Just starting a thread on my build story.
History: I started with just a basic PC and FS2002. Enjoyed it so I jumped on FS2004 and FSX as they came out. With that I added the basics, ch yoke, throttle, and rudder pedals. Eventually 'went big and got a triple head to go and three monitors along with some saitek radio, switch, and multi panels. Fast forward to today and I've decided this hobby is my passion and I need to take it to the next level.
So far I've done things in a couple phases.
Phase 1: New PC. I7-8700k, GeForce 1080ti, 32gb ram, 256gb pcie m.2 sad, and a 500gb data sad. Also jumped up to a curved 40" monitor.
Phase 2: how about an Opencockpits MCP? Cool. But still not good enough!
Phase 3: Flightsimparts MCP, EFIS, Overhead, Aft Overhead. Flight Deck solutions InterfaceIT cards, Cockipitsimparts overhead and mcp gauges...should all be here by the end of the month.
Phase 4: An adventure out to Wisconsin to visit John and hopefully come home with some goodies.
Phase 5: (wife requirement) sell some of my other stuff to enclose my hobby room and before I can buy more stuff.
Phase 6: Projectors
Phase 7: Fine tuning.
I'll post below with pictures and additional bits as I work through these phases.
My biggest recommendation...... Keep something flyable or you run the risk of losing sight on what the goal is and in a few months we will see all this stuff for sale here. We don't want that. Oh we want your stuff.... We just don't want to see you go.... :laugh:
Yep. I think that was pre Phase 1...to keep it going.
Just a short video update: https://youtu.be/M7tfLWbjHSk
A few updates to the blog tonight. Hoping to get some build progress posts done with pictures tomorrow...slowly but surely she's coming along.
https://jmlohrenz.wixsite.com/lohrenzworld/blog/projectors
https://jmlohrenz.wixsite.com/lohrenzworld/blog/the-other-computers
https://jmlohrenz.wixsite.com/lohrenzworld/blog/add-on-s
Well I dropped the ball on keeping this going! Site has been changed to https://www.lohrenzsimulator.com
Also on Instagram now too: Lohrenz737
First posts on instagram for my OEM ACP conversion project. Site will slowly get updated as I have time.
Project is coming along nicely.
MCP -> 99% Done (a few backlight issues and a gauge change)
Pedestal -> 65% done. waiting on parts to finish
Overhead ->25% done...oofda lots of work here.
Fitting panels into simulator shell -> 0% done.
Website has been gutted and redone. https://www.lohrenzsimulator.com
Instagram feed updated regularly now too. https://www.instagram.com/Lohrenz737
Pedestal -> 100% Done
Forward Overhead -> 100% Done
Aft Overhead -> 100% Done
MIP v2 -> 50% Done
Projectors and Projector Screen ->50% Done
Installing modules into shell -> 0% Done