Here's the thing:  I always said I was going to do this thing right or not at all.  Now so far, I have given in and used the Vega gauges and made concession after concession to get this panel.  The biggest problem is that NOBODY really knows what the R614K panel looked like as no surviving pics of it exist (to the best of my knowledge).  R613K is similar, and is being restored as we speak, but the restoration team is being tighter than a...  well, never mind; they're not forthcoming.  

I'm at the point now where anything else is going to be so glaring.  There is no way I'm going to stick a default C172 mixture switch or a Mooney fuel switch on a 1929 aircraft, and I lack the ability to do anything different.  The fuel gauge is TOTALLY unlike anything I've seen before, so it will have to be a unique gauge designed from scratch.  I'm working on the sliders for the mixture and have the magnetos in place.  I'm working on how to use the Mooney fuel selector with a different bmp, or someone suggested the Mustang switch...

The whole thing is a MESS right now...

Capt.Propwash wrote on May 13^th, 2009 at 5:29pm:


Well, there are a couple of reasons for that...

First, they're not my gauges and to use someone else's without their permission is about as low as you can get.  There's a little thing called PIRACY and THEFT that I like to avoid whenever possible.

Second, FS has several planes that have vintage gauges attached.  Default gauges are fair game...  Right now I am using the Vega gauges, with a few switches from the Caravan and Mooney thrown in.  When it comes to sounds, I'll probably do the same thing.

Third, They have GEEBEE written all over them!

Fourth, since I can't find someone who wants to do this panel for me, I need to learn how anyway.  Who is going to do the Solution and Peashooter panels if I don't?

And last, 100% accuracy is simply not available here, I agree.  I'm having to guess, look at what other period gauges were like, and in spots, just plain make it up.  But since I can't do that, then I want it to be a good looking panel and from what I've seen that means doing it myself.

Life goes on...

Wing Nut wrote on May 5^th, 2009 at 6:35pm:



I know it's not the best one, but I'm still looking for one.

Hope it helps even a little.





They have parts of the original here, and a rebuilt(?) one.

http://www.beechcraftheritagemuseum.org/

We're going again this weekend, If they have one there (you never know) I'll get as many pics as I can.

Also, don't know if it's worth it, but testors site, has a 1/48 model of this. It's like $5-$8. That's where this pic came from was their site.

The Beechcraft site above, has pics of one on site, but none from the cockpit for nonmembers., they may have some available to members.