Gremlin's F-18 cockpit

[Gremlin77]

Hi Folks,

perhaps some of you know me from 10 years ago when I have build an A-10 cockpit with a real Tornado shell. (Gremlin's A-10 here in the forum)

Now my kids are a bit grown up and the indoor pool my cockpit was sitting in is now guess.... a swimmingpool for the kids.

But at the end of 2024 I had a bit of free time so my older son (6 years) I decided to return to the hobby of cockpit building.

We wanted to go a bit smaler with a F-18 cockpit from The Open Hornet Project, a faboulus project from some real amazing enthusiasts. The cockpit fits in a normal room and in combination with the great VR options and the passthrough abbility of the quest 3 it is getting quite immersive.

Actually the wooden frame is finished, all panels with included backlighting are lasered. Everything is hammered together so I think now its time to bring you some pictures.

So stay tuned!!

Happy to be back again,

Gremlin

 

[MAXsenna]

Looking forward to it!

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[Gremlin77]

Some Pics....

[Rapti]

looks amazing! 

Did you make the wooden parts yourself? On a CNC?

[MAXsenna]

That's awesome!

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[Gremlin77]

yes the wooden parts are all made on my cnc. The open Hornet project has very detailed Fusion 3d models. You can export all parts for 3d printing, cnc cutting or laser engraving.

The three front mfds and the ufc are bought from winwing. All usb and backlit. I am very happy with the quality for the moderate price.

Throttle and stick are from my A-10 cockpit (Thrustmaster)

The PCBs for the backlighting I had to  order at a  minimum of 5 pieces per panel, so I now have 4 complete sets that I don't need. If anybody wants to buy them for small money, please contact me.

Edited March 28 by Gremlin77

[Ulukaii]

Hi @Gremlin77

1) If you want a close to OH-spec fit of your Winwing UFC and MFDs, check out my Winwing Mod here: https://makerworld.com/de/models/650441-v2-openhornet-mod-for-winwing-integration  

2) For your surplus PCBs, I think there are some members over at the OH Discord who have been waiting for a group buy for a long time and would be very happy to buy a full set or whatever you have. If you put them into the marketplace-thread over there, they''ll see it: https://discord.com/channels/392833351238811648/1092859380623474809

Happy building! I am building with my son, too:-) 
Ulu

Edited April 1 by Ulukaii

[Gremlin77]

Hi Ulukaii,

great job with the WinWing integration! Think, I will change my current setup for your files. Looks really great!

 

[Gremlin77]

Hi cockpit builders,

here a pic of the running Backlight....

 

[Kubi]

Hey Gremlin77,

I can remember you tornado shell journey. Good to see People are coming back.
Same here. Your build is looking great so far! I'm just working on the UIP with Ulukaii's great Winwing Mod yet.
Hope to see more from yours!

c.u.

[agrasyuk]

What happened to the Tornado?! It is great to see you are building again

[Gremlin77]

The Tornado cockpit still exists. As mentioned I reactivated the swimming pool the cockpit was placed in for my two sons. The cockpit is now in a storage building to be reactivated when I get retired

Here some pics of "the last Flight" 

I just reused throttle and stick an will probably take out the ejection seat.