colyoap Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Hey all, just wanted to share my different approach to building an a-10c ufc.I built this out of 1/4" plexiglass I had laying around and installed 36 momentary buttons wired to a gp-40 usb board. The front ufc panal is actually a printout from in-game that I laminated and superglued to the plexiglass frame. The buttons are mounted just aft of the insertable panal so that when I push on the laminated insert it actuates the button. I went this route so that I can configure this ufc to work with other aircraft by simply editing the button names on another insert. This way all I have to do when switching from, say, the a-10 to the harrier or f-18 is pull out one insert and replace it with another custom made for that aircraft. This way I don't need to build 3 different ufc units. Just an idea that seems to work...? Callsign: "Milkman" I7-8700k@4.8--Corsair H115i pro--EVGA FTW3 1080ti--GB Aorus Z370--256GB M.2 SSD--16GB ram--Win10--1000wGold Rate PSU--CV1 Rift--TIR5--X55 HOTAS--TM pedals--TM MFDs--Custom UFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colyoap Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Added pic Callsign: "Milkman" I7-8700k@4.8--Corsair H115i pro--EVGA FTW3 1080ti--GB Aorus Z370--256GB M.2 SSD--16GB ram--Win10--1000wGold Rate PSU--CV1 Rift--TIR5--X55 HOTAS--TM pedals--TM MFDs--Custom UFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted October 25, 2017 ED Team Share Posted October 25, 2017 nice Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Powell Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 well done. good example of a useful concept. Mike Powell www.mikesflightdeck.com www.mikesflightdeckbooks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colyoap Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Thanks! Now I just need the harrier or hornet... Callsign: "Milkman" I7-8700k@4.8--Corsair H115i pro--EVGA FTW3 1080ti--GB Aorus Z370--256GB M.2 SSD--16GB ram--Win10--1000wGold Rate PSU--CV1 Rift--TIR5--X55 HOTAS--TM pedals--TM MFDs--Custom UFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted October 26, 2017 ED Team Share Posted October 26, 2017 Very cool, always wanted to do something like this myself. Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colyoap Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Very cool, always wanted to do something like this myself. Construction of the plexiglass parts was fairly easy to do, what took wayyy longer than I expected was wiring/soldering all the buttons. Tip-of-the-hat to those who build entire pits :thumbup: Callsign: "Milkman" I7-8700k@4.8--Corsair H115i pro--EVGA FTW3 1080ti--GB Aorus Z370--256GB M.2 SSD--16GB ram--Win10--1000wGold Rate PSU--CV1 Rift--TIR5--X55 HOTAS--TM pedals--TM MFDs--Custom UFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 wow, that looks awesome. great job. wish I was that creative. MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted October 26, 2017 ED Team Share Posted October 26, 2017 Construction of the plexiglass parts was fairly easy to do, what took wayyy longer than I expected was wiring/soldering all the buttons. Tip-of-the-hat to those who build entire pits :thumbup: Yeah, I hear ya, I could never do a whole cockpit, but would love to tackle some small parts like this, thanks, this inspires me... my wife probably wont thank you though :D Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Burns Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) Thats a great job mate! Sorry for hijack but for those who are not as talented as colyoap who would like a simple alternative: $10 off ebay Keys drawn on Powerpoint and glued to keys: Redundant keys removed: Black card to blank out the removed keys: I then mapped all the keys to the UFC in Settings using the Pinkie as a modifier so you can still use normal keyboard. If you are doing this, dont do it like I did, turn the keyboard upside down first, the micro USB that connects the keyboard is on the top of the keyboard and gets in the way of the screen. I double sided taped mine to the base on my monitor and it stuck for years. Edited October 27, 2017 by Mr_Burns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_1 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 WOW!! All are creative. Anybody else? Digital Storm Lynx: i9-10850k (5.2 GHz): 64GB RAM (3200 MHz): 2TB SSD M.2 Samsung 970 EVO: 2TB Samsung HD: GEFORCE 2080 TI: Thrust Master WartHog (modified): TM F-18C joystick: Saitek Rudder Pedals: HP Reverb PRO: Volair Sim Cockpit: Current Stable Version of DCS IRL Retired Maintainer of the AT-38B: F-4E/G: F-15A/B/C/D: and McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Technical Advisor for the F-15C/D. I drive trains now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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