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** RAM Controls Reproduction Star Wars Flight Yoke Controller **
nick3092:
After finally getting in touch with Dave over at KLOV, I got mine Wed. But the wires were severed where they come out the tube in back. Dave said he would replace it, so I shipped it back to him and am now waiting for the replacement.
Paul Olson:
Sorry, I thought I updated this thread already. My yoke arrived on Tuesday. I am still waiting on the chip lot I ordered, but once I get that, Dave will be caught up on my stuff.
polaris:
--- Quote from: Paul Olson on August 21, 2010, 06:15:38 pm ---Sorry, I thought I updated this thread already. My yoke arrived on Tuesday. I am still waiting on the chip lot I ordered, but once I get that, Dave will be caught up on my stuff.
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great news, i do hope from now on dave at least buys a notepad to write down orders as they come in, i feel that would be a massive leap forward on his current filing system ;)
S0L:
I've got mine - finally :)
I'll not go into how long I've waited, we all know these took a while. However, in Daves defense, let's just remember that building something like this is an astonishing complicated project. Not only are we getting a repro that exceeds the original specifications, but it's a complicated thing to build and make work. He's also making a product that only appeals to a very limited market. This hobby needs people like Dave who can create controllers that most of us just aren't able to do ourselves.
And what an awesome piece of work! It literally oozes quality. In my line of work I've worked with a number of arcade games, and believe me, the build quality, attention to detail, solidity and finish have exceeded a lot of more modern controllers. I can see this lasting for years, it's very, very well made. When it arrived I had a guy here from a major arcade developer, he literally couldn't believe that someone could make such a controller as a side project. I beleive he'll be ordering one :P
The Repro art I got with it too is wonderful. Professionally printed and on high quality materials.. Put a chill down my spine as I've not seen a real yoke with the art in a long, long time.
So yes, I'm very happy. All I need know is to build something worthy of it!
Would I buy from Dave again? Absolutely. In fact I ordered the USB interface minutes after the yoke arrived!
Top job Dave, let's hope your next projects are a little less stressful :)
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Havok:
Glad to see you finally got yours - I believe you were part of the dirty dozen club.
The USB interface is nice; you'll definitely like it when you get it...