hegykc Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) Hi. I've been working on different ways to have usb instruments made, as cheap as possible. (amongst other things) Now I have reached a point where I can have a prototype made. These are all laser cut acrylic sheets, printed dials and face/back lit (I'll see which one works best). The interface is 2 opencockpits servo motor cards. I'm not building an A-10 simpit, so I'll make these available for purchase once squash out any prototype defects. Since the only available pack at the moment is more than 1,000$ and doesn't really look the part, my goal was to try to design one at half price or less. Everything in X and Y axis is made according to mil spec, to the best of my abilities. The rest, Z axis, is as close as possible since I'm working with sheets of material. According to calculations from my cad program, this should come to under 550$ assembled and shipped out, or 350$ for a kit, less if more people are interested. I've designed it so there's no need for any tools or glue. Just snap it together like puzzles or lego bricks. I'll probably have it cut next week. I'm also designing other instruments from the DCS lineup: ADI and HSI, the most complex of instruments, with all the flags and moving parts working. Made with a mix of laser cut acrylic and 3d printed parts. And a P-51 instrument panel If there's a programmer out there, that could get teensy boards to work with dcs and lua, this could become a 20$ per instrument venture, so cockpits for everyone :) (as it stands now, commercially available instruments range from 250$ - 500$) Edited January 10, 2013 by hegykc 1 www.replikagear.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime817th Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hello Hegykc, This looks really awesome, Are you thinking about doing the Black Shark too? Showtime. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrasyuk Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 this looks great, will be following the development closely. Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hegykc Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks, and yes. Once I sort out some unknowns on this prototype, and perfect the technique, than I can start designing the rest or the instruments for the A-10, Ka-50 and p-51. And all the great aircraft that had been announced for dcs. www.replikagear.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Very interesting thought you were going to produce other items such as the grips I gave you the plans for . 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...
showtime817th Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Cool, I think the next build for me will be the HUEY. Showtime. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansolo Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I am in awe... I will be looking forward to watching your progress. It looks really really interresting :thumbup: Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy10uk Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Wow, fantastic work. Mmmmmmmm if I can get away with the cost. Another I'm gonna be following very very closely. Cowboy10uk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthro Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Awesome hope you get this up and running!! [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic86362_2.gif[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derelor Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Awesome - must buy these once available... 1338 - beyond leet ED Forum rules EN|DE|RU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 This is incredible work indeed. I look forward to seeing Russian aircraft gauges. Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linden Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Nice work:thumbup:, if you build the ADI and HSI im for sure gonna buy them from you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 If there's a programmer out there, that could get teensy boards to work with dcs and lua, this could become a 20$ per instrument venture, so cockpits for everyone :) (as it stands now, commercially available instruments range from 250$ - 500$)Heloooo, programers!!!! Can somebody help in here? :helpsmilie: Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Why would you wait when there are many reasonably price real Russian instruments on eBay? This is incredible work indeed. I look forward to seeing Russian aircraft gauges. 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...
Gadroc Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 How are you building the light holders for the engine gauges? Are you 3D printing that? It looks like it has angles you couldn't do with laser cutters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Why would you wait when there are many reasonably price real Russian instruments on eBay?Well, those real ones are good to be put on a shelf as a souvenirs. I am talking about gauges that can be interfaced with DCS series Russian aircraft. Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 nice work. Definitely interested! PC: Asus P8Z77-M Mainboard; Intel i5-3570K (4x3,4Ghz) mit Scythe Mugen 3 CPU Kühler; 16Gb Corsair XMS3 1600Mhz; Nvidia GTX570 1280mb; Samsung 830 SSD; Samsung HDD Flight Sim Gear: TM Warthog; Saitek Pro Pedals; TM Cougars on an 19" screen; TrackIR 5 w/ trackclip pro; Logitech G35 headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hegykc Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 How are you building the light holders for the engine gauges? Are you 3D printing that? It looks like it has angles you couldn't do with laser cutters. The angles you see on "fake" light holders are achieved by sanding down the acrylic. I'll make both fake and functional versions of light holders. 3d printing is an option if laser cutting won't do. www.replikagear.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensamvarg Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 The angles you see on "fake" light holders are achieved by sanding down the acrylic. I'll make both fake and functional versions of light holders. 3d printing is an option if laser cutting won't do. 3D printing one and making a mold would probably save you both money and time. :) HeatBlur Template repository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillKelsoe Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Great stuff 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hegykc Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 3D printing one and making a mold would probably save you both money and time. :) It's about 2$ per holder, 3d printed in black. So it might be worth it. www.replikagear.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moken Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I am very interesting, I must buy too if available for sell, thank you your share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 LOL real gauges can be interfaces with DCS Well, those real ones are good to be put on a shelf as a souvenirs. I am talking about gauges that can be interfaced with DCS series Russian aircraft. 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...
Mnemonic Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 LOL real gauges can be interfaces with DCS It's super difficult especially for the russian military grade gauges, requires lots of custom work. And completely not feasible. These A10 gauges looks great! Looking forward to buy set of these :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trubshaw Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 That looks so professional. Keep up the good work [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] TrubshawRN -=SHREK 94=- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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