Hello, I have been interested in getting an arcade stick to play some shmups with for quite a while now, so I was looking for some advice on getting my first and maybe doing some modding.
My plan was to buy a Mayflash F500 v2, then change the lever and buttons to Seimitsu ones.
After doing some basic research I found that the regular LS-32-01 stick I want to use only works with the MS mounting plate on the F500, but that by doing this (instead of using the SS plate, which isn’t supported) the length of the shaft would be a little too short for comfortable use (I use a wineglass grip). I have also read that the LS-32 (and the LS-40 as well?) can be directly mounted to the case. Does that completely fix the issue? Or would it still be slightly off compared to a case that directly supports the LS-32-01-SS?
Alternatively, I was also thinking about building my stick from just an enclosure, but I cannot find much online. The AFS ones look awesome, but the base price, plus 80$ shipping plus import taxes to europe make it just too expensive for me. So I was also wondering if there are any european sellers that do nice enclosures as well (maybe around the 100€-150€ range?) (for example there are some being sold on smallcab, but I could not find a single person reviewing or even just talking about these).
If anyone has answers to these 2 questions or advice on whether to go with the f500 or something else instead I would greatly appreciate it
Can’t wait to be part of the community :)