Triggerhappy69

... and guess who will be there HOCAS in hand..? I'll be there with bells on mate..

Panels.. Cool that you asked right now, since I am working on then as we speek..! [ATTACH]75[/ATTACH] The push buttons will be made out of a 20x20mm square tube of plastic cut to the appropriate hight. And I'll connect them to some cheap microswitches I bought from RS Components... Between the bottom plate and the button I'll just jam some foam or a spring (most likely a square piece of foam) to make them spring back into place as the switch has a spring inside it as well.. I'll make a better picture and post later today..

.. Thanx mate.. I finally found the angle.. I had been looking for some referance pictures to find the "workable" angles (not the true to life one, becuase then my Pit would have to be tilted forwards) for the right side window. And how hight and big it is compared to the rest of the cockpit.. Now I can get to work on drawing the right side wall/window, so I'll have something to hang the panel on..!:smilewink: Keep the info flowing guys.. I know i can never get enough of it. And it really helps..:thumbup: And check out a fellow Pitbuilder from 3rd-Wing: http://www.3rd-wing.net/index.php?showtopic=5599&st=0 You gotta give respect to Razorback for the fine looking work he has done the panels.. I envy you for having those man..! They REALLY look good.. .... ooops..! Mental note to me: Stop wasting time going on and on, and get my ass on Hyperlobby..!

Pitbuilding Update 28. october 2007 Well today I had to do some running in and out between the belt-sander and my Solidworks. I want the seat to have rounded corners like the real one (at least the front end of it, but also it has to have enough structural integrity to withstand the abuse it will get while playing.. This is what I had in mind so far in my computer when I started today: [ATTACH]70[/ATTACH] And this is the result of some rounding of corners: [ATTACH]71[/ATTACH] And the final result of some heavy sanding: [ATTACH]72[/ATTACH] And finally an exploded view of how simple I try to make it: [ATTACH]73[/ATTACH] The final result (I hope) will look more like this: [ATTACH]74[/ATTACH] And I WILL NOT give up untill it does.. :smartass: A fine looking seat is about 40% of a cool cockpit if you ask me. And so far I'm having so much fun designing and building I'll just keep on going. Also we all know that as far as time comes, I have plenty of it left before the sim is released. More later tonight.. Going on the A2G server for some nasty ground-pounding and scratch me some Hog's now..! :joystick: ... L8r M8s..

KA-50 Collective ready to be cnc'd out..! Thank god I have friends who went to school and learned to actually MAKE stuff, and not just read books like so many of us..! This piece is due to be go in the CnC mill next week (if all goes well)..! Just going to add the text so I can just fill the traces with white paint, and watch it dry..! :megalol: [ATTACH]62[/ATTACH] Solidworks is so cool.. It took me about a half hour to draw this baby..!

Thnx dude... My eyes are watering over.., Seriously I have to admitt that you motivated me to go out and continue with that comment mate.. Thank You.!:thumbup:

What are U building..? Pics dude.. Pics..!

... Because it's not me dude.. LoL. .. Kinda' like this you mean..? [ATTACH]55[/ATTACH] :cry:.. I blacked it out becuase it's not me dude.. It's an unfortunate friend that happened to be around when I needed a "test-pilot".. LoL [ATTACH]56[/ATTACH] Right side without the Wall Panel and side wall.. [ATTACH]57[/ATTACH] Rear wall will have all the switches and gauges in time. And that familiar little angle at the top of it.. [ATTACH]58[/ATTACH] Fornt top panel is still not attached.. I don't know what anle it should be in before the seat basics are ready.. It will have to wait untill tomorrow.. And l little begging in the end.. If anyone has info, pics, ANYTHING that could help me, Please share..! Please Please Please. :helpsmilie:

Super Cobra (or is it Sea Cobra).. .. I would just LOVE to see the Super Cobra..! Not for it's cool avionics ('cause I don't know anything about that) .. But becuase IT LOOKS SO COOL with the huge engine covers and all..:music_whistling:

.. I would just LOVE to see the Super Cobra..! Not for it's cool avionics ('cause I don't know anything about that) .. But becuase IT LOOKS SO COOL with the huge engine covers and all..

And the rest of the pics (from last week) More to come tonight,...:music_whistling: [ATTACH]51[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]52[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]53[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]54[/ATTACH] I'll go out and shoot some pics with my camera now..:thumbup:

Just started building the Ka-50 Pit..! I was actually going for the Su-25 Pit, but then ED announced the release time for BS all to soon.. LMAO..! Anyway.. This is as far as I have pics of .. The whole right side has been build now, but I haven't bothered taking pics of it today.. (it's just to COLD in my garage) .. The rendered drawings of the K-27 project..! Everything is waiting for this to be buildt now.. [ATTACH]59[/ATTACH] Some more details [ATTACH]60[/ATTACH] Rollers for the seatbelt added. [ATTACH]61[/ATTACH] And that strange handle (anyone know what it does?) Brrrrr... I guess it's time to go out into the cold and build the damn thing now..!

this is all I had.. Not an easy HOCAS to find pics of.. This is what I had.. [ATTACH]34[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]35[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]36[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]37[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]38[/ATTACH] :music_whistling:

I just bought a new activation, but it doesn't seem to work? Transaction ID: 8F3ACFCE-35BA-F876-C64D-5B701D4C9491 Date: 24-10-2007 03:15:08 No fun with this Starforce bollocks software dear ED..! All I did was change my CPU for a better one. And it seems that everytime I do a major hardware change I have to reactivate LockOn FC..? I guess I am barking at the wrong tree, since This is a Starforce problem. But hey..! You have to admitt that it still really sucks when you sit there grinning in anticipation over the new improved LockOn FC preformance just around the corner, and then Starforce comes like a bucket of cold water..? Well.. Can you please help me? Ps. Damn good job on FC.. I can't wait for Blackshark.. c";)

HUD Drawing.. I think the HUD is at least almost the same.. :book: Anyway I made this for you (..and for myself).. [ATTACH]12581[/ATTACH]:music_whistling:

... it's already there if you want...! I have the updated (and so far the final ) drawings of the seat if you want them.. As before.. let me know the file format you want, and PM me. And I'll send it to you.. :thumbup: [ATTACH]12510[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]12511[/ATTACH] Its all made from made from 15mm plywood/MDF and some 2mm aluminium plates..

Oh My God..! This mod just makes me want to go hug one of those beautifull trees... (and then strafe it with my 'Frog') Really REALLY good work man.. I'm impressed..!

How about the russian..? Anyone found manuals for the russian planes we fly and love so much? A manual for the Su-25, Su-25T, Su27 and last but NOT least the KA-50 would be just excellent..!:pilotfly:

Any chance that maybe ED would be nice enough to post the JPG export of the panels in the KA-50 for us Cockpit builders..? It would really help with figuring out the correct (or at least close to..) dimentions of the Pit..? .... if I say pretty pretty please with a cherry on the top..!?:music_whistling:

Also be sure to check out the software based tripple monitor program at http://www.kegetys.net/SoftTH/

Is it possible to "extract" the cockpit of the Su-25 and make a dxf file of it..? I know the 3Dmodels in the game must have all the angles and proportions right. And I would very much like to use it as a reference for my Su-25 Tub.. So far I have been going crazy trying to guess the proportions and angles from pictures downloaded from the internet, and by blowing up small 3-View drawings from old Pdf files of the Su-25.. Please tell me that you can do this.. It would help immensly..!

.. music to my ears..! .. fream... dream.. dream... Just the thought of being able to fully control the navigation panel in my pit. And just maybe having it turn in to a REAL simulated cockpit would be a dream come true.. If we could only figure out how to work around the behaviour left turning knob of the Weapons System Control Panel to.. Man..! What a happy day that would be..!

.. Is this impossible to do..? The "Return to last waypoint" mode, with a selection of weather you want to return on the left-hand or right-hand side would be just SWEET to have when attacking ground targets. I am by no means a programmer, but is it possible to maybe make an add-on based on the export/import of LUA..? Please anyone..?:cry:

:helpsmilie:..! It's no secret that I'm attempting to build the Su-25 Cockpit. And I'm having a blast building and planning so far...! The LockOn comunity has really impressed me as far as sharing info, ideas and a helping hand across borders and language barriers. I have gotten to know guys from the US, Netherland, France, UK, Sweden and god knows how many other places. All sharing an interest in playing this incredible game, breaking ground in the Pitbuilding of russian planes (..sigh.. they ARE just beautifull..) and inventing and developing ideas to make the whole thing work.. I start of writing this because there are a lot of "unsung heroes" out there that lay down A LOT of hours of work, and display an above avarage abillity to solve seemingly inpossible problems. And then just give it away to whoever show enough interrest to ask for it..? People like Zorlac for making "touchbuddy", the guys in 3rd-Wing for developing software like LOSIOC, LOMFD and LOPSP..! Simmeters developers for both hard and software, and A HUD..!? WoW.! Who made LockOn Virtuell Panel has iluded me (EDIT BY SELF: is it "Mnemonic"?), but this goes out to you as wellAnd a whole bunch others that I admire immensly..! I take a bow in respect..! That being said I need some info on the Weapons panel in the Su-25/Su-25T. When in A2G mode and Gunpod Depression angle mode active a green light comes on on the left side of the panel. BUT if I switch ti NAV Mode to make another strafe run on the Target Area. the left rotary switch bounces back to it's vertical position..? I had initially planned to go arround this by having LED's light up the text behind the active mode. But I can't seem to manage to live with this "untrue" solution. My panel version 2.0 will have the switch returned by a servo or solenoid or it's like.. But I can't seem to find a pattern for how it moves when switching from A2G mode to A2A or Nav Modes. And when does it return to what position..?? So here are my two questions: 1. Can you tell me to where, and when, the rotary switch moves by it selves. I need to program SIOC to have my panel do the exact same..? 2. Does the real life panel also act like this? (Ps. If I can get only one answer... this would NOT be the question I would like to see you waste time on..):cry: [ATTACH]11618[/ATTACH] The panel in question I thought that since you guys wrote the code, you'de be the right one to ask..?

Damn..! I like the way your mind works.. :thumbup:... Please share the dxf files man..! I've got lots to send in return if you want it..? BTW I take my hat of for your idea on modding the AB Pit.. Really Cool..!