Hey guys,
my name is Olsen and I am a SC backer since 2013. I really enjoyed X-Wing and Tie Fighter on my PC back in the day (to my shame I never tried out Wing Commander back then) and that was also the last time I used a joystick.
Probably like many of you since backing SC I have thought long and hard about my perfect gaming setup to enjoy the game to its full potential. Flying a spaceship with a mouse isn't really that nice or immersive, so I was quickly sure I needed a HOTAS. But even before ordering the first HOTAS I knew that placing it in front of me on the desk wouldn't work well. The joystick and throttle would be too high and it would clutter up the desk. Especially if I would use an X55 with the giant bases.
At that time I had already started my own small business with my colleague Marc to build and sell Racing Sim Rigs out of aluminium system profiles. Of course in my research I had discovered that there was a company called JoyLoc that had build joystick table mounts in the past but they were not in business anymore.
I thought I couldn't be the only one with this problem and I started designing table mounts made out of aluminium. The goal was to make them super stable but also easy to get out of the way when you are not playing. The first prototypes where really rough but I was sure that we could improve on the previous design and make the table mounts very good.
At that time I started a build thread in the RSI Forums which you can find here: https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/271104/project-aluminium-hotas-joystick-table-mount/
I recently talked to Montoya and asked him if it was okay to open a thread here. I have been a TEST member for last 7 months but I have not joined to sell stuff here, so I was reluctant to make this thread at first. Well our glorious leader was okay with it, so here it is. I am also talking to Montoya about maybe including some cool TEST stickers for everybody who lets me know they are TEST members when ordering.
(Update: Patches on the way from Montoya to be included)
Link to our website: https://www.monstertech.de/en/
We also have a YouTube channel with crazy build videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV_fsIHtk2GqfrhMryYZSaQ
Introduction video with myself and a Warthog. Please excuse my weird german accent:
Here are a few pictures of the mounts:
There are more variants that that. All common joysticks and throttles are supported.
I hope you like them and if some of you already have them I am always looking forward to feedback to make them better.
Cheers
Olsen
my name is Olsen and I am a SC backer since 2013. I really enjoyed X-Wing and Tie Fighter on my PC back in the day (to my shame I never tried out Wing Commander back then) and that was also the last time I used a joystick.
Probably like many of you since backing SC I have thought long and hard about my perfect gaming setup to enjoy the game to its full potential. Flying a spaceship with a mouse isn't really that nice or immersive, so I was quickly sure I needed a HOTAS. But even before ordering the first HOTAS I knew that placing it in front of me on the desk wouldn't work well. The joystick and throttle would be too high and it would clutter up the desk. Especially if I would use an X55 with the giant bases.
At that time I had already started my own small business with my colleague Marc to build and sell Racing Sim Rigs out of aluminium system profiles. Of course in my research I had discovered that there was a company called JoyLoc that had build joystick table mounts in the past but they were not in business anymore.
I thought I couldn't be the only one with this problem and I started designing table mounts made out of aluminium. The goal was to make them super stable but also easy to get out of the way when you are not playing. The first prototypes where really rough but I was sure that we could improve on the previous design and make the table mounts very good.
At that time I started a build thread in the RSI Forums which you can find here: https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/271104/project-aluminium-hotas-joystick-table-mount/
I recently talked to Montoya and asked him if it was okay to open a thread here. I have been a TEST member for last 7 months but I have not joined to sell stuff here, so I was reluctant to make this thread at first. Well our glorious leader was okay with it, so here it is. I am also talking to Montoya about maybe including some cool TEST stickers for everybody who lets me know they are TEST members when ordering.
(Update: Patches on the way from Montoya to be included)
Link to our website: https://www.monstertech.de/en/
We also have a YouTube channel with crazy build videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV_fsIHtk2GqfrhMryYZSaQ
Introduction video with myself and a Warthog. Please excuse my weird german accent:
Here are a few pictures of the mounts:
There are more variants that that. All common joysticks and throttles are supported.
I hope you like them and if some of you already have them I am always looking forward to feedback to make them better.
Cheers
Olsen
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