Lawlcat Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I'm looking to start building my sim pit and have decided to do an F-14 in a modular way that I can swap out panels depending on what airframe I want to fly that week. Super MSPaint sketch idea is something like this: Where the outside boxes are extruded aluminum frames (or potentially just aluminum rods to be cheaper), with 3d printed panels on top. The idea is that I could, should I decide to fly something else, pull out the 3d printed panels and just drop in new panels on top that just slot onto the extruded aluminum rails. Then I could have some common mating adapter to a button controller and boom, in business. But first thing I want to start with is sorting out a decent chair for the pit so I have something I can start using to build around. Right now I fly in an office chair which makes pedals awkward to use. Does anyone know of any decent solutions for a GRU-7 chair? I've yet to even find plans to build a mockup one like they have for ACES II. I haven't got the tools (saw, saw horse) or a vehicle to actually transport large plywood sheets to cut anyway, so hand carving something up is almost out of the option anyway even if plans were available. I might settle for a racing seat but I haven't found one that doesn't scream overpriced because brand or expected car use. What I would love to find is a kit for sale of the pre-cut panels and shapes to build a seat, and then I could assemble just fine. If a kit like that was available I'd probably even settle for an ACES II or MK14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yngwie84 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Playseat challenge? I'm working on a generic buttonbox. Right now it's a cardbord box for testing. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=236617 Yngwie84: ingame & on Twitch X55-Hotas - Logitech rudder pedals - DCS Bios box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitty Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Martin-Baker GRU-7A was used in the Tomcat.Pit design looks good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariner3302 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Weber-Pilot-Aircrew-seat-C-17-type-II-Airworthy-price-includes-shipping-/192864989541 I have these seats for sale if you are interested! i7-7700K, 32GB DDR4, 525GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080Ti 11GB, Liquid Cooling, Win 10, Warthog HOTAS, TPR Pedals, HP Reverb, Oculus Rift with Touch, Jetseat and bass shakers, PointCTRL, and Scale F-14B Cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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