i have noticed in alot of peoples gaming cockpits they have switch boxes, are these real and working or only for show, if they're real id really like 2 know how they work and how to make them as frankly i want one :P

Hmm.. How do you mean exactly? I have a box with about 16 buttons that I use for various kinds of commands in game. It is made of an old USB gamepad and a plastic project box. LFS detects it as a regular game controller.