Best Ultimate Tech Talk Hang Out Loud Edition season VI, RIP MarkMan's #BeardStache

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Very random question, but does anyone know if there’s anyone or any store that sells bare (unpopulated and no overlay) Sega Astro/Blast city 2L12B control panels? Perfectly fine with repros, and rreferably in North America.

I’m trying to make an effort to finish up (or more like “redo”) my half-baked Sega-panel dual stick this fall, and I think the easiest/fastest way for me to get it done is to simply get a new panel.

It’s currently:

  • MDF casing that’s sprayed with Plasti-Dip (will remove the Plast-Dip and will paint it properly)
  • Some bizarre repro Sega panel that has a really weird layout (30mm joystick hole and Astro P1 on both sides) that doesn’t actually fit properly in a hole that’s perfectly routed for official Sega panels (like the HOT-2005); I don’t even have an overlay for this one; it’s actually just bare painted metal.

I do have a repro Blast City CP overlay, so I figured the easiest and simplest solution would be to ditch the weirdo repro panel, get a proper one that’ll fit the casing, and use the repro Blast City CP overlay. Would definitely be simpler to do that than to re-route the casing and get another CP overlay printed (and then my repro Blast City overlay would yet again be doing nothing).

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I’m going to publish some model for 3DPrinted parts for Madcatz TE2/TE2+.
I’ll create a thread as long as a video + links to the final objects to Thingiverse.

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First test print. Not that bad:

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Just wanted to say HI and I miss you guys.

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It’s definitely been super-quiet on the boards here after the initial shut-down scare earlier this year and the transition to the new forum format.

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I honestly think the Tech Talk FB group gets more traffic than the forums at this point. I’m seeing stuff in there every day or two compared to weekly or bi-weekly here. Speaking of games, I’m fixing to boot up Spiderman (well, as soon as the update installs properly.) The update fucked itself the first goaround, so I had to delete and redownload/reinstall. On a 2TB cap, that’s pretty bad.

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We’d get more traffic if all the old BUTTHOLE crew started posting again. I miss you guys.

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Plushie

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I’m doing my best. I’ll post other stuff soon hopefully.

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Dick spotted.

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3DPrinted bezel for the madcatz TE2/TE2+ assembled! Need some paint and finish but it works.

With the lock part it’s two downed. I need to work on the side panels now.

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Madcatz TE2/TE2+ Lock part done:


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they’re not using Nesica for the arcade version? What are they using to track win/loss stats, or are they doing that at all?

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For the peeps who like hitboxs

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They are. But the loketest cabs don’t have readers yet.

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Need that .STL!

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Everything is here:

https://archive.supercombo.gg/t/madcatz-te2-te2-latch-3dprinted-replacement/579167/3

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I’m hoping the Round 1 a couple of hours away gets a set or two of these cabs. I still have my registered Nesica card from the last time I went and played Blazblue and Persona.

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Sooooo… is there really no alternative for a solid-colored yellow bat-top?
I see plenty of clear yellow and metallic yellow/gold ones, but no options for even a 3rd-party solid yellow bat-top?

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