Marky146 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Hi guys, So after much soul searching I've decided to get myself a motion platform from DofReality. I'll be customising the top of it, and chief amongst my concerns is weight. I'm unfortunately more of a Troll than a human in build. Doesn't help... So, As i fly many different modules and other sims too, i need something that is flexible and able to adjust. I use VR so it's about positioning stuff rather than looks. However, first things first. Seat. The DofReality comes without one. So. My plan is to build it in aluminium sheet, with base and back ribbed and skinned very much like aero structures. The seat cushions will be swapable and the sides will dress either with covers or large plates to give a proper ejection seat look. There will be fore/aft adjustment, but height and angle is via upper and lower bracket mounting. I'll start with standard DofR frames and eventually construct a ring to house yoke, panel and adjustable rudder base. Firstly your thoughts on stupidity levels. i'm making it from 1.5 mm alloy sheet water jet cut and pop riveted. Zinc Chromatic painted then sprayed in olive or dark grey. Headrest swaps for Parachute box. Ejection handle and straps. It's the H6 I'm getting so 6 axis motion. I've always wanted one, I have the Brunner Yoke and Pedals, and Warthog HOTAS. A selection of Saitek switches and Couger MFDs. Also a TQ6 for civvy sims. If the seat comes out nice, it's completely suitable for a DWG file or flat pack as well as replicating easily. A kind of ACES II homage rather than an accurate replica. I have tools and an air riveter... Clevo P775TM1-G laptop with 9900K and RTX2080. Airliner pilot by day and keen simmer on days off. Mark.
Marky146 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 Latest version still quite early in design.... https://www.scoobynet.com/g/picture/17614336 Clevo P775TM1-G laptop with 9900K and RTX2080. Airliner pilot by day and keen simmer on days off. Mark.
Brewnix Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Congrats! That is a very attractive price on motion. They have come farther in the motion products last time and it been a couple of years I looked at there products, it was 3dof. But the Stewart's platform is the best for motion. Personally I like the motion and one day will follow into a motion platform my self. There are some really big expensive rigs out there for motion but these guy nailed it for the the price and compact product. Can't wait to see your end product of your seat. Thanks for sharing. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Marky146 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 Thanks. Might just stretch to the P6 as it's faster and more robust. I plan on giving air cadets and scouts the flying experience if I can get the motion compensation working... Making the seat out of 1.5mm and 3mm alloy plate as it's pretty good value. The water jet can pilot my rivet holes, cut all the lightening holes out for the swaging tool and loads more. The work and effort is all in the design phase and fortunately I have Autocad and a laptop that can show realistic images quickly too. A sheet of 1.5mm is £17 all in, plus cutting costs are negligible, so it's more than a match for MDF on cost and so much lighter. Hence going for alloy. I've got about another month to work on it under this lock down too. Normally tinkering is a Winter habit..... Clevo P775TM1-G laptop with 9900K and RTX2080. Airliner pilot by day and keen simmer on days off. Mark.
Brewnix Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 That's a pretty good idea actually. Aluminum sheeting and local machine shop. I was gonna try to hack and saw out my ejection seat and cockpit out of wood. But it would be a lot easier to have them cut pieces out of aluminum. By the way awesome addition of the stick ext to your warthog. Those little RC shocks and machine parts make look professional. Can you share what kind of shocks or dampers they are? I have home made PVC ext held up by springs right now. I have had a idea on back burner to try this kind of mod just never knew where to start with the little shocks. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Marky146 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Posted April 28, 2020 I gave the info to the machine shop hoping they would CNC it but the owner just made it by hand so no economy of scale possible. I tried several different shocks. To be absolutely honest, none of them were strong enough for the springs and leaked badly. The problem is there isn't enough self centring force at all once you extend, and when you pitch up the stick just stays there. If only I had my own mill and lathe I'd be knocking out custom solutions to stick bases. No room and no time until I retire in about 10 years. For a seat I will finish my design off, build one or two then post up to see who wants them. I will have a couple of bucks made up in steel to allow easy bending of the sheet tabs, and one to dimple the holes, otherwise it will be a dwg file to give to a shop that has a water jet cutter and they can make one locally for you. I plodding on slowly with it for now, but may end up recalled to work before I finish and have to finish it off next Winter. Clevo P775TM1-G laptop with 9900K and RTX2080. Airliner pilot by day and keen simmer on days off. Mark.
Brewnix Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 Thanks for the insight of the little shocks. Well i guess I"ll keep it on back burner till I find the right solution. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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