Custom Arcade / Fight Sticks

[adeq1]

ok, so picking up SFII HD Remix and SFIV has made me start to lust after a proper stick. It seems i'm a little late to the party and all the Mad-Catz SFIV sticks are sold out, and even things like the Hori are quite rare/pricey. I was wondering if any enterprising individuals are making custom sticks in the UK. There certainly seems to be a fair amount of demand.

If I had the facilities, and wasnt so cack-handed with tools I'd think about putting one together myself, but thats never going to happen.

Does anyone know of anywhere/anyone in the UK doing this, if so I'd really appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction - i can find places online selling the parts over here, but none selling whole sticks.

 

[adeq1]

Hey guys, let us know how it goes. I've trawled the 4 corners and not come up with anything. Apopcalyptic if your project goes well, i may just take you up on that

If I had access to the right kit and tools, i'd be really tempted to start making sticks - there does seem to be a fair amount of demand at the mo. But as you pointed out, the parts and the funky Cthulhu boards are in demand as well.

 

[adeq1]

From what i've seen you are looking at:

Cthulhu board - £28 (you can also try and mod a controller, but you have to solder some pretty small contacts)
Joystick £8-20 depending on quality
Buttons - £2/ea

So all in you're looking at upto £60 for electronics (depending on exactly how many buttons you want) but thats going to be arcade quality bits.. plus you'll need some wires, screws, paint etc