ok, I promised a pic and here it is




still a work in progress. On a budget, and just want to get something working. As I get more time and money I plan on upgrading several components.

still, any real cockpit dimensions are appreciated.

Andrew17,

In a nutshell,...........

1.) Upload your images.

Look at the thin blue strip banner with yellow and white type at the top of the forum page.  It has an "Upload Images" hotlink.  Or go here directly:

http://www.simviation.com/yabbupload.html

The URL I've pasted here above is the place to do it but

FIRST

read all of the information available on the uploads page (including links) as to what is allowed and what is not.  Short form...... pix can be no more than 800 wide, filesize can be no nore than 100k, and a single thread can have no more than 500 K of images.  And no linked images from other sites.

2.)  When you are successful in uploading here on SimV, there will be a listing given to you of your images in the format to paste into a forum or PM message.  Select all of them (including the other text.....you'll delete it later) and right click and hit "copy".

3.)  Go into the Homebuild Cockpits Forum and create a new message.  Give it a thread title.  In the body of the message, paste the stuff you just copied.  Edit out the stuff that is not contained between the various [URL] [/URL] tags.  

4.)  Edit in the various sections of text you want to have there with the pix.

5.)  Preview the message.

6.)  Edit the message as needed.

7.) Save the message to the board.


Hope that is enough info.

best,

.....................john

I'm so sorry, John; thank You again for Your support.

Here's another one, smaller.

Available for everyone to tell all details needed.

Bye!
A.

Hello John, and everyone;

it seems that The Real Boss (Wife) allowed me a while, and, therefore, lets get the most out of it.

Thank You john for appreciating my pit trial, it's only a beginning, I've seen better things on the web. But I already have ideas to improve it.

A little description.

1) It's a WWII style cockpit, nothing to pretend to be a reproduction of a warbird. That's the name "Silver Can" comes from, even if, I admit, I took inspiration from various aircrafts of that era. Then, pencil and paper at hand, I tried Chuckcrc method, as He explained to 109Dreamer to realise it. Nothing more than some wood, a jigsaw, screws and paint. That's for the basic structure.
2) Aluminium alloy skin. Nothing more than buying some Al sheets and try to repoduce ancient plane skins, using strap rivets to fasten it to "L" shape rods screwed to the wooden struture,
3) For outside the windshield I bought a Fresnel lens (not terribly expensive: almost 30$). As soon as it chassis is ready, I'll take a picture of the pit with it and attach it here.
4) Inner monitor is for pneumatic intruments (speed, climb/pitch speed, etc.)

Seems I 've to go.......

Please, everyone, feel free to ask, even if not suddenly, I'd only be glad to share info 'bout what I'm doing.

Bye!!!!!!!!!
A,