BHawthorne Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Cool, it has built in plumbing. No need to pause the sim to get up and go to the restroom anymore. :lol::thumbup:
DEChengst Posted March 25, 2011 Author Posted March 25, 2011 Another long day of work on the cockpit: Inner side of the left console and throttle mount. Four cardboard prototypes and the final custom stick mount. Finally something to play with. First cover plates have been installed today as well. Time to hop in! Nope, my legs won't win a beauty contest :( [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
DEChengst Posted November 12, 2011 Author Posted November 12, 2011 Just started assembly of the caution panel I bought from pitbldr: [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
DEChengst Posted November 12, 2011 Author Posted November 12, 2011 The result of two hours of soldering. Man I'm bad at it :> [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
DEChengst Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 Backside of the panel with all the LEDs. All lit up in the Phidgets software. NswGjeVBeHY Testing one, two, three... [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
pitbldr Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) Looks great! I may be a bit biased though!! :D You did a much better job of making a video of it than I did. Mine was NOT as legibile as yours! :thumbup: Edited November 20, 2011 by pitbldr need to complete sentence
Supersheep Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Man, I am again wondering how you created the lettering. Printed on a mask (how to cut out that mask...?)? Sprayed and "written" with a router? Lithography? Looking good! Supersheep The PVC Pipe Joystick Stand How to thread
DEChengst Posted March 26, 2012 Author Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Another vacation so more work done today: Outer rail for the right console: Outer rail for the left console: Mockup for the left console just to show what it will be like. Pipe sticking straight up shows my plan for the front console: After a day of hard work I'm hungry and thirsty. I think I deserved some world class Belgian beer and some world class Dutch old cheese: @Supersheep, Missed your post so didn't answer it yet. For details about the caution panel just ask pitbldr. He's the one that made it. I just soldered all the LEDs and assemled it. Edited March 26, 2012 by DEChengst [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
Duckling Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 ..After a day of hard work I'm hungry and thirsty. I think I deserved some world class Belgian beer and some world class Dutch old cheese Well deserved. Looking great - - - -
DEChengst Posted March 27, 2012 Author Posted March 27, 2012 Today I put the covers on the outer rails for the left and right console. This is the right one: Start of the right console. I already cut out the hole for the CMSP and caution panels. Bought an electric jigsaw with a laser guide for that. Seems that even a two left handed person like me can saw in a straight line with that. Didn't extend the hole for the CDU as I still need to build it. I guesstimated the width of the side console. Turns out I could have made it a bit more narrow, but in the end I think I'm happy with it: Really tired now so my heart needs a bit of rest now as I don't want to get zapped by my ICD ;) Will continue work on it next week. I think I'll start the left console and put the the front and back covers on it. I guess I'll also be running to the electronics store to grab switches for the CDU. [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
hog_driver111th Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 What kind of wire are you using? I have about 100ft of pretty thin speaker wire. Any idea if I could use that to wire the LEDs for my caution panel (also from Pitbldr)? A-10C - FC3 - CA - L-39 - UH1 - P-51 - Hawk - BS2 - F-86 - Gazelle - F-5E - AV8B - F/A-18C i5-4590 - GTX 1060 - Oculus CV1 - TM:Warthog [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic9979_1.gif[/sIGPIC]
DEChengst Posted March 27, 2012 Author Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) I use a Phidgets 1031 board to drive the LEDs and used the cables that came with that. Edited March 27, 2012 by DEChengst [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
DEChengst Posted April 2, 2012 Author Posted April 2, 2012 Today I added the left console: Pilot view of the right console: Pilot view of the left console: [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
DEChengst Posted April 4, 2012 Author Posted April 4, 2012 Just a small update from today. Added the inner and bottom cover for the right console so it's really becoming a bay where I can stuff the electronics. Turned out the pit isn't perfectly straight so I used a piece of 9mm plywood as a shim to fill in the gap in the front. It's really hard for me to build accurate. I live in an apartment so I can only use hand tools. I also have to hold all the stuff myself and that's not easy when you have two left hands. Now you know why it's called the "might resemble a cockpit" build ;) [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
cichlidfan Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 I hear you loud and clear...ten thumbs here (when it comes to wood especially). That's why they invented shims and putty!!:) ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
DEChengst Posted April 5, 2012 Author Posted April 5, 2012 Back cover installed: Peeking into the left console bay: [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
DEChengst Posted April 6, 2012 Author Posted April 6, 2012 Today is the last day of my vacation and I installed the front covers for the left and right consoles. Left console without the top looking back to front: Left console with the top installed looking front to back: Next step will be to get switches and assemble the CDU I bought. After the CDU is done I rely on some of the CNC gurus here on the forum to cut the other remaining panels for me. I hope to have the parts for my fall vacation so I can pretty much finish the build in those four weeks. [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
DEChengst Posted April 14, 2012 Author Posted April 14, 2012 Tiny update for today. Installed some pieces of timber to sure up the bottom of the left and right console bays, and with that the entire construction. Couldn't go to the electronics store for the CDU switches today as I'm on call for my work. Plan to do that next friday. No soldering next weekend though as I'll be celebrating my nephew's birthday. Had to turn the simpit on it's side for today's work, so I made a photo of the bottom. Now you can all see how horrible my building skills are ;) In the end I guess it will be functional though, and that's what counts for me on my first shadowy flight into the dangerous world of simpit building. [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
DEChengst Posted April 28, 2012 Author Posted April 28, 2012 Time to start building the CDU. Don't have all parts yet. Joystick controller boards are on their way. Haven't decided on the monitor to use. Found some that looked nice but those were direct from the factory with a big minimum order. Parts I have so far: Step one. Drilling holes and lining up the circuit boards: Hope to do some soldering this weekend. More images will come when there's progress with the build. [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
DEChengst Posted April 28, 2012 Author Posted April 28, 2012 First four switches peeking through the frame: Fourth switch soldered in place. I suck at this and I'm too ashamed to show you the other ones. Not sure I'll continue this weekend. Really want to have the joystick controller boards so I can test every switch right away. I also plan on getting a loupe because the connecters on the switches are really tiny: [sigpic][/sigpic] PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h
Feed Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 Everyone starts somewhere - take pride in taking those steps rather than beating yourself up over the quality of your first attempts. As for testing as you go, all you need is a simple circuit - add a battery tester or a battery and buzzer - test circuit complete.
WildBillKelsoe Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 you might consider some rubber feet for your frame. It's gonna cost you to sand wood tiles and lacquer. AWAITING ED NEW DAMAGE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION FOR WW2 BIRDS Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow.
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