737DIYSIM Blog

It has taken one video and nearly 24 hours of further design. This is where I am at: This was requested by a Patreon and wasn't too sure what direction I sho...

I was asked to design a Saitek throttle modification/addon to make the unit look and operate like the Boeing 737. This is what I came up with. It had to inco...

When I created this design, there has been so much debate on how the switch operates. Does it only have to be pushed into the left, or pushed in to go both l...

It's done! This was a mission on day 4 when I thought I had it cracked, but then a fellow simmer pointed out that it needed to be changed to reflect the real...

Hi Guys, I hope this finds you all well and safe. I am about to start my 3rd week of self isolation here in Brunei. After finishing the last video, I wanted ...

The new pedestal video is out (both on YouTube and the website video section) It took over 4 weeks in the making and is over 40 minutes long. This video docu...

If you're building a sim on a budget like myself, then you will have encountered the MAX7219 boards with there two sets of 4 digit 7 segment displays. If you...

It's taken me a while to catch up with this design! So many of you pointed out that you pull the handle out to operate the gear lever and not the trigger. So...

Its been a long few days, putting my rudder pedals into fusion 360. Now the CAD design and Plans are up on the website at: https://www.737diysim.com/737-rudd...

These new designs are: 737 Compass 737 Light Switch Decal 737 Overhead Switch Decal These have been designed by Josh Katz and all credit must go to him for t...

Hello, fellow Simmers and friends. Its been a really busy week! Both at work and on the sim. As you may know, our Bell212 Helicopter had to make an emergency...

Many of you have requested the 737 MCP knobs, but I have only just got around to designing them fully. These are designed for my build and may need to be ada...

From the Glareshield and MIP Flood Lighting, through to panel backlighting and auxiliary lights. This video sees myself redo some of the previously installed...

Thirty days have elapsed since the last video on YouTube. In that time, I have not stopped filming or editing. I should have hundreds of hours of video foota...

Over the last year I have been impressed with my $100 3D printer. As many of you stated, the quality could be much better, but for me it's perfect and to be ...

Hi All! Its been 15 months since the first Sim version 3 Sidewall plans were created. For me having the actual 3D CAD designs in front of me, it was very sim...

Hello from the Sim! 4 weeks after I fitted all the cockpit with 12v cold white led back-lighting, the warm white have just arrived in today's post. Rushed ho...

Woohoo, another part done! It's taken 3 versions to get some results that i'm happy with and to share. The face-plate was constructed from dark grey PLA with...

If you have visited my website before, you probably realise I am on a very limited budget. Most of people I speak to and visit are also on a very small budge...

I created these yesterday for my 737 sim. If my CNC was operational, I would create them from 3 & 5mm white opaque perspex. Spray them grey, engrave the text...