Attention all DC-3 fans !

[adi518]

 

[Adamski_NZ]

Quite incredible! Keep taking the tablets! :lol:

 

[Bill Kestell]

SWEET ... just SWEET!

 

[JimH]

Interesting panel, with important switches such as the emergency De-Icer and Prop-Feathering switches, along with that most important switch of all, the "Call Hostess" switch!

Just kidding, the cockpit is looking fantastic! Thanks for the hard work.

 

[iwik]

Looking Awesome, and thanks again for the tremendous effort you are making
for us all Jan.

Regards
Les

 

[Ian Warren]

Jan, Frikken Marvelous and I'm pleased with your choice of screws, I got a new screw-driver set only yesterday

 

[robcap]

Hi Jan, very nice!!! Is she already flying in FSX. Did yiu get the exporter to work?

 

[RyanJames170]

lookin good

 

[Adrian Petford]

This is rapidly becoming one my favourite ever threads! Great work Jan.

 

[manfredc3]

Holy smokers! That is looking awesome.

Jan, I have two questions for you, if you don't mind.

1) I see a "START" indication on the right side of that panel, but no switch/button or rotary that it could relate to. Is that stil in process, or am I missing
something there?

2) I use a home built overhead panel with switches that I assign to functions on many aircraft, using FSUIPC. Will it be possible to assign the switches in this vc using either fsx control functions or mouse mapping?

Jan, as always, you are doing an incredible job with this vintage vc.

Forever thankful for all your hard work,

Manfredc3

 

[Javis]

Thanks, guys!

Hi Jan, very nice!!! Is she already flying in FSX. Did yiu get the exporter to work?

Hey Rob, no haven't done any exporting yet. I know myself, as soon as i have something in FSX it'll be more 'test flights' than actual work... I want to do more texture work first

I see a "START" indication on the right side of that panel, but no switch/button or rotary that it could relate to. Is that stil in process, or am I missing something there?

Yup, Manfred, that's the starter position for the fluorescent lighting. The switch is at the 'Off' position here.

I use a home built overhead panel with switches that I assign to functions on many aircraft, using FSUIPC. Will it be possible to assign the switches in this vc using either fsx control functions or mouse mapping?

To be really sure Hansi will have to answer your question but i believe it'll be possible, yes.

Cheers,
jan

 

[boxcar]

Goodday Captains, i'd like to present the more or less finished left hand overhead electrical panel.

Just the panel...

And fitted inside the cockpit together with the magneto switches. The boxes above it are going to be the radios.

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[Javis]

Hi folks, a final update on the overhead electrical panels, atleast for the time being. There might be some changes needed when we actually get to wire the thing up.

Here's the completed right side electrical panel :

Volt and Amp scales are not correct, just a quick texture to show what it's going to look like.

As you can see i have moved the battery switch to the right panel, seems more appropriate. The left panel looks like this now :

The complete Overhead :

Inside the cockpit :

I feel it's about time now to make an appointment with the upholsterer. In my DC-3 book the lovely padding all around the cockpit is a very important part of the ambiance of a DC-3 cockpit and from experience i know a lot of time will have to be spend on it if one wants to make a good job of it. This time i'd like to take the chance to not just map padding textures on the existing inner cockpit walls but actually create 3D segments to rap around all the bends, corners and obstacles, just like the real thing so to speak. The first thing though will be to establish a good looking padding texture. The next update therefore will probabely take a wee bit longer. Wish me luck... ;-)

Cheers,
Jan

 

[Ian Warren]

Jan , all the Luck wished on you, Just Superb

 

[imn2sims]

No, sorry, you obviously don't need luck.........now if I did it I would need to be the luckiest person in the world. I will offer BEST WISHES and a heartfelt THANK YOU!!

Steve

 

[robcap]

But, now we can't call the hostess anymore.....
Other than that minor glitch, it looks fab!
Looking forward to the 3D padding.

R.

 

[iwik]

Jan,
You don't luck, you are just gifted. To go to the extent of padding accurately is just awesome..
This DC3 with its new VC is simply out of this world. Thank You.
Les

 

[manfredc3]

Jan, are you playing tricks with us?

What got in to you by posting pictures of a real world overhead panel.

Oh..., you mean it's not the real deal?

Wow, you could have fooled me, lol

It is obvious that luck is the last thing you should be worried about. It's "time" what you need, and regretfully we can only offer you 24 hours each day.

Have fun sorting through fabrics.

I can't wait to make my first flight in this vintage, out of EHLE.

 

[roger-wilco-66]

[...]

I feel it's about time now to make an appointment with the upholsterer. In my DC-3 book the lovely padding all around the cockpit is a very important part of the ambiance of a DC-3 cockpit and from experience i know a lot of time will have to be spend on it if one wants to make a good job of it. This time i'd like to take the chance to not just map padding textures on the existing inner cockpit walls but actually create 3D segments to rap around all the bends, corners and obstacles, just like the real thing so to speak. The first thing though will be to establish a good looking padding texture. The next update therefore will probabely take a wee bit longer. Wish me luck... ;-)

Cheers,
Jan

Awesome stuff. Now, if you could make that compass wobble on it's rubber strings... (I always thought that when I used to fly the MAAM version )

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Javis]

But, now we can't call the hostess anymore.....

Sure we can, Rob... Notice the little pushbutton above the magneto switches...