Woody81

That looks awesome, Well done! How did you go about wiring it up?

Ah mate that's amazing! The work you lads have put into this is unreal. I've just ordered some acrylic sheets to make my first panels. They're turning up tomorrow, but I'm away for work so will have to wait until the weekend to play! I've designed my AFCS panel so that will probably be the first one I make. I'll post some pictures once it's complete. Hope everyone is well. Cheers James

Good evening from England! It wasn't so much the switch itself, more that when you flick the ACM switch it changes the Gun Rate to high, Missile prep to on and S/W cool to on all at the same time. I was just thinking that a relay might be able to be used to activate the 3 other switches when flicking the ACM to on. Yes, this is a similar idea to what I was thinking. To have an on/off/momentary on switch so that the cover holds it down when not in use, then lifting the cover would register as a button press in DCS, and then flicking the switch up would activate the ACM mode. I might be thinking of it the wrong way, it's been a little while since I was in the F-14. Currently very uncomfortable sitting on the floor with the flight stick between my legs! Must get a move on with the loft!

Morning/afternoon Gents. Does anyone have any ideas about making the ACM switch work in the cockpit the way it should in the SIM? I'm assuming that it would involve at least a relay and possibly an arduino. I've been searching on YouTube for ideas but so far came up with nothing. Will probably ask the father in law for some advice as he was an electrician, but I'm not sure if that extends to electronics.... If I do find anything I'll be sure to stick in here, in the meantime if anyone else has any ideas they'd be appreciated. Not anywhere near starting a build yet, but it was something I was pondering. Regards James

I put a multimeter on the ones I got and found that the pins weren't wired as above. The rows of pins were connected one above the other so I'll be connecting the bottom left and the one above it. It's worth getting a cheap multimeter to check things out.

Ahhhh! now that's something special! I have tacans in my notification list on evilbay but so far i've not seen the ARN 84. There was one from a harrier that i was watching, but it was £75 and i couldnt really justify it. i'd have been to pay that if it was the right one though. Looks like you're making good progress with the switches too gents. took me absolutely ages to find those interlocks! Cant remember if i mentioned that the laser cutter arrived, i've tinkered and it now has air assist. just need to get the garden finished then the loft room tidied and i might be able to start playing again! kind regards james

Yeah, im having the same issue. not picked up the mission editor yet.

Good morning/afternoon/evening all! I have been watching this thread for around 18 months but this is my first post. I'm sure I found it by searching for panel dimensions, and decided to bookmark for future reference. Well, the future is now! I've just recently bought a laser cutter and I'm working out how to use it with the software. After watching several pit builds on youtube, I just knew I had to go for it with the F-14. The loft still needs to be cleared (bit of a storage issue!) but I've actually designed the first panel that I'm going to cut on the laser. It's the AFCS panel and I'm going to use the same method as the warthog project. 3 layers of acrylic, black on the bottom with holes cut for LEDs, clear centre layer for light dispersal, and white on top, sprayed black and engraved. Probably the next one I'll work on, will be the display panel. I'd also be be happy to share the SVG files once I've verified the accuracy of them for anyone else to use. I did manage to find mechanical interlocking switches on eBay for not a great deal of money and they come in various sizes of banks 3,4,5 etc. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362585564366 I'm not sure if the switches will end up being accurate in size, but they are definitely accurate in function. I've been racking my brains to try and work out a way to make the switch tops for these. Obviously I'm a little way off doing any building, but this is something that I can't get my head around... I'm thinking some kind of notch and pin scenario, but not worked it out yet. Plenty of time though, still a couple of weeks off sorting the space out. One final thing before I bore you all to death, just would like to say thank you for sharing all your work, it it will be something I refer to on a regular basis once the pit is under construction. Speak soon o7