So my guy finished up the arcade control panel I commissioned...

[Howard]

Here it is:

http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-004.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-003.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-002.jpg

His other stuff can be seen here:

http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suite53sticks/

 

[MikeMike]

shoulda been carbon fibre dude, its lighter!!

 

[Howard]

I'll assume that wasn't a tongue-in-cheek comment, and so I'll answer by letting you know light weight is a disadvantage.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: Howard
Here it is:

http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-004.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-003.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-002.jpg

His other stuff can be seen here:

http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suite53sticks/

whats it made of? lucite? lexan?

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Howard
I'll assume that wasn't a tongue-in-cheek comment, and so I'll answer by letting you know light weight is a disadvantage.

street fighter?

and yes the heavier the better. hell marble would make a great one.

 

[Howard]

Unfinished oak sides, steel body, Lexan (polycarbonate) overlay

 

[James3shin]

sanwa stick and buttons it looks like. nice, I love a good arcade stick myself. Got a MAS from the FS/FT here with a p360, feels nice. What games do you play?

 

[Howard]

Mostly MvsC2. I'll probably start branching out into CVS2 and 3S, though.

 

[JTalbain]

Originally posted by: Howard
Here it is:

http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-004.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-003.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-002.jpg

His other stuff can be seen here:

http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suite53sticks/

i've seen those sticks before. they're done by finkle on SRK forums, correct? i post under "ashurax" on those forums.

 

[James3shin]

ahhh MvC2, fun game. I :heart: Doom, strider, and whomever. 3S and T5 for me now.

 

[Howard]

Yeah, finkle's my guy. Small world.

I post as 454Casull.

James, it's a Sanwa stick, but I'm going to use Seimitsu buttons because Sanwa doesn't make black buttons. Screw-in, not snap-in.

 

[James3shin]

ahh, you like the low feel of those sanwas? the diagonals are nice for t5 on a sanwa but i just didn't like how low they felt.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: James3shin
ahhh MvC2, fun game. I :heart: Doom, strider, and whomever. 3S and T5 for me now.

I never got into Tekken.

I'm trying to learn MSS and Santhrax. I've got a long way to go before I can hang with the guys at my local arcade.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: James3shin
ahh, you like the low feel of those sanwas? the diagonals are nice for t5 on a sanwa but i just didn't like how low they felt.

Low feel? Do you mean the smaller size, or the shorter throw?

I got Japanese stuff because that's what my arcade uses. If the arcade had American cabs I would have made my own stick with Happ Controls parts. As it stands, I'm almost through building a Happ stick for a friend.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Howard
Here it is:

http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-004.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-003.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suit...rk/?action=view&current=howard-002.jpg

His other stuff can be seen here:

http://photobucket.com/albums/y239/suite53sticks/

How much?

 

[Howard]

$60 CDN for what you see. If you take away the cost of the parts from the turn-key price (the one that he charges for online deals), I save a bit of money.

EDIT: I save about $40, not including the controller that I've hacked - it came with the Dreamcast I bought from somebody in FS/FT - RacerX is a great trader, btw.

 

[James3shin]

i guess when i meant low feel, i was referring to the "shorter throw." Isn't everyone these days trying to learn Santhrax?

Edit: I haven't played MvC2 in a long time but from what I saw of some recent match vids, everyone was using the same team...i.e. Santhrax

 

[EvilYoda]

very nice, I've been meaning to get one made as well, but don't know if I game enough to warrant it's purchase. it'll be a splurge down the line.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: James3shin
i guess when i meant low feel, i was referring to the "shorter throw." Isn't everyone these days trying to learn Santhrax?

Edit: I haven't played MvC2 in a long time but from what I saw of some recent match vids, everyone was using the same team...i.e. Santhrax

JWong is reported to have said that he uses Santhrax if he wants to win.

I'm not sure what the exact rank of the 4 God tier-characters are, but Storm and Sent are in the top 2.

EDIT: It's too bad Storm's LS hits so many times - when you DHC into HSF the combo counter is already pretty high, so that Sent's FF combo with CapCom doesn't do too much extra damage.