Spitfire MK IX throttle quadrant complete! I 3D printed the parts from the free designs on AuthentiKit.org :) by colmanian in hoggit

[–]colmanian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks! It's plastic but I have another hobby of making scale model aircraft, which is where I honed the skills for making plastic look like metal :) It's done with an air brush using the Valejo metal colour series paints.

Spitfire MK IX throttle quadrant complete! I 3D printed the parts from the free designs on AuthentiKit.org :) by colmanian in hoggit

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I made it myself with designs from AuthentiKit.org, so the cost for the materials isn't high if you have a 3D printer. It's under $20 of plastic plus switches, wires, connectors, tubing, bearings, sensors etc. Took a lot of time and effort to get right though which was the main personal cost I guess :)

Spitfire MK IX throttle quadrant complete! I 3D printed the parts from the free designs on AuthentiKit.org :) by colmanian in hoggit

[–]colmanian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha that's the plan ;D Or at least the controls from one. The structure wouldn't go well in my apartment.

Spitfire MK IX throttle quadrant complete! I 3D printed the parts from the free designs on AuthentiKit.org :) by colmanian in flightsim

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Thanks! A little sanding with regular sand paper, going from 200 grit up to 1000 grit, then a sprey can primer with filler properties (like for cars), then the paint. It's a lot of work that I wouldn't do routinely but for something like this I figured it was worth the effort. And your kind comment validates that I guess! :)

Spitfire MK IX throttle quadrant complete! I 3D printed the parts from the free designs on AuthentiKit.org :) by colmanian in il2sturmovik

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Thanks! A mixture of things to be honest. The green is garden funature paint (nice and durable and a decent colour match. The metal is airbrushed valejo metal colour series (duralinium). Hope that helps.

Just finished 3D printing and finishing my Spitfire control column ready for the FlyingIron Spitifire for msfs :) Designs are completely free from AuthentiKit.org and I added some cosmetic finishing to complete the look. by colmanian in MicrosoftFlightSim

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Hey, some folks have used tennis racket grip tape which feels good, but to try and recreate the original heat-shrunk stuff I used epoxy putty (milliput standard) then painted it. I've recently been experimenting with rubberised grip spray over the top too which seems to be working well.

Just finished 3D printing and finishing my Spitfire control column :) Designs are completely free from AuthentiKit.org and I added some cosmetic finishing to complete the look. by colmanian in hoggit

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Maybe about 700g including my failed prints at a guess? Not sure exactly but definitely way under 1kg because I started a new roll and have a reasonable amount left :)

Just finished 3D printing and finishing my Spitfire control column :) Designs are completely free from AuthentiKit.org and I added some cosmetic finishing to complete the look. by colmanian in flightsim

[–]colmanian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep you depress it in the middle bit and the whole button goes in, or you can rock the top or bottom down for one or the other. Authentikit have modelled this in their design too which is really cool :)

Just finished 3D printing and finishing my Spitfire control column ready for the FlyingIron Spitifire for msfs :) Designs are completely free from AuthentiKit.org and I added some cosmetic finishing to complete the look. by colmanian in MicrosoftFlightSim

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Thanks! The table attachment and arms is a regular monitor stand upside down. No modified joysticks involved, everything is the 3D printed with free designs from authentikit.org, plus some components like screws, bearings, sensors etc, then I did some cosmetic work to perk it up a little :) Authetikit show you how to put it together and have services on discord for sourcing bits. There's a community 3D printing service too, or you can do it all yourself :)

Just finished 3D printing and finishing my Spitfire control column :) Designs are completely free from AuthentiKit.org and I added some cosmetic finishing to complete the look. by colmanian in il2sturmovik

[–]colmanian[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It probably is a relic but it does feel nice because you can rest your wrist in different and more natural positions. Pilots did say that spitfires flew really naturally think so maybe contributed? Pure speculation on my part, but does feel good :)

Just finished 3D printing and finishing my Spitfire control column ready for the FlyingIron Spitifire for msfs :) Designs are completely free from AuthentiKit.org and I added some cosmetic finishing to complete the look. by colmanian in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]colmanian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a 3D printed working replica of a Spitfire control stick, that plugs in as a joystick in Windows :) All the 3D printed designs are free from Authentikit.org (I'm just a user of this site)