Wouter Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 That is sweet, Wouter! You have to offer that IP for sale! Cockpit is terrific! Thanks Ray. I will offer the IP for sale. I just have to find some time to set up a shop at Shapeways. I will make some additional pictures and instructions to make life a little easier for those interested. Just watch this space and sooner or later it will be for sale. The price should be around $6 (us dollar) or €5 euro excluding shipping. That small instrument panel from Shapeways is really integral to the cockpit isn't it! Cockpit looks spectacular! Looking fantastic Wouter. The front end looks busy and snug. Thanks for sharing this with us. Troy Thanks guys, I'm pretty happy with the results too. Indeed it must have been pretty cramped with three guys in the cockpit. Not to mention the heat under that big glasshouse... Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 IP is complete! I installed the Fug217 viewing device. Take note that this device was actually not attached to the instrument bar but rather to the canopy. Since i won't be able to do that (well technically I could, but the risk of falling/breaking from the canopy would be to great of a risk) I had to adjust a little. I created a little bracket from brass. This bracket is attached to the instrument bar and then protrudes to the front. The sichtgerät (viewing device) is then attached to this bracket. The bracket itself is almost invisible due to all te wires beneath it and the little Fug217 controller in front. Lastly I attached some brass rods which represent the actual attachment points. Cheers, Wouter sandokan, Trak-Tor, Gazzas and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Bravo Wouter! That looks real! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Yeah, Wouter! Ausgezeichnet! Gaz Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Superb efforts going on here. Lovely pictures. Thanks for sharing your build with us. Troy. Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 superb, really like all the detail work. Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Very nice Wouter, cockpit os coming together very nicely. Regards. Andy Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Supreme work!! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatt88 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Excellent work!!! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohm-men Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Fantastic work! The IP is impressive! (Just what I need to finish the old darn "1/48 Aardvark Ju 388 conversion that sits on my s.o.d. for the past decade.) though, I always wonder where the observers leggs go when seated behind the pilot... Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Fantastic work! The IP is impressive! (Just what I need to finish the old darn "1/48 Aardvark Ju 388 conversion that sits on my s.o.d. for the past decade.) though, I always wonder where the observers leggs go when seated behind the pilot... The observer seat folds out sideways, this is just the stowed position. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to enter the AC from the hatch below. I'll see if I can make a little sketch to explain. Edited February 8, 2018 by Wouter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Awesomely delicate work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 I made a little drawing explaining how the observer seat works (well best guess). Here's the seat in it's stowed postion behind the pilots seat. Side view Top Front And here it's in the fold out position. I haven't figured out the exact mechanism yet, but the seat has arms attached and during the fold out these pivot the seat not only sideways, but also up to about the same height as the other two seats. I hope the pictures are self explanatory enough. Side view Top Front This construction was a necessity, otherwise the observer seat would block the entry hatch ( the large hole behind the seat in the fold out position). And for the icing on the cake, here's the one and only picture I found of the illusive observer seat! Cheers, Wouter Greg W, sandokan, Gazzas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levier Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I will take a look at the file, I may have an image that shows something of that jump seat. I do remember sliding it out and back while I was in there. Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraic Conway Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Wouter, this is great! Loving it. I have a feeling the jump seat may be on rails set at 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the plane, with a drop down frame on the right side of the seat underside to support it when moved across. I'm sending you a PM Padraic Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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