my first custom stick!!!

mirkvid · Post by **mirkvid** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:21 am

first off, thanks to all the guys who gave me tips and advice while i was working on this. it took me a LOT longer than i expected.

i didn't have any proper shmup or fighting artwork that would fit on this, but i did have an old Amano calandar with some sweet final fantasy art. i know its the last kind of game you would use a stick for, but its unique, and looks really cool with the red sanwa parts. (plus FF is the rad...or was anyway)

PARTS: Hori Tekken5 stick modded with: Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT joystick, Sanwa OBSF-30 buttons.
i found a really easy way to mount the buttons. the T5 face plate has tabs in the button holes. i took the new buttons and switches out of their casings and fit them into the original T5 button casings. works like a charm!

also, i wired the 4, 5, 6 and ground to a 15 pin out for easy cps kick harness hookups!

Now the PICS:

not too shabby for my 1st!
let me know what you think!

grahf · Post by **grahf** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:52 am

Looks pretty good, first stick or not.

Yoshitaka Amano is awesome. If your a fan, pick up this book if you dont already own it: http://www.amazon.com/Amano-Complete-Pr ... 851&sr=8-1
There are some really nice prints in there.

Daigohji · Post by **Daigohji** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:04 pm

Nice work. I've switched out the buttons on my HRAP for Seimitsus, but that's the extent to which I've modded it. I was planning on adding some custom artwork, but didn't want to give up the good grip of the stock faceplate. What did you use for a replacement faceplate on yours?

lawnspic · Post by **lawnspic** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm

I sold him that stock T5, and all i can say is wow! Thats what i wished i did with that stick. What stick is in there? Anyway looks really nice, enjoy

mirkvid · Post by **mirkvid** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:02 am

Daigohji wrote:Nice work. I've switched out the buttons on my HRAP for Seimitsus, but that's the extent to which I've modded it. I was planning on adding some custom artwork, but didn't want to give up the good grip of the stock faceplate. What did you use for a replacement faceplate on yours?

i took a sheet from a calendar and laminated it at kinko's for $2. not too shabby huh? getting the button holes cut out was a pain in the ass tho.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:53 pm

For mirkvid,

Very nice for a modded Hori Tekken 5 stick...suppose you could work your "modding joystick magic" on a Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 setup for the PS3 console? ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

mirkvid · Post by **mirkvid** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:14 pm

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:For mirkvid,

Very nice for a modded Hori Tekken 5 stick...suppose you could work your "modding joystick magic" on a Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 setup for the PS3 console? ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

i'm guessing that you just want nicer buttons? hrap3 has a sanwa stick already right?

Wolf44 · Post by **Wolf44** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:30 am

All japanese HRAP models have a sanwa in them, it's the US ones which have hori stock parts, all HRAP j models have hori stock buttons too aside from the "special editions" as far as I know.

I've been giving some thought to doing a custom faceplate myself but I am not sure what to use and how to keep it on there.

I really wish hori would sell bare face plates so we could make multiple covers to switch around once in a while.