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03-03-2008, 12:04 PM
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Smoke on!
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Oak Ridge, NC
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Build your own Dash!
Making a good looking dash for your airplane can be a fun and easy thing to do.
The first thing you need is some sort of reference for your dash. In my case it was an Edge 540T, and after a short googling session I found this:  Then I searched again on the web for corresponding images of the intruments I could identify. A little work in photoshop and I came up with this.  After which I needed to actually build the dash. Using scrap balsa I had laying around I made two face plates and glue them onto opposite sides of some balsa blocks. After that I sheeted the top and did a little light sanding to smooth things out.  I painted the dash the same way you would paint the inside of your airplane. A light coat of gray primer, followed by the texture paint of your choice. Be sure to mask off the actual dash area as we will be sticking our printed dash onto it. Then its just a case of printing your dash on some high gloss photo paper, trim, and attach using double sided tape. Why tape? Well if the dash starts to fade you can peel it off and put on a new one! A year and a half later and mine is still going strong!     I've attached the files for my finished dash, and a bunch of instrument images I had used. So get cracking and lets see some of your home made dash's! |
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03-03-2008, 12:11 PM
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Smoke on!
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Oak Ridge, NC
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Re: Build your own Dash!
Here are some of the files I used, if you are looking for something particular run a google search and you will probably be able to find it.
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03-03-2008, 02:49 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: TUCSON,AZ.
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Re: Build your own Dash!
VERY COOL
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03-03-2008, 08:03 PM
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AKA HammerHead
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Maryland
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Re: Build your own Dash!
I could have used those pictures a few weeks ago...
I used styrene sheet, drilled the instruments holes, used a drill rod and punched fake screw heads into the plastic, then added clear sheet material and instruments printed on photo paper. The sequence board is removable so you can change the paper if needed. |
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03-03-2008, 08:12 PM
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RC 'Aholic!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: CT USA
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Re: Build your own Dash!
WOW looks sweet! And I was just thinking about the dash on my IMAC bird this year. Perfect timing. Thanks
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03-03-2008, 08:21 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Washington
Age: 41
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Re: Build your own Dash!
This is a great idea...turned out really nice...thanks for putting this up!!!!
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03-04-2008, 12:11 AM
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Hero to the masses
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bonney Lake, WA
Age: 31
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Re: Build your own Dash!
Chris you're my hero. People look at my 50cc Edge panel and ask me where I got it from. Actually they don't but I know it's there and that's what's important!
 I took a pic of an extra panel at an airshow last year, for those who want to do an Extra panel:
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03-04-2008, 12:13 AM
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Hero to the masses
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bonney Lake, WA
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Re: Build your own Dash!
Another thing you can do is look up screen shots of aerobatic panels on flight simulators, that's how I did my Compy several years ago. Works for me!
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