Der SchattenJager

I'm in the same boat and doing the exact same thing. I'm just going to order them from 8020.net. Looks like the stock length is about 72", so I'm going to order a handful and cut them where needed.

I noticed you have what appears to be velcro straps around some of the profiles to keep the cables in the channels. Have you considered using the t-slot covers that 8020.net provides, such as these: https://8020.net/40-2110.html? I remember you mentioning that you have most of the peripheral cables going under the base frame. How are you securing those? I don't see any straps around it.

Sorry for such a long delay. Life really got in the way the last few weeks! Your concern about scratches is a legitimate one. Every joint that you make with a cut side against a coated side will leave a permanent mark. It's unfortunate, but ultimately not a major issue, since those joints will typically be permanent, or at least in areas that are hard to see. I feel like MT could get around that issue if they coated the ends of their profiles, but that would be a big cost to them. If I had known ahead of time, I would have bought some thin rubber sheeting to put between the joints. Overall, though, the coating does seem to hold up pretty well to dings (I've dropped a heavy wrench on a profile on more than one occasion and didn't see a mark) and the black look is worth it to me. Here's an example of the vertical center stick profile after I removed the piece that holds the stick bracket: As far as I can tell, those scratches are immediate and permanent when you tighten down a joint. Again, you're not going to see this when the profile is in place, unless you tighten it down in a different position, but this could be a problem if you constantly re-adjust the position of things, say to better support different users. This is my first 80/20 based project, and one thing I was surprised by was how difficult it was to get an immovable fit. In order to keep frames from shifting from significant force, I absolutely needed the corner brackets they provided, and they didn't include enough of them to put them in all of the places I needed to prevent shifting. I'm going to have to order more. and of course, those will also leave permanent marks on your profiles. Because of the freeform nature of the interlocking system, I found it difficult to make perfect 90 degree angles. There's enough wiggle room in the channels that things can shift as you tighten, so you'll be well served by using a bubble level as you tighten things down. After it's all is said and done, I am quite happy with how it turned out. I have plans to buy some additional profiles to support my MFDs, and I'm hoping to find a good desktop solution. I'd like to be able for this to double as a workstation, but that may be difficult if I have a center stick in place.

I finally found time to post pictures of my rig. Check it out:

After deciding my flight sim gear needed a permanent place to live (aside from a box in the closet, untouched for the last 4 years after having children) I decided to pull the trigger on a MonsterTech MTX rig. Ten years ago, after having purchased a TM Warthog HOTAS and Saitek ProFlight Combat Rudder Pedals, I dreamed of having a dedicated cockpit to house all of it (including my triple-monitor setup and TrackIR,) instead of pulling it out from a box and plopping it on my desk whenever I wanted to play DCS or BMS. Sadly, that never happened. As I alluded to, children came and the flight gear went away (along with the desk, the loft it was in, and actually the entire house...) The former glory days of my DCS desk setup circa 2011: Over the last few months, having seen the release of MSFS2020, SW: Squadrons, and various DCS updates, I got the bug to get back into flight sims. So I researched. And researched. I first came across Playseat, but decided it wasn't customizable enough. Then I decided on Obutto. I really liked the R3volution, especially that keyboard tray. I figured I could turn this thing not only into a simpit, but a work desk as well! But before I pulled the trigger, I discovered motion sims like Prosimu and DOFReality. And thus, for months, I had my heart set on getting a Prosimu T1000 3DOF, but I wasn't completely happy with how their platform lacked a center-stick solution, and the Warthog side mount they offer expects the base to be attached (how absurd!) I then discovered the construction system known as 80/20, and how completely customizable it is. I found that there were several companies like SimLab and MonsterTech that offer custom solutions based on 80/20 profiles and hardware. And what's more, I even found an open source motion platform for 80/20, if I decide to go down that route in the future! Ultimately, I decided that MonsterTech seemed to be the only 80/20-based rig shop that had dedicated flight sim hardware support, so that's what sold me. From MT, I purchased the following MTX-F (black) components: Base module HOTAS module (with Warthog Throttle/Stick mounts) Center module (with Warthog stick mount) Left/Right MFD side mounts Bass Shaker mount (in case of future need) After roughly 4 hours of setup time, I had the rig and all of my gear installed (including a Bestop Jeep seat and Andre's JetSeat.) Here's the results: I've been playing a lot of Squadrons, so I moved the Warthog stick to the side and removed the Virpil gooseneck extension. The position of the MFDs also directly intersects the path of my legs, so I have since removed those and will probably buy an 80/20 profile to add those much higher up when I go back to playing more DCS. I definitely need to do some cable management, but I think I'm going to need to hold off on that for a bit while I figure out what I'm going to do hardware-wise. My Warthog is definitely showing its age, and I had to disassemble the stick and re-glue the o-ring, and also clean and re-grease the ball/socket and spring. The left throttle axis appears to be dead, so I plan to take that apart and see if I can fix it. I'm considering getting a Virpil WarBRD or T-50CM and Constellation Alpha for side stick and keep the Warthog at center. Eventually, I will move the rig to it's own dedicated space in the basement away from the 75" TV I currently have it positioned in front of (and thus have to move whenever my family wants to watch TV on the 'big' screen) but I haven't decided if I want to get a gaming TV or a multi-monitor setup like I used to have. Anyway, it's a bit of a work in progress, but I hope you like it!

I'd like to be able to run my JetSeat in sound mode for casual games without using headphones. My game audio goes to an AVR (through HDMI), and right now it seems in order to be able to use the JetSeat in sound mode, I have to plug the JetSeat into the AVR's headphone out, and plug headphones into the female port on the JetSeat. Is it possible to plug the JetSeat into the LFE out on the AVR using an RCA/3.5mm adapter, or is there another way to get audio through the speakers and still have the JetSeat receive the audio signal?

Does anybody know if it's possible to connect the JetSeat in sound mode to the sub output on an AVR with an RCA to 1/8" adapter? I'd like to be able to continue using my speakers for normal frequencies and the JetSeat for LFE with games that don't support USB sound data.

Sounds like planning for the future worked out. What are the specs of your new FNW? EDIT: Nevermind, I see it in your sig. Let us know how the 3090 does in DCS VR with the G2!

I just want to give a shout out to Andre for his excellent customer service and speedy delivery. My JetSeat shipped within a couple days of ordering, and I received it after a little over a month here in the US. I got the software activated and the pad set up, and everything seems to be in order in the few minutes I've spent with it so far!

I just want to give a shout out to Andre for his excellent customer service and speedy delivery. My JetSeat shipped within a couple days of ordering, and I received it after a little over a month here in the US. I got the software activated and the pad set up, and everything seems to be in order in the few minutes I've spent with it so far!

My MT rig finally shipped. Should be getting it Friday!

Ah, I see. It's been over a decade since I played BMS, but I do remember the dynamic campaign being quite impressive. I'm surprised it took DCS this long to do something similar.

I'm not familiar with the mod/campaign, but I'm curious how Liberation makes the MFDs less necessary. I mostly fly A-10C, and direct access to the MFDs sure comes in handy.

Do you only play DCS/Flight sims in VR now? What headset do you use? I purchased the left/right brackets for my MFDs with the intention of mounting them directly to the center stick profile to see if it works there before buying additional profiles to raise it to a more reasonable height. I plan on getting a VR headset (leaning toward Reverb G2) so I'm not sure how often I'll use the MFDs once I do. I used to use TrackIR years ago before I moved my gaming PC to my basement to use as an HTPC. The only display I have to hook my rig up to right now is a 75" Sony XBR-X900F mounted relatively high on a wall, so hopefully the seat on the rig will be at a decent position for that. TIR doesn't work (at least from my couch) when mounted way up on that large display, so hopefully being a little closer/higher up will help until I get VR. Have you used your rig for general gaming? If so, how well do the hotas desk tops work for that? Is there enough room for the mouse when playing an FPS?

Nice. This one is mine: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001892SRK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 Surprised yours was shipped fully assembled. Mine came in a relatively small box since the two pieces were stacked.