Gipsy Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Greetings! This will be my very first post in this great forum, and I am going to show to anyone who is interested the progress of my home pit. I have owned DCS: KA-50 Blackshark since its release and I am a proud owner of the boxed version of BS1. I never got around to fly it in MP, and I had it stored for quite a while now. since I shared my time with another sim (Falcon). My pit started as an idea a couple of years, and the idea matured until last year, when I started my work on the left console. Unfortunately it was not as I wanted and it was back to the drawing board for me. For the last couple of months I have been designing my own BS panels and put them to production. I have completed the front console, with panels, switches, and LED's fully working thanks to this great community. I really admire this bird, but honestly I find the panels to be ugly and unpractical, so I "westernized" them, which made them a bit more familiar and, why not, appealing. So this wont be a high fidelity pit in no way. Just to make sure that there will no backlash, I do not consider myself to be superior to the engineers who designed the original panels. But it will be my pit and I call the shots :D So, Lets get down to the interesting stuff. The structure: Painted and with the Cougar in place: My panels: All of the above: Testing: I´ll have to change my green LED's since they are bright AF, but this is about 95% complete. And that's my short progress until now. I have (re)started to build the left console, but so far it is putting up quite a fight. I am also building the right wall panel in between. See you soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightShiftNinja Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Looks awesome.... rather than a new led just grab a few resistors of different values and put one in the circuit and it will dim the led down for ya. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaD CrC Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Looking great man. Good luck with this pit! I did it 10 years ago and I have wonderful memories with it. https://www.blacksharkden.com http://discord.gg/blacksharkden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Burns Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Looking great man. Good luck with this pit! I did it 10 years ago and I have wonderful memories with it. Bloody hell, was that how long ago BS1 was out! I think it had one of largest switch sequences to start up! Good luck with the pit Gipsy, i think its a tough one but a great start!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gipsy Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 Looking great man. Good luck with this pit! I did it 10 years ago and I have wonderful memories with it. @Gotwake Thanks for the suggestion. Since I am using on of these boards, I don't had to worry about resistors, but I may pick out your option. @BaD CrC Thanks, your contributions in this forum, and regarding your pit were/are awesome. @Mr_Burns Thanks for the support man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG14_Smil Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Really great work. What part of the world do you live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gipsy Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Really great work. What part of the world do you live? I am from Portugal, If you live nearby you can always try out the beast when she's ready :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RightStuff Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 BS pits are kinda rare - so a very big thanks to take us with your journey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG14_Smil Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I am from Portugal, If you live nearby you can always try out the beast when she's ready :D Been there, done it. :) Best of luck with your build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightShiftNinja Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 @Gotwake Thanks for the suggestion. Since I am using on of these boards, I don't had to worry about resistors, but I may pick out your option. @BaD CrC Thanks, your contributions in this forum, and regarding your pit were/are awesome. @Mr_Burns Thanks for the support man.That board looks pretty cool, i am not familiar with it, but if the prosim software allows you to change the current going to each led then there is no need for the resistors... can't wait to see the further progress Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.Apache Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Great to see you working on that bird! I am also building a KA50 cockpit. Just finished the structure. Maybe we could join forces on designing the panels and their construction. Already finished the panels on left console which you are building the basis for. Also designed the COM1 frequency slector. with wirking dials. I'll PM you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gipsy Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 Great to see you working on that bird! I am also building a KA50 cockpit. Just finished the structure. Maybe we could join forces on designing the panels and their construction. Already finished the panels on left console which you are building the basis for. Also designed the COM1 frequency slector. with wirking dials. I'll PM you! Thanks for the message, I've replied already. So not a lot going on for now, in the past few I have made some progress with the structure for the right console and the rear right console. Unfortunately I had a home incident where my right was punctured by a piece of falling glass and it left me with 3 stitches. Nothing major of course but it left me with a couple of weeks without being able to do anything. I hope that I'll have these 2 consoles ready and painted by the end of this month, and that the electric wiring and programming will be done by 15th of April. Then I'll move on. Here is pic made in Sketchup with some consoles put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.Apache Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Awesome design! Can you use this sketch to take of measurements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gipsy Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Hey simmers, So, I have been a bit quiet since I have been busy in my professional life, but I have been making some progress lately. I have finished the structure for the Rear Left Console and Left Console: I have received my Left Console panels also: Also, been messing around with the weapons control panel's buttons, and I will making a kind of personalized versions of them. I had a deadline in the previous post of mine, which stated that by now I would have the left console all wrapped up. I botched this deadline since I altered my work plan. I started work on other Consoles at the same time to get an overview of the whole cockpit more easily. I haven't taken any picture but I have started on the Right Console, the Base of the cockpit and the general structure. Just a final pic of a panel WIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmover Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Very nice project i will fallow this.Where do you buy from panels and switches? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gipsy Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 Very nice project i will fallow this.Where do you buy from panels and switches? Thanks!The panels are drawn by me, personalized according to my needs and liking, and then produced here in a shop nearby. They are all in acrylic. The switches, knobs etc, are bought mostly on ebay. Just regular stuff easily available to all. I do not intend on making a high fidelity cockpit with real switches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gipsy Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Hey all, So I've been busy with my button prototypes, and I have accomplished something. :D The buttons The montage behind the panel and testing So it's kind of a redneck approach to lighted buttons, but still, I am happy with the results. There are still some improvements to be made, namely on the light bleeding, but it does not bleed to the letters as clear as it looks in the picture above. It doesn't look as bad as in the picture. But overall I liked this solution. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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