Author Topic: <News> - Tron Joystick Handles! (Read 9248 times)

saint · « **on:** November 13, 2007, 12:09:11 am »

One of the holy grails of this hobby...

SavannahLion · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2007, 01:09:08 am »

YAY!!!

JimmyU · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2007, 09:53:58 am »

Now someone needs to come up with the joystick part (including that funky restrictor) for a complete solution.

ChadTower · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:41:58 am »

The joystick part is a standard Happ stick that is still available.

polaris · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:51:03 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 13, 2007, 10:41:58 am

The joystick part is a standard Happ stick that is still available.

that makes this even better news.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:54:48 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 13, 2007, 10:41:58 am

The joystick part is a standard Happ stick that is still available.

Including the restrictor ?

Good news is that encryptor seems to have that piece of the puzzle worked out.

ChadTower · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:55:53 am »

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on November 13, 2007, 10:54:48 am

Including the restrictor ?

That I'm not sure of... I'd use a broken Nintendo joystick as a restrictor because that's how I roll.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:58:46 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 13, 2007, 10:55:53 am

I'd use a broken Nintendo joystick as a restrictor because that's how I roll.

JimmyU · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2007, 11:15:24 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 13, 2007, 10:41:58 am

The joystick part is a standard Happ stick that is still available.

Does that include the trigger switch?

ChadTower · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2007, 11:19:45 am »

That is it, yes? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Santoro · « **Reply #10 on:** November 13, 2007, 11:34:56 am »

Wow.

I need to adapt my upcoming panel to leave room for one of these in the spring.

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2007, 05:31:57 pm »

I bet we see some scratch built Trons once these become more available. Pretty Cool!

Where's the link to this happ stick?

polaris · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2007, 05:45:19 pm »

Quote from: Donkey_Kong on November 13, 2007, 05:31:57 pm

I bet we see some scratch built Trons once these become more available. Pretty Cool!

Where's the link to this happ stick?

in chads post

somunny · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2007, 06:41:17 pm »

Here's a recent ebay auction for an "NOS" handle.

link

$45 sounds like a bargain to me. I'd take one of each color.

ChadTower · « **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:09:12 pm »

That isn't even close to the usual price. They're spendy but nothing like $250+.

Personally I like the Satan's Hollow handles much better, but then again, it's a better game too.

brandon · « **Reply #15 on:** November 14, 2007, 12:09:00 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 13, 2007, 10:09:12 pm

That isn't even close to the usual price. They're spendy but nothing like $250+.

Personally I like the Satan's Hollow handles much better, but then again, it's a better game too.

how about a custom half blue, half red?

BrentRadio · « **Reply #16 on:** November 14, 2007, 01:22:40 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 13, 2007, 10:09:12 pm

That isn't even close to the usual price. They're spendy but nothing like $250+.

Personally I like the Satan's Hollow handles much better, but then again, it's a better game too.

You have to remember that is for 2 NOS handles, so that's only $125 each.

ChadTower · « **Reply #17 on:** November 14, 2007, 01:14:46 pm »

Duh, I looked too fast, though that was a pic of two halves. Still a bit high based on what I've seen locally but everyone's area differs. I paid WAY less than that for my NOS Satan's Hollow handles.

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #18 on:** November 14, 2007, 02:55:16 pm »

Quote from: polaris on November 13, 2007, 05:45:19 pm

Quote from: Donkey_Kong on November 13, 2007, 05:31:57 pm
I bet we see some scratch built Trons once these become more available. Pretty Cool!

Where's the link to this happ stick?
in chads post

Ah yea, makes more sense now. I misread the first post as 'simple' happ joystick...instead he said 'standard'. Then posted this and though it may be standard it didn't seem "simple" in terms of sticks in general.

So it's looking like about $122 for the happ stick...plus $45 for the replica handle.
$167 plus shipping from 2 places...So about $200 grand total roughly to do her up right from scratch. Sweet.

Still $100 cheaper than the repro 720 stick!

ChadTower · « **Reply #19 on:** November 14, 2007, 03:00:38 pm »

If you can locate a used stick it will be much cheaper than that. These sticks are ---smurfing--- tanks so you're not going to find a broken one. They aren't made by Nintendo.

saint · « **Reply #20 on:** November 15, 2007, 11:27:52 am »

Non-trolling in this thread split. Trolling in the other thread split.

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #21 on:** November 15, 2007, 12:30:28 pm »

This is cool.... That's only just above the figure that it would have cost me to knock them out of the molds. I'm still on sourcing of reasonable cost materials. So if these go back on sale then you guys are all set and I can stop worrying about it.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

saint · « **Reply #22 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:16:27 pm »

I suspect there's room in this field for multiple sources. I want someone to put out a set in purple!

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #23 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:29:05 pm »

Quote from: saint on November 15, 2007, 02:16:27 pm

I want someone to put out a set in purple!

And hot pink !

(Seriously -- I would buy a set in both purple and pink ... dunno whatI would use them for, but they would look cool!).

ChadTower · « **Reply #24 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:33:33 pm »

He wants the hot pink one to use on his car's shifter rod. He's going to light it, too.

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #25 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:53:57 pm »

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on November 15, 2007, 02:29:05 pm

And hot pink !

Yeah! I bet Drew would take a set in hot pink too....

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

Encryptor · « **Reply #26 on:** November 15, 2007, 05:24:10 pm »

I know the centering grommet from the Happ stick above fits the Tron stick beautifully. So now you can have a new centering grommet and a new 4 way restrictor and almost have a new Tron stick or make one from a Xenephobe stick.

Encryptor

Kremmit · « **Reply #27 on:** November 16, 2007, 12:18:51 am »

~~I don't think the Happ stick above will fit Encryptor's restrictor repro.~~ They're made to fit in the older base assemblies made by Midway. You'll have to find a used one. Luckily, (as mentioned above) they're built tough, so there's nothing wrong with a used one. Plus, used is a ton cheaper.

*edit- Just went and had a look at the diagram on the Happ site. They might fit after all.


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