Ever started something you wish you hadn't??

[earthwormjim]

OK...
This is now getting silly!
I have attached all of the electronics from my dx6i onto a carbon facia...




And made an aluminium chassis,which I have used to practise my fusion welding skills...





I have put an EL panel behind the display,added a new illuminated power switch,and bought some 3 way toggle switches to replace the trim buttons,I have also incorporated a key switch to isolate the battery,and re shaped the menu switch into a clickable knob arrangement.I have also moved the th cut switch to the top lhs corner. I still need to make a backplate to the whole thing,but this is what I have so far. It is about half the height of the original TX,and is 30cm wide,including the handles.



Cheers Jim.

[bitternboy]

Do you still think you shouldn't have started it?
I certainly wouldn't!

[Simon Windisch]

It's beautiful!

[earthwormjim]

Thanks.
It is taking WAY longer than I ever intended,and it is fairly heavy,especially as the piece for the backplate is a "borrowed" panel from a steel comms cabinet!
But I do quite like it. And it is comfortable.It feels nice and solid.
I have some extra wide thumb sticks on their way for it too.
My time would have been much better spent building robots though!!!

[Remote-Controlled Dave]

It's like the next step on from Rob Knight from the Mortis team and his crazy backpack hands-free device.

[earthwormjim]

It's like the next step on from Rob Knight from the Mortis team and his crazy backpack hands-free device.

[Jonny]

that's looking great, nice work! carbon fibre makes everything look cooler

[Rhys]

This might be the best thing ever! It's like a cross between an iPhone and a fighter jet cockpit.

[joey_picus]

That is brilliant work presumably you hold it by the outer handles?

[earthwormjim]

LOL. It may be a little OTT.
But what the hey!

I did a bit of research,and liked the look of the new Jeti TX THATS COMING OUT LATER IN THE YEAR...


And I found some industrial TX's that are used to control cranes etc,and I liked the layout,and the handles...


So I tried to combine the looks of the first,but with the layout and handles of the second...


I quite like it,so far.