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BlueTiger Platform $700 eBay Find

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by cutmebr0, Feb 19, 2019.

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  1. cutmebr0

    cutmebr0 This is it.

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    Location:
    Oklahoma
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    My Motion Simulator:
    Motion platform, 6DOF
    Backstory:
    I've been searching for a motion simulator platform, home built or factory, for the last 6 months or so.
    I've also been trying to figure out if it would be more cost effective to buy or build my own.
    So I took into consideration price of parts, time spent researching, time spent learning, and time spent building.
    When looking over building vs buying, flat out purchasing a prebuilt one would save me money.
    What do they call that? Opportunity cost.

    I was looking at DoFReality and Next Level Racing. But then I find a BlueTiger platform on eBay.
    Listed for $3k. Not a bad price for a 6 DoF platform, the cheapest one I've found.
    I wanted to figure out why it was so cheap and this is what I found.
    This guy bought it an auction(keep reading), listed it for $16k(didn't sell), $12k(didn't sell), $6k(didn't sell), then $3k. It was on the market for 4 months.
    The auction was hosted by the University of Michigan, where he purchased it for $300.
    The University acquired it from a company called NavalArc(If I heard them right). I got into touch with them who said it was handed to them via the US Gov after they retired it from a project managed by some guy named Bob Beck, who stated that the gov didn't want to use funds shipping it to another location.
    I offered him $700 for it, he accepted since no one even contacted him about it since he's had it listed.
    Paid $250 for freight shipping, and now it's mine.

    Other things I bought since this has been:
    • Used Vive for $300
    • Saitek Yoke, Pedals, Throttle Quadrant and Switchboard.
    • Logitech g25 Wheels, shifter and pedals.
    • Saitek x52 Pro
    • MR2 seat with sliding base
    • Misc unistrut parts to fab mounts and slides.

    WIP:
    02/19/2019
    BT should be here around 11AM CST. I'll start posting pictures after 5PM CST.
    • Winner Winner x 1
    cutmebr0, Feb 19, 2019
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