Thick8 Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Let's see. I have $1000 in monitors. $2000 in a computer. $700 in controllers. Really, what's another $6000 for a complete cockpit? I'm in. Give me the frame dimensions so I can build it and I'll buy 1 or 2 panels at a time. John All of my posted work, ideas and contributions are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0,) which precludes commercial use but encourages sharing and building on for non-commercial purposes, ©John Muldoon
Mr_Burns Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Come on guys lighten up, no-one is forcing anyone to buy anything and this is Franks thread on cockpit building. Vote with your feet if you dont approve...laters you rip off. (joke)
Rockeyes Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Come on guys lighten up, no-one is forcing anyone to buy anything and this is Franks thread on cockpit building. Vote with your feet if you dont approve...laters you rip off. (joke) Agreed whole heartily Mr Burns. However its the wife right upper cut I'm more worried about, if she gets to the postman before I do :music_whistling: I've just looked at the UK tax 2.7% import and 20% VAT on top.. Ooooch. Maybe one day Frank could supply in kit form to get the price down. Looking forward to seeing those lovely parts when the website comes online :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] HTC Vive Windows 10 Maximus VIII Hero i7-6700k CPU @ 4.2GHz 16GB Nvida GeForce GTX 1080. Ram Duel SSD's
frank Posted May 7, 2013 Author Posted May 7, 2013 Thanks for binging the threat back on track - now keep the formation ;) /Frank http://www.dcscockpit.com
frank Posted May 7, 2013 Author Posted May 7, 2013 Front Dash Panel - the wires are hidden in layer and your choice of monitor behind Optimized for Gadroc's HELIOS and my Panels I will ofcourse show the final resultat with all panels :music_whistling: http://www.dcscockpit.com
agrasyuk Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Come on guys lighten up, no-one is forcing anyone to buy anything and this is Franks thread on cockpit building. Vote with your feet if you dont approve...laters you rip off. (joke) No, this is not thread on cockpit building. This is a thread where Frank presents progress of his product development without answering any methodology questions (as he spent a lot of time developing it) nor addressing any questions about features or readily identifiable flaws of his product (as minute or as important as they might be ). Agreed whole heartily Mr Burns. However its the wife right upper cut I'm more worried about, if she gets to the postman before I do :music_whistling: I've just looked at the UK tax 2.7% import and 20% VAT on top.. Ooooch. : That us easily solvable. Request the sender to put "gift" or "commercial sample" in customs form and to declare value as just bill of materials .unless I under estimate UK gov I doubt you will be charged charged customs for ~100$ of a package (even Russians have threshold of 300 or so). Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project
Gremlin77 Posted May 8, 2013 Posted May 8, 2013 hm, I think this is franks thread, so frank can write in here whatever he wants..... If someone doesn't like it, he shouldn't read it.....just as simple In my opinion it's a good idea he has building up some kind of "professional" stuff for people wanting to have a pit but don't have the time to build one. So they can change time with money. Not the worst way... So, I will continue to read this thread, and as all of us know, pictures say more than thousand words. Go on Frank, make your way! visit my build thread Gremlin's A-10 :thumbup: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=86916
agrasyuk Posted May 8, 2013 Posted May 8, 2013 hm, I think this is franks thread, so frank can write in here whatever he wants..... In my opinion it's a good idea he has building up some kind of "professional" stuff for people wanting to have a pit but don't have the time to build one.! Absolutely, that I'm not contending. And yes having option to purchase such products is good for everyone from every which way including the small builders . What would have been even better though is if the professional was straightforward and conduct himself professionally. Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project
frank Posted May 9, 2013 Author Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) Still working on the Front... Edited May 9, 2013 by frank http://www.dcscockpit.com
jrsteensen Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Absolutely, that I'm not contending. And yes having option to purchase such products is good for everyone from every which way including the small builders . What would have been even better though is if the professional was straightforward and conduct himself professionally. Wait wait wait, your telling him he's not acting professionally, one breath after you tell him he should commit fraud and customs violations by marking things as a gift being sent overseas? As a former customs agent, thats a violation thats technically worth 10's of thousands of dollars in fines. OpenHornet F/A-18C 1:1 SimPit Website :: DCS Thread Link :: Discord :: Github ::
Gadroc Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Still working on the Front... Looking good, can't wait to see it in action.
frank Posted May 9, 2013 Author Posted May 9, 2013 me to ;) The only parts i need to finish is: CMSC - waiting for the PCB Parts needed to finish is: Refuel indexer AOA indexer Then into shell building ;) parts to develop on a later time is : G-meter Wet Compass http://www.dcscockpit.com
agrasyuk Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Wait wait wait, your telling him he's not acting professionally, one breath after you tell him he should commit fraud and customs violations by marking things as a gift being sent overseas? As a former customs agent, thats a violation thats technically worth 10's of thousands of dollars in fines. before jumping like that see who the comment about customs declaration was directed to and what exactly was discussed Veeery much of topic: Leaving whatever personal feelings one might have about customs fee and taxes in general, looking strictly from legal standpoint there is quite a difference putting a declared value on 100% complete official product and a 80-95% ready DIY kit. Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project
Hansolo Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Still working on the Front... Fantastic. Looks like you have incorporated encoders in the plexiglas for adjustment :thumbup: Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album
frank Posted May 9, 2013 Author Posted May 9, 2013 sure i have - then you just place your monitor behind and you are flying http://www.dcscockpit.com
Hansolo Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Sweet :thumbup: I have used similar setup although simpler than the one you are offering. I have stipped the monitor completely of plastics to get a tighter fit. It this also need with your setup? Keep up the nice work Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album
frank Posted May 11, 2013 Author Posted May 11, 2013 it's up to you - the Front panel is flat on the back - /Frank http://www.dcscockpit.com
frank Posted May 15, 2013 Author Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) When this is finished the drawings will be released for download Cheap and simple to build.... /Frank Edited May 15, 2013 by frank http://www.dcscockpit.com
frank Posted May 15, 2013 Author Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) INDEXER LIGHT - DONE Edited May 15, 2013 by frank http://www.dcscockpit.com
frank Posted May 16, 2013 Author Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) more progress on the tube... Edited May 17, 2013 by frank http://www.dcscockpit.com
Gremlin77 Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 I love this project!!!! visit my build thread Gremlin's A-10 :thumbup: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=86916
frank Posted May 17, 2013 Author Posted May 17, 2013 ...and more today :music_whistling: http://www.dcscockpit.com
Thick8 Posted May 19, 2013 Posted May 19, 2013 YOU ROCK! All of my posted work, ideas and contributions are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0,) which precludes commercial use but encourages sharing and building on for non-commercial purposes, ©John Muldoon
frank Posted May 19, 2013 Author Posted May 19, 2013 to do next ??? - HUD TUBE installation.... :smartass: http://www.dcscockpit.com
frank Posted May 20, 2013 Author Posted May 20, 2013 HUD-tube installed :pilotfly: http://www.dcscockpit.com
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