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This is the worst He will be forever in our minds.

Thank you very much :) We have alot of real parts from the F-18 that we have made drawings from, and then we are also fortunate to know a guy that has access to the real jets, when they do maintenance. So what Deadman Wrote as Best Guess, that is correct, there are a few instruments that differ on these never versions of the jets from the old A version, and there we have the mounting holes and distance to other instruments to "guess" from, so that its correct :) We are trying to get it as close as possible to the real jet, dimensions wise, so that if you wanted, you could replace some parts with real instruments, if you should get a hold of some :) Hope this answered you question :)

I have tried for some time now to get in contact with Winwing for a technical drawing and the posebility for us to work together so that their Throttle would fit 100% in our consoles, but without any luck, they simply never answer me. So we will problaly release the drawings for the console as a version 1.0, and then if there is changes later on, we will release a document for where to drill mounting holes for fx. Throttles.

No need to sorry, we are all doing this to get the best result :) However i will say, that my way of thinking, that you called it is definitely not wrong. Because i have a read Fire test Panel, and i had a friend measure some specific things i needed in a real F-18, and he confirmed that the Throttle width is the exact same as my Fire Test Panel. And since the throttle sits right next to the EXT LTS Panel, and it cannot be wider than the other panels, we end up at that width, unless the EXT LTS Panel is not in line with the other panels.. and thats not the case. So exactly what is happening i dont know, because your panel look authentic, however maybe from a newer version of the plane? as it dosnt have the switches and engraving positioned the same place as the panel we see in the F/A-18C.

Plans will be free to download when they are done. And i will sell them precut in my webshop to ship World Wide too... Its a little early to say the final price, but we are in the same ballyard as the precut A-10C Consoles i have in my webshop, see here: http://lynx.dk/product-category/products/flight-simulator-gear/a-10c-warthog/a-10-precut-consoles/ Because of the weight of the package the price is different for each country. It will not be exactly the same, but it will be close, as the F-18 Console is smaller than the A-10C, and therefore is lighter, but there is many more cut parts than in the A-10C. So longer cutting time, but lighter weight. Its still too early to speak about the price for the 3D printed rails too... as they are not totally finished due to some missing parts in the consoles i need the redesign.

Thank you Milou :) Those WinWing Controls look really awesome, but i have been looking on their site, and i cant find anything about the dimensions on the throttle. But if the Throttle are the same dimensions as the real flight controls, it shouldnt be a problem to integrate them.. But to do so i would need a complete width, depth and lenght of the base casing, and preferreable a technical drawing with possible mounting holes etc. There is so many posts in that forum thread that im not sure if anything like that have been posted there, maybe someone can help me with that :) otherwise ill contact Winwing to see if they can send me anything.

None of the Panels are 3D printed. Its Milled Acrylic, which is then painted and engraved :) Thats the short version :)

Yes :) they will be shared like we did with the A-10C :)

Hey Europa. You are correct, it has been silent for some time, also on our Instagram. The console are still in the final design state, where we make changes and build them to check everything fits. Left side is done, to a point where its ready for release, with the exeption of a mount of a Throttle, so for the time being, we will release it without holes for a mounting solution, however when we do have our Throttle finished, then we will add holes to the design, and those will be easy to drill by people who allready bought precut or cut the plans themself. The right side is now in the fase of manufactoring of the first prototype, with the rails and everything. Whats missing is some mounts for the Hook handle. i wioll show pictures soon, but all the rails and the console need to work 100% before its released, plus it has to be the most simple way to assemble it all. The f-18 consoles allready have many more parts than the consoles for the A-10, however they are smaller, but they are somewhat wierd to assemble :) See the instagram for how fgar we come with the throttle handles. Thank you tom, ive downloadet them and checked with our drawings, they are spot on within 0.3mm some places. To again refer to our handle pictures on instagram, let me tell you a little about our idead with the throttes. Intentionally it wasnt our plan to begin making Throttles and Joysticks, and it still isnt. Why, because we simply dosnt have the machinery to make high quality joysticks, and there are allready others doing way better than we would ever do. So why have we started on the F-18 Throttle, Well because as far as i know, there are only very expensive solutions to get something that resembles the throttle for the f-18. And i would be kinda annoyed to make a F-18 console with room for the Warthog throttle, it would mean i had to get rid of many of the side Panels. With that said, if there is enough interest, i can make a version which will fit the Warthog Throttle, and then ille have to find another space for those panels sitting in its place, It wont be Impossible, but that would be another thread about that, let me know if there is interest in this? To get back to our throttle, Our main idea is to offer a cheap solution for a f-18 throttle, not top quality, but at first a 3d printed version, that have all the Functions of the HOTAS. Build with affordable switches, that if they wear out, it would be really easy and cheap to replace them. The same goes for the moving parts, if they get some wear and tear after a year or two, it will be very cheap to get spare parts for it. And then maybe if there is alot of interest in that throttle, then we can upgrade some of the parts to high quality parts. But, we are sill in the early development of that throttle, and we also have to test it all first, but stay tooned on instagram, where we will show pictures as soon as we have something to show :) Thats about it for now, if i forgot anything, or you have questions, you know what to do ..... oh... and something about a G-seat soon too..... but thats also for another thread :)

I must say Blue, its some real Craftmansship right there :) Very very nice work indeed :)

Hey Jose. Yes, the final plans will be available for download on my website when its done, for free, or you can order the parts precut from me also :)

Hello, and welcome to the forum and the Pit Building. I am working on the drawing for the F-18, and when im done the drawings will be released for free, however there is alot of small adjustments still to be done. you can see pictures on my instagram og what im doing. However if you need some specific dimensions so you can get started with your own drawings, i can provide them without a problem, just write what you need :)

And i Little more :)

For those who are not following me on instagram, here is a little picture Update :)

Oh yea, allmost forgot. Im also working on the cockpit plans itself, as im planning to release console drawings for the F/A-18C as i did for the A-10C, both releasing the plans for free and also offering Precut Packages ready to assemble. What is stopping me right know is the throttle space, i havent found any decent throttle that will fit into place, and im not keen to release something that can not be finished or completed like this. So whats going to happen there i cannot say 100% right know, i might release with that problem in mind, but maybe i can find another solution, i will get back to you guys on that. Would anyone happen to know which switches the Throttle have on the handles, and how they operate... ? :)

Hey, sorry for the long silence. The landing gear panel mechanism has proven to be quite challenging to do. So its hard to say right now, but i will inform when i know more. The Panels for the F/A-18C are being fine tuned for backlight, and you will hopefully begin to see some finished and ready for sale panels in the beginning of next year. The pricing for these panels will be released soon, and people can choose if they want panel panel and backplate alone, or they want the backcasing along with it to install backlight in. All these panels will be without any possebility to hook up to a computer just yet, but in time we will release a control box which can controll all the panels, and then the backcasing for each panel are prepared for mounting the connecting unit to this box. But for now im afraid people have to wire some themselves. I will also begin to add 3D printed Knobs in the shop along as they get finished. right now im waiting for some screws and nuts to build into the knobs, so they can mount easily like the real knobs do. They will be available in Gray, Black or "clear" 3D print, so they have the possebility to be backlit if someone would want that. The price for these knobs are in the same range as the ones im currently offering for the A-10C, which means depending on the size, its 15-30 DKK pr knob, where 30 will be for the biggest ones. I will offer them also as packages for the different panels, or a complete cockpit :) but until all the knobs are done, they will be offerred as single pieces. Also the Aluminum Switch top for the Launch Bar switch are made and ready, its a handturned piece with a Grub screw in each end, to mount on a regular 6mm Toggle Switch. The price for this will be 50DKK heres a picture: Pictures of the Different knobs will be shown soon, both here and on instagram :) sorry for the late update, but here you go :), if you have any questions, let me know and ill get back to you :)

Oh sorry i forgot. The longer Backplate on the EXT LT panel Backplate is not seen on the Panels i have made, simply because that one ive missed :P Nobody is perfect ;) So Thank you for letting me see that :) i will be sure to add that to the final Product for sure :) But the extra Backplate is the dimension of a DZUS Fastener, which is .375 inch as Stang mentioned.

These are True Plug And Play, and if you design your own switch labels,. you can use it on any plane you want, as it work just like a joystick

Thank you Mr_Burns, Hansolo and Stang :) much appreciated. Nikolas, im going to answer the last thing about the Backlit Knobs first :) These panels are Prototype Dummy Panels, They are not made for Backlight, therefore i didnt do the white underneth each pot and knob, because the Knobs i have mounted are just shareholders until i get real looking ones made, and they are simply mounted with a screw from behind. However the finished product will have the backlit support, also for the knobs. I will upload pics with the assembled Panels soon, those of you who follows me on Instagram problaly allready seen them :) https://www.instagram.com/lynx.dk/ Now to your question on the Dimensions. I didnt use the Natops Foldouts, because as Stang have mentioned in previous post on other threads, those are far from the real thing. However since Stang was so nice to share his drawings with dimensions, i would like to comment on those, as i own the real FIRE TEST Panel, along with other real panels from the F/A-18C, and the width in stangs drawing is not far off. Im sorry for giving you Dimensions in mm, hope thats okay. The FIRE TEST Panel Backplate is 82.10mm Wide. And we know that a normal Panel like for example the FUEL PANEL which sit underneath the EXT LT Panel Backplate is 146.10mm Wide. So taking the Width of the EXT LT Panel Backplate and retract the Width of the FIRE TEST Panel Backplate, 146.10 - 82.10, you get 64mm, if you then allow for 0.59mm between the panels to be sure you can fiy them all beside eachother, you end up with a width of 63.41 on the EXT LT Backplate. The Height however is good, as you need space to be able to fit 2 panels above eachother. The Switch positions on the drawings dosnt seem right tho, at first look the lewest switch position seems too low, but you dont need that, you only need the outer dimensions and the DZUS positions to make the backplate, as you can sketch the real panel ontop to get the holes right. These dimensions also need to be measured with +-0.1mm, as the most common width of the backplate of the panels i have, is 146mm, that was just a side note :) Also Stang, taking a further look at your drawings, reading from the yellow lines, both your FUEL Panel and your FCS Panel is ".375 inch spacing" too high, which is one DZUS Fastener too high. Also the FUEL Panels Screw positions are off, as they are positioned differently, and only 3 is present on the real panel. Sorry, not to criticize your work, i just noticing the details :) Anyways, if you need any more help with the drawings, let me know.

When they are fulle developed with backlight and functions they will be for sale in my shop :) here is a couple more pictures:

Cad Software, a CNC Machine and alot of Research and time. :)

Hey guys. after getting a couple of mails from people who ask to the high shipping price for my precut consoles to the US, and if it will ever get lower. As im not in any control of the high import prices, im considering to start a Laser Cutting service in the US, to lower the Shipping prices on my precut consoles for the A-10, and also the futuring A-10 Cockpit Sides, MIP and also the Huey and F-18 cockpit and parts. To give an example of prices differences, the A-10 Consoles now cost a total of 1867 DKK to ship to the US. With the US Cutting service that price will be 1425 DKK. so calculated to US Dollars, you will save 67 Dollars. The reason i ask this is just to hear if anyone would be interested if i do this, since the laser isnt exactly a cheap machine, im just trying to get a picture of the potential possebilities. Of couse i can offer to cut alot more in the future, and the prices will still be the ones written on my site, which means 45 DKK pr. machine running hour. As an alternative to the shipping, the consoles and other cuts would also be available as a Pickup in the New England Area, And then the Consoles Pack will only be 900 DKK There you have it, let me know what you guys think. :)

I can do that yes :) I just need a little help from someone that know the jet, as i havent flown it yet :)

Here you go :) The dimensions are measured from a real plane, however, some of the measurements can vary +/- 1/2-1mm due to accessability problems :) I will release drawings with dimensions for free like i have done with the A-10C and the Huey... just need time :) UFC Panel: Width: 179,45 mm Height: 110,57 mm Thicknes: 6 mm UFC Backplate: (no casing, that one is wider) Width: 179,45 mm Height: 111,57 mm Thicknes: 1,5-2 mm ------------------------------------- AutoPilot Mode Panel: Width: 121,4 mm Height without screws: 18,2 mm Height with screws: 28,2 mm Thicknes: 9 mm ------------------------------------- Master Arm Panel: (left) Width: 44 mm Height: 75,38 mm Thicknes: 6 mm Master Arm Panel Backplate: Width: 46 mm Height without Jettison Part: 127,61 mm Height With Jettison Part: 173,11 mm Thicknes: 1,5-2 mm ------------------------------------- Spin Control Panel: (right) Width: 44 mm Height: 136,52 mm Thicknes: 6 mm Spin Control Backplate: Width: 46 mm Height: 173,11 mm Thicknes: 1,5-2 mm

your looking for the Outline Dimensions of the panel itself or with the casing and lower panel? I havent made dimension files yet to share, but i can help you with dimensions until i do.