New TM Warthog Mod Extension

Hi everyone. I am new to these forums. Recently for the past year or so I have gotten into sims.

I own a warthog hotas + stick. Some saitek pro pedals. Track ir 5. 3 screens. and have an obutto revolution on the way :)

I am sure most of you know about extending the TM Warthog stick. Well, I live in the USA, and most of the pre-made kits are from other countries.

I also have to admit the aesthetics and designs of most extension mods look bad. Either plastic, complicated, too expensive or even too cheap(in quality/parts)

TLDR.

I have spent some time designing a new version of the mod.

My design is metal. Consists of 2 pieces. Zero tools required as there are no screws or bolts.

No modification of the actual stick is required as well.

My extension also allows easy changes of the angle of the stick. Quickly adjustable to suit left and right hand angles, or even standard configuration.

Currently added length is planned to be 7.5cm however any length should be possible. I could probably do about 3.5cm and up.

Currently I am contacting some metal machining/fabricating places near my area. I will post pictures once I have one made.

However, I am curious if people might be interested?

I'm interested to see what you come up with and certainly interested in the price point. Good luck with it...I'll be following.

@ Tylermon - Could you show a picture(s) please ?

Competition drives innovation, so I'm interested to see what you can deliver.

I am interested, but in 10-15 cm.

I guess much depends on the price. How much do you want to charge?

I will know more about pricing after I set things up for fabrication.

I will Support sizes 3.5cm and taller if all goes well. Expect prices to increase for longer lengths.

Today I played with my designs a bit more. Made some nice improvements that if possible in fabrication will be great. And have a few questions for all of you.

Currently my design has essentially a 4cm thick extension shaft.

For aesthetic purposes, I am thinking of reducing the "neck" to about 2cm. And the base/head will remain 4cm.

Another conversation piece is forward slant. A few people have asked me about this and I would love to know the science or thoughts on if and why I should incorporate a forward slant in my design.

Currently I dont feel 7.5cm necessarily needs or would benefit from this. Longer sticks might see a benefit, however I dont know of what. I could be wrong though. And would love some information and opinions on this before designs are final/fabrication starts.

As for pictures, I know everyone wants them. I want to share them! But I would feel much more comfortable keeping my designs private until I make my own extension. Once the first is made, I will most definitely share pics.

EDIT

Talking in some other forums, I believe a forward slant will be default now.

My understanding is this adds comfort when pulling the stick at more extreme ranges. I am all for comfort so consider it done!