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Ram Controls Yoke - The circle is complete!
davespicer:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on February 12, 2010, 05:11:51 pm ---Looks to me that the original appears rounded because of the poor fit, so I don't see it as really being different from those pictures, other than correcting the poor fit, and of course the finish.
But then again, I don't have an original yoke to serve as a reference like you do.
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The design looks different to me - the RAM Controls ones are way too chunky looking.
Check out the pics below. These have been spray painted, rather than recoated, so look pitted as hell. You can get an idea of the shape though.
The RAM Controls prototype pics seem to have a mix of the boxy and rounded parts for some reason. Odd.
Dave
XtraSmiley:
I think it might be the lighting on Havok's that make them look more square. If you look at the edges, the roundness is there, but hidden in the shadows.
Who knows though, if Havok says it's better, I'm inclined to believe him.
I'm not buying mine for at least a year, so I have time to sit back and wait for a full review (and more shipped units).
davespicer:
--- Quote from: XtraSmiley on February 12, 2010, 06:04:39 pm ---I think it might be the lighting on Havok's that make them look more square. If you look at the edges, the roundness is there, but hidden in the shadows.
Who knows though, if Havok says it's better, I'm inclined to believe him.
I'm not buying mine for at least a year, so I have time to sit back and wait for a full review (and more shipped units).
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Damn, I'm getting all OCD on this now. Lol. :)
Looks like the change happened when switching from cast to machined handles:
http://www.ram-controls.com/blog-sw.html
10/19/08 - PERFECT... 04/14/09 - wtf? Notice the flat areas around the screw holes.
Maybe you're right and the pics make the difference look more stark than it is in reality. Where's the emoticon for shrugged shoulders?
Dave
Hoopz:
--- Quote from: davespicer on February 12, 2010, 06:34:09 pm ---Where's the emoticon for shrugged shoulders?
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:dunno
Right next to the bomb and the 'fro. Your OCD must not have kicked in fully. ;)
Level42:
--- Quote from: davespicer on February 12, 2010, 04:48:14 pm ---Hmmmm... not so sure about those "improved" handles. They're much less rounded than the real ones, giving a rather boxy look. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice yoke, it's just that I would never mistake it for a pristine version of the original. Given Dave's commendable obsession for perfection, not to mention the time taken, I'm surprised to see results which aren't quite authentic.
Level42... wow that alignment is bad. My handles align perfectly, which makes me wonder whether Atari messed up when making additional mould sets.
Dave (another one)
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Well my cab is Irish, but I think it's very likely that there was only one point of production for the yokes.
I've no idea why they are so bad, but I was shocked when I first discovered it. The hole mismatch doesn't hurt the working of the buttons however, but the top is just unbelievably badly matched.
Let's be honest, the original one's don't look very good at all. You can see all kind of irregularities in the surface and the crumbly finish is also far from nice IMHO.
About the improvement: You can actually feel the bad fit and the sharp edges when playing. Maybe the top is a little bit flatter, but I'm sure it's a lot more comfortable to play...I'd prefer the 1000% better quality of David's handles over the originals any time...
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