Making Panels Project Log

You've made a lot of progress, really inspiring! Now I want a laser engraver too! :)

Whilst still working on finalising the F18 panels, I've got the annoying little ones in.

I got somebody requested 2 A10 panels, so I thought this was an interesting distraction.

First up I did the Right Lighting Panel

Then Followed up with the Yaw / SAS Panel

I will eventually do more A10 panels and other fighters as well , but now I must get this F18 Master panel done!

Very high quality finish, great job mate!

just curious where are you getting your designs?

very cool work

just curious where are you getting your designs?

I am using NATOPS as the base of the designs, and have also extracted DCS texture files to help (they are different scale but help fill some gaps, For a few plates I also have some old PDF's which aren't to scale that I put in the mix as well to help come up with

So its a bit of a franken effort for the final result.

I got one panel from him and it looks very good. It was shipped very fast.

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Glad it arrived nice and quick and you like it!

ok thanks

Been going through the last of the Major F18 Panels,

First up the Volume Panel

The IR Control panel, the SPN is seperate so that way I can mount in the LED, and made it easier to increase the height.

Then I figured out what I'm doing with the master Arm Panel, I went through and added some spacing between the AA AG buttons, and made the bottom layer cut out a little bigger, this makes it captive. Then I will look at mounting a small tactile button behind it later to capture the presses.

For the Ext Button, I have sourced an Illuminated Rectangle button that I will be using. it will fit in the square hole, but also will allow me if I get around to it later perhaps making a custom button, Not sure yet.

The only Major sized panel left is the Hud control panel which I hope to knock off over the weekend, then its all the smaller ones to knock off in between other projects.

Just wanted to endorse this mans work here, I bought several panels to start building a budget solution. His panels look great..I may or may not illuminate them at some point but for what I needed they are spot on, here i a pic mounted on a test piece....the MDF is a placeholder until I find an alternative plastic, the one I planned to use kept cracking when trying to drill it.

Are these complete plug in\mplay panels or are they just the faceplates

Looks good Phantom_Mark

Are these complete plug in\mplay panels or are they just the

faceplates

I do Plates seperate which is what these are, but I also do Plug and Play control boxes.

Currently available F18 Replica Right Panel

https://www.tekcreations.space/product/f18-hornet-replica-right-control-panel/

F18 Multi Combined Panel

https://www.tekcreations.space/product/f18-hornet-control-panel/

I'm currently working on an F16 right at the moment which should hopefully be finished soon.

Cheers

Tekadept

I have been Finishing off the F18 Panels, the latest ones added to the list..

Also worked on a IFEI panel, this uses clear acrylic for the middle to repesent the LCD/glass, and can have a paper insert for the instruments for visual appeal.

Also cut out some guages frames as well