Mad Catz TE FightStick: Faceplate Mod
Dec 30th, 2009 | By leimrod | Category: Games
Don’t think I’ve mentioned this on here before (even though I’ve reviewed the game earlier this year) but I’m a huge Street Fighter IV fan. I play for at least a half hour every day to stop the rust from settling in and to try out some new stuff in the training mode. Being honest, most days I end up spending a lot more time than that (although Fallout 3 has been eating into that time a lot lately). Anyway, after trying the game with a PS3 controller first, moving over to a Saturn Replica controller I finally accepted that if I was to try and get even remotely competent with the game I’d need an arcade stick. I looked around and, probably, got caught up in the hype and bought a Mad Catz Tournament Edition FightStick. It’s done me well, and is excellent for Street Fighter IV. I’d read it has all top quality parts but, meh, I don’t really pay attention to that, if it works it works.
Anyway, I was kinda getting bored with the artwork on the faceplate of the stick so started searching around the net for a way to change this. I came across this thread on the SRK Forums (if you are into Street Fighter at all you are probably already a member) and after a few emails back and forth with the guy, I designed some artworks and sent them on to him to be printed. A week after the payment cleared they arrived in the post.
That night, pretty much, I installed the new faceplate. It was such a relief for it to fit in place exactly. Usual with custom made parts that are coming from another country I always have the slight fear that they just won’t match up for some when they are being installed, which causes the headache of sending them back… etc. To have it just screw into place like the stick was always meant to have this faceplate was excellent, and I take my hat off to the guy who makes these plates.
As you can see in the gallery below. I got a second artwork printed should I ever get bored of the one I have currently. I’ve also designed a 3rd artwork which I’ll get printed in time for the release of Super Street Fighter IV (whenever that may be?)
If you have any questions or want to know the specifics of how the faceplate was installed (it’s fairly straight forward) then leave a comment and I’ll be sure to reply.
Ohhh, looks cool. Have the same stick myself, but I’m terrible at the game (ironically). But this sort of customisation looks great
I have been searching to re-design my Mad Catz Arcade Sticks as well – I love the artwork:
1) Do you just submit the artwork? – if so what program do you use/suggest?
2) Can they design one for you?
3) Can I use photos for my design?
4) Can you give me more info as to who we send it to or is it on the Shoryuken.com forums?
Great artwork again and thanks for the info….D.
1) I found some Street Fighter Artwork online and designed the faceplate artworks myself in photoshop
2) Ask over in the SRK forums, they are usually happy enough to design artworks for people, just give them the images you want to use and the model of the stick they will be designing for
3) Yeah, I don’t see why not.
4) I’ve included a link to the sellers thread on SRK in the above article. Contact that member of SRK (i.e. doomy) and ask him if he can ship to you.
Thank you for the help….
how long was the turn around time for him to contact you back?
also, what was his pricing? I live in the US with a TE stick and want to get a Juri skin… Did you just send him the PSD files and he printed them out on plexiglass and sent it over?
Is it really that simple?!
How much did that face plate cost? I just got a TE stick and put a new joystick in it and I’m kinda tired of the stock one… and Akuma is my favorite character!! skunk3@gmail.com… holla
can you plz tell me who sells these stickers for the covers thanks
plz help me i have the madcatz ssf4 white one the cheap one and i will like to change the face on it so if u know anyone that dose it i will pay for the sticker my email is naruto13.sg@gmail.com plz help
hey is it possible for me to get the same faceplate as you or something just as cool for my madcatz te mvc2 stick. i just want to order it so that its already made and everything and all i need to do is to install it heh.
I see that people are still coming to this website for info but….
For people that are not in the know…doomy has left his operations due to life complications. If you are in the USA then there is a fella by the alias of arthong (also in SRK). He has fair prices and turn around time. His web site is http://www.tek-innovations.com/arthobbies/.
For Europeans go to this forum in SRK http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=230852/.
They both do the same with several differences in services. Check them both out no matter where you from as these guys are top notch.
Hey would you sell that juri faceplate? Or make another one? I’d be glad to buy one from you. I main Juri and it’d be nice to have a face plate of her on my fight stick lol