Thrustmaster T.flight hotas mods - F-16C/Spitfire button box + 3d Printed Pedals

[Droning_On]

Topic moved from Thrustmaster forum..... thought this area was probably be more suited. 

 

Hey all.  Just wanted to post my current 3d project on here.... its a bit of work in progress but thought I would share.    I will be posting the std files on Thingiverse once i’ve ironed out all the prototype issues.....  

 

rear instrument panel sized for Ipad pro 11.7

center screen sized for iphone max

button controllers are LeoBodnar BBI-64s in button box and Micro-BBI in throttle

also designed a afterburner finger lift

Edited March 6, 2023 by Droning_On

[Droning_On]

Some updates to the 3D designs….. now with plate covers for different aircraft……..and maybe a F-16 ICP

[Droning_On]

Throttle Afterburner finger lift.

[Savvy]

This is awesome, great work. I love the modular design.

[Droning_On]

cheers Savvy,  still lots of little issues that need sorted..... but getting there

 

yes.. completly modular  even the button boxes and centre mobile screen all seperate

Edited October 26, 2021 by Droning_On

[Viper1970]

Hey Droning_On,

 

absolute fantastic work and a really outstanding idea to make the T-Flight HOTAS a complete mini-cockpit. If the project is finished and at Thingiverse I will take a look at it for sure. I've donated my old T-Flight HOTAS to my son, who is studying at the German Bundeswehr at the moment and did not have much space for a big flight sim gear, but he's the same sim enthusiast as I am, so maybe this could be a perfect solution for him.

[Droning_On]

Mods to the Throttle base.

[jonny415]

Nice like the idea, I wonder If you had Thrustmaster Warthog throttle what you would have done with it lol

[Viper1970]

This little pit is so perfect! I love it! All the components are so awesome and practically done. If I had seen it before I started with my command unit, I had used this project as a template.

But now it will be a future project for a pit for my son .

[Droning_On]

On 10/27/2021 at 11:17 PM, jonny415 said:

Nice like the idea, I wonder If you had Thrustmaster Warthog throttle what you would have done with it lol

 Probably have built some simple button boxes like the Virpil extension boxes lol …….  Tbh what I spent over the covid restrictions I could have probably bought a Warthog lol   3d printer appealed more  and the basic t.flight aint all that bad if you have limited desk space…..  due to the original design of the t.flight it landed itself great to this project.  Other Hotas’s might have been more stand alone rather than and integrated deskpit.   

£60.  T.flight Hotas4

£200. 3d printer (Technically a Christmas present, pre-covid so wasn’t really bought for this)

£20. PLA plastic

£30 switches

£50 leobodar controllers.

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£360 to date

 

Probably need to spend another £150 on control cards and switches to get rhs button box and ICP working.  And the rear screen is designed to house the thrustmaster cougar button so add another £90.  

then I need to sort out the hall sensors for the primary controls and the new boards to run them so add another £100 to the mix……

im sure someone said on here or other simpit forums once you start there is never an end …… damn they were correct

 

forgot the iPad Pro 12.9 (running modified CaptZ profile) and the iPhone 12 Pro Max (for Touch portal) and the 3d modelling software subscription (Shapr3D)  Feck it’s getting silly.  Lmao.      Oh well it’s been fun anyway

 

Edited January 21, 2022 by Droning_On

[Droning_On]

Not been active on the 3D printing front for a while but thought I'd add my newly printed 3D pedals to my thread....   Not sure on the longevity but they were fun to print.

Credit goes to other on this one....  see link below for 3D print files.

Cadet Pedals

Edited March 6, 2023 by Droning_On

[Droning_On]

On 3/6/2023 at 5:36 PM, Droning_On said:

Not been active on the 3D printing front for a while but thought I'd add my newly printed 3D pedals to my thread....   Not sure on the longevity but they were fun to print.

Credit goes to other on this one....  see link below for 3D print files.

Cadet Pedals

 

Update...  So been using these Cadetpedals for about 6 months now and they work.... the Pots I bought are maybe not the best and the toe brake design needs some revisions to make it a little more sturdy if you need them.....  I have only used the brakes a handfull of times.    So I've remixed this with some MK1 Spitfire Pedals (my design from Original pedals) and removed the toe brakes for now.  Printed and all works great with the simple rudder only axis.  The solid pedal makes these nearly perfect for warbirds.

Next up... intend to make the swing arms a little longer and incorporate the Authentikit Maghall design.....