I thought quiche’s red, white, and blue background with Dan would go good with a Balrog, so this is kind of a mix between quiche’s idea and Satsui Ryu’s Balrog.
Wow. I got neg repped for making this thread? Thanks SRK. 
Pretty good man!! Awesomee!!! :lovin:
:lame:
…seriously.
…seriously.
lol thats so wrong, but I love it.
Hey everybody, this is shidoshi, aka Eric from Play (the guy who did the “review of the SE FightStick for Joe Average” review). I thought I’d post my custom SE FightStick art, and early experience with trying to get it to come together, in case it’ll help any other SE owners out. Hope you guys don’t mind me posting this.
My Adventures in Modding the SE FightStick: Attempt #2
First attempt isn’t even worth talking about, so we’ll pass on that.
So the solution I ended up going with was a product called “lamilabel” from Kinko’s. My initial idea was this: print the image on a full-sheet label, run in through the laminater (ending up with basically a laminated sticker), and go with that. Today, the person who helped me suggested these lamilabels, which are more of a pocket lamination-type product, but one that is made one side that peels off to be sticky. The reason I’m not so hot on pocket lamination is that typically it doesn’t adhear as well to a sheet of paper, which is a shame because it is usually a heavier and more durable type of lamination.
However, this lamilabel stuff came out way better than I imaged, and doing the print as a standard color print versus printing in color to a full-sheet label, where the overall quality level drops a bit.
You can see the results below.
If you want to take this route, here is what I’ve learned below. I don’t know the longevity of this lamilabel stuff, but it seems like it might be a decent solution. I put it straight onto the main stick artwork without taking it off, which I think will be a better idea then trying to take off the stock art. The stock art allows for peeling over the lamilabel if you want to, so that way you could easily swap out to a different image at a later date.
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Don’t use the template as it current stands in regards to edges. Cutting to the set edges and then trying to get it to perfectly line up on the face is a real bitch. (As you can see in my photos below.) What I’m going to do is extend the edges a bit, cut to that size, stick the sticker on, and then do trimming there. Since the joystick’s body by nature has a bit of a groove / edge around the face artwork, this worked well for the bit of trimming that I did do. So I think that for both the outer edge and around the controls, I’m going to try again, have it be a bit bigger than it should be, then trim afterwards for better results.
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Take off the white circles for where the buttons go. Keep the artwork full there, stick this on to the case, and then trim the button holes from the inside out. That way, your cuts will be perfect, it’ll be far easier to cut out, and you know for certain that you’ll have no white area on the artwork under your buttons.
Anyhow, as I said, I’m going to try another attempt at printing and putting on the artwork. Then I’ll just need to order new buttons and a stick.
I really dig that one, shidoshi. :tup:
Nice image! Is that you’re own or did you find it somewhere? If so, where? =D
The piece of art itself is promo art from KoF '94 RB that I found somewhere long ago, and then I put together the other graphics (button stuff, text, etc.).
This is the 6th infraction I’ve had to give in this thread for not removing [IMG] tags in a quote. Read the rules people.
…seriously.
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9281/stickmockupuz0.jpg
Here’s mine: Not the best but it’s a recolor of the Viewlix Panel, so it’ll stand out. I might add some effects later on; if anyone wants it without the text, just PM me.
Edit Better look at it:
really nice mod, how much did it cost
Not counting the first two mistakes in printing, $3. ($0.50 for the color print, $2.39 for the lamilabel job, and then tax.)
Where the heck did you get it done for so cheap?!
Hey Val, really random BUT I LOVE YOU. lol
Time to whip up some other potential TE stick arts.
Kinko’s. It’s very cheap and their printing isn’t so bad either. Limited in the types of stock they have but for something like this you’ll be fine since it’s going to be laminated anyway.
Oh, I always thought Kinko’s would charge around $20. Show’s how much I know.
Thanks. 
what type of file did you have them print your art off?
i.e. jpg,psd,pdf etc