Kotagi

https://vid.me/HPhd

obviously not even close to done but this is my solution to the seat problem I had brought up earlier. This allows the seats to be moved forward, backwards, and easily be removed. I looked into building a metal track system but this was way cheaper as I already had the materials and anything is more expensive than free...

So I am building the seat tracks and experimenting with different ways to hang and arrange the flight screens. When I get a little more progress I will update with pics. Probably a couple days.. Ive also decided not to use plexi, or at least i am going to try to just build around the screens and using the screen glass as the window. Like I said I am still experimenting

My wife was laughing at me when I started doing this. I spent so much time learning just to get into orbit. Ive come a long way since then, but like you said, I took a break and my wife keeps saying I wont remember how to play by time Im done..lol. This game is a black hole of education.. I wish this game was around when I was in school, it would have given me such a drive to take advantage of education when it was free.. I remember learning so much and just thinking I would never see this or need this again, then I met kerbal. I think I am trying to do something close to what your saying with the dual controls. It wont be a mirror image but I do plan on making both seats able to fully control the ship, at a minimum 1 at a time. I will have to experiment as I go with what works and what doesnt. I plant on having most of the important controls on the center console that isnt built yet. Finally I really appreciate your offer for help. This community is so awesome thank you everyone for your ideas so far it has been so helpful. Also your kind words have been great encouragement to keep progressing. I appreciate the virtual pat on the back. I will definitely reach out to you when I get to that step. Thank you again

First thank you. I am definitely not going to have as many switches as the pic I modeled it after. But, with infernal robotics, the mod that extends action groups and just the sheer amount of different things I need to be able to access from a view with no hud at all will give me more than enough to be a handful. Im going to build it basically 1 panel at a time once I get to that stage. I really want to get the plexy, screens and dash done first. Than Im going map out the controls on paper before I start. Based on as close as possible to the endeavor's panels. That way I can see how many kerbal controls I can get mapped. I havent used an arduino yet. I bought a pi for this project. I was going to use 1 screen for the pi and have it control all the on board systems..Like humidity, air, temp, lights and it can be running without my whole rig running. I think arduino might be a better solution for the electronics though since it is 5v instead of 3.3v and seams to be more oriented to this project. Im still very new to this but Im definitely learning alot everyday. I need to read into some other people projects and take a break for awhile and probably gather information. I started reading documentation on krpc and I think it should be something I can learn. I never gave my background so no better time than now. I have been working as a low voltage electrician since I was 18, 27 now. Started in telecommunications and ended at an electrical company before I got hurt. Im a union member. Ibew local 46. Ive only recently began to learn how to code. I know a decent amount about electricity, construction, electronics, but a jack of all trades is a master of none..(who doesnt love a pun every once in awhile). So basically that is my experience.. If anyone is from the south puget sound area, let me know when you comment

Thank you. It's definitely a big project. I think building it will be the easy part, getting everything to work properly will be the hard part. But its really cool to be able to peruse everyones projects and see what others have done. Most others seem to have done a better job documenting everything..lol. When I first started I just wanted to be enclosed when I played. I was going to put a projector outside a porthole window to project the outside of the ship around me. But it definitely evolved quick. I didnt have any intention of making everything work until @richfiles showed me his meters working and that really made me think its better do make the panels slowly, but make them work, than to take a shortcut and make decorative panels. I dont think Im going to make all 500 switches on the original picture but I do want to make quite a few. I like the idea of tracking fuel real time on the dash. The analog meters are awesome. All these little things cost $ tho so as I am not working right now, the progress is probably going to slow down quite a bit here soon. I need to work on getting the rest of the monitors. I need 3 more. The plexi for the windows is going to be pricey as well. I am also trying to find the best way to illuminate the plexi dash panels after painting them. I dont have a laser etcher. I thought about painting over stickers but its going to be hard to find stickers in the right font and size. Probably not impossible though...I live close to Seattle. For the seats I was thinking about using a track system just like you were just describing. Maybe use 2x3's to make a channel they can slide up and down or be removed. I like that idea My other worry is that I planned on building a cover that slides over the armrest that has the joystick in it. There ended up being less room between the seats than I had anticipted(I could only make it 6 feet or under in order to have it movable in my house. That changed the angle of the window and the sides and obviously the seats ended up closer together than the actual endeavor. So I need to make this joystick armrest cover have as little of a footprint as possible. Maybe even change location. But it has to be on the right side since its for the right hand. Open to suggestions. Ok I have rambled on enough for tonight. I think.. is that better than krpc? Can the same be done with both?

I am using telemachus for this build. Thats what gave me the idea, and I thought letting people control me like a kerbal would be a new take on it. Thank you the compliment. I will definitely have to check out the other groups already doing this.

Need to put alot more screws in

How hard was it to make those meters? And to get them to work? I finished the main panels. Still have some small pieces to do. Also put the carpet down but havent mounted the seats yet. Im going to build a center console but it will be a bit shorter than the one on the OP because I need to be able to get into the seat and I havent figured out how they do that..lol. They probably just climb over but who knows.. I had an idea for when this is done(which could be awhile). Maybe a few of you would be interested. I am planning on getting a space suit(or make one) and a helmet. I'm going to mount a camera in the helmet and in a few angles in the sim. I want to do a streaming show where people can take part in the mission, even see through my eyes like they would IVA. Anyone with any type of rig would be welcome to join. If yours isnt closed in, maybe you can be Houston. There is a mod that allows you to recruit twitch viewers as tourists, having rep be based on viewers, have real cash incentives to unlock parts or do missions, have viewers be able to use their craft in our mission. Also having group think to plan missions would be awesome, since everyone has learned their own tricks and has different levels of understanding in this game. Its just an idea right now but tell me what you think

I didnt know that but that is good info

That is awesome. I love the wall-e key chain. Did you build this? If so how did you get the letters to glow? I assume that is painted plexi? Thanks for sharing you just set the standard for me. What is the material outside of the panels?

Ya I think you are right

I was thinking about using that red emergency stop switch as either the launch button or an engine cutoff. I haven't decided if I want staging to be switches or buttons. I need to look around and see what others have done. Painting is taking forever...

Crazy how a little paint can change everything

So the next step is to fill sand and paint the panels. Its sad that I had to disassemble that right after I finished it. The wood look really throws everything off. I cant wait to get rid of that and have it painted. Here are most of the electronics I have gathered so far

Glad I could entertain... I actually took alot down because I didnt want people getting offended. Not that I care much but this isnt the place for that stuff and I didnt want to detract from the project.

I have a genetic disorder called ehlers-danlos syndrome. It makes my joints easily dislocate, my skin not be attached and stretchy, and a host of other awesome disfunctions. Its a collagen deficiency so there is alot in your body made out of collagen.A year and a half ago, I tore my lebrum in my shoulder carrying a ladder at work, and the workers comp system basically told me to f off because of my condition. So ya. Luckily my neighbor, his kid, and my wife have been helping me build this. Its keeping me sane. I actually started playing kerbal right after I got hurt. So, while getting hurt sucks, I'm glad I found this game. He wants to be..lol I'm gunna have to get him a space suit Ya thats what i was worried about. Good idea!

Thank you. It will look alot better when its all painted and screens installed. I moved my computer from the living room to my extra bedroom but ran 50 ft. cables to the extra bedroom so it doesnt change anything. My wireless keyboard is a little laggy but tolerable. I got hurt at work last year and I'm stuck at home all day. So my wife is probably just happy to have some tv time to herself..lol

Do you prefer the smaller or larger pics?

Thank You!

The carpet is dark blue. Hard to see in this pic. It's not cut to size yet. I am also going to make a track system for the seats so they can be adjusted. They will be 1 and 1/2 inches higher than you see in this pic. I have a little framing left to do to line up the side consoles, Then to finish the first round of panels. Then the inserts for those panels. I need to order alot more switches..haha.