This gallery shows the MCP panel paper and transparency parts glued together, with two rotaries stuck through temporarily.
closer view of the left side.
the Heading selector is actually a home built co-axial rotary, based on ideas of some finnish homebuilders
the middle part with the vertical speed indicator
and the right part, with another rotary switch for the Altitude selector
its thin, no plexi backer yet
the base of the rotary on the backside
once more
the 4mm brass rod serves as the inner axis
this is for the Heading select itself
while the outer knob sits on the 6mm plasic axis of the rotary, into which I drilled a 4.5mm hole where the brass rod goes through
the altitude selector is the same component as the bank angle/heading selector, just unmodified
the backside of the panel
closeup of the left side
center
and right side
the co-axial heading/bank angle selector in profile view
even closer from the back side
and the same agin from the front
the inner knob pulled further out
backlightable
a little dark in this picture
and a little brighter
