The Official Street Fighter IV TE/SE Fighstick Template Thread

System_1 · March 6, 2009, 8:01pm

Hey guys been watching this thread a while as I’m looking to change up the art on my SE soon as my Sanwa parts arrive. Was wondering would it not be possible to lay some artwork over the tubo bit as well, with some acrylic over it with holes for the sliders and buttons?

System_1 · March 6, 2009, 8:47pm

Love the artwork. Got the PSD available?

vanRijn · March 6, 2009, 9:26pm

Wow, flizmo, REALLY nice. I’d love see the PSD if you don’t mind sharing.

vanRijn · March 6, 2009, 9:29pm

So, I know this might not be 100% on-topic, but my order just arrived from LizardLick yesterday and I was thinking about making a custom box, but as close to the size and dimensions of the TE as possible. Has anyone tried doing this? In other words, I’d like to be able to use the TE templates that this thread has, but I don’t have TE (KNEW I should have reserved one in December! self-kick). I know the beveled edges of the TE might be difficult to pull off, but has anyone tried doing something like this or seen anyone who has? Would love some tips/tricks/design plans, etc.

TIA!

System_1 · March 6, 2009, 9:43pm

Death or Glory created it. I was just asking for the file myself. I do like though.

AndY0ne · March 6, 2009, 11:09pm

something like this!

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6903/sfivmockuptemplate1.jpg

System_1 · March 6, 2009, 11:30pm

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Wow that is absolutely amazing. Don’t suppose you’d mind sharing the pdf for that Sagat one?

TRiXWoN · March 7, 2009, 1:01am

Question

GXE:

So, I got my custom cut acrylic piece today in the mail. Cost was $32 which included shipping. The place used was http://www.pololu.com. Create an account, free, and then click the link on the left that says Custom Laser Cuts. The piece was in my hands in two days and I chose the cheapest options which were 5 days to process and then ship! Nice. It came bubble wrapped and in an official US mail priority mail box. Very well protected for shipping.

The file you’ll need to upload I’ve hosted at:

http://www.zshare.net/download/56586519657675bb/

If there are problems with downloading the file, let me know of a better place to host it.

Now for my review. It came EXACTLY as ordered. Which is great. The only problem I have is that I ordered it at 1/16th" thick. That’s 1/16th of an inch thick. This is about twice as thick as the standard art on the stick. Not the metal plate, just the artwork layer.

That being said, it sits taller than the outer plastic red trim/bezel that runs around the artwork. You can feel it with you fingers that it is not flush (even) with the height of the bezel. This may be considered minor. Depends on you.

The ideal way would be to have a piece cut that is 1/32" thick. That is half the thickness of the 1/16th. However, this place online does not offer 1/32.

The great part about an acrylic cover is that is is not tied to any piece of art work. So, you could print out at Kinkos or where ever all day on just regular paper, or at least not laminated, and come home and switch it out and still have a nice hard, clear top.

I’m very pleased, but the 1/32" thickness would have been nice. EDIT I don’t think acrylic comes in 1/32" thickness. It would be to flimsy to work with. Could be wrong. I think at that thickness lamination and other options are the route to go. I’m still investigating online though.

MODS: Some people have asked if the layout could be changed to 6 buttons by deleting the holes for the last two; yes that can be done. Can the cutout over the turbos be deleted? Yes, but there is a slight plastic ridge around the turbos that is part of the black plastic housing that they sit in…so the acrylic wouldn’t naturally sit flat over them. I suspect that once the screw are in there really wouldn’t be much of a ‘bump’ but that is for you to decide. You would also lose access to the Home button…so…you’d have to handle all that through a separate controller when playing.

P.S. The brown paper on it that you see simply peels off when you’re ready to apply it. I haven’t printed up artwork yet, so I’m leaving it on to prevent it from getting scratches and such.

I’ll take more photos this weekend when I get a printout of something to put underneath it. I’ll peel off the brown wrapping and put it on my stick to show everyone.

Any chance we could see a pic of the plexi in the stick just to see how high it sticks up? This could be make or break for me, but i am thinking of ordering from here.

GXE · March 7, 2009, 1:24am

Yeah…

This weekend. First thing on my to-do list for Saturday.

TRiXWoN · March 7, 2009, 1:52am

Questions

What thickness is your polycarb? and where are you getting these cut? are you doing them yourself?

System_1 · March 7, 2009, 2:10am

Thinking it over, if anyone wants, I’ll just do up custom templates for people, seeing as I don’t want anyone having the same exact stick as me.

System_1 · March 7, 2009, 2:32am

AndYOne - Amazing design!

md72582 · March 7, 2009, 3:25am

A machine shop cuts it for me. If your interested please let me know.

chaos123x · March 7, 2009, 3:26am

how do you make those mockups?

AndY0ne · March 7, 2009, 4:09am

how i make those what,what? :S

thanks everybody, im sorry, im going to be a bit selfish on this one and use it to my TE. I really love it don’t hate me for that
im pleased to do any designs for anybody if they want to

raeli · March 7, 2009, 4:14am

Maybe you can help me here, I’m at a bit of a quandry. I’ve been trying to come up with a good dan stick that would go with pink buttons, but I can’t even find any decent art to use.

I’m proficient in photoshop, but without source materials… yeah…

System_1 · March 7, 2009, 4:23am

fuk off / entitled to opinion jak ass

chaos123x · March 7, 2009, 4:34am

I know how you made the layout in photoshop.

But how do you make the mock up with art on the stick already?

AndY0ne · March 7, 2009, 4:37am

how i put the art on that PSstick?

AndY0ne · March 7, 2009, 4:44am

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/5128/315552-capsnk2_dan_01_super.jpg

this one is priceless xD!!

hope this will help you a bit.