Author Topic: RAM Controls Reproduction Star Wars Flight Yoke Controller (Read 69764 times)

Daviea · « **on:** December 27, 2009, 10:32:43 pm »

At long last, the yoke controllers are done and shipping!!

This is the first controller to roll off the assembly line and it's going to our very own Havok who I'm sure will be happy to say a few words about it as soon as he takes delivery. :-)

Ordering is now OPEN.

Read about it here: http://www.ram-controls.com/blog-sw.html

Order it here: http://www.ram-controls.com/order-sw.html

Talk about HERE on BYOAC!!!

Thanks go out to everyone who was patient and allowed me the time to complete this project as a high quality product you've all grown accustomed to seeing from RAM Controls.

I'm outta here!

Dave

danny_galaga · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2009, 10:47:33 pm »

Holy crap! that is great work! I vaguely recall you working on this. The arcade world is so much the better for your efforts. And for such a specialised piece, the price is great

edit: and by the time you are selling the SW cockpit cabs, i'll be rich enough to afford it, and the crazy freight to Australia (",)

edit edit: just read through the cockpit blog. You are actually get MONITORS made too? Man you are dedicated, and maybe crazy! And thank god you are

Breaker · « **Reply #2 on:** December 28, 2009, 01:23:06 am »

Hi Dave

Awesome news!
Congrats Havok!!

As a fellow pre-orderer I can't wait for the SWY to arrive....and a huge thanks to Dave for the incredible efforts he has invested in this repo!

What a great Christmas present to the arcade community.

Breaker.

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2009, 02:36:10 am »

Legendary !!!

Gatt · « **Reply #4 on:** December 28, 2009, 03:31:16 am »

Very nice!

I hope to order one tomorrow.

Level42 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 28, 2009, 06:38:10 am »

zorg · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2009, 09:29:12 am »

great work. finaly as we say in french "tout vient à qui sait attendre" (more or less, patience is always rewarded !!! )

congrats David. !!

now lets frizz chime on

saint · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2009, 09:48:14 am »

Congratulations Dave! Excellent! Now I need to start saving my pennies...

Havok · « **Reply #8 on:** December 28, 2009, 10:00:52 am »

Looks like I'll be out in the garage for an extended period of time!

Can't wait!!!

RayB · « **Reply #9 on:** December 28, 2009, 12:16:03 pm »

Congratulations on completing this.

ChadTower · « **Reply #10 on:** December 28, 2009, 12:36:06 pm »

Nice!

Daviea · « **Reply #11 on:** December 28, 2009, 12:36:21 pm »

Hey guys,

If you want to see more pictures and really dig into the process I had to go through to get this project completed, you really need to read the BLOG.

Check it out: http://www.ram-controls.com/blog-sw.html

Thanks everyone!!

Dave

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #12 on:** December 28, 2009, 03:29:19 pm »

It's nice to see the monkey off of your back !

Oh, and those yokes look somewhat cool as well!

As always, my hat is off to folks who undertake projects that benefit our community, particularly those that have high setup and tooling costs.

Bender · « **Reply #13 on:** December 28, 2009, 03:36:42 pm »

Cheers Dave!!

Great work!!
I too will be saving my pennies

XtraSmiley · « **Reply #14 on:** December 28, 2009, 04:25:46 pm »

Thanks Dave and congrats to those of you who will be restoring or building a SW!

Breaker · « **Reply #15 on:** December 28, 2009, 04:48:57 pm »

Hey Dave,

Quick question...how are you shipping the yokes?
I sent you a PM as I'm up in Canada and currently away for the Christmas break.
If the yoke was shipped via courier I may need to make arrangements for later delivery.

Thanks,
Breaker

Daviea · « **Reply #16 on:** December 28, 2009, 04:56:25 pm »

Everything is shipping via UPS, even orders outside of the United States.

Let me know if this presents any sort of issue for you.

Dave

Quote from: Breaker on December 28, 2009, 04:48:57 pm

Hey Dave,

Quick question...how are you shipping the yokes?
I sent you a PM as I'm up in Canada and currently away for the Christmas break.
If the yoke was shipped via courier I may need to make arrangements for later delivery.

Thanks,
Breaker

Breaker · « **Reply #17 on:** December 28, 2009, 05:22:07 pm »

Hey Dave,

Yep, I think it will be an issue if the yoke has shipped already.
I'll just need the tracking number so I can make arrangements with UPS.
I'll PM you with my personal info.

Thanks,
Breaker.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #18 on:** December 28, 2009, 05:44:25 pm »

Quote from: Daviea on December 28, 2009, 04:56:25 pm

Everything is shipping via UPS, even orders outside of the United States.

I STRONGLY recommend that folks who want to order from Canada talk to Dave in advance.

UPS has historically added $35-175 to your bill for brokerage fees. I can't think of one collector in Canada who ~~who~~ agrees to use UPS.

FWIW, for Dave and potential orderers ... use USPS to ship from the USA to Canada and pay full price for tracking ... it will cost less and work better,

EOS.

ark_ader · « **Reply #19 on:** December 28, 2009, 05:58:50 pm »

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on December 28, 2009, 05:44:25 pm

Quote from: Daviea on December 28, 2009, 04:56:25 pm
Everything is shipping via UPS, even orders outside of the United States.

I STRONGLY recommend that folks who want to order from Canada talk to Dave in advance.

UPS has historically added $35-175 to your bill for brokerage fees. I can't think of one collector in Canada who ~~who~~ agrees to use UPS.

FWIW, for Dave and potential orderers ... use USPS to ship from the USA to Canada and pay full price for tracking ... it will cost less and work better,

EOS.

That is because there are some addresses in Canada that need a helicopter or a dog and sled team to get to.

Nice work Dave glad to see you finally made them.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #20 on:** December 28, 2009, 06:04:25 pm »

Quote from: ark_ader on December 28, 2009, 05:58:50 pm

That is because there are some addresses in Canada that need a helicopter or a dog and sled team to get to.

I would have laughed at that (and did) a few days back ... hell, Dallas has more snow than I do ...

Breaker · « **Reply #21 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:00:58 pm »

Hey ark_ader,

Edmonton isn't that far north - take off eh!

However, I do agree that shipping to Canada does run the risk of hefty brokerage fees, and that USPS is quick, cheap and reliable;
it's just not always an available (or convenient) option for vendors.

Now, off to feed the dogsled team...
Breaker

RayB · « **Reply #22 on:** December 29, 2009, 12:45:03 am »

I'm another Canadian who avoids UPS like the plague unless it's Canada to Canada.

jasonbar · « **Reply #23 on:** December 29, 2009, 02:03:59 pm »

Congratulations, Dave. That is a sweet sweet piece of hardware, especially with the USB adapter. After I get through some other projects, I'll see if I can find a way to mount this temporarily to the front of my panel, like a PC steering wheel.

Thanks,
-Jason

u_rebelscum · « **Reply #24 on:** December 29, 2009, 03:04:45 pm »

Yay!!! Ordered one (and some other stuff from RAM Controls I've wanted, but was waiting so I could do a single order).

Hey, where did all my xmas gift money go?

...

S0L · « **Reply #25 on:** December 30, 2009, 10:57:12 am »

Wow, I don't log in for a few days, and the news I always check for happens

Congrats on getting it done Dave, I knew you would. It looks perfect too!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go sit by the door and wait for the postman, whilst making 'shooting at TIE Fighter' noises

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S0L
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retrofuture · « **Reply #26 on:** December 30, 2009, 11:39:11 am »

Looks fantastic Dave. Well done

Can't wait for mine to arrive!

Havok · « **Reply #27 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:00:33 pm »

Something is in the mail for me...

wp34 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 31, 2009, 05:03:30 pm »

Quote from: Havok on December 31, 2009, 04:00:33 pm

Something is in the mail for me...

Awesome!

Give us a review soon.

DashRendar · « **Reply #29 on:** December 31, 2009, 05:13:40 pm »

That's the thing about perfectionists, they take forever! But once they're done, everyone's amazed at the results.

Gatinho · « **Reply #30 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:08:20 am »

Hi Dave!

Awesome!!!

I've been one of your long-time loyal pre-order customers... since 4/25/07!

Can't wait to see mine... the wait will be sooo worth it.

On the 21 of December, 27th of December, and 3rd of January 2010 I sent you some emails regarding my shipping address, but I haven't heard back. Any news?

Thanks,

Gatinho

Chunce DeLeone · « **Reply #31 on:** January 07, 2010, 03:21:09 pm »

Dave, Ditto, sent email regarding shipping dates but did not hear back......

Havok · « **Reply #32 on:** January 07, 2010, 03:37:54 pm »

Still waiting - the suspense is killing me!

Katana Man · « **Reply #33 on:** January 07, 2010, 05:14:21 pm »

Hi Dave,
For someone with a Mame machine, I'm assuming this would not be usable without the USB interface. Do you have an ETA on that?

Havok · « **Reply #34 on:** January 07, 2010, 10:41:29 pm »

Quote from: Katana Man on January 07, 2010, 05:14:21 pm

Hi Dave,
For someone with a Mame machine, I'm assuming this would not be usable without the USB interface. Do you have an ETA on that?

You have many options for a Mame machine:

U-Hid
http://www.u-hid.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=4

AKI
http://bspeclabs.com/Electronics/8-AKI30JoystickInterface

Build Your Own!
http://www.mameworld.info/tigerheli/encoder/dual_strike/1up_hack/projects-dualstrike.html

Or Dave's unit. I pre-ordered one of Daves, however in the meantime I have a dual strike that I will be hacking to tide me over until Dave is shipping his USB interface.

There are probably others as well, but you are certainly not stuck waiting unless you choose to!

Breaker · « **Reply #35 on:** January 08, 2010, 02:53:57 am »

Hey Katana Man,

You could also wire something up using the gameport.
I realize that new computers don't include a game port but my old-style SoundBlaster card has one
and if you have a gameport on your MAME machine, the method of connecting the SWY is detailed in
Saint's book (on pages 238-241) and also via a link to a tutorial here: http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_jude.shtml

Let us know when you get that yoke Havoc!!

Breaker.

Loafmeister · « **Reply #36 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:48:51 pm »

Quote from: Katana Man on January 07, 2010, 05:14:21 pm

Hi Dave,
For someone with a Mame machine, I'm assuming this would not be usable without the USB interface. Do you have an ETA on that?

So, did you get it in? Inquiring minds and all that

XtraSmiley · « **Reply #37 on:** January 15, 2010, 02:55:13 pm »

Who has their yoke now? Reviews?

FrizzleFried · « **Reply #38 on:** January 15, 2010, 05:31:37 pm »

Yeah.... I'm sure a flood of reviews should be out any day now...

Havok... being you got the very first one off the line... and since it was "done and shipping" on the 28th (the 27th was a Sunday)... and being that was what...20 days ago... at least give us a heads up as to the quality... take a couple pix... stop holding out...

Havok · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2010, 08:23:16 am »

I'd love to give a review guys, but I haven't gotten it.


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