stefew1966 Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Hi all, I just wanted to post some pics of my custom, made by me chair. It's made from plywood covered with black laminate. Seats are good quality vinyl sown with my industrial sewing machine. Stickers are of all my favorite aircraft. I know, tacky a bit, but I don't care. I love stickers. I can replace the TM Warthog with my Proflight Trainer Puma as everything is modular on the chair. Give me your honest opinion. I won't take offence. :) Stef I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, TM Warthog, TM TPR pedals, TrackIR, projector, Odyssey, Xtal, custom flight chair, Proflight Trainer Puma.
Dudikoff Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) An honest opinion? I guess you could sell these (though, please make the stickers optional). Not sure if the left arm rest should be adjustable in height ideally, but looks pretty professionally made. Edited May 15, 2019 by Dudikoff i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
stefew1966 Posted May 15, 2019 Author Posted May 15, 2019 LOL, I know, the stickers are not the most popular thing on the chair. Gaudy as sin! ;) I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, TM Warthog, TM TPR pedals, TrackIR, projector, Odyssey, Xtal, custom flight chair, Proflight Trainer Puma.
norbot Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Looks pretty good. I assume that the armrest is height adjustable, since there are still some holes visible that are currently not used. Can you tell us what the overall construction weighs?
stefew1966 Posted May 15, 2019 Author Posted May 15, 2019 Yes the armrest is adjustable. As are most of the parts of the chair. The whole thing weighs about 300 pounds! I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, TM Warthog, TM TPR pedals, TrackIR, projector, Odyssey, Xtal, custom flight chair, Proflight Trainer Puma.
Biggus Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 That's a great seat! Looks really practical and well made.
VZ_342 Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Well done! I’d suggest it needs more stickers (patches?) “Warning Ejection Seat” etc. I saw a patch on EBay of a WW2 style bomb with a big red “F” on it (an “F bomb” LOL), that might work too... Seriously, looks great!
DeltaMike Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 Awesome. The pedals are adjustable in that track? Just like in R/L? Very cool, I like it! Two words: memory foam! Ryzen 5600X (stock), GBX570, 32Gb RAM, AMD 6900XT (reference), G2, WInwing Orion HOTAS, T-flight rudder
stefew1966 Posted May 16, 2019 Author Posted May 16, 2019 Yes, the pedals are adjustable. I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, TM Warthog, TM TPR pedals, TrackIR, projector, Odyssey, Xtal, custom flight chair, Proflight Trainer Puma.
Marcq Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 Looks cool even with the stickers, great work :beer: Marc..
Gman109 Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 Wow, well done. I really, really dig the size of the left arm/throttle arm rest. My personally I'd love to have this same setup, but have a keyboard in the center spot, and the stick on the right side. I realize using stick extensions pretty much limits you to center stick though, and it's really cool that way too. Nice work. Primary DCS System: AMD 9800x3d, MSI Tomahawk 870, 6TB m.2s (2x2t, 1x2tb), MSI Ventus 5080, Seasonic 1200 PSU, 64GB Gskill 6000mhz CL30. 32" Asus 4K OLED 240hz, 49"MSI OLDED Secondary System : 14600KF, z790 Tomahawk, 32GB Gskill 6000mhz CL32, Asus 4090, 2x2TB m.2. VR: Quest 3 for now. Virpil T50x2,T50CM2x2,Warbrd x2, VFX/Delta/Flankr/CM2/Alpha/Tm Hornet sticks, VKB GF3, Tm Warthog(many), Modded Cougar, VKB Pedals/MFG Pedals/Slaw Viper RX+109Cam Pedals/Virpil Pedals x2, Virpil T50+T50CM2+T50+T50CM3+VMAX Throttles/CH Fightersticksx2/CH Throttlesx2/CH peds, Quest 3. Virpil Rotor TCS Plus. All virpil grips, TM Grips, working on VKB GF Grips.
stefew1966 Posted May 16, 2019 Author Posted May 16, 2019 T-Tracks How do the rails work for moving the pedals? I use Veritas T-Slot aluminium tracks from LeeValley's. Really easy to create the channel they are in by using a router. Then I use T-Bolts with wing nuts to attach the rudder pedals to the tracks. Stef:smartass: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, TM Warthog, TM TPR pedals, TrackIR, projector, Odyssey, Xtal, custom flight chair, Proflight Trainer Puma.
Ala12Rv-Tundra Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 very, very nice, congrats i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | Orion 2 throttle base w/ Viper & Hornet grips| VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 2x TM MFDs & 1x WW DDI | 2x Bass shakers | SIMple SIMpit chair | WW TakeOff panel | Andre JetSeat | WW Hornet UFC | WW Viper ICP FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle - Phantom - Mirage F1 - Afghanistan - Irak
Thick8 Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Well done. What is that purple spring on the joystick base? Looks pretty hefty. All of my posted work, ideas and contributions are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0,) which precludes commercial use but encourages sharing and building on for non-commercial purposes, ©John Muldoon
stefew1966 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) Blue spring Well done. What is that purple spring on the joystick base? Looks pretty hefty. That spring is from Sahaj. The guy who makes custom extensions for the Warthog. That spring is stiffer than the black one that comes with the stick. Edited May 27, 2019 by stefew1966 I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, TM Warthog, TM TPR pedals, TrackIR, projector, Odyssey, Xtal, custom flight chair, Proflight Trainer Puma.
lxsapper Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 Personaly I think the Stick extension its way too big. But if it feels right for you, that's what matters most. Still I seems like it would hit the sides of the stick hole, without reaching gimbal limits. Am I incorrect?
stefew1966 Posted May 28, 2019 Author Posted May 28, 2019 Extensions Personaly I think the Stick extension its way too big. But if it feels right for you, that's what matters most. Still I seems like it would hit the sides of the stick hole, without reaching gimbal limits. Am I incorrect? The extensions are long yes. That affords me very good control for gunnery. However they don't hit the sides of the chair. I had measured everything to make sure they didn't. But they do hit my thighs. And that's not a bad thing as I know I'm close to the limits at that point. Stef I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, TM Warthog, TM TPR pedals, TrackIR, projector, Odyssey, Xtal, custom flight chair, Proflight Trainer Puma.
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