This is fantastic work! I modified a sidewinder ffb using a similar board and the stick from an old topgun joystick which is the same shape as the b8 but a bit too small I think.....
Hey great video! i just wanted to mention that the 3d printing community has mostly left thingiverse in favor of Printables and that cults3d links are straight up banned from the 3d printing subreddit after some shady dealings where the site was withholding money from designers that they had earned from their designs and then slandering the designers on twitter. so the best place to post your designs for the time being is probably Printables if you want them to be seen.
Hey again, loving these videos. You should consider making a version of these grips that accepts the original style base adapter. This would let us use both original Warthog adapters, or substitute in VKB and Winwing adapters!
@@thesimnet I was gonna say the same thing. I have a VKB GF 3 base, which I love, and the VKB/Warthog adaptor, and would love to be able to use your grips with just needing to buy multiple adapters, or just re-use the adaptor,
Thanks man!! The stick in white at the beginning is the one with the real P1 buttons - I also got some double strength springs for the trigger - she's a beast!
Printing this as we speak! Thank you for the video. Did you ever finish the other versions of the B-8 as planned? Would be very interested in one with two pickle buttons on the head
Yes absolutely! Still working on those, they will be published with the next version. The next version should also be interchangeable with the thrustmaster style metal threaded connector from the warthog grip
I have a real B-8 that I have been wanting to convert to flight sim use. Looks like the electronics would allow me to just wire up the switches and go! My main challenge would be fabrication of an adapter/connector from the threads on the bottom of the grip to the TM threads. I love the B-8 grip! Nice work on these, and thank you!
Great project man! Do you think it would be possible to wire a shock motor like the one found on xbox controllers to the board? I was thinking about having recoil with the trigger push
I have not tried this personally as I am not familiar with motors and the voltages they require. Theoretically yes, but it may require a different/updated pcb etc. Definitely a stretch goal of mine to integrate somehow!
Honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if WinWing releases their own version of the B-8 one day. I would love to have an accurate B-8 replica from a proper vendor. The Virpil Warbrd is good but it’s based on a Russian helicopter grip, not the actual B-8/MC-2
The PCB I have been using does not have an option for axis, however it is technically possible as Virpil grips do have axis on the grip - just probably with a different PCB. If you are building this grip to work with a custom base, you could run the wires into the base itself, that could definitely work! The trim hat is removable for this reason, I figured poeple would want to use different types of switches etc
Great job! Could you please tell me how you made them I have the entire bottom part of my own done, but can not figure out how to do the top. I am trying to modal a t-37 stick I bought and it is slightly different than these. Also different electronics so i cant just steal yours. Please let me know! Thanks you for your time!
There are lots of approaches! At the simplest level, I will put an object on the floor next to a ruler and zoom in so it fills the screen, and take pictures from all angles which I load into blender and "trace". I also have a few 3d scanning apps on my phone which work great for handheld objects like grips. Some apps don't require the LiDar sensor and can create decent models from photos alone. These models are usually a little rough but the scale is accurate, so that serves as a "base mesh" while I model a new mesh on top. If people are interested in a how-too video I can show my process from start to finish!
@thesimnet I would love a how too video! I am using Solidworks so it is a different process, but I would still love to learn. I will have to check out the scanning apps. Thanks for the reply!
How ist the Name of the connector between the stick and the Gimbal? I build my own Stick but found no information too that connector. Greats from Germay 🙋♂️
Hello, it is 5-Pin Mini Din Male Connector Here is the wiring guide: ru-vid.com/show-UC3u9GL5Dq5VBx09K3NM8zUwcommunity?lb=Ugkxss3Yl4OCbilPKG5bhFgaGibAZ4s9SBBq
I personally do not use solidworks, I only use blender. What type of file can Solidworks import? If you shoot me an email I can send that over to you directly. questions@thesimnet.com
So how does it actually attach to the base? Ive always wanted to create an extension so i can sit the base on the floor between my feet and bring the grip over the seat between my knees, like a helo stick. Im kinda sick of having it on the side.
The thread on a thrustmaster or virpil base is M36x2.0 and so the stick has a nut that interfaces with the base like a regular thrustmaster or virpil stick
Looking at converting my Authentikit Spitfire grip i made to use with a virpil base. Would the pcb and the shift register set up work with mag hall sensors for the brake axis?
Thank you for the feedback! I made this model in Blender - each vertex is actually hand placed, so I was unable to run a subdivision modifier without running into all sorts of intersecting faces. That being said, there is a version 2 that I am working on, and this will be released later this summer, of a much higher fidelity. The components will be identical however, so folks will very easily be able to swap over to V2 when the time comes. Cheers!
