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Gamecab:
Ok, then he was the Guy linked from 1UP's page.  I just sent him an email before posting my first message basically asking if he would like to sell the molds of his tron sticks.  If I get a reply this time around it will be nice,  If not I'll have to try and cast a mold from an existing Disc of Tron stick i have here.  I really think that having a mold already made will speed things up a touch.  (Not that I have anything planed for the molds ;D)

MinerAl:
The old posts are in here somewhere, but I seem to recall that his molds degraded after a few castings and he had to make new ones, or he quit after the one set he made degraded, or something to that effect.

Brand new Happs handles could be used for making new casts, but I'm guessing there might be legal stuff...

I'd like to see someone make new casts that are modified at the casting level for 3/8" or 1cm hollow shafts suitable for immediate use in a super, or one of the switchable 4/8 ways that are popular here.  That way there's be no weird plastic reducers a'la 1UP's hack.  Just a nice solid connection to a super shaft.

That kind of better mousetrap would have arcade hobbyists beating a path to somebody's door.

Oh, and TRON COCKTAIL TRIGGER STICKS too.  :)

mushmouth:
Oh Great God Almighty, he who is the most powerful, wise, and all-knowing PLEASE make it so...

Gamecab:

--- Quote from: MinerAl on March 15, 2004, 12:53:36 am ---The old posts are in here somewhere, but I seem to recall that his molds degraded after a few castings and he had to make new ones, or he quit after the one set he made degraded, or something to that effect.

Brand new Happs handles could be used for making new casts, but I'm guessing there might be legal stuff...

I'd like to see someone make new casts that are modified at the casting level for 3/8" or 1cm hollow shafts suitable for immediate use in a super, or one of the switchable 4/8 ways that are popular here.  That way there's be no weird plastic reducers a'la 1UP's hack.  Just a nice solid connection to a super shaft.

That kind of better mousetrap would have arcade hobbyists beating a path to somebody's door.

Oh, and TRON COCKTAIL TRIGGER STICKS too.  :)

--- End quote ---
Ok,  I know the molding process he used.  I had the same problem with my Road Blaster molds as I used a heavy duty latex.  The problem I ran into was the latex ripped after the 3rd try.  It wasn't cost effective to keep making the RB molds because the Latex would have cost more than the actual sale price of the grips.
I don't actually see a mold modification being a hard thing to do in order to mount to the replicas to Happ handles.   New molds could be made through the use of Woods Metal.  Their has got to be a better way to make long term molds, if this can happen than the Sticks could be sold at a much cheaper price.

Xiaou2:

 it might be better to petition happ's to make the blue handles available instead.  they already have the design shape molds...  as well as all the parts.

 also, i think some nice concave translucent microswitch buttons to match would be great  : )

 

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