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I came across these fittings, that are very colse to the original ones: ebay #170945529544 Not exactly cheap, but available in quantity. Cheers, DSP
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Flim, have a look at he Acer U5313W - it has a throw ratio of 0.35:1! The price and the resolution is about the same as for the Benq. However with 0.35:1 you can probably place the side projectors just to the right and left of your pit on the ground. No need to have them "floating in the sky". Cheers, Stefan
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Thanks Luc! :thumbup: Cheers, DSP
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agrasyuk, yep, that's an original panel. However, I can't tell from the pictures if those channels were routed into the front or the back. The comment was just made to show a possible reason for having those channels milled into the front. As I don't know how it's actually done I can only speculate. Cheers, DSP
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Woah! Looks like you REALLY wanted to know how those panels were done! Thanks a lot for sharing!:thumbup: Can you say wether the channels were routed into the front or the back side of the panel? It's hard to tell from the pictures. If I had to do it, I'd probably route the channels into the front because the front is flat (no connector) and thus easy to sand after filling in those channels. Cheers, DSP
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Looks like I'm in the wrong location.... Cheers, Stefan
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I think you made a good argument here (and some very usefull links :thumbup:), but the construction of the female part of the first generation Kochh fitting is misleading. Have a look at the following picture (I tried to match the angle to the pilot picture you posted): The male part is not connected, but the flat section is still there. Here another view of the same part showing the holes for the two posts on the male fitting: So from what I know right now, I'd say that you see in this picture the parachute risers connected to the UWARS which in turn connects to the first generation Koch fitting (as in my ebay link) and finally to the first generation female Koch fitting on the PCU-15. Cheers, DSP
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Are you sure? This picture (among others) shows an A-10C Pilot with just the female counterparts for the male Koch fittings in the ebay auction. The picture was taken on March 1st 2011 - so it might not represent 2013 but the fittings are definitely correct for the A10C time period. Actually, I couldn't find any picture of an A-10 pilot with the Frost fittings shown in your picture (however, I don't say they might not exist). Cheers, DSP
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If the seller would ship to Germany, I'd buy a pair of these Koch fittings on the spot: http://www.ebay.com/itm/H-koch-and-sons-adapter-assy-lot-2-military-parachute-link-connector-avaition-/150800375804?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_100&hash=item231c671ffc&vxp=mtr Cheers, DSP
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It's time for another update: As you can see there are some added details to the cable bracket and it's now fixed to the seat. Then I made the two quick disconnectors (wood and aluminium construction) for the ballistic lines as well as the mounting brackets. Got the fittings for the ballistic lines todays so I was able to add those as well. Looks easy, but getting the fittings onto the hose after adding the black shrink wrap to the bare metal hoses was quite a challange! With some stickers it should look fine... Cheers, DSP PS: Remind me to take a picture of the other side as well. :music_whistling:
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I just spotted the DZUS rails by pure luck on ebay. Still not cheap but about 1/3 of the price that I saw on Viperpits. There's also someone on ebay who offers "Dzus fasteners receptacles retainers 72 pcs slots" for about $50 on a regular basis. I can't find it at the moment, but if you look for a week or two he might show up again. It's actually only 24 DZUS studs but it also includes 24 L shaped one hole receptacles (not excatly a rail but the next best thing to work with). The idea with the cup washers is a nice one, but it looks like the kind of plastic paint won't stick to. So I guess you won't be happy with it in the long run. There are several offers for DZUS replicas: http://www.simworld.pl/shop/product_info.php?products_id=25 http://www.simparts.de/DZUS-Replica http://www.opencockpits.com/catalog/aluminium-dzus-fastener-p-211.html?cPath=24_57 I hope this helps, Stefan
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Thanks guys! Just got 9 meters of DZUS-rails in. So it looks like I got to start on the rest of the pit too! Cheers, Stefan
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It's been quite some time so I guess it's time for an update: As you can see I'm still working on my Aces II. No big changes but quite a lot of additional details: The manual emergency chute handle for example - looks easy to do but it consists of 4 parts all done from several layers of plywood (I want a milling machine!!). The arming lever is also done from plywood while the harness lock is an original part: The oxygen bottle bracket is almost done but still needs to be fixed to the side of the seat bucket: -DSP
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@metalnwood Yep and I think the same applies for the home cockpit part of this forum. If Shawn just wanted to have one of the Lawgivers for himself, he wouldn't have bothered with making a mold in the first place. Also, I know he's making money with his kits though I have to admit that I don't know his $/hour work time ratio. This is greatly appreciated. Also you have a point here: When Shawn is working on the Lawgiver he's motivated to do one for himself and with a little extra effort (compared to the overall work) he can offer it to the other forum members. Deadman on the other hand has the original part and thus no need to work on it at all. I had not considered this and I think it's a good and valid argument. I can perfectly agree with that and I have no problem when Deadman says that's the price he can offer a certain item for. My price expectations (and I guess those of others as well) however were lower. I asked for the reasons because more than once I had to correct my expectations based on good arguments. I may not have considered everything, but I think my last post shows that my expectations weren't completely unreasonable either. @Deadman I'm perfectly with you here. I guess noone here is rich enough to just give away things nor is it expected. However, (at least in my understanding) the main purpose of a forum is to offer time and knowlege to others and learn from them in return. (Don't get me wrong here - you've certainly posted more good info already than most of us will ever come up with!)
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That $50 estimate was based on 15 years of experience I have with the movie prop guys from the Replica Props Forum. There was for example a limited run (10 pieces) for the Dropship from Aliens which was about $700. The main fuselage of the Dropship was about 60cm long and the kit had quite a lot of parts (wings, weapon pods, thruster, ...) which each had to be build before they could be cast for the kit. Items of similar mass and complexity as the ejection seat handles usually go for about the price I stated. For $200 on the other hand you get a complete multipart kit (there's a current run) of the Lawgiver MKII handgun from Judge Dredd with ejectable magazine, dummy rounds, printed stickers and shipping (within the US) included. So apart from how rare those parts are, I think my estimate of what can be done isn't too far off.
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Hi DM looks like it's too late to show interest now. However, I have to say that the prices are quite a bit above what I had expected. I guess the seatpan takes a good amount of resin, but I would have thought the ejection handles could be done for about $50 per piece. So what drives the price up that much? The small number, mold size/complexity, labor involved? Cheers, Stefan
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I'm not sure if all pitbuilders are checking the for sale section on a regular basis. If you give them a hint in your build thread, there might be more interest. Cheers, Stefan
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I'm in for a set of quick disconnects. -DSP
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Hi Gremlin, that cockpit of your's is really amazing! :thumbup: I wish I could show nearly as much progress on mine (which has by far a smaller scope). When I had a look at your UFC I noticed one thing: The 4th. button is labeled BACK. However, it should be HACK (for HACK-Time). Looking forward to see more of your build. Cheers, Stefan
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Hi Tom, check out BrendaEM's plans on Viperpits.org. Those are the best I've found so far (and I've been looking hard). You should be aware however, that those are for the F-16 version which differs quite a bit in the seatbucket/seatpan area. Also this document might be helpful, as it shows the differend layout of the A-10/F15 version and the F-16 version: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA133628 -DSP
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+1 :thumbup: Cheers, Stefan
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Who have a stable and smooth running A10c setup
Dropship Pilot replied to frank's topic in Home Cockpits
I'll have to try those! Thanks, Stefan -
Who have a stable and smooth running A10c setup
Dropship Pilot replied to frank's topic in Home Cockpits
Can you give me the exact type of the DP adapter? Is it Dp2DVI? Had the same problem with the CDU resolution. I could set 640x480 but it always changed to 1024x768 after a reboot. So I simply kept it at 1024x768. If you know a way to force 640x480, I'll gladly listen. -
Who have a stable and smooth running A10c setup
Dropship Pilot replied to frank's topic in Home Cockpits
As far as I can tell the HP adapter is a passive version. It's the only "DP to something else" adapter that worked properly with my previous XFX 5870 eyefinity6 (and I even tried active adapters like the Sapphire Mini-DisplayPort to DVI-D adapter). I know there's this list of recommended adapters on the ATI homepage, but it'd be nice to know what is actually used in typical DCS multi monitor/projector setups. -
Who have a stable and smooth running A10c setup
Dropship Pilot replied to frank's topic in Home Cockpits
In regard to the smooth running setup: I have an ASUS 7970 dc2t and have 2 of my 3 main view monitors (1920x1080) connected to the two DVI ports. The third main view monitor (1920x1080) and the CDU monitor (640x480) are connceted via a HP DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (AS615AT) each. The fifth monitor (1920x1080) shows the MFCDs and the instrument panel (Helios). While this setup is running smoothly when the computer is up and running, I expericence quite a few odd things during startup (like getting the wrong resolution settings and/or monitor configuration). From what I can tell the problems are caused by the non-PNP CDU monitor in combination with the display port adapters. So... How do you guys connect your monitors/projectors to your display port outputs?