Bob1943 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) I used the same seat set-up that I had assembled on a wooden base back in 1990 for use with some old Thrustmastser HOTAS equipment, later replaced by CH controllers. It uses a bucket seat from a van. After 30 years, I thought it was time for an upgrade. I designed 2 new side console panels and built them out of 1" plywood. Left panel for the throttle and right panel for a mouse/keyboard combo. I made a paper template for the small airplane silhouettes (F-100) and traced them onto 1/4" plywood and then hand-cut them and painted them red. Went to Michaels and bought some 3/4" wooden letters and painted them blue. Purchased a new Warthog HOTAS system and two TM MFD control panels. I had FoxxMount laser cut a new custom-designed 1/4" steel base plate for the new Warthog stick. Then mounted that to a 1" plywood platform, which also holds a punched square steel tube to which the MFDs are mounted. Everything is adjustable both vertically & horizontally to get comfortable ergonomics. Got a new Corsair RGB keyboard so I could light up the keyboard in green to match all the new TM controller green LEDs. What an improvement from the old set-up, really feels like you are climbing into a cockpit now, especially with all the new buttons & switches to play with. Really happy with the way it turned out. Edited June 3, 2020 by Bob1943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streakeagle Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Nice setup! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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