Migo Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 Great work you did there. his is excellent. Do you have any plans to show how to build the TM Warthog grip extension Yea I want one of those, too :) Best extension I've seen so far.
HitchHikingFlatlander Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 Very Nice Icemaker! http://dcs-mercenaries.com/ USA Squad
linden Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) Here is a little 3d version movie of dimebug´s left console....work in progress!! Edited August 14, 2011 by linden
dimebug Posted August 14, 2011 Author Posted August 14, 2011 doc and file for the front part are ready, waiting for uploading them, should be done soon.
HitchHikingFlatlander Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 Dimebug as I'm loosely following your plans for the left and right consoles I have a question about the Right console. Where does the incline start near the front of the console? In your instructions the breakdown of distances in between show the dimensions for the left console not the right. It then repeats those dimensions for the left side as well. Thanks for all your hard work Dimebug and for sharing it as well. I wouldn't know where to start without using your plans as a base. http://dcs-mercenaries.com/ USA Squad
dimebug Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) yes there's a little mistake, i need to update the files. You can use 315 twice instead of 320 and 320 Edited August 15, 2011 by dimebug
Cali Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 Or planning on selling them? I don't have the warthog, an ejection seat, or enough room to fit a cockpit in my apartment (wife's rules, not mine... I'd use the whole living room if she'd let me)... but I'd probably buy one for the day I can add it to my pit. You need to tell your wife you need a place for your stuff. Just start making a spot.....she'll get the picture. :D i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED
hog_driver111th Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 yeah, I definitely need a man-cave. With the work everyone's doing in here building pits, I'm starting on a few things that might convince her I need space! lol 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]
HitchHikingFlatlander Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 Well you can have your own mancave or tell her you'll be forced to go to bars and strip clubs instead for entertainment. Dimebug thanks for the measurements, next project is to find some strips (like aluminum) for mounting panels. I think I'm going to use a hole saw to cut a few holes for cable management, cutting with a jigsaw gets tiring LOL! http://dcs-mercenaries.com/ USA Squad
CubPilot Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 IceMaker..... very nice pit you are building! I have a question about your fuel panel shown in previous posts. What did you use for the four switches for the fuel tanks (that turns them on or off for refueling)? I guess they stay down when pushed, then with another push they are higher so you can tell if they are on or off. Or are they more like circuit breakers (which are mucho $$$$'s)? :pilotfly: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win7 Pro 64 | Asus Rampage III Extreme |Swiftech H2O cooled: CPU, Video, N. Bridge | i7 980X EE @4.5GHz | 16 GB DDR3 @1726 MHZ | AMD R9 290X 4GB DDR5 +EK H2O block+Backplate | BenQ XL2730Z 2560x1440 @144Hz | Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB | 2 - Samsung HD 1TB | Pinoeer BD-RW | ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCIe Audio | CoolerMaster Haf-X case | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760W PS | HOTAS Cougar w/Evenstrain Mod | HOTAS Warthog | TM RCS Rudders + Mods | TM MFD's w/monitors | TrackIR5
dimebug Posted August 16, 2011 Author Posted August 16, 2011 Center consol available here ! ftp://checksix-fr.com/Matos/docs/A-10C%20console%20centrale.zip 1
Pogo Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Thanks Dimebug, great work! Cheers, Pogo Intel I7 920 Std Clock - 6GB DDR3 RAM - 2 x GTX260 SLI - 10K 130GB Velociraptor Drive - Vista 64Bit - Saitek X52 Pro Hotas - Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals - TrackIR 5
hog_driver111th Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Looks great Dimebug. I'm actually in the process of doing my front panel. Are they measurements actual, or... I'll be buying the wood tomorrow to do my cuts. 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]
dimebug Posted August 16, 2011 Author Posted August 16, 2011 measurments may be pretty close of the real stuff. Please double check the size of parts for the shopping list.
grayson Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Cutting Dimebugs stencils Hi Everyone, Well i`m ready to start, got my wood, cut to size using 18mil and 6mil ply on order for next week and having stencils printed 1 to 1 at a local print shop but need a bit of advise. I`ve got a jigsaw, work table and clamps but i wonder if it would be easier to make the cuts using a plunging router, i have no experience of using one of these and cannot afford a top model, something around the £100 mark. Any of you guys use these tools ?? any comments would be helpfull. best regards Grayson
dimebug Posted August 21, 2011 Author Posted August 21, 2011 Router can be helpfull but can be seen as an ptionnal tool Jigsaw is the main one. New seat implemented, it's a very nice model but a little bit more complicated to build and with an high amount of parts.
Dachs Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 A router will give you much cleaner cuts, but you have to use a jig (I think thats the name for it?) in order to make straight cuts. It's not really controlable when using it freehand. For curvy things, you will have to make a model first, using the jigsaw, and then you can make perfect copys of that, using the router with a ... copy ring? attached. <again, not sure what it's called in english... It does make quite a mess though, as it cuts up more material than the jigsaw, but then again, you won't have to sand so much after you're done cutting. System: Asus z270 A Prime, Intel i7-7700K 4.8GHz, 32GB DDR4, RTX2080, Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD. Valve Index VR, TM Warthog Throttle & Grip, Virpil MongoosT-50CM2 base, TM TPDR Rudders. OS: Win10 Home
HitchHikingFlatlander Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 IMO a router will create more work as you can keep a steadier hand with the jigsaw. I did have a router available to me with what I've built so far but decided against it. I even used a neighbors Dremel rotary cutting tool (kinda like a Rotozip ) I didn't like that one either. http://dcs-mercenaries.com/ USA Squad
freakneek Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 are your dementions in imperial or meteric???
dimebug Posted August 23, 2011 Author Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) metric, most of the pdf are scale 1/1 New seat implemented. The seat as been designed by a french guy "OLR". Here you can see the virtual model : I don't know if he plan to release plans, but it lookk very good, but require some serious work (lots of parts). We found some little mistakes, but it looks quite good already. The autor already build it. I made a short pause but i will start to work on the external ribs soon. Coupled with some pictures, i've seen that my stick base is probably 3 centimeter too close of the center console. I will be gratefull if someone can give me the exact dimension of an Ace II seat, especially the width. Edited August 23, 2011 by dimebug
linden Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) WOW!!! real nice Edited August 23, 2011 by linden
linden Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) As i work with cardboard on my day job i was thinking that maby i can laser-cut the parts on 4mm cardboard and glue 4 of them together to get a very strong and light parts. So i did!!:) And the result was awesome.....Very strong and light... So now im gonna make a pit in cardboard,no more jigsaw, just some wood plugs and glue:) Edited August 23, 2011 by linden
dimebug Posted August 24, 2011 Author Posted August 24, 2011 great and thanks a lot, flaws of the OLR seat are now perfectly identified, if he don't, i will probably modify the plans and maybe build one seat for myself.
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