DIY Doorgun Project for VR use

[Dogmanbird]

wow, thanks Hannibal! Flattered to be mentioned in your video, though mines pretty embarrassingly crude compared to yours. Well done with it.

 I've spent the last 3 months in my driving rig, but I'm about to put my flying stuff back together over the next week and will be happy to show you and hopefully fly too

 

[givingtnt]

On 3/16/2023 at 4:05 AM, hannibal said:

Gimbal assembly continues

 

hi, I'm following your build and I printed all 3 sets of parts, this brown part (last photo, gear) is missing from your files, please update it.
Also, your bearings are incorrect, what bearings did you use for the cross section? (the one where you put the tube in) you indicated 25x37x7 bearings but these are way too small.

[givingtnt]

No these are clearly way too small: 

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[hannibal]

Im sorry I had wrong info

It is this part, 40 x 52 x 7

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09VL3YV4R

I will upload the gear tonight

That smaller gear was for the other doorgun project

 

Edited Wednesday at 11:08 PM by hannibal

[hannibal]

Show me what you have printed, I'll walk you through the build. My suggestion is start with the grip portion first and work down to the other parts. 

[givingtnt]

Thanks, please link the part (I'm not sure which link you'll update )

I should be good to assemble, I did start with the grip, in the meantime I'm also doing a little UE5 game with a humvee gunner turret and a SBD Dauntless rear gunner.
Maybe one day I'll make them into a mod for DCS with a mission or two. 

the one thing I dislike about the huey is you absolutely need a second player there with you. 

[hannibal]

i just updated the thingiverse

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5932560/files

the missing item that you point out has been include as "main_gear_hub"

and questions feel free to ask, i like to see you achieve what i was able to achieve.

this is the dilemma.. we can make the gear, but no games to support it.

almost 10 years of VR, i boggles me that we dont have a game that can use a doorgun. 

i am only grateful that DCS made it possible, starting with the UH1H.

now, only if @Polychop Simulations can fix the minigun joystick slew range for the gazelle.. it is such a fun helicopter to fly, would be super cool if the mingun was fully functional.

 

i still have to find some time to make fun doorgun missions.

looking forward to see your build.

if more ppl had a doorgun, only means that some day games would catch on for it. man i would love to see a WW2 plane that has mounted MGs 

i made this build 2 years ago. yea..  40mm ID bearing...

[givingtnt]

34 minutes ago, hannibal said:

i just updated the thingiverse

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5932560/files

the missing item that you point out has been include as "main_gear_hub"

and questions feel free to ask, i like to see you achieve what i was able to achieve.

this is the dilemma.. we can make the gear, but no games to support it.

almost 10 years of VR, i boggles me that we dont have a game that can use a doorgun. 

i am only grateful that DCS made it possible, starting with the UH1H.

now, only if @Polychop Simulations can fix the minigun joystick slew range for the gazelle.. it is such a fun helicopter to fly, would be super cool if the mingun was fully functional.

 

i still have to find some time to make fun doorgun missions.

looking forward to see your build.

if more ppl had a doorgun, only means that some day games would catch on for it. man i would love to see a WW2 plane that has mounted MGs 

i made this build 2 years ago. yea..  40mm ID bearing...

I guess I was going off the parts list at the first post :') 

 

For the game.. one day perhaps..
I'd be more interested in modding a plane that I can put on autopilot or something. 

Edited Thursday at 05:53 AM by givingtnt

[hannibal]

I wish il2 gunner controls were as robust as dcs..they have all kinds of planes with turrets but they are tied only to mouse control

Edited Thursday at 11:47 AM by hannibal