Complete knob
Quiet day sick at home today... but just enough time to add some stripes and "spots" to complete the first batch of knobs. Although they look a bit patchy...
Canterbury heads out into the Indian Ocean
After spending a few weeks around NZ, Canterbury is once again heading out on the high seas. This morning she cleared Western Australia and headed out into the Indian Ocean....
Mass production
Instead of making a few knobs each time I make a new panel I bit the bullet and made a whole bunch.... These knobs and "rosebuds" have come from a...
TA-4k Inertia Lock Lever
While walking past the skip at work I spotted what looked like the Inertia Lock Lever from the side of the ESCAPAC ejection seat in the Skyhawk... We have an...
UFC Complete!
Tonight I finished, and tested the UFC wiring, mounted the controller inside the HUD structure and reinstalled it all in the sim (And drank more wine).... Next up I modified...
UFC Wiring
It's been a 5-Year project, but the Up Front Controller is close to complete! I machined the faceplate, and fitted all the switches back in 2012, now, 5 years later...
737 Pedestal
Huge delivery today... COM NAV ADF and Transponder panels from a 737 Classic tear down
Friday night drinks
......and more painting, but this time with custom, computer cut stripes (Thanks Nije!) More painting of 3D printed parts, a few more knobs and a *lot* of "rosebuds", which are...
Knobs test fitted in the sim
More paint, and a quick count up to see how many I will need to print and paint.... the list isn't that long, fortunately! A quick test fit and they...
Painting 3D Printed Knobs
After a bit of googling, I found the Federal Standard Code for the grey paint used on knobs. Humbrol #129 looks pretty good! First coat on, a couple more coats...