Jself Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Hey everyone, I'm just about finished with my VR Simpit and I thought I'd share some pics. I mainly fly the f-14 but wanted to have flexibility to adapt to other modules as well, so I didn't go for a 1:1 F-14 replica, but the layout was definitely influenced. Details: - Chair came out of an old charter bus. A buddy of mine welded up the frame and all the mounts. - Virpil T-50 CM2 base w Virpil 200mm extension and VFX grip center mounted. I also have a TM F-18 grip. - Virpil T-50 CM Throttle. - Left Button box is an Arduino Leonardo controller - 10 3-way toggles, 5 buttons, 1 large 3-way toggle (landing gear). 3 Rotary Axes and 1 slider Axis (still waiting on the fader knob) - Right panel is an Arduino Micro Pro - 10 LED Buttons, 6 3-way toggles, another large 3-way toggle (tail hook), and 4 rotary encoders. There is also a Virpil warbid base mounted inside (for F-16 side stick - TM Viper stick on pre order) - Ejection seat handle is a custom switch I made out of rope, nuts, bolts washers, a small electric box, and some wire. It wires into the left button box and is controlled by the Arduino Leonardo. - TM TPR Rudder Pedals (adjustable via track mounted to the chair) - Monitor is a Dell 24" touch screen - HP Reverb headset - PC specs - AMD Ryzen 7, 32GB RAM, Super 2070 VC Let me know what you think Edited February 23, 2020 by Jself
Emmy Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Very well thought out and executed. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.476vfightergroup.com/content.php High Quality Aviation Photography For Personal Enjoyment And Editorial Use. www.crosswindimages.com
Waxer Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Very nice: particularly like the custom frame that you and your buddy did. Also the choice of chair is smart: comfortable and also you can check six with your VR headset relatively easily compared to faux car bucket seats you get with "gamer" chairs. How are you finding the VFX grip? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Jself Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 Very nice: particularly like the custom frame that you and your buddy did. Also the choice of chair is smart: comfortable and also you can check six with your VR headset relatively easily compared to faux car bucket seats you get with "gamer" chairs. How are you finding the VFX grip? It doesn't feel as good as the TM grip. Its mostly plastic. The second stage of the trigger has a weird feeling..there is very little travel to the actual button it so it kind of just feels like you hit the stop. I don't really "feel" the second trigger. The other buttons are not quite as nice as TM either. The brake axis is about the only thing that is better vs TM. It is really nice ofr immersion when flying the F-14.. The F-14 is the only module I use the VFX for. If I fly anything else I'll use the F-18 grip
Waxer Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Hmm, thanks for the honest feedback. I am using Warhog and F/A-18C grips myself. I was considering VFX as I already have the Virpil base. Although I must admit that I liked the look of VKB's F-14 grip better and was likely to hold out for that. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Jself Posted February 24, 2020 Author Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) Hmm, thanks for the honest feedback. I am using Warhog and F/A-18C grips myself. I was considering VFX as I already have the Virpil base. Although I must admit that I liked the look of VKB's F-14 grip better and was likely to hold out for that. I think the VKB is a more accurate replica of an actual F-14 stick. I could be mistaken, but I don't think the VKB grips are compatible with TM/Virpil bases, I think you will have to buy a VKB base as well to go that route. Edited February 24, 2020 by Jself
Waxer Posted February 24, 2020 Posted February 24, 2020 For sure, VKB grip means a new base too. So it works out much more expensive. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
VpR81 Posted February 24, 2020 Posted February 24, 2020 That´s a great pit and a nice setup. Are the TPRs mounted on a slider? Phanteks EvolvX / Win 11 / i9 12900K / MSI Z690 Carbon / MSI Suprim RTX 3090 / 64GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR5-6000 / 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD / 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD / 2TB SATA SSD / 1TB SATA SSD / Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora Pro 360 / beQuiet StraightPower 1200W RSEAT S1 / VPC T50 CM2 + 300mm extension + Realsimulator F18 CGRH / VPC WarBRD + TM Warthog grip / WinWing F/A-18 Super Taurus + F-15EX / 4x TM Cougar MFD / Slaw Device RX Viper V3 / HP Reverb G2
Jself Posted February 24, 2020 Author Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) That´s a great pit and a nice setup. Are the TPRs mounted on a slider? Yes it is. There is about a 1/4 gap between two strips of sheet metal. I just use a bolt up from the bottom and then a wing nut on top. It probably has 2 to 2-1-2 ft of adjustment. My youngest daughter (9) can barley get them close enough ( she has to put a pillow behind her on the seat.). I’m about 5’9 and there is at least another foot of adjustment. You can see it in the 3rd pic. Works really well Edited February 24, 2020 by Jself
VpR81 Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 That´s a good idea. Simple and effective, i realy like it. Thanks for sharing:thumbup: Phanteks EvolvX / Win 11 / i9 12900K / MSI Z690 Carbon / MSI Suprim RTX 3090 / 64GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR5-6000 / 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD / 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD / 2TB SATA SSD / 1TB SATA SSD / Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora Pro 360 / beQuiet StraightPower 1200W RSEAT S1 / VPC T50 CM2 + 300mm extension + Realsimulator F18 CGRH / VPC WarBRD + TM Warthog grip / WinWing F/A-18 Super Taurus + F-15EX / 4x TM Cougar MFD / Slaw Device RX Viper V3 / HP Reverb G2
BlacleyCole Posted February 29, 2020 Posted February 29, 2020 Nice BlackeyCole 20years usaf XP-11. Dcs 2.5OB Acer predator laptop/ i7 7720, 2.4ghz, 32 gb ddr4 ram, 500gb ssd,1tb hdd,nvidia 1080 8gb vram New FlightSim Blog at https://blackeysblog.wordpress.com. Go visit it and leave me feedback and or comments so I can make it better. A new post every Friday.
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