Norwegian 727-200 project

Hi everyone. This is the continuation of this thread http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/show...MIP-dimensions

Here's an update of todays progress.

I found that 2" drain pipes would work for engine instrument bezels. :)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/IMG_0700.jpg

MIP Painted
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/IMG_0698.jpg

A few items added to the centre panel. Bought from 737NUT :)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/IMG_0701.jpg

Panels mounted back in the cockpit structure
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/CIMG0013.jpg

Glare panel off of ebay, Hacked a hole and fitted the FD in to it. The FD has been interfaced to a Leo Bodnar card
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/CIMG0014.jpg

Got the OH panel up tonight as well
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/CIMG0015.jpg

A pic of the MIP without flash
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/CIMG0018.jpg

Lookin' great!!! So excited to see a 727 coming together (especially one from scratch). I never heard back if you were still wanting help with locating or obtaining pieces either, so if you sent that message, it was lost.

Do you need the actual glareshield itself or is it just not set up yet? There are a couple dirt cheap ones on E-Bay that don't have the fire pulls (which you already have).
Jon

Hi Jon.

I never heard back from you. I guess your message got lost. I did get a glare shield off of e-bay. It will be sent by sea together with a few other items, so I won't see that for a while unfortunately. I have plenty work to do with the stuff that have arrived though. I really can't proceed with the windows and the rest of the shell construction before I get the glare shield though.

I can't believe I mispelled the title! I must have bee exhausted from putting up that OH panel last night! :D

I dropped you a PM...lemme know if you didn't get it. Everything is lookin' good....may have to make a trip out to Norway and Denmark to see some of these pieces coming together!!!
Jon

Got the auto pilot wired up, interfaced and working this evening.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/CIMG0027.jpg

Just noticed something....are you missing the light caps for the instrument comparators??? I think they go to either side of the fire pulls, but I'm not building a Boeing cockpit so I'm not sure. I happen to have just the light caps if you need them.

It looks absolutely wonderful.
Jon

Yes, I do miss all the caps on the glare panel. I didn't know they were instrument comparator caps though. I know the other ones I miss is the Wheel weel fire cap, and bottle discharged caps. Maybe I'll get them from you along with that tiller wheel! :)

Thanks for the nice comment!

Tor

I've been busy wiring up and interfacing the OH panel lately. Still waiting for my 5v power supply for the backlighting.
Most of the switches are hooked up now.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/CIMG0028.jpg

Can anybody tell me how to loose the guage night lighting? This is what happens to the non DF guages at night.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/CIMG0031.jpg

If I turn the off the fluorescent panel light on the OH panel they all reappear though
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...e/CIMG0032.jpg

Amazing poject!! Congrats!!

Hi
I just came across this thread.

First congratulations on your work and for choosing the Boeing 727 for your sim. Welcome to a very exclusive 727 sim builders club!!!
Second I apologize for not recieve your private message. Last year I had many problems with my server and with virus issues.

Its been many years since I builts my panel and since I played arround with FSPANEL STUDIO but I think your problem with the gauges is because you may have to assing a "Night Lighting Color Hue Effect" to them. FSPANEL ST will let you assign a night lighting color ( yellowish, redish, greenish etc.) effect to your gauges so you can see them at night. If this is not done then at night the gauges will be pitch black.

If this works for you then make sure to assign the same night lighting effect (color) to the gauges you CAN ALREADY SEE at night with the fluore light on. You do not want some of your guages to look redish and others yellowish at night. They should all look incandescent yellowish at night.

Are you using the Richard Probust gauges?

I hope this works for You and look foward to seeing Your Boeing 727 in the Sky Very Soon!!!

Joe Maldonado
www.project727.com