RENEGADE-623 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 on a Bradley, the drivers hatch and the back door are locked with a padlock. the commanders and gunners hatches cannot be opened from the outside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildbillkelsoe Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 5 hours ago, RENEGADE-623 said: on a Bradley, the drivers hatch and the back door are locked with a padlock. the commanders and gunners hatches cannot be opened from the outside. that must be a fortress then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viper1970 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) Still came across this thread, since I also wanted to build a gunner control handle. As I looked at the photos of them, I remembered the old CH Products Virtual Pilot Pro. Ok it is far away from an exact replica, but with some modding (additional buttons, rework some of the shapes) and a conversion to USB it could be a nice gunner handle. I also own a 3D Printer (Creality Ender 3 Pro - cheap but really good), so some new Parts could be also made. I think this is a nice part to start with. I will search for a used one at ebay. There is no need that the yoke is working, only the body and the mechanics must be intact, the rest will be replaced with new electronics. I also did this with all of my HOTAS replicas for my homepit. Edited June 14, 2019 by Viper1970 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galileo Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 There is some control handles on ebay. You just have to figure the connections. https://www.ebay.com/itm/TANK-LEOPARD-FIRING-GUN-COTROLLER-GUNNERS-STICK-HANDLE-CONTROL-HYDRAULIC-REXROTH-/172976831998 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibsonm Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Galileo said: There is some control handles on ebay. You just have to figure the connections. https://www.ebay.com/itm/TANK-LEOPARD-FIRING-GUN-COTROLLER-GUNNERS-STICK-HANDLE-CONTROL-HYDRAULIC-REXROTH-/172976831998 Note the word "Hydraulic" in the description! You need to convert a device based on a hydraulic mechanism into one that uses electrical impulses. Edited June 15, 2019 by Gibsonm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galileo Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Hall effect potentiometer and arduino card and a little coding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawes Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Galileo said: There is some control handles on ebay. You just have to figure the connections. https://www.ebay.com/itm/TANK-LEOPARD-FIRING-GUN-COTROLLER-GUNNERS-STICK-HANDLE-CONTROL-HYDRAULIC-REXROTH-/172976831998 Yes, these are hydraulic controls and are actually from a Marder, not a Leopard. We have a set in our 'Control Handle Museum' 😊 The same ebay seller has a set of control handles from a Leopard 1A5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TANK-LEOPARD-COTROLLER-STICK-HANDLE-CONTROL-HYDRAULIC-BUNDESWEHR-BW-GERMAN-ARMY/173552667258?_trkparms=aid%3D333200%26algo%3DCOMP.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190129125700%26meid%3D38f8128c774c45f390fcbf5266e578a8%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D172976831998%26itm%3D173552667258&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982 These are much easier to convert to a USB device for Steel Beasts as they use standard potentiometers and switches. We've converted a few of these ourselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grenny Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 13 hours ago, hawes said: Yes, these are hydraulic controls and are actually from a Marder, not a Leopard. We have a set in our 'Control Handle Museum' 😊 The same ebay seller has a set of control handles from a Leopard 1A5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TANK-LEOPARD-COTROLLER-STICK-HANDLE-CONTROL-HYDRAULIC-BUNDESWEHR-BW-GERMAN-ARMY/173552667258?_trkparms=aid%3D333200%26algo%3DCOMP.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190129125700%26meid%3D38f8128c774c45f390fcbf5266e578a8%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D172976831998%26itm%3D173552667258&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982 These are much easier to convert to a USB device for Steel Beasts as they use standard potentiometers and switches. We've converted a few of these ourselves. Spot on! When someone tries to sell you a Marder gunners set as a Leopadr1's...it gets hard to trust them 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viper1970 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) I wanted to keep things cost-efficient, that's the reason I thought about converting an old flight yoke to a gunner control. I also could do that thing from scratch, but the dimensions of the handle are to big for my 3D printer to make it relatively solid. I have to split it in more seperate parts, which makes the thing more complex and harder to built. The mechanics are also much more durable, if you use a factory built control. So I thought about getting an old yoke which has a likewise shape and only change some things or add some printed parts and buttons to it, to make a "universal" gunner control, no exact replica. I think even a not exact replica of the control would improve the immersion to sit in a real tank much more. Edited June 16, 2019 by Viper1970 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
japetus Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Posting unfortunately a bit late, but there has been a recent kickstarter campaign for the remake of a usb star wars yoke, too bad it's over now.. Was selling at ~160usd https://bit.ly/3fxziv4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lumituisku Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) I have been thinking of control handles a lot last few years as well. Well... Until the point when I actually accuired some from AFV sim. Love the quality on those. But back to original topic. I used to play Steelbeast a lot with my old and rugged logitech 3d extreme pro joystick and using SB controls set for control handle. As it makes in my opinion big difference of how you use some vehicles (Leopards & cv). Difference i did to be able to do this I changed palmswich to be activated by trigger instead.. and firing to be from usual Lase button on side. It was bit awkward at times but worked mostly... (To a point when it didn't) because some vehicles have very specific control handles and trying some functions caused bizarre unexpected effects at the time. This is because of existing keybinds for control handles. Anyways... I think that key difference in normal gaming joystick and control handle is palmswich. So I think... If you have a 3D printer. Why not to just build a sort of lever to add to side of existing old.. (sacrifiable) joystick and somehow relocate one of buttons to be connected to that? Wouldn't that be most easy? Edited November 25, 2020 by Lumituisku Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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