Here is my project of a HOTAS flight stick panel using two Gundam joysticks !
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ABi55ac_p8
First things first, this project is heavily influenced by @nnap 's After Burner Climax Panel Reproduction who did an absolutely awesome design with his throttle stick handle. Huge kudos to him !
Basically the story goes the same, I bought a pair of blue Gundam sticks, used one for a Monkey Ball panel, and planned to use the other to make the same panel as nnap, using a Sega analog joystick.
Wierdly, one had that red trigger, so I decided to keep it.
I got the Sega analog stick, but I did not really like it. I think its travel course is too short to give that satisfying feeling of pushing the throttle.
So I realized that the Gundam stick had the perfect travel, and the shape is pretty accurate for a Throttle stick, and it already has lots of buttons, so I just needed another one. But when I saw these sticks started comming in grey from the Senjo no Kizuna 2 cabs, I did not hesitate and basically bought another pair. Those used sticks are extremely inexpensive compared to their retail price, and they are not that old so grab them while you can.
As for the games, I wanted to replicate the controls of Sega Strike Fighter, on Naomi, as it has the most controls in flight games, as far as I know (Airline pilots excluded, as it requires a double throttle). And I could use it with Mame to emulate other flight games with less controls.
The controls are:
-1 flight stick with missile and cannon
-1 throttle stick with Air Brake button
-2 rudder pedals that are basically 1 analog axis rotating
-1 4 way joystick to look around the plane
-Start and View change buttons
As the Throttle Stick only moves Up/Down, and the Rudder pedals only move Left-Right, I decided that the left analog stick would be used for both axis. One for Throttle, one for Rudder.
At first I also wanted to add a 4 way joystick, but I ended up using the 2 addition buttons on each stick. As one is positionned straight, the buttons are great for Left-Right view; and the left stick is sorta horizontal, they can be used for Up-Down.
Also, for all the other games that don't require the rudder axis, and a simple throttle stick, I designed and had 3D printed a restrictor to make the analog stick only 1 Way. Works great !
Illuminated buttons for Start and View will come soon, but it already works great !
First things first, this project is heavily influenced by @nnap 's After Burner Climax Panel Reproduction who did an absolutely awesome design with his throttle stick handle. Huge kudos to him !
Basically the story goes the same, I bought a pair of blue Gundam sticks, used one for a Monkey Ball panel, and planned to use the other to make the same panel as nnap, using a Sega analog joystick.
Wierdly, one had that red trigger, so I decided to keep it.
I got the Sega analog stick, but I did not really like it. I think its travel course is too short to give that satisfying feeling of pushing the throttle.
So I realized that the Gundam stick had the perfect travel, and the shape is pretty accurate for a Throttle stick, and it already has lots of buttons, so I just needed another one. But when I saw these sticks started comming in grey from the Senjo no Kizuna 2 cabs, I did not hesitate and basically bought another pair. Those used sticks are extremely inexpensive compared to their retail price, and they are not that old so grab them while you can.
As for the games, I wanted to replicate the controls of Sega Strike Fighter, on Naomi, as it has the most controls in flight games, as far as I know (Airline pilots excluded, as it requires a double throttle). And I could use it with Mame to emulate other flight games with less controls.
The controls are:
-1 flight stick with missile and cannon
-1 throttle stick with Air Brake button
-2 rudder pedals that are basically 1 analog axis rotating
-1 4 way joystick to look around the plane
-Start and View change buttons
As the Throttle Stick only moves Up/Down, and the Rudder pedals only move Left-Right, I decided that the left analog stick would be used for both axis. One for Throttle, one for Rudder.
At first I also wanted to add a 4 way joystick, but I ended up using the 2 addition buttons on each stick. As one is positionned straight, the buttons are great for Left-Right view; and the left stick is sorta horizontal, they can be used for Up-Down.
Also, for all the other games that don't require the rudder axis, and a simple throttle stick, I designed and had 3D printed a restrictor to make the analog stick only 1 Way. Works great !
Illuminated buttons for Start and View will come soon, but it already works great !
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