Curved Screen Upgrade! 270 Degree Wrap Around!

[@vmdirt]

I was a crew chief on A-10s from '86-'92 out of Myrtle Beach AFB. I used to do my engine run qualifications in a real A-10 simulator. It was a multi-million dollar simulator controlled by a mainframe and it had NO outside visuals. Your work on this is amazing! I bet our pilots would have loved to have something like this to train in before going up on their first flight. Being a 1 seater they were solo on their first flight.

[@vmdirt]

This was my jet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJLXiaxupLZ8p7s

[@ribaaz]

@@vmdirt that is so cool!

[@MrFurriephillips]

This is so right. I just watched a documentary about the Vietnam air war & how the F4 Phantom crews weren’t as successful as they had hoped, which led the navy to instigate the Top Gun training scheme, at Myramar; they came back after 3 weeks training & were on top form. That classic “I’ll put the brakes on, and he’ll fly right by me” manoeuvre, was an actual thing!

[@TABRO284]

Imagine the cost of this setup compared to the monumental cost something the government would try and create.

[@Trve_Kvlt]

@@TABRO284 The government would put 10s of millions into research, the whole setup would be at least 5 mil, and it wouldn't be nearly as effective as a training tool as something a lot of civilians make. Even having an ultrawide 4K monitor, the HOTAS Warthog, and some addon avionics panels would be more effective as training tool than anything the military would come up with.

[@gglen2141]

Wouldn't be surprised if your ejector seat worked.

[@phuzz00]

Not half as surprised as the people upstairs!

[@munki4449]

@@phuzz00 Heavily underrated comment my dude haha

[@friedchicken2606]

You room mate is on the top floor all of the sudden he here’s a thud

[@lawerancelanham]

all he needs is an air bag haha

[@mdimansantoso3976]

that would be a bad idea, coz when he overtime played the simulator the girlfriend or wife can pull the ejection seat

[@pmgrodrigues]

The bigger advantage over a real cockpit is that the beer doesn't spill when you roll the plane :P

[@dennyrulos4847]

It wouldn't spill in a real plane either, if you roll correctly ;)

[@dennyrulos4847]

@Matthew Penfold Yep exactly

[@PjotrStroganov]

@@dennyrulos4847 Try that in a dogfight.

[@matthewcrocker7261]

@Matthew Penfold Bob Hoover and he did it with the engines off. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWOQanWCbNifos0

[@matthewcrocker7261]

@Matthew Penfold Bob Hoover and he did it with the engines off. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWOQanWCbNifos0

[@-Sunny--]

Explains his masterpiece for wife and children, 0 interest. Starting a KZbin channel to explain his masterpiece to thousands of interested people

[@HackettLai]

children should be interested, wife are the only one who upset for not buying her gift with the money =(

[@Nyx_2142]

@@HackettLai If your wife is upset for you not spending money on her all the time, you have some big life decisions to reevaluate.

[@blaircox1589]

Yes sir, 100%

[@fireflyredux3373]

I don't see a ring on his finger, so honestly it makes a whole lot of sense he isn't married, lol.

[@kingscar3230]

@@HackettLai think you got he wrong wife lol

[@StreetComp]

People’s creativity never ceases to amaze me - from you building the best warthog simulator ever in a spare bedroom to whoever coded that screen warping software

[@sdluke]

As a pilot i've seen some pretty cool professional and home made simulators, but mans this is easily one of the top 3! this is truly amazing, and honestly you're pretty humble to just say "this is pretty cool", no no this is awesome! congrats

[@blusky121]

I was going through my sketches for a setup with 3 40" TVs to achieve 180 degree FOV and decent immersion, then I saw this and now all of those plans are in the trash. This is the ultimate build. It is truly amazing and utterly inspiring. This is what I want for my general aviation pit. I'd never leave the house. Very well done, man!

[@ianedmonds9191]

Does the lack of a projector covering the roof not impact? I guess for an A-10 it never would but for a fighter sim the lack of above view would hinder massively. Maybe an idea for a follow up video it you are inclined to fly an air superiority jet? Amazing build - Well done. Luv and Peace.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@ianedmonds9191 Not really sure how to solve that problem. You would have the same issue with monitors as well.

[@ianedmonds9191]

@@JohnVanderbeck I guess VR is the only real solution but that comes with other compromises.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@ianedmonds9191 Totally does. Right now I'm working on building as close to a 1:1 hornet cockpit as I can to use in VR. The hope being if everything lines up, then it will work. That's about the best I can think to do right now.

[@mhoover]

The work you've put into this project is astounding. And the results show it was worthwhile.

[@fukcg00gle95]

People like you are what gives the internet it's value. Which is priceless imho

[@matthewf1979]

I quit gaming 10 years ago. This makes me want to start again. The new MS Flight sim coming up looks amazing too. Great job putting this together, it looks fantastic.

[@Void304]

You're an absolute madman. You and that crazy bastard who built his DCS MiG-21 simulator out of an ACTUAL MiG-21. I will never view my 3 ultra wides the same way again.

[@thewarthogproject]

You got a link for the MIG build!!??

[@Void304]

@@thewarthogproject kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZDFg5-dbLxsjq8

[@thewarthogproject]

@@Void304 holy mother of god that's epic!

[@Void304]

@@thewarthogproject Yeah, it's pretty mindbending.

[@paulordbm]

That epic bear sip with a virtual pat on the back from all of us. Phenomenal work all around. This channel is a gold mine and actually inspired me to go build some stuff of my own (albeit far smaller in terms of scope). Thank you!

[@jackson69806]

Im a simple man, I see The Warthog Project uploaded a new vid, I give it a thumbs up

[@sorryforcallingyouanelonga1766]

Same I see this comment I give it a thumbs up

[@Juuul89]

When the new Flight sim comes out this man is never leaving his house again, and I wouldnt blame him :D

[@crashandburngaming5103]

Juuldebuul ffing epic dude

[@htxsupercrewon22s]

Hell yea. Especially if he had 3 4k short throw projectors

[@Kabodanki]

@@htxsupercrewon22s a 3080ti would be useful

[@nevenpavlovic4448]

New flight sim probably won't support multiple viewports so he'd realistically be limited to 100 degrees. Not even close to 270 that he has now.

[@Casey093]

How would you even know if you can't tell the difference. o.O

[@Zel0978]

Next week he'll be attaching wings to his house and a gun to the window on the other side of that 270 degree screen. Great job man, very very cool setup! Attention to detail is artistry and passion!

[@herlsone]

Every person that walks by house... "BRRRRRRRRRRRTTTT"

[@haj811]

9:29 "its actually pretty easy" lmfao. I tried to hang a shelf on the wall, when I put my gals picture on it, the whole thing fell to the floor. time for another beer.

[@DIN_NER]

This was by far the craziest use of surround screens I've seen. Amazing work! The Military should really pay you to make these sims for them.

[@snoober6690]

his turn coordination so good that the beer never even spilled a drop!

[@NorthernLightSouth]

Your 180 degree screen with your amazing A-10 cockpit was already mind blowing. This is unbelievable crazy amazing! Very interresting to see how the projector calibration works! Always wondered how these Elite Dangerous curved projector screens work. Thanks for explaining this!

[@gregpruitt1647]

Impressive work. Much better than VR in that you have access to all the controls in the cockpit and no vertigo. The reasons why airlines use this king of thing for pilot training. I cannot imagine the number of hours it took to build all this.

[@htxsupercrewon22s]

Wood filler instead of tape. Then sand it down and paint. Seamless. Also paint the walls flat black to help keep the light from bouncing off the walls. Including a room darkening curtain to cover the gaps where light spills through the window. Love the setup

[@trumanhw]

your comment is very good (surprised it didn't get more likes)

[@TheF16fan]

Awesome! Just finished all the parts for my own, took the extrastep and made it a full circle. I really cannot wait to put it together, paint it and get the screens warped. Your little instructions there wil help me a lot. Thanks for that, mate, perfect timing :) Stay well!

[@thewarthogproject]

Awesome. We need a video when that's done!

[@TheF16fan]

@@thewarthogproject Its finished, at least I'm working 214 of 360 at the moment :) I have a question about usage of DCS, are you able to zoom in the warped setting? I'm not and that makes DCS unplayable for me :/ Your input on this topic would be really appreciated! Thanks :)

[@SteelHorseRider74]

imagine, this kind of VR was a multi-million-Dollar thingy back some days, only affordable to military and commercial airliners; nowadays a hobbyist can run this, in his living room setup!! Well done!!

[@RonakDhakan]

Good use of hand in front of camera to explain things.

[@pieandmashlover]

33:23 Yeah, this is pretty epic... typical relaxed Aussie response. That, good sir is bloody fantastic!

[@marcdraco2189]

"This is pretty epic." And the award for understatement of the year goes to: The Warthog Project.

[@dobrzpe]

dude. that's just bad ass! the amount of time and effort you put into that also... the craftsmanship... it's unreal!! GREAT JOB!

[@leebutters7137]

You make all of us sim guys look bad. Great Job that is epic!

[@ajschwartz3924]

The beverage holder is an awesome touch. 100% improvement over the real A-10. Being to fly and not spill your drink!

[@owensparks5013]

Great job. How long until you start building a sphere?

[@lukewalker3905]

Couple of ultra short throw projectors will do the trick, or it might be time to look at flexible oled screens.

[@dennyrulos4847]

@@lukewalker3905 Flexible Oleds are waay more expensive that what he has now

[@Aristocrafied]

I was just gonna say, you see nothing when rolled into a turn but sky and ground. the exact moment a Track IR and VR are going to let you see what you need and track targets

[@richardhockey8442]

sources a GAU-8 to fit to his setup

[@Aristocrafied]

@@richardhockey8442 i can already see it sticking out of the wall outside. Or block the view from one part of the room below to the other. Having coffee on either side, having trouble making eye contact

[@MarkEdwardsGreenside]

Thanks for showing this mate - there's 3 of us down here in Melbs looking at cockpit projects and this has opened up a whole new rabbit hole - much appreciated!

[@theWozzz]

next you have to do the front canopy rail and a HUD so you can ditch 3d pit permanently

[@tristanpatterson3843]

Yes! I bet that would help the frame rate too.

[@moschidreamer]

@@tristanpatterson3843 This causes shadow on the screen :( Projectors from the other side would help. What about an airdome with blow up technic? Go in, close, blow up and you habe a full dome screen?

[@watermouse9296]

Wow - I was impressed the first video I seen of you and this setup. Now with the 3rd Projector - WOW!!!!!

[@a.j.merrifield7558]

Absolutely incredible, man. Great stuff!

[@CreediusMaximus]

I've looked at many monitor setups and other diy setups with TV's and what not but this is hands down the coolest, best setup for a screen I have ever seen. You just inspired my dream star citizen setup lmao

[@HeBeHu]

*Finalizes "the ultimate" PC build with RGB lights* *Opens KZbin* ... *Googles a new hobby*

[@garrittpwl]

You lost the entire simming community at "RGB"

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

Blah! Give me old school sleek black case and blue case lighting/led fans any day

[@orion8981]

@@JohnSmith-xq1pz No lighting at all, shove it in the next room.

[@theoneandonlybluesky]

Whoah, impressive. Love the little "cool" at the end, how understated.

[@infocusphotographyandvideo]

You are an amazing and very gifted person. Well done on your creation. I love it! I have enough trouble just understanding how to map everything. AWESOMENESS much!!!

[@craigmorgan8493]

Words fail me.... so i'm just gonna sit here and dribble! Stunning!

[@GMoneyMacFresh]

Now you need to build a physical canopy bow and square for the hud and you can just turn off the cockpit completely.

[@JxH]

35:25 I like how your head is tilting in reaction to the steeply banked turns. Very nice.

[@blacklizzard2807]

I like how he's explaining it like it's a tutorial, yeah sure imma do that next week :D Pretty cool vid

[@codforlife]

This truly transcends gaming. Time well spent. Inspirational.

[@meareAaron]

i would love to try mechwarrior in a similar setup to this that's so cool

[@michal_c9007]

All that and the final result "that's pretty cool" MAN THATS AMAZING

[@nixie2462]

I see you are always mantaining at least 1g so the bottle doesn't fall over, well done! XDDD Pretty good job, you have all my envy.

[@speedvr829]

This beats VR period. The fact you have all that detail fov and being able to see all your hardware, beats vr to me. This is why I ditched vr and went back to triple screen for sim racing. Epic mate. Subbed.

[@wegotaproblemuk]

I might have to do something like this for the new flight sim coming out this year ( hopefully ) Nice work on the build it looks amazing

[@MasonSStarkey]

whats the new flight sim?

[@WarrenPostma]

@@MasonSStarkey Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Which doesn't even have multi-monitor support yet.

[@mikkihintikka7273]

you are playing the games you shouldnt play

[@djbabbotstown]

30:57 .....Wow. Good luck in your project if you go for it.

[@BlikeNave]

I recently got a projector and shine it on my wall, it takes up the entire length, about 9 feet wide. I love it. I always thought when I move again I might go for two projectors, to make two walls both be screens, but I had never even fathomed of this. I put mirrors on my ceiling and on the perpendicular walls to give some related movement beyond the main wall-screen, but this is just next level. Almost unbelievable! This is my dream, and this is amazing. Bravo! If I ever get the resources/confidence to commit the time + learn, I would love to copy this setup (or something similar), assuming it works well for the games I play. Insane and wonderful.

[@playpool12fyao]

Love the screen and “ Bitchin’ Betty,” the radar altimeter lol.

[@andreuttt]

Oh my God! .... it's an amazing work... I didn't know that the GTX-1080 TI has this feature! ... Congratulations! ...

[@r1too]

Next time he goes outside, the neighbors will be on the deck with bullet holes in their houses... "Oh did I get ya"? Sorry, new screen setup.." That is so cool!!!

[@Ryux4x4]

this man has just unlocked the future of game without VR headset

[@foxabilo]

Pffft, I'm just fine with my 17" flat screen... **throws self off roof**

[@Travelinmatt1976]

Right?! I mean who needs a full cockpit anyway. I fly just fine with my RC plane controller hooked up to my laptop. *sigh*

[@sevenalpha8581]

off*

[@foxabilo]

@@sevenalpha8581 Cheers!

[@ja001son]

I scream into a VGA connector.

[@silentjellybean]

just bend it and put your face closer

[@therocinante3443]

Amazing work, man. Every time I need some inspiration I browse the warthog project channel. What you've built is incredible, sir.

[@ehrenmurdick]

Looks amazing! Just a quick tip: lua is pronounced "loo-ah". It's actually a full-fledged programming language, DCS just uses it for scripting stuff.

[@GregGustinDragon]

we made the world's first (we think) curved screen in 1987 (on a jet sim) and used crt based projectors - and had to map all edges by analog adjustments of dozens of potentiometers on the circuit boards - took 12 hours, and then when our engineer closed the covers - it all went askew - so we had to remove the case - fortunately they were hanging from mounts so no safety issues - we eventually coded the mapping into our runtime software - but WOW - nothing as kewl as THIS setup - makes me want to build another sim !

[@saikarthik1857]

Riften Guard: The future they've got curved screens, curved sceeens hear!

[@regibson23]

At the end when you were flying it literally took my breath away.

[@stumbling]

When this is finished you've got to get an actual warthog pilot to come and try it out. :)

[@martinwalters1954]

*sound of my jaw hitting the floor* Absolutely stunning work. You just made me throw all my plans for an Elite Dangerous simpit in the trash.

[@737Maxter]

Awesome! Nice work, it looks great.

[@dereklchung]

This is superb. Love how you can have a drink close by as well!

[@Northguardツ]

I just want to know when it goes into mass production and will it all fit into one crate for shipping to D.C. 😁

[@theairstig9164]

This week announced, A-10 will operational till 2040. They will need more than one simulator

[@AlexRanedo]

the beer holder. Brilliant!

[@Readyplayer11]

now he can prepare for the 2020 emu wars.

[@kittywabbit1260]

dude took "warping" to a whole new level! joking aside tho this is a dream setup.. well done sir

[@RCnerd74]

Beer in the cockpit. That feature is missing on a real Warthog ;o)

[@bobcoughlan929]

Just recently got back into DCS A-10C using my HOTAS Warthog, and I think I’m King Shit. This puts me back into place. Outstanding job. It must be incredible to fly this setup.

[@garrettwilliams617]

Whats the advantage over having the screen and projector setup over a VR headset? You could still have the entire physical cockpit around you as well! It would be even more realistic! They have those wrist trackers and everything too, that'd be so cool! This is totally dope also haha

[@thewarthogproject]

Ive got VR and Im planning a video to answer your question! There are pros and cons to each- but i've had VR for years now and this project still continued...

[@garrettwilliams617]

The Warthog Project Well I’ll be subscribed and waiting! This is an awesome project, so jealous!

[@damienw868]

Agreed, they both have their pros/cons. Ended up sticking with VR for the motion platform but this video makes me rethink going back to the triple Benq's on the cylinder screen :) Beautiful to look at

[@damienw868]

@@thewarthogproject what city are you from? I'm in Brisbane if you ever want to try motion or fly together :)

[@wizzarin424]

Well the biggest pro to this over VR is that you can see your hand to grab the beer.

[@carelessgachastudio5905]

This just gives DCS another level of realism

[@MrPhantom453]

Just a beer tap and espresso machine to go and it will be complete.

[@kennethhicks2113]

and Pizza oven : )

[@willd284]

This is a really cool immersive rig! I recently transitioned from a single flat panel to VR, and I'm loving it. See you in the skies.

[@speedbird8326]

I'm gonna watch it again !!!!

[@IRONSIDE_RS]

that actually looks like a cost effective way to set up screens for simulators, i've been looking at doing this for a few different types of simulators, I've been looking at turning a vehicle into a simulator, and have been thinking about doing something like this for a screen that goes around the vehicle

[@oscarreyes4511]

I want that sooo bad for Star Citizen! I'll have to convince my wife first lol

[@winterkiller11]

Damn I wish I had this + headtracing for elite dangerous [Incoming december / new year update]. Damn at that point Star Citizen will be obsolete [well they already took more than 300mln dollars and still in alpha with lack of content + bugs existing for 8 years]

[@gvii]

That beer was well earned. That really is just stunning. I'm sure your video card is crying tears of anguish, processor probably isn't very happy with you either, but wow. That is just an amazing rig. Sure beats the crap out of cludging a bunch of LCDs together, lol. Very nice!

[@zorbalight3933]

No significant stress on the CPU or his 1080Ti the 3 screens are only about 65% of a 4K screen.

[@FabianoRegra]

Amazing !

[@sc0or]

I’m impressed which technologies are now available for DYI. This was amazing, Sir.

[@ammuka]

Great addition to the sim pit. I work as a simulator technician - I find manual warping relaxing in a somewhat strange way. What a fantastic piece of warping software! Is the edge blend somewhat noticeable when flying a night sortie?

[@thewarthogproject]

Cheers! Yeah it definatly is noticeable at night. I never really fly DCS at night anyway, it looks bad regardless of the edge blend. Plus bad blacks is just the nature of my cheap projectors. DCS (Daylight Combat Simulator) !

[@opykennedy6915]

@@thewarthogproject "DCS (Daylight Combat Simulator)" LOLz. I haven't flown a night mission in years come to think of it. I hit trees too often flying in the middle of the day to try night again.

[@DaveAuld]

Absolutely amazing, would love this for a simracing cockpit, oh, and nice touch with the beer holder!

[@MarkAW2003]

Mate, if you really want to get a divorce, you really need to go and talk to Chris as CKAS simulators in Tullamarine. Get yourself a motion platform :-) The significant other will love it!

[@EddyKorgo]

The reason why woman doesnt like it and want a family car, is because of lack of extra seats for kids.

[@MarekSmet]

All you need is some screen/projector displaying view above your head. Well done.

[@NeoDemocedes]

I'm surprised that the image is in focus across the curve when these projectors are designed to project onto a flat surface.

[@Eagle8_5]

You are a Hero! I LOVE this sim. Greetz from Germany and enjoy your ride! Amazing thing.

[@oldmanfunky4909]

Now you just need the hydraulics. 😋

[@JorgeLopez-qh5rz]

CONGRATULATIONS and GREAT sim, regards from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico Sr.

[@00Donkey00]

"Yeah that's pretty cool" ummm, yup. Lol.

[@Dumptheclutchevo]

saw this thumbnail and figured i'd check it out for a minute or two, wanna get into iRacing... watched the whole damn thing and now I gotta go buy three damn projectors. and probably a new house for a dedicated room too, thanks.

[@TheSound0fLegends]

Where as most non nerds would say "you have no life"...Instead I say, "you have no wife" 😂 My Ex would have had a fit if she came home one day and I was constructing a cockpit in the back room 😂

[@markilleen4027]

good thing she is your ex why do females give a fuck about what we do for fun

[@theflyingfool]

Proper job! Flying over enemy territory with a bottle of beer :D That's an awesome addition to the screen! I guess the next logical step is a dome above and skirts below down to the floor to create a sphere... just throwing that in there ;)

[@OliverPottsFilm]

he gon freak out when he finds vr

[@LeoTanaka]

Watching your project from Instagram, just well done! This is just insane

[@Pete90]

Lets be friends i live in Australia. What beer do u drink :)

[@henrik3141]

This setup gets beaten easily by VR when it comes to immersion.

[@capsyatina]

No. 1- there is a difference in the movement of the camera inside the virtual space according to the movements of the accelerometer built into the VR helmet and the actual movement of the head 2 - Depending on the viewing angle and involving peripheral vision, the real resolution in this installation is much higher, because here the resolution of the projectors is tripled (potentially 4K x3), and in the helmet the resolution is divided by 2 (i.e. maximum 4K /2). 3 - Here the tension of the eye muscles and lens is much lower due to the distance to the plane on which you need to focus your eyes. 4- real control panels 5- And if you compare the cost of three projectors and one suitable helmet? ...

[@Iocanthos]

@@capsyatina the point was IMMERSION, and by depth perception alone, this setup, while impressive, is beaten.

[@MichelangeloDraconis]

Agree, VR does this and so much more. Also this is a FLAT2D image, VR has REAL DEPTH, Real Scale of the world, also you can view UP (a welcome feature for combat plane)..or back, you are not stuck to one cockpit control panel, etc. There are multiple valid reasons to overcome this setup with VR.

[@michaeltyler4034]

This would be outstanding for a racing simulation too! Now I just need space enough to set it up! Great video! Thanks!

[@jeff3dv]

Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!

[@LangyLL]

I have no interest in flight sims, and this vid for some reason started playing due to youtube autoplay next vid. To be honest i'm glad it did, very impressive and with your seat/cockpit set up i bet the immersion is amazing while sat there flying. Take a big fat like from me!

[@merlin5by533]

You are Crazy, and you created an EPIC screen setup. Congrats!

[@boostedmedia]

This is freaking awesome! GOALS!

[@Noonz2311]

Will you think this will work for simracing?

[@Noonz2311]

Your next project lol

[@dr.feelgood374]

Been watching this channel for a long time. Absolutely beautiful project and a lot of hard work but well worth it. Thank you for sharing it and providing the detail instructions on each section.