My DG spaceship

[Thunder Chicken]

Man! Everyone gonna build their simpits?

Am I the only person left, flying on 2, 4, 6 and 8 keys? :lol:

Afraid not...

 

[Quick_Nick]

Man! Everyone gonna build their simpits?

Am I the only person left, flying on 2, 4, 6 and 8 keys? :lol:

My poor joystick gets neglected. I ALWAYS fly with the NumPad.

 

[James.Denholm]

On a scale from 1 to me, that's about an 8.

That thing's looking quite beautiful! Now how is this the first time I heard of this project?

 

[yagni01]

Looking like you've made good progress! How about a shot of the middle panels, so we can see what you have going on there? :speakcool:

BTW, is it flyable right now?

 

[lockingtoggle]

Hey yagni, no flying yet, have to finish all the basic panels first and than interface it.
Here a pic of the engine panel. There is a display behind, for the indicators.

 

[yagni01]

Very nice. So how are the labels made? Silkscreen?

 

[caningo]

Woaaah

Dude this is crazyyy. And I thought I was hooked on orbiter!! :rofl: Please keep us up to date on how this goes. I'd really like to know how it ends up.

Peace :lol:

 

[lockingtoggle]

So how are the labels made? Silkscreen?

Just laser printed.
The trick is to paint the edges with a black marker
It works quite well.

This pic should show better.

 

[tl8]

Brilliant!!
What is the total cost so far?

 

[willy88]

Is this for the DGIV, the XR1 or the default DG (boooooo!)?

 

[yagni01]

Is this for the DGIV, the XR1 or the default DG?

Yes. :lol:

 

[RangerPL]

Very cool!
I thought of building one of these myself, but I don't have the spare time, the tech savvy or the patience . So I guess my cockpit is a chair with a LCD screen and a Saitek X52

As for the Joysticks, why not use a Saitek X52? It has loads of buttons on it that would be great for turning things on and off. Maybe for combat sims.

 

[adamb193]

So where do you live again?

 

[RangerPL]

So where do you live again?

Who?

 

[adamb193]

Lockingtoggle, it's a joke so I could go take the thing. You could charge a fee for it!

 

[lockingtoggle]

What is the total cost so far?

Can't tell for sure, but not more than euro 1500.

Is this for the DGIV, the XR1 or the default DG (boooooo!)?

Good question.
Hopefully, I will know the answer in couple of months

 

[BHawthorne]

I decided to do a SpaceShipOne simpit. Anyone know of any good reference resources? I've picked up 2 books on ebay so far.

 

[Star explorer]

if your married i have a questin most guys cant even get harleys out of there wives. how do you get this. if your not married well never mind

 

[lockingtoggle]

if your married i have a questin most guys cant even get harleys out of there wives. how do you get this.

Depends on the arguments you use. The one I relied on was that a space ship is less dangerous than a harley, and it worked. But I agree, this argument only works if she wants to keep you alive

 

[yagni01]

Depends on the arguments you use. The one I relied on was that a space ship is less dangerous than a harley, and it worked. But I agree, this argument only works if she wants to keep you alive

Another argument is that it doesn't really cost that much compared to other hobbies. The software is free, you can buy cheap eBay computers and monitors (or not), and the rest is just some wood, paint, some electrical parts, and hand tools. It'll keep you busy for months/years and she'll know where you are at 2am. I have about 800USD invested so far over a year and a half.

If you want to buy a table saw, tell her you'll build some bookcases or something. :lol:

Oh, and you'll always know what you want for your birthday, Christmas, . . .