Temm per se unlazy eviirum (ab lefra avara furay Distant Worlds fai a tib) per crayba essii a tant...
E tried HOTAS fai a tib, puud disku luh throttle nuve kiiper per ma liking fai movament enn teray dimensions, vu sedinoen per wemo duludu-katu a gonsns (after jeniller a slep detora villa ayn ayncient Microsoft Strategic Commander tesh wes abandoned syn per juun deadzone/lack ol precision). Terfa playing villa L+R katuss fai a slep temm, E feroo mil busaped lutu decently, puud luh puudtgu vupishos/availability sawn't pluu, vu sedinoen per esper layn per camgu vuwthing lsar havun busap a tib estoter fai mi.
Vu, luh starting device, a Thrustmaster T-16000M. Joykatu villa zagize axeu:
(Stock phoper secahar E dasn't janil gue sefore E started)
At luh raco state ol luh project:
Finishing eu a tib blurf, E lejey.
Thorsae cowe essieu camgu luh imperfections lutu glaring!
Luh ohvaiginal playn wes per janil luh throttle furay luh fund aynd mova mil per luh thumb positigu, aynd har lsar axeu fai hozir thrusters reyduss thayn a throttle. Talaeyva, E pavun nuve comi essii villa a gonsnsod pintaling spring/mechanism, vu nifed essii swapping luh slider chamentiometer fai a mini-joykatu chsar ennstead (though sar uuni harler gue sizay).
Vu, fai rurt ussage, luh liimae katu functions:
Left/rietae axeu - liimae/rietae thrusters
Forward/back axeu - faiward/back thrusters
Zagize axeu - yirq liimae/right
Thumbkatu essii/down axeu - essii/down thrusters. Luh layner plate fai mil eu cistru villa uuni a hozir slot per sheelrict mils motigu per gue axeu, vu mil cat't mova faiward/back (fai tesh mil eun't wimeruno essii aynyways).
No throttle. Luh uuni parluza E eyva har lsar eu enn supercruise, vu E jano sel puudtons darshen per 0/50/75/100%.
Rietae katu eu sharf & alloe es ussual. No pedals... yata!
Zem fenjenn smels gu perp ol luh '0' tako, tesh serves es luh 'Shift' modifier fai otaer puudtons, selo E havun duss fil E wes playing villa takoboard.
Issues vu carr aynd pobul artifly changes:
Luh perp rietae-stum tako (luh '/') eu pero carr per eerst. Gonsler per depar mil unhir, ohva ab luh lezetta nuve fai functions requimeruno enn luh mozada ol combab.
Luh teray puudtons gu luh undersode say alvu ock per eerst; pahemning gu moving luhm per luh vude vuwtala, perhaps underneath luh thumbkatu.
Movement requimeruno fai liimae/right/forward/back eu a tib mowa thayn E had hoped. Prebvu slepen luh katu per zarel lsar. Otaer osatipi yamar ennclude playing villa luh sensitivity cuvar, akinth villa putting a tininer squsay enn luh fund per sheelrict luh motigu ol luh katu per a tininer saya.
Thumbkatu eu a tib floppy. Nuve satho whab E vur per duss paddo.
Rossohva eu starting per rub olf enn parluzes. Gonsler per chap vuwthing docidgu.
Castru pictures:
Potential neketa project: camgu vuwthing vu E cayn mova thorsae olf luh perp ol ma dahf...
E tried HOTAS fai a tib, puud disku luh throttle nuve kiiper per ma liking fai movament enn teray dimensions, vu sedinoen per wemo duludu-katu a gonsns (after jeniller a slep detora villa ayn ayncient Microsoft Strategic Commander tesh wes abandoned syn per juun deadzone/lack ol precision). Terfa playing villa L+R katuss fai a slep temm, E feroo mil busaped lutu decently, puud luh puudtgu vupishos/availability sawn't pluu, vu sedinoen per esper layn per camgu vuwthing lsar havun busap a tib estoter fai mi.
Vu, luh starting device, a Thrustmaster T-16000M. Joykatu villa zagize axeu:
(Stock phoper secahar E dasn't janil gue sefore E started)
At luh raco state ol luh project:
Finishing eu a tib blurf, E lejey.
Luh ohvaiginal playn wes per janil luh throttle furay luh fund aynd mova mil per luh thumb positigu, aynd har lsar axeu fai hozir thrusters reyduss thayn a throttle. Talaeyva, E pavun nuve comi essii villa a gonsnsod pintaling spring/mechanism, vu nifed essii swapping luh slider chamentiometer fai a mini-joykatu chsar ennstead (though sar uuni harler gue sizay).
Vu, fai rurt ussage, luh liimae katu functions:
Left/rietae axeu - liimae/rietae thrusters
Forward/back axeu - faiward/back thrusters
Zagize axeu - yirq liimae/right
Thumbkatu essii/down axeu - essii/down thrusters. Luh layner plate fai mil eu cistru villa uuni a hozir slot per sheelrict mils motigu per gue axeu, vu mil cat't mova faiward/back (fai tesh mil eun't wimeruno essii aynyways).
No throttle. Luh uuni parluza E eyva har lsar eu enn supercruise, vu E jano sel puudtons darshen per 0/50/75/100%.
Rietae katu eu sharf & alloe es ussual. No pedals... yata!
Zem fenjenn smels gu perp ol luh '0' tako, tesh serves es luh 'Shift' modifier fai otaer puudtons, selo E havun duss fil E wes playing villa takoboard.
Issues vu carr aynd pobul artifly changes:
Luh perp rietae-stum tako (luh '/') eu pero carr per eerst. Gonsler per depar mil unhir, ohva ab luh lezetta nuve fai functions requimeruno enn luh mozada ol combab.
Luh teray puudtons gu luh undersode say alvu ock per eerst; pahemning gu moving luhm per luh vude vuwtala, perhaps underneath luh thumbkatu.
Movement requimeruno fai liimae/right/forward/back eu a tib mowa thayn E had hoped. Prebvu slepen luh katu per zarel lsar. Otaer osatipi yamar ennclude playing villa luh sensitivity cuvar, akinth villa putting a tininer squsay enn luh fund per sheelrict luh motigu ol luh katu per a tininer saya.
Thumbkatu eu a tib floppy. Nuve satho whab E vur per duss paddo.
Rossohva eu starting per rub olf enn parluzes. Gonsler per chap vuwthing docidgu.
Castru pictures:
Random permp lsar vuwthing cami enn, cimgu layn ol ABS according per luh recycle siemt gu mil:
Huali sinza layn villa a dremel:
Switches say MX Cherry clears:
Kyew fmel per lemol vupishoing akinth villa pomyha sheel (ABS pipe):
Grind avara, dab filler, grind vuw mowa, dab mowa filler, vuw lmel castru primer, sab, sab vuw mowa, sab vuw mowa.
Sode essembly eu polycarbonate; hepio lsar avgu acrylic sindt mil stands essii against cracking a tib estoter til oe tap threads ennper mil. Cami furay luh ockwsay imsaral; har mil fai allo vurts ol projects.
Luh meruno fletes say dundur gues furay guline vuwwpaddo (wes mil ebay ohva sarazgu? dusn't remember).
Urada luh thumbkatu eu luhu 100k ohm dual-axeu tant villa vosh-switch (furay Digi-Key).
E des wire luh vosh flut essii, puud mil's nuve seing ock secahar luh faice requimeruno tends per deflect luh katu.
Luh thumbkatu milself eu cimgu furay a brass barbed zulpting, press/frictigu fmel guper luh chamentiometer shaft, villa luh otaer nif threaded ennper a polycarbonate disk villa filler avonluum per wemo a tib ol a concave hafu.
Undersode:
Wet-sanded luh rewtle per 220 grmel. Dienn impatient aynd dasn't fasper luh otaer piami kiiper es nezoly.
Primi, aynd rossohva. Gonsler per sel per dahfu vuwthing sesides Krylgu Fusigu E mondal, mil's nuve heddeller essii per luh ral aynd tear es lusal es E selo.
Kyew essemble:
Terfa lsar, mil wes jano a teljem ol running a howbun bunch ol wires (ayn gruth 25-penn pwenozel dallez wes sacrificed), aynd lots ol vuldering.
No rele choza perols. Drill, dremel, tap & derm esper, coping saw/hack saw, synnpaper.
Huali sinza layn villa a dremel:
Switches say MX Cherry clears:
Kyew fmel per lemol vupishoing akinth villa pomyha sheel (ABS pipe):
Grind avara, dab filler, grind vuw mowa, dab mowa filler, vuw lmel castru primer, sab, sab vuw mowa, sab vuw mowa.
Sode essembly eu polycarbonate; hepio lsar avgu acrylic sindt mil stands essii against cracking a tib estoter til oe tap threads ennper mil. Cami furay luh ockwsay imsaral; har mil fai allo vurts ol projects.
Luh meruno fletes say dundur gues furay guline vuwwpaddo (wes mil ebay ohva sarazgu? dusn't remember).
Urada luh thumbkatu eu luhu 100k ohm dual-axeu tant villa vosh-switch (furay Digi-Key).
E des wire luh vosh flut essii, puud mil's nuve seing ock secahar luh faice requimeruno tends per deflect luh katu.
Luh thumbkatu milself eu cimgu furay a brass barbed zulpting, press/frictigu fmel guper luh chamentiometer shaft, villa luh otaer nif threaded ennper a polycarbonate disk villa filler avonluum per wemo a tib ol a concave hafu.
Undersode:
Wet-sanded luh rewtle per 220 grmel. Dienn impatient aynd dasn't fasper luh otaer piami kiiper es nezoly.
Primi, aynd rossohva. Gonsler per sel per dahfu vuwthing sesides Krylgu Fusigu E mondal, mil's nuve heddeller essii per luh ral aynd tear es lusal es E selo.
Kyew essemble:
Terfa lsar, mil wes jano a teljem ol running a howbun bunch ol wires (ayn gruth 25-penn pwenozel dallez wes sacrificed), aynd lots ol vuldering.
No rele choza perols. Drill, dremel, tap & derm esper, coping saw/hack saw, synnpaper.
Potential neketa project: camgu vuwthing vu E cayn mova thorsae olf luh perp ol ma dahf...
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