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Title: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: flippz on February 27, 2018, 02:00:54 PM

https://vkbcontrollers.com/?product=vkb-sim-gladiator-upgrade-kit-lite

awesome sauce

Title: Re: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: JimmyC on March 03, 2018, 04:39:26 AM

Wickedness  :aok
Thanks for the heads up..ordered..
Now to save for the grip lol
Anyone considering the VKB I would highly recommend them..
The Gladiator 2 is available and at $100 it is the best bang for buck out there in the joystick world (imo)..top stick for a reasonable price..amazing sensitivity and precision. New age in tech..if you want a top stick but don't want to go all out for hundreds of dollars..this is the one.

Cheers flippz for heads up.  :joystick:

Title: Re: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: flippz on March 03, 2018, 01:43:39 PM

Quote from: JimmyC on March 03, 2018, 04:39:26 AM

Wickedness  :aok
Thanks for the heads up..ordered..
Now to save for the grip lol
Anyone considering the VKB I would highly recommend them..
The Gladiator 2 is available and at $100 it is the best bang for buck out there in the joystick world (imo)..top stick for a reasonable price..amazing sensitivity and precision. New age in tech..if you want a top stick but don't want to go all out for hundreds of dollars..this is the one.

Cheers flippz for heads up.  :joystick:

no problem Jimmy,
and on top of what jimmy says, they are adjustable (springs) for each persons preference.  great customer support (unlike oculus). 

Title: Re: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: zack1234 on March 10, 2018, 05:39:27 AM

These joysticks look very nice :old:

Title: Re: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: BuckShot on March 16, 2018, 12:23:14 AM

I'd buy the rudder pedals if they weren't russian.

Too bad there's no American companies making gear like this.

Title: Re: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: Randy1 on March 16, 2018, 06:46:23 AM

Quote from: BuckShot on March 16, 2018, 12:23:14 AM

I'd buy the rudder pedals if they weren't russian.

Too bad there's no American companies making gear like this.

Iracing has a bunch of home and or small companies making pedals and other accessories for car racing simulation.  The market for car and racing simulation is huge as compared to flying simulation best I can tell.

This guy makes car pedals in batches as an example.  Not sure where he is located.

https://www.protosimtech.com/ (https://www.protosimtech.com/)

Title: Re: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: BuckShot on March 16, 2018, 07:14:48 AM

Thanks Randy!

Title: Re: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: JimmyD3 on March 16, 2018, 10:05:57 AM

I just bought a new X56 3 weeks ago, its dead already. Very disappointed, waiting to see if newegg will replace it. Would love to get the VKB but don't have the funds.

Title: Re: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: Drano on March 16, 2018, 11:05:40 AM

Quote from: JimmyD3 on March 16, 2018, 10:05:57 AM

I just bought a new X56 3 weeks ago, its dead already. Very disappointed, waiting to see if newegg will replace it. Would love to get the VKB but don't have the funds.

As if the general way priciness wasn't enough, availability is an issue too. I read on a forum yesterday one of the vkb admins were saying there are further delays with their stuff while they move to a bigger factory. It's a good problem to have I guess. Glad I got my stuff when I did!


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Title: Re: Jimmy C and all othe vkb owners
Post by: Drano on March 16, 2018, 11:45:44 AM

On the IL-2 forum. UIV was saying:

"Plus, production is now almost stopped. To accelerate the production of products, we expand production. Now the company is moving to a bigger place."


So.....in another two weeks or so stuff will be available! Hehe

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