SF4 TE Stick Art mod help

Nice job on the sticks.

Unfortunately I hit a financial and academic halt for a bit. I currently have my new buttons in however. 6 purple and 2 white.

To do list:
  • Color white sides matching purple
  • Color panel rim matching purple.
  • Color exposed panel screws.
  • Design Ivy themed plate (black, Grey, and Purple)
  • Fix loose nuts (they broke from the glue when opening it up and leave the screw free spinning...fuckin Madcatz).
  • Add in PC and XBOX converter internally to the board.
  • Add way to access what system it will use.
  • Test drive an octagonal gate/new joy stick.

So lots to do. Finally have time and a good direction on the Ivy concept. I'm gonna step back from making it super purple and Ivy themed and get her in their and have a very sleek layout complete with logos and help/signature move postings. I want to make it a layout that would be easily customizable by anyone for any game by simply replacing the PNG of the character and modding the text. I got my new direction when I realized had I got all black buttons and decaled the picture of the actual PS3 pad buttons onto it I could make a very sleek stick just by pulling graphic ideas from the PS3.
 
Well I decided to take the time with some spare holiday money and prep up the XBOX 360 TE stick as well. Here's the concept art I made in photoshop using some Broken Destiny character images and the TE mockup template. Plexi and print are on order so I'll update real photos later.

It's similar to the last stick I did for the PS3 version (Soul Calibur Femme Fatale) except this time with rendered character models instead of illustrated art.

Stick concept using template
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(... Again Tira's head is blocked by the ball top stick depicted here.)

Artwork layout with cutouts
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Pink isn't actually a color I prefer but in this case it works... it's more of a metalic pink however.
 
Here are the photos of the completed stick. I decided to try Seimitsu buttons so I could preserve the little bit of the artwork where the button cutouts are. I had to wait a while longer because the vendor sent me wrong color (pink) buttons instead of the clear white I requested. I also ordered a clear pink bubble ball top for the stick but in the end decided to put back the original white as it looked better.

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One of the extra custom dustwashers I had from the last stick
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Seimitsu buttons (shown with buttons taken apart)

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Background art layout with cutouts

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Many of you who already familiar with adding buttons on TE stick are probably aware of this problem. Near one of the buttons there is a corner on the metal bracket near the stick that gets in the way. If you got snap in buttons like the stock Sanwas this isn't a problem. However if you have the type that has a locking nut like Seimitsu you'll have to do a little bit of modification. Simply grind the locking nut down so it can slip underneath the bracket, then insert the button and screw it in. Grinding the nut down to get the proper clearance only took a minute or so to do with a dremel tool.

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Both SCIV sticks are now complete SCIV Femme Fatale I (PS3) and SCIV Femme Fatale II (Xbox 360)

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Goddammit! Curse my 10th grade ghetto boy education. I would love to be able to do stuff like this but I have no idea what y'all are talking about.
 
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