Mr. Dynamic has the SFIV ones for around 10k, although last I checked, they were out of stock.
If you’re willing to wait, the asian market versions (no SFIV branding) are coming out late October and will probably be cheaper since there’s less shipping involved.
Yo guys, ive been reading around and I was wondering if I should go DIY.
I currently have a ikan/naki ps3 arcade stick. Its cheap and it works for me. The aesthetics arent offensive (well its plain black, what do you expect), has good weight and the plastic case doesnt feel (too) cheap.
I however want to feel what everyone keeps on raving about “quality” sticks and parts, but on the other hand, i dont think i can ever convince myself to shell out 8-10k for a TE stick or whatnot.
So i figure, why not try a little DIY, I think it might come out cheaper (though ill have to buy the soldering iron and sucker for equipment and maybe some sort of filing tools).
Would it be advisable for me to replace the 8 stock buttons with OBSN-30s (screw in types) and the stick with the JLF-TP-8Y (green ftw)? I read here that its actually pretty easy to do with the ikan/naki case - file a bit here and there and slap em in. The trickiest part for me would most probably be having to change the PCB. Ill probably change it to the P100 USB controller PCB from CDR King since 1)It doesnt require separate drivers on the pc to work and 2)It supposedly works on the PS2/PS3 (just in case). Ive read around, and though I only have soldering experience from highschool workshops (from way back when), Im willing to try it out - it seems fun and it feels like it would be a bit of a small accomplishment.
So basically thats 8 buttons and the JLF stick from sanwa, with ems shipping it brings me to around 3k total (+1.3k ikan +100cdr, [and, well, the iron and wires and everything] gives me a 4.4k stick with a good build and sanwa quality parts). Ill probably just use the stock start/select button it already has and I dont even know if ill bother with the r3/l3 buttons.
What do you guys think?
Edit: 11pm phew damn I just got my ass handed to me multiple times. Man i still suck at this game. Is there some sort of technique you need to master to punish whifs or blocks? Is there some sort of timing where the block animation cancels and i do an attack to counter? Sometimes i find it hard to even move when they keep on pressuring me, which is bad because cammy and sakura are rush down chars from what I read.
@LB/Laguna peeps
Tomorrow, Sept 17, we will celebrate Baamos by having our casuals!!! Haha! Here are the details:
Time:
10:00am
Place:
Rocca Grande Computer Shop (not sure of the spelling, hehe. Sa tapat lang ito ng IC’s taas, yung dating Salad country).
Contribution:
100php per person (This will cover the rent of their lounge area, kasama na yung rent nung 5 pc’s dun with internet connection, para meron din ginagawa yung mga hindi naglalaro since 1 lang ang ps3. Dagdag na lang tayo pag napatagal ang laro natin, rent is 100 per hour so kung 5 tayo, 5 hours na covered natin!)
Things to bring:
Rain and I will take care of the sticks (2 hrap3s), Rain ikaw ba magdadala ng ps3, haha? For the rest just bring yourselves and extra money for food. May tinda naman kasi mga snacks dun sa shop.
If you guys have any other questions, send me a text at 09193296871 (smart) or 09234559609 (sun). You can also YM me, liorec80 is my id. See you tom!
I need a 110v transformer for my PS3.
Yung mga hindi nakakaalam kung saan yung Rocha Grande, ito yung computer shop na nasa 2nd floor ng building na katapat ng Agrix.
lal guys madalas ako dati jan, actually ang tawag namin jan “SC”, jan kami parati nag dodota 
pwede pala i rent yung lounge dun haha sila gusto ko magpunta =( kaso may trabaho huhu
hinde ko alam ang place… talaga bago ako dito. >_<
bakit “SC”? hehe. actually tropa kasi namin yung may ari kaya pumayag na ipa-rent ung lounge area nila.
@monkeyslayer
I could meet you at Vega tomorrow so we could go the venue. I’ll try texting people later.
I’ll be out in a bit, but I’ll try messaging people again later (YM or text). May AVR ako, I can bring it.
@4neqs thanks but i guess i live near liorec, so he’s going to meet up with me so i dont get lost. sweat
A long long time ago, Salad Country dati yung nandun. Hehe.
Anyway, I’m trying to get in touch with Kyan. Baka pwede yung PS3 niya. Medjo mahirap i-transpo yung PS3 + HRAP 3. Hehehe.
Go for it bro. Mas masaya pag sariling gawa haha~ And it’ll be definitely cheaper (though the first time I saw a HRAP3 I fell in love with it 'cause its XBOX HUEG!) And I would suggest getting snap ins instead of screw ins for the buttons. I also a 200 grit (i think) sand paper since the button holes are around 29mm (or 28.5mm… i dunno… i just sanded the mofo.) And if you don’t want the stick to look plain black maybe you could experiment on finding some high quality sticker paper and laminate the upper side and printing your desired art. Also, picking color green for the parts? yung auxiliary buttons (start, select, nevermind L3 and R3… I didn’t mess with them too haha~) would look out of place since its orange…unless you’ve got some paint sprayer and color them green.
Really? Its better to get snap ins? Well not that im complaining since theyre a tad bit cheaper but I was just under the assumption that the screw ins are more stable.
Yeah the aux buttons would look out of place but.I dunno, I like the color green lol. Maybe white would work too (and spray paint the entire thing white - gives it a clean modern look or something)
How do you do the whole art thing. I was thinking it would be nice to have like the girls of sf4 art in there lol.
Hmm should i order those sanwa parts already? And am i correct that thats all Ill need to order from akihabara? Thats 9 items total, 1 stick and 8 buttons.
OK LB guys, see you tomorrow. Di nakapag-Mega today. Sore leg, na-sprain last week e. :sad: But I should be good for tomorrow.
@liorec
yup SC kasi salad country. ^^ ahh tropa nyo pala si Gil ^^ haha
Screw ins IMO since they’re easier to work with, especially with a plastic casing. Tapos kung seimitsu PS-14-KN, pwede mo rin lagyan ng art yung buttons.
As for the art, for the TE’s and Hori’s kasi, it’s easy since you can take the top plate out and replace it with Plexi na may art, kung may Lamilabel sana dito sa pina, pwede rin para durable nad pwede lang idikit. For the Ikan, baka siguro sticker lang, although baka magmukhang madungis kung hindi maganda pag-gawa. Kung gusto ninyo, bigay niyo sa akin yung measurements ng stick, subukan kong gawan ng template (parang gusto kng subukan pag-kasyahin yung Versus City TE template ko diyan).
Pero, if you want more help/advice, I suggest you post in Tech Talk, some of the other regulars might be able to help.
well actually the last piece of advice i need (for now) is if what im going to order from aki everything i need (stick, 8 buttons). Itd be bad if I ordered and then it turns out I need another thing from them lol. Sayang shipping.
Once I know thats everything I need, ill place my order and itll arrive in like a week or two? Then after that ive more or less got an idea what to do and yeah i can refer to the tech section for the actual modding.
I believe the Ikan has like a face plat over the actual top layer, though im not actually sure.
This is the Ikan stick you’re referring to right?
http://www.itemgameshop.com/product_images/f/ps3_arcade_stick__04337.jpg
It seems easy enough to make a template for as long as I can get the proper dimensions.
The depth of the stick seems worrying though. You might have to do the same mod to the JLF as is needed to get it to fit in a Hori FightStick (not-HRAP).
Like what d3v said yung ikan baka sticker nalang… na naka laminate yung isang side… haha… looks like ill be doing that path too for the art for my stick though i wont be doing it any time soon 'cause i dont have the money at the moment. The items I exactly ordered from akihabara are 6 OSBFs, 1 JLF, 6 Extra sanwa microswitches (for my cdr king stick :D) and an extra square restrictor gate (again, for the cdr king stick… i used the stock stick from the ikan and slapped it in the cdr king stick but thats another story). I’m guessing what you’re going to purchase is okay but I would suggest getting 6 buttons AND 2 button plugs since you wouldn’t be using PPP and KKK for fighting games but if you are using those extra 2 buttons then go ahead I haven’t worked with screw ins and just read around in tech talk and most mods used snap ins so those are the ones I used 
and afaik screw ins are used in thick panels such as wood
