Tonight while quietly sitting on the couch I had a great idea about using another PC in my ‘virtual ship’ setup… This second PC would be a surrogate
TA-4k Sim
A quick test
Tonight I connected the MIP monitor in the Skyhawk up, via an HDMI to VGA downscaler and had a wee test. This was using the TACPACK powered T-45
TA-4k Sim
SWN March 10, 2020
Skyhawk night tonight, and it was all about the visuals. Turning the cockpit around meant that the projector and screen needed to do the same. Re-instating the projection
Nautical Adventures
From the Arctic to the Med’; Adventures of HMNZS Canterbury
After the recent PC re-shuffle, and the major ManCave redevelopment, Canterbury has been busy sailing the Northern seas. She has been as far North as North Cape, and
Man Cave
Paint it Green
With a $6.88 roller kit from Mitre10, and an idle hour or so this afternoon I got a little more of the ManCave wall painted. It has been
Man Cave
Clearly better!
Today the glass for my display cabinet arrived. Despite it being clear glass it really makes a difference to how the cabinet looks, pulling it together as a
Arrow Sim Sim Work Night
SWN March 3, 2020
For this week’s ‘Sim Work Night’ it was time to give the Arrow a little love. She has been sitting in the corner not doing very much for
Man Cave
Mancave Cabinet No.2
Over the weekend I built another cabinet, this time to serve as both a cabinet for my TACOPS computer, laser printer and supplies, and a conveniently located coffee
Nautical Adventures
F421 on an ‘Arctic Patrol’
Canterbury is on her way North into the Arctic Ocean.. After yet another PC Upgrade and shuffle-around F421 is now running on a nice new PC, and is
Man Cave
Mancave Cabinet “Part Deux”
With a little planning, a sneaky visit to Mitre 10 on the way home, some elbow grease and beer, I now have a cabinet which looks alarmingly like