcar]

I don't want to build one myself, but am thinking about commissioning someone to build one for me when I get back to the states. It would just play cockpit games, and I'd like it to have both a flight stick (on the right side) and Yoke (center). It would be about the same dimensions as a star wars cockpit, though I haven't been in one for so long it might have to be made a little wider for comfort. In addition, I'd like a soft vinyl seat inside.

Any ideas on what a project like that would cost me?

[MrSparkle]

kind of hard to say, if you pay one of the many companies that build mame cabinets to do it for you i would be surprised to see this break the $3000 mark, id say this is a project much better either done by yourself or another amateur cabinet builder. doing it yourself for the materials alone you shouldn't have a problem keeping it around $1000 id guess.

[Flack]

Technically it shouldn't cost you much more than the cost of a regular MAME cabinet. The only additional expenses would be the controls you mentioned, and the cabinet itself. While cockpit cabinets aren't as common as regular ones, they come along pretty often and tend to go fairly cheap.

[boatofcar]

The thing is, I have no skills using tools, and this is no place to start. Everytime I try to make something myself, I end up messing it up and spending twice as much just to make it come out halfway decent. Those of you with cockpit cabs, do they all tend to be about the same shape dimensions-wise?

[DogP]

I'd find yourself a dead Pole Position cockpit... I see them for sale pretty often and they usually go for free to $50.

DogP

[InsaneDavid]

I'd find yourself a dead Pole Position cockpit... I see them for sale pretty often and they usually go for free to $50.

Yup, that's an excellent place to start. A dead Pole Position upright for $50 was my introduction to MAME driving cabinets.