So the plan was to implement all the buttons, gauges, lights, magnetic switches electronics and interface them with the computer running the flight simulation.
The idea behind this venture was not only to build a static scale model but rather build a tool to enjoy combat flight simulation in multiplayer. It took me almost 8 years – and even today I sometimes work on it updating some parts. Obviously i couldn’t stop there and in 2005 i started building the cockpit tub that was meant to go around the seat. The parachute container, the belts (which are restrained and working) and the seat cushions are real (the cushion were stinking and needed to be washed quite a few times before getting rid of the horrible smell of these dirty and sweaty pilots !) As said above the belts are working and could be connected and the seat arm switch and the ejection handle are wired and functions as in the real seat. Most of these were handmade or sourced in home depot style shops. Photo Etch work brought to ultra large scale Resin moulding came in handy, as did plasticard and real riveting Resin and turned parts, masking for the stencils And Tamiya spray paint The attention of detail is what makes our model shine. I used wood, metal sheet, real rivets, resin copies of real parts, PVC, styrofoam, real parts and I even had the pleasure to create my own part with an old lather I had access to. It’s frame is in wood (MDF) but a lot of material and technique were borrowed from my aircraft modelling experience. The real size Aces 2 construction began in 2004 and was completed in 6 months. It is pretty much busted today because it served as the backbone of the initial project, giving me rough dimensions of the Aces 2 seat. I built it when i was 15 years old and today i fondly look at it considering the ugly paint work and the huge spills of glue. When i was a kid, the ESCI 1/12 F-16A cockpit was my Holy Grail. It all started with this: The 1/12 ESCI Aces 2 I will spare you the details about how I got there but I ended up with a homemade 1/1 scale F-16 fully implemented and fully interacting cockpit in my hobby room.
Just like plastic models it’s a hobby I never quit and I have been alternating between gluing plastic and pretending to be a fighter pilot since my youngest age. Most specifically combat flight simulation and even more precisely, F-16 simulation with the Falcon 4.0 serie.
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