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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: ponyboy on May 17, 2005, 01:03:12 am

Title: Translucent Buttons have Arrived.
Post by: ponyboy on May 17, 2005, 01:03:12 am
KITS are available for immediate DELIVERY!!!!!!!

I have ( NEW ) Translucent Balltop Joysticks & Translucent Horizontal Button Kits.
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick Assemblies
Post by: paigeoliver on May 17, 2005, 05:06:43 am
Ponyboy, are these a direct fit for the Candy style cabinets? If you don't know, then could you possibly measure the distance between those mounting holes so I can compare them to the ones on my cabinet now?
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick Assemblies
Post by: ponyboy on May 18, 2005, 10:03:39 am
paigeoliver sent PM

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick Assemblies
Post by: stevejt on May 18, 2005, 04:25:32 pm
Any chance the shaft is hollow?
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick Assemblies
Post by: ponyboy on May 18, 2005, 04:32:30 pm
The shaft is not hollow.

I will post a pic of the bottom tonight.

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick Assemblies
Post by: ponyboy on May 19, 2005, 12:43:19 pm
Thread modified.

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick Assemblies
Post by: Hoagie_one on May 19, 2005, 02:56:22 pm
The shaft spins real smooth too, I almost thing these are perfect for a Rotary hack
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick Assemblies
Post by: ponyboy on May 24, 2005, 07:10:33 pm
Pic posted for bottom of Joystick.

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick Assemblies
Post by: Goz on May 25, 2005, 09:21:46 pm
Here's my take on the sticks

The stick is a pretty good performer. It is right in between a Sanwa and a Seimitsu stick. It is a nice stick with good action in 8 way mode. I'm not crazy about the restrictor plate, but each stick is engineered its own way.
The stick is not suitable in 4way mode at all (sorry). The corners are not well enough defined and it makes 4way games feel like you are playing it with an 8way (miss corners).
 The feel of the stick is the same as a Ultimarc J-Stick (manuafactured by Sanwa) but it a bit tighter in the spring back to center than the traditional Sanwa.  I found that in a heated match of Guilty Gear XX that I prefered the stick over the stock NOAMI stick (again Sanwa) because of the spring back to center tension. The switches are a bit clicky and you cannot swap them out. The balltop is swapable with Seimitsu, Sanwa, and Zippy balltops and the shafts are nearly identical. The fact that it comes with the wiring harness is a HUGE plus. A lesser quality harness is available from Himura games for $9. I took the joystick completely apart in hopes of figuring out a way to rig it to be a lit translucent as that would sell big +. Unfortunately I couldn't come up with a practical way to do it,  With that said it far better than any other ball top japanese style stick priced under $20 USD and no too far from competing with the big boys IMHO.

-Goz
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick & Translucent Button Packages
Post by: ponyboy on June 08, 2005, 01:06:13 pm
NEW KIT COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick & Translucent Button Packages
Post by: Goz on June 08, 2005, 01:27:50 pm
NEW KIT COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ponyboy Rocks!
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick & Translucent Button Packages
Post by: mame_freak on June 08, 2005, 08:17:40 pm
pics of the buttons??
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick & Translucent Button Packages
Post by: ponyboy on June 08, 2005, 11:10:05 pm
Pic's for the buttons will be posted tomorrow.

Thanks,

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: NY_in_TX on June 09, 2005, 12:16:42 am
you're such a pic  tease!   ;)

any chance the buttons can come individually, or at least in a separate kit from the joys?   

thanks Ponyboy!

ny
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: ponyboy on June 09, 2005, 11:46:38 am
Button Pic's added.

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: AmericanDemon on June 09, 2005, 12:45:20 pm
Those look like Shawnzilla's buttons!

Hey Pony how do those buttons compare to the Happs in feel and such?
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: pointdablame on June 09, 2005, 01:13:45 pm
Those look like Shawnzilla's buttons!

Hey Pony how do those buttons compare to the Happs in feel and such?

My thoughts exactly.  Where on earth did you get those buttons???  :angel: heh
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: shawnzilla on June 09, 2005, 01:14:18 pm
Those look like Shawnzilla's buttons!

Hey Pony how do those buttons compare to the Happs in feel and such?

 :) They are the same buttons. Ponyboy is offering these as a package deal with his translucent joysticks and I am offering them on an idividual order basis.
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: Goz on June 09, 2005, 01:27:33 pm
Those look like Shawnzilla's buttons!

Hey Pony how do those buttons compare to the Happs in feel and such?

Technically they are prolly IL's buttons  :o

Either way it means bling bling for the community.

-Goz
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: pointdablame on June 09, 2005, 02:45:22 pm
awesome awesome awesome... that's all i can say.
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: SaiNRuB on June 09, 2005, 04:43:42 pm
Wonder twin powers activate!

Form of: Awesome Joysticks and Buttons!!



Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: AlanS17 on June 09, 2005, 06:38:00 pm
This would be pretty slick with a CP made completely out of out lexan. I'm considering doing it just for the heck of it.
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: AmericanDemon on June 09, 2005, 06:45:52 pm
Alan you read my mind.  I was thinking of making some console sticks out of this and supplement them with a power source.  Potentially throw in a cold cathode for added effect.  ;) 
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: lseelba on June 10, 2005, 04:15:37 am
How much for just a stick?  I'm not interested in the buttons.  I have some Korean illuminated buttons I'm looking at getting.
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: Goz on June 14, 2005, 10:25:51 am
Bump for a good seller and a good product.

These joys are pretty nice for the price. They are similar to the Sanwa / Seimitsu sticks and the ball is replaceble with a Sanwa solid color if you don't like the translucent balltop. The fact that these come with wiring harness that are interchangeable with Sanwa is a plus as you cant buy a premade harness for this style joy for under $9 anywhere.


-Goz
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: AlanS17 on June 14, 2005, 10:29:46 am
How do the buttons look when installed and NOT lit? I don't have the patience to light them.
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: Goz on June 14, 2005, 10:42:09 am
How do the buttons look when installed and NOT lit? I don't have the patience to light them.

Same as Shawnzilla's by what I read a couple of posts towards the top.

-Goz
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: cholin on June 14, 2005, 03:55:22 pm
Bump for a good seller and a good product.

These joys are pretty nice for the price. They are similar to the Sanwa / Seimitsu sticks and the ball is replaceble with a Sanwa solid color if you don't like the translucent balltop. The fact that these come with wiring harness that are interchangeable with Sanwa is a plus as you cant buy a premade harness for this style joy for under $9 anywhere.


-Goz


The "harness" is a 5 pin female header with some wires, you can BYO for less than a dollar.  I don't see why you would buy one anyways when it's so simple to make.  And by the way, great sticks, I just didnt care much for the 4 way.
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: ponyboy on June 15, 2005, 01:25:31 pm
Sorry Cholin but I am selling them for $5.00 each if anyone is interested.  Like Gozur said, they will work with Sanwa and Seimitsu Joysticks.

Thanks,

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: Goz on June 17, 2005, 08:49:44 pm
In case people didn't notice there are translucent microswitch buttons to be found here.

-Goz
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: ponyboy on June 21, 2005, 06:16:29 pm
Translucent buttons in a couple of days.

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: thetered on June 21, 2005, 08:22:07 pm
How much are the buttons alone? Or can I not buy them that way?
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: quarterback on June 21, 2005, 08:35:31 pm
How much are the buttons alone? Or can I not buy them that way?

You been sleepin' under a rock for the last year?  :D

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,37034.0.html
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: thetered on June 21, 2005, 08:47:41 pm
Haha, kind of, I have been away from the scene until just recently when I got a new cab to mame!  And these look awesome to use!
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: Scoobie on June 22, 2005, 03:53:43 pm
Any chance these sticks would work with a T-stick Plus?
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: Goz on June 22, 2005, 08:53:51 pm
Any chance these sticks would work with a T-stick Plus?

This question makes no sense.

If you mean do they mount the same, then the answer is yes.

If you meant do they work with as asked... then the simple answer is yes.  ;D

-Goz
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: Popcorrin on June 23, 2005, 12:13:04 pm
Ponyboy do u have clear buttons available?  If so I would be interested in a kit.
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: ponyboy on June 23, 2005, 02:41:37 pm
I will have clear buttons available tomorrow.

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Balltop Joystick with Translucent Buttons (KIT)
Post by: thetered on June 23, 2005, 07:54:28 pm
Hey do you sell the buttons separately? I was looking at going through shawnzilla as someone had suggested but he is sold out of clears and wont have microswitches for what he has for a week or so.

Brian
Title: Re: Translucent Buttons have Arrived.
Post by: ponyboy on June 25, 2005, 01:59:21 pm
Translucent Buttons have arrived. 

Kits are available immediately.

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Buttons have Arrived.
Post by: Goz on June 25, 2005, 02:23:29 pm
Order placed via PM

-Goz
Title: Re: Translucent Buttons have Arrived.
Post by: RayB on June 25, 2005, 03:24:48 pm
So who should we be ordering from??
Title: Re: Translucent Buttons have Arrived.
Post by: Knievel on June 25, 2005, 05:48:11 pm
Well correct me if I'm wrong but Ponyboy you are only selling the buttons with the kit right?
So if you want just buttons you'll need to get them from Shawn...
Title: Re: Translucent Buttons have Arrived.
Post by: ponyboy on June 25, 2005, 05:51:26 pm
At this time I am only selling kits.

Ponyboy
Title: Re: Translucent Buttons have Arrived.
Post by: quarterback on June 25, 2005, 06:36:39 pm
Well correct me if I'm wrong but Ponyboy you are only selling the buttons with the kit right?
So if you want just buttons you'll need to get them from Shawn...

But if you didn't preorder with shawnzilla and want
Title: Re: Translucent Buttons have Arrived.
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on June 25, 2005, 06:42:09 pm
Ponyboy, would you consider making kits with 2 joysticks and 14 buttons.
Title: Re: Translucent Buttons have Arrived.
Post by: ponyboy on June 25, 2005, 10:21:17 pm
qbert247, PM sent.

Ponyboy