RESEARCH: X-WING CONTROL STICK
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Possible, soes the diameter seem correct?
Most hand cart handles Im familiar with may be a tadd small in diameter for a control stick but it is possible.
Most hand cart handles Im familiar with may be a tadd small in diameter for a control stick but it is possible.
Website says the bar diameter is 1.25". Looks good to me. I originally thought it was around 1.5" but this could be correct. These are pretty cheap so it wouldn't hurt to grab one or two and look at it in person
BTW,
I know its a bit off topic
... but I will never look at that scene again in the same way.... knowing that Garven Dreis, Red Leader, --went on his attack run wearing sandals!
I guess if you are going off on a "one-way" suicide mission, ; you might as well be dressed comfortably while doing it!
I know its a bit off topic
... but I will never look at that scene again in the same way.... knowing that Garven Dreis, Red Leader, --went on his attack run wearing sandals!
I guess if you are going off on a "one-way" suicide mission, ; you might as well be dressed comfortably while doing it!
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you may be right... just speculation on my part
I have a few real vintage bits of flight/control equipment laying around including an old collective control arm.
it was just a hunch on my part there's no reason why it couldn't be 1.25"
Wavey
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Progress, with preliminary potato prints of the item used for the grip.
I've not done any full-on research of the part yet but it's a Martin Baker ejection seat accessory - a switch to trigger the popping of an aircraft's windows just before ejecting. What I need to research is where this part is located. As far as I know I think it may be found down by a pilot's right-side knee on the outside of the ejection seat - I may be wrong there though.
The tube under the grip turns out to be the thread on the post of the switch.
I've not done any full-on research of the part yet but it's a Martin Baker ejection seat accessory - a switch to trigger the popping of an aircraft's windows just before ejecting. What I need to research is where this part is located. As far as I know I think it may be found down by a pilot's right-side knee on the outside of the ejection seat - I may be wrong there though.
The tube under the grip turns out to be the thread on the post of the switch.
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newmagrathea
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There is even a hole in the top for the (mitchel) disk to fit. It looks pretty spot on to me. Maybe slip that grip that I posted a little bit ago on it and call it good. This is super exciting.
Wavey
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I'll measure it all up tomoz and then we will have a slightly better idea. I say 'slightly' cos I can't think how they attached this part to what ever is under it acting as the 'column'. I think your grip idea may do it, finishing it off nicely with one as the column and one under the calculator - cool!
Check out the Lando Communicator thread - the little sensor on the back of the Permamatic is on the side of it!
Now, I wanted to ask Dustin if he could take another shot of his permamatic sensor on the calculator. In the screen shot I only see 5 rows of lenses and the permamatic has more right? It also looks like it has a curved surface, compared to the white switch lenses behind it.
I'm wondering if these are optical illusions, since we have a confirmed part from the camera in the trilogy
Now, I wanted to ask Dustin if he could take another shot of his permamatic sensor on the calculator. In the screen shot I only see 5 rows of lenses and the permamatic has more right? It also looks like it has a curved surface, compared to the white switch lenses behind it.
I'm wondering if these are optical illusions, since we have a confirmed part from the camera in the trilogy
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Rusty Gunn
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Hi gents.
Great thread. Is this project complete now? Any images of the final product to show?
I came across this thread while researching my own project, a full-scale X Wing build. I'd often wondered what the control column looked like and had always pictured a two-handled thing but I may've confused that in my mind with the TIE fighter controls.
There's a lot of useful material here, thank you very much for sharing it all.
Jim.
Great thread. Is this project complete now? Any images of the final product to show?
I came across this thread while researching my own project, a full-scale X Wing build. I'd often wondered what the control column looked like and had always pictured a two-handled thing but I may've confused that in my mind with the TIE fighter controls.
There's a lot of useful material here, thank you very much for sharing it all.
Jim.
newmagrathea
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Not quite yet, we are close. Waiting for more info on the piece that is the handle and I don't think any of us have that part yet. There are a few small details still up for debate.
Wavey
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Some pics with basic measurements. I've not worked out 'how on Yavin' this was all stuck together as the switch grip is a fairly hefty chunk of near solid metal, dropping it would hurt lol! There's nothing substantial under the threaded area to really grab hold of to fix it to a column. Perhaps the hand was holding it all in place - very odd.
So, pencils, paper, AI assisted probability super computers at the ready.... aaand....
So, pencils, paper, AI assisted probability super computers at the ready.... aaand....
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newmagrathea
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Ok, so the ribbed section is just threads on the bottom. So that's something we don't have to worry about any more. We can't see it from underneath so I doubt we'll ever know how or if it's attached. I still think there is something attaching it, but I'm not that concerned with finding the exact part for that since it's not seen.
Thanks for the measurements. Any leads on getting one?
Rusty Gunn
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Gents, slight thread drift but do any of you know what the real identity is of the round, roughly baseball-sized thing on the left-hand side panel of the cockpit? I've seen a cockpit images describe it as an "accelerometer" but was wondering what it's real identity is.
Also, the telescope-like object on the instrument combing right-hand side. Looks like a modern-version of an old biplane gunsight.
Any idea what they used for that thing? Both circled in red below:
Also, the telescope-like object on the instrument combing right-hand side. Looks like a modern-version of an old biplane gunsight.
Any idea what they used for that thing? Both circled in red below:
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