Drewsta
09-28-2009, 09:00 AM
Hey all, another update as my sim is coming along alot faster than I originally thought! I have finished the overhead supports and the overhead panel itself. The front of the overhead will be hinged so it can hang vertically for maintanence (wiring etc).
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2134.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2134.JPG) http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2135.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2135.JPG)
More top side supports will go in shortly for the mdf covers. I added the aircraft lighting switches and I will have a 22 inch with touchscreen kit mounted directly behind them for the main overhead. I decided to go with the 22 inch for the overhead for now until I can get my head around how to wire up a proper overhead with leds etc. At least all the work is done for me on the 22 inch screen to start with :)
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2138.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2138.JPG)
I did some work on the pedestal around the throttle quadrant. I had to do some tweaking here as I am using the saitek pro throttles converted to 767.
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2137.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2137.JPG) http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2136.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2136.JPG)
I also added some dark brown paint to the side glareshields. NOTE: The true colour doesn't show up when the flash is on, so I took a photo without the flash to give a better idea of what the actual colour looks like. (Pretty close to the real thing).
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2140.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2140.JPG) with flash .. http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2141.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2141.JPG) without flash.
The pedestal actually looks mustard colour in the photo but when the paint dries it will turn a more "boeing Brown" colour. Its a vinyl and plastics paint you can get from any hardware store. It's the closest colour I can find to the brown found in the real 767 in a spray can.
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2139.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2139.JPG) The flash doesn't do the colour any justice in this pic.
More updates soon!
Drewsta
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2134.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2134.JPG) http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2135.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2135.JPG)
More top side supports will go in shortly for the mdf covers. I added the aircraft lighting switches and I will have a 22 inch with touchscreen kit mounted directly behind them for the main overhead. I decided to go with the 22 inch for the overhead for now until I can get my head around how to wire up a proper overhead with leds etc. At least all the work is done for me on the 22 inch screen to start with :)
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2138.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2138.JPG)
I did some work on the pedestal around the throttle quadrant. I had to do some tweaking here as I am using the saitek pro throttles converted to 767.
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2137.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2137.JPG) http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2136.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2136.JPG)
I also added some dark brown paint to the side glareshields. NOTE: The true colour doesn't show up when the flash is on, so I took a photo without the flash to give a better idea of what the actual colour looks like. (Pretty close to the real thing).
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2140.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2140.JPG) with flash .. http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2141.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2141.JPG) without flash.
The pedestal actually looks mustard colour in the photo but when the paint dries it will turn a more "boeing Brown" colour. Its a vinyl and plastics paint you can get from any hardware store. It's the closest colour I can find to the brown found in the real 767 in a spray can.
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/thumbs/DSCF2139.JPG (http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/529/DSCF2139.JPG) The flash doesn't do the colour any justice in this pic.
More updates soon!
Drewsta