+Stary Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 HI! I just started this today. I'm making this in the purpose of trying things out regarding SFP1 modelling. Dont know if anyone makes cockpit for Viggen so i began this. Donk know how it gonna go (i have a very limited spare time recently) but there are many many great planes deserving own cockpits. I don't know anything about pit building, i'm just educated in 3D modelling -so nothing i can promise A very rude WIP: Quote
+Stary Posted March 13, 2007 Author Posted March 13, 2007 Thank you wpnssgt! It's just 2 hours work. I'm curious how its gonna end -i intend to slowly (limited time) do the 3D work, but avionics, nodes, ini etc will be a "guess-and-suffer" thing Quote
+DWCAce Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 If possible, could you take some notes for others along the way? Kesslbrut tried to help me out a year or so ago, but I was wayyyy behind the power curve for making cockpits :) Quote
jodandawg Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 keep working on it!! you're doing a outstanding job!! looking forward to putting it in my viggen. thanks. Quote
+76.IAP-Blackbird Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 (edited) I found this Pic hier on this site http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http...=image&cd=3 Edited March 13, 2007 by 76.IAP-Blackbird Quote
+Stary Posted March 16, 2007 Author Posted March 16, 2007 dwcace: I was thinking about doing some comments about pit building both for myself and others, but it's gonna be after doing some more 3D work next weekend 76.IAP-Blackbird: I'm a bit confused about this picture. I have it b&w in one of my books, but its completely different from pictures i found on the net, and use as reference -completely different layout, no MFD,s and so on... Maybe it's an upgraded avionics version? I'm not an expert, all i know is from books and www. But site from which i have the pictures (www.aircraftresourcecenter.com) says it's Viggen pit. Gonna stick to those -it's for learning things mainly Quote
kazamashin Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 I thoughts thats the JA-37D digital Viggen cockpit which also gave it AIM-120 capability. Shame the newly upgraded jets were scrapped almost immediately. Quote
Kirsten Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 Good luck, would be wonderfull !!! Thanks on behalf of all Viggen lovers .... Aju, Derk Quote
+Stary Posted March 16, 2007 Author Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) Kazamashin you're right -i did some search and rgr that. I work on photos of early Draken -based analog layout. Anyone has gunsite frame photos? Don't look at the framing -it's waay unfinished: Edit: Different angle Edited March 16, 2007 by CA_Stary Quote
+Stary Posted March 18, 2007 Author Posted March 18, 2007 I've finally switched from crappy IntelliCAD Sigma to Max9. Results positive: added some handdrawn main (2048x2048) texture on it and finished RGS-2 gunsight from photos... And first ingame shot - Radar and RWR are working: Quote
+Stary Posted March 18, 2007 Author Posted March 18, 2007 Here's a part taken from main panel front texture. If someone could verify the text (which i assume is in swedish) or has a good photo of this it would be great -i don't speak swedish at all Quote
kazamashin Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Looking good so far...i would probably give the radar display more polys but i can understand you wanting to optimize performance. This pit deserves a better Viggen lod file..hope Swede reconsiders :P Looking forward to the Draken pit too. Quote
+Stary Posted March 19, 2007 Author Posted March 19, 2007 I reworked the radar and HSI (finally working) with a lot more polys. Looking nice now Quote
+Stary Posted March 19, 2007 Author Posted March 19, 2007 I'll tell you -cockpit creation is a pain! I added waypoint bearing arrow into it, added to cockpit.ini -and -buahaha my RWR and part of pit (not assigned to anything) started rotating in air otside of canopy. Guess it's hierarchy error i must check Quote
Kazama Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 WOW! The radar really looks great with those "extra polys"! Thanks a lot and good luck! Bye! Quote
+Stary Posted March 19, 2007 Author Posted March 19, 2007 Yeah it was worth remodelling from scrath. I started playing with needle gauges -first is a clock, working. This is some breakthrough for me-a-cockpit-builder-noob. Needles are now a placeholder until i model and skin them accurately (oryginally these are white-orange ones), clock texture is handdrawn. Yellow ones look cool at night with green nightlight Quote
+Stary Posted March 20, 2007 Author Posted March 20, 2007 Finally i decided to close my pit -build side panels, floor and temporary, misplaced and unoptimized canopy frame. I cracked the whole "MovementType=LIGHT" gauges thing, so i added wheels indicators. I know these are wrongly placed, but are working for now. Also lever works. Hud glass is crappy, but it's an alfa-channeled texture trial. Altitude indicator (in kilometers) works, but needs rescaling. Ball still messed up. I need to spend more time on textures. I've tried editing ortogonal photos but it's unpleasant effect. Gonna render them in max using arrays. I NEED HELP! Anyone has an idea what those three green bastards on left side are for? They ain't wheels indicators i guess? Also HUVUDVARNING lights? As i wrote before i dont know swedish at all. Tried to find info on the web, with no luck. Perheaps someone of you has Viggen's pit layout in english -that would be a great help! Quote
Gux Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 I NEED HELP! Anyone has an idea what those three green bastards on left side are for? They ain't wheels indicators i guess? Also HUVUDVARNING lights? As i wrote before i dont know swedish at all. Tried to find info on the web, with no luck. Perheaps someone of you has Viggen's pit layout in english -that would be a great help! Great job on the pit! I know how much work it is myself. Huvudvarning means "master caution" I think. The other text looks almost right, some corrections in bold: "Ställ gasratten i läge MS" "Fäll via behov av yttre last" "Landa Snarast" "Om start ej kan fullföljas" At least this is what I think it should say. Keep up the good work! Quote
Guest Saganuay82 Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 Maybe word by word? http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml HUVUD VARNING is HEAD WARNING? http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1...oll/walk519.htm Lots of good pics. Bottom Green light translates to BAR according to that site. Quote
+Stary Posted March 21, 2007 Author Posted March 21, 2007 Gux thank you for your corrections! I'll aply them in spare time. Your Gripen and pit looks outstanding btw! Saganuay82 -i'll play with the translator, it's very usefull not only for sim:-) Do not expect any news on this project in a week or so -lot of other things to do in my schedule Quote
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