Updates to my 777

**sbecker777** · 10-28-2007, 08:34 PM

Guys,
here's a couple of shots showing my progress on the overhead.

Landing lights!

Before the panel gets put up.

Lights test at night

Lights amber

Lights green

Lots of "Korry" switches!!!

Steve

**Michael Carter** · 10-28-2007, 08:38 PM

That looks like you pulled it out as-removed! Fantastic work there.

Are you going to trim the shafts on the pots or is that distortion from the angle of the photo?

**Matt Olieman** · 10-28-2007, 10:35 PM

Looks too good Steve, making the rest of us look bad

Keep up the good work !!!!!!

**W9XE/Project777** · 10-29-2007, 06:07 PM

Steve, the overhead is looking great!!! You sure are putting the detail in. I am sure this is taking quite a lot of time to make it happen.

**sbecker777** · 10-29-2007, 11:19 PM

All,
Thanks for the comments.

Yes, I'll cut the rotary shafts, when I get (or make) the knobs. for now, they're all secured in. Anyone know where I can get a bunch of Boeing knobs for 777?

Steve

**ivar hestnes** · 10-30-2007, 12:40 PM

Maybe from this link

http://www.simknobs.com/index.html

**sbecker777** · 10-31-2007, 01:51 AM

Ivar,
thanks for the link, I'll check him out!

Steve

**Tomlin** · 10-31-2007, 08:13 AM

Steve, who made your panels/korrys and do you have a website?

**sbecker777** · 11-01-2007, 03:46 AM

Eric,
The panels are early FDS panels with no backers, no IBL, etc... Just the brown laser etched top panel.

I made the Korrys. My website has a PDF showing how I did it. See the home page for the link to the PDF.

The website is:
http://home.san.rr.com/mbecker3/Steve%20site/Home.html
Steve

**Tomlin** · 11-01-2007, 08:26 AM

Steve, the 777 is my favorite airliner, and because Im not building one (but a Learjet 45 that I love too) I rarely look at sites for the T7. Your project is fantastic, and shows just how much can be done with some ingenuity. I have already seen another Korry tutorial that is very similar to yours, but with acrylic cubes (which is what I have) and so your approach was a never before considered method. Thanks for sharing, and best of luck on your sim.

I do want to know- how did you make the center post cosmetics? I see you have a pre-formed channel of metal running thru it, but what did you do to shape the cover for it, the Learjet has a similar one, but it's round throughout and also tapered. Cant quite decide how to do that yet. There's a picture attached to show it.