Look at Mr big spender over here! 
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Well… Sometimes our techies leave the tape box unattended.
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It never is 
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The devil is in the details…
I had two DANGER ZONE/RESTRICTED AREA tags that I’ll use as flags on the sensor arms. Yes, I’ll probably walk into them anyway, so I made sure the edges aren’t too sharp…
I also put a PULL TO EJECT tag so I can reach the monitor arm lock, behind the monitor.
And… Last, but not least…
A real Sprängbomb m/71 safety pin to hold the sensor arms in the stowed position!
One problem, that I did not anticipate, is the oculus sensor hits the inside of the lid, in the stowed position…
Maybe just make a recess in the lid…?
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Hmmmm…nope…I’d say you need to start over from scratch. If you send the current SimBox NG to me, I’ll take care of…um…recycling the parts. 
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A long recess made with a router would look pretty tidy if the lid is thick enough?
Yes! Good idea!
It’s 18mm, so I could go 15mm deep…
Hopefully that’s enough space! I wouldn’t leave less than 3mm of wood for sure, gets thin. If you need all 18mm you could cut through and screw a “ventilation” grille or sheet of alu on the other side to tidy it up…but better looking if you don’t have to do that of course.
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Guess I could leave 5mm, to be sure…
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I found out that the handles almost fit as a touch controller mount. So, I added a washer, and presto!
I also added some wire guides.
Now I need to make mounts for the throttle and trackball…
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Looks great! 
When are you going to paint the interior an ugly shade of gray and add all the scuffs and scratches?
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You know, I have thought about it… Prime it in a chromate green, and paint it gray. Scuffmarks and wear can look quite good.
But, in any case, it will have to wait until next summer.
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Wow…
I’m on the final stretch of my SimBox NG build. The project has taken far longer than anticipated. But then again, my projects usually do…
It really is coming together quite nicely.
I haven’t had any opportunity to fly my sims or play with VR during the build. I have missed it! Really missed it!
Today I got some VR stick time in Aerofly FS2. I tried the newly implemented Vulkan API renderer and flew around Chicago, from Meigs Field. The first airfield I ever flew from, in a simulator…
Man, it really felt a bit like coming home!
I had forgotten how awesome VR flightsimming really is! 
At first I was a bit suprised at how bad the touch controllers tracked… Turned out I had forgot to connect one of the sensors! 
With both sensors up and running, all was well again, in the virtual world.
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Welcome back! Enjoy your new cockpit! I am envious, hope to someday have my own purpose-built cockpit with awesome controls like you do…
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A last look inside, before I attach the end plates.
Checking that nothing press against anything, or cables being squeezed.
I found a goof, actually. The Oculus sensors touched the rear upper scissor links, for the sidewalls. I forgot to account for the downwards tilt of the sensors.
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Well…that’s it i’m afraid…kick it to the curb and start again!
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Where instead of the curb he means a sturdy shipping box with my adress on it 
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