Wednesday, May 2, 2012

SFIV Tournament Edition stick - Chun Li theme

Here is my MadCatz Tournament Edition FightStick, modified with custom artwork. I get a lot of messages regarding how to do this, so I decided to write the tutorial below. HOW TO MOD YOUR TE STICK WITH CUSTOM ART ======================================== What you need: 1. Plastic top panel 2. hex key (6-cornered screwdriver) 3. A regular screw driver 4. High gloss photo paper in "Legal" or "A3" format 5. A decent printer that's capable of photo-printing 6. A nail puller I recommend purchasing a ready-to-use laser-cut plexi top cover, specifically made for modifying a TE stick. You can buy one at tek-innovations.com I don't recommend doing it yourself using a dremel, because you have to sand for a million years before it will have perfectly sharp edges. It's just too much work, unless you are very handy. You can go to a printing shop to print the artwork, but it's expensive. What I did was buy a pack of 50 high gloss photo paper in A3 format, but "Legal" is a more efficient format. The TE's top cover is about 2 cm less wide than A4, but it is a couple of cm longer than A4. That's why Legal is more suitable, but if you can buy A3 for a good price, it doesn't really matter. Whatever format you use, do buy glossy photo paper, not matte/regular because you need the contrast and resolution to make it look really good. The actual mod: 1. Obtain the artwork that you want. You might want to edit it to suit your taste. 2. Download the MadCatz TE FightStick mockup/template in PSD ...

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