Deadman Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 (edited) Well there is no place to get the last parts I need for the change from the A-10A to the C model. y2kiah Has inspired me to do some work with Sketch up. I think it is coming along well here is a peek at what i have been working on for the last couple of days after being laid off. There is a local sign maker with a chc router I will see what he will charge to make the main instrument panel and the Fire handle holder.:thumbup: Edited November 2, 2015 by Deadman 1 https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diveplane Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 good luck with the cockpit build. https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hassata Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Sry about the work situation :( [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kiah Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 sorry to hear about the job. but your instrument panel is looking really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 (edited) I'm curious to see what you come up with since you seem so particular about small details. ( not bad, I see it all the time with pilot's) btw, the layoff sucks, and the bad part is it could be anyone based on our crappy economy. I hope you find a better replacement! Edited September 16, 2010 by Flim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 Thanks Guys Scaling is a lot easier when you have some parts for an A-10A all ready. The center and bottom of the Main instrument panel are scaled off a real panel for the A model. Real Gauges will fit at this time for the Big 5, the Fuel ,Landing gear panels will also fit. With the limited space in the panel I am looking for some cheep LCD to try and cut down to fit in the panel instead of behind The Fire handle area was a pain in the but do to the curve but i think it will work made out of aluminum Thanks DM https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckling Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Great start DM. Been waiting a long time for your thread (you know what I mean, nutch.. nutch.. :-) Hope your situation clears up soon. Cheers Gus - - - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 Thanks Gus Hopefully i will be employed again soon!!! I need the A-10C main panel so As soon as i get a quote on the cutting cost I will get going on that then Design the basic cockpit lay out. thanks Dm https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotiA10 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 now you are getting serious D !!! The main panel is looking very good. what about the projections system ? any further/new thoughts ? cheers mate and talk to you soon, NotiA10 :pilotfly: NotiA10 CoolerMaster HAF RC-932 - Intel Core i7 950 - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R - Kingston DDR3 6GB - Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 EF 6 Edition - Western Digital 640GB SATA-III - CoolerMaster 700W - TrackIR Pro 4 - Saitek X52 - Saitek Rudder Pedals - Hotas Warthog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 18, 2010 Author Share Posted September 18, 2010 (edited) Personal I think if I get ahead of the release on the projection system I would more than likely just be wasting money Not know what will work or being able to try any thing. I still think 3 to 4 home made projectors on the http://lumenlab.com/forums/ design with wide angel lenses for a short through and rear projection would rock The main Instrument panel looks good but. I screwed up some of it and will have to remake it again for like the 6th time ahhh oh well I all so got a bit side tracked. I received a copy of and older ACES II manual and have been scanning it but I am having no luck turning it in to a search-able PDF with book marks. Looking for a program and a tutorial the main problem is there are severial fold out pages that are larger than the others :pilotfly: Edited September 18, 2010 by Deadman https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Well I finished a few things including the Navigation mode select panel and back plate thing are fitting better:thumbup: Edited September 21, 2010 by Deadman https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 making some head way but the fonts on the EW panel keep loosing white I have no Idea why :pilotfly: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kiah Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 it's looking good. text does the same thing on my panels, I have not found a way to prevent it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 I think it has to do with the type The Arial font on the RWR bezel is stable wile the the other is not https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kiah Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I use the same font on all of my panels, some are stable some aren't. I think it's mainly just a Z buffer issue. When I look at some panels open by themselves the text is rock solid, but the same panel incorporated in the large pit model shows z fighting. Best I can tell it has something to do with the way the text was placed, and how it is dragged after being placed. When placing text directly onto a surface it's usually fine. If you use the measurement tool to place it at the intersection of two lines, it can cause problems. If you move the text only along one axis at a time, it stays fine. If you move diagonally or along multiple axes in a single motion, it causes problems. I fought with it for a long time trying to place the text right, then it turned out not to matter because as the pit model got more complicated, more z fighting started to show anyway, so I stopped trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 :cry: that will make ya pull your hair out thanks for the help I need to spread some rep and i will tag you https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 Well I got a few things done I want to get all the parts on the Main instrument panel before i get it cut at the sign shop but it should be soon:thumbup: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 Finally a start on the MFCD https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVK_Fox Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Deadman wish you luck with your cockpit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 Thanks Fox!! Its Good to see you still around:thumbup: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketeer Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Hey DM did you happen to know the actual dimension of the panel or it's just guess work? Looking very nice. Same question to y2kiah for his wonderful panels. I have no idea how big or small to make mine. My A10C cockpit thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Witch panel? I have a main instrument panel (DASH ) from an A-10 A and a fire handle housing /Glare shield for the A model. So many measurements are from the A model part then adjusted for the C model. I all so have the main indicators ADI,HSI Altimeter, Air speed indicator and Rate of climb, IP-1310/ALR so the middle of the Dash is absolutely accurate. Left and Right sides I have the Landing gear panel and the fuel panel for those known items I scaled the rest of the dash area for the MFCD to fit. For the MFCD I used a combination of sources from pictures to the spec for other MFD. SO I am confident the MFCD Bezels are fairly accurate. I just need to figure out how i will bevel the sides and bottom for a better viewing angle of the LCD panel and white lines. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kiah Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I've been going on best information I can find. Mil specs when available, word of mouth next, then by eye or best estimation if all else fails. The side consoles are good to fit real panels. It's the main instrument panel where I'm doing most of my guess work. Bottom line there is that right now I can only guarantee that my own parts fit my own panel. DM has the real parts to go from so his panel will be accurate in places that mine is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketeer Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 thanks guys for the quick reply. my question was generally for all panels, but more for the main panel. the side panels probably require less guess work than the main panel, as you can more or less tell the width required. we know the dimension of the thrustmaster f-16 MFD. if that is roughly the same as that of the A-10C, then I guess we can extrapolate from the main panel picture the width of the panel? and even the height etc. My A10C cockpit thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Generally side panels are 5.75 inch wide The main panel dimensions I may publish later i am working on some thing now. The F-16 MFD panel and the A-10 MFCD are totally different I am sorry I can't be more specific at this time just be patient. thanks thanks guys for the quick reply. my question was generally for all panels, but more for the main panel. the side panels probably require less guess work than the main panel, as you can more or less tell the width required. we know the dimension of the thrustmaster f-16 MFD. if that is roughly the same as that of the A-10C, then I guess we can extrapolate from the main panel picture the width of the panel? and even the height etc. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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