Snape Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I'm a proud owned of a thrustmaster HOTAS since last 5 months, But sadly I have started to get gimbal issues (unsurprisingly). I really like the grip but I wish they would upgrade to a more modern gimbal like the Vkb or Virpil ones. The gimbal design is more than a decade old, why won't they switch to a metal base considering the best technology seems to be cam based ones? Link to post Share on other sites
Grennymaster Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Simple Answer, its ceaper i had that wish too, i could improve mine with new grease. have to do it al 6 month or so, sad but true Link to post Share on other sites
Snape Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 I think if thrustmaster comes up with a cam design a lot of us would spend the extra dollahs Link to post Share on other sites
Lange_666 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Just get yourself a Virpil WarBRD base, get rid of the Thrustmaster one and mount it on the Thrustmaster base plate (more stable then the Virpil) and you have what you want. Extra: You can overwrite the Virpil's VID nr with the one from the Thrustmaster base so the Thrustmaster software still recognize it as a Thrustmaster one. Drawback: it will set you back a bit of $$. Win10 Pro 64-bit, i7-4770K @ 4.5 GHz, Corsair H100i, AsRock Extreme4, ASUS Strix 1080Ti OC 11GB, 32 GB DDR3 G.Skill 2400. Monitors: LG 27GL850-B27 2560x1440 + Samsung SyncMaster 2443 1920x1200, HOTAS: Warthog with Virpil WarBRD base & hegykc MFG Crosswind modded pedals, TrackIR4, Oculus Rift S. Personal Wish List: A6 Intruder, Vietnam theater, decent ATC module, better VR performance! Link to post Share on other sites
yuki Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 @Snape They cannot simply copy what others are doing because it is protected by patents and IP laws. Also, thustmaster has been selling those quite comfortably so why bother? Link to post Share on other sites
Ala12Rv-Tundra Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 4 hours ago, Snape said: I think if thrustmaster comes up with a cam design a lot of us would spend the extra dollahs They have to come up with something better than other companies, and they haven´t done that since releasing Hotas Cougar over CH products two decades ago. i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | Virpil desk mount | VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 3 TM MFDs | Realteus ForceFeel | 2x bass shakers FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - NTTR - PG - Mi8 - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II Link to post Share on other sites
dburne Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) TM probably does not think the cost of the metal gimbal system would get them the type of volume they look for out of their sticks. But yeah thankfully we have VKB and Virpil that cater to our community. I have a VKB stick along with a Virpil throttle and could not be happier with both. Also have the original Virpil stick along with the original Gunfighter stick as well that I have retired. Edited February 15 by dburne Don B My VKB Gunfighter MK III Pro L Review EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.2 GHz | EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra | 32 GB G Skill Trident Z 3200 MHz CL14 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler | Samsung 970 Pro, 970 Evo 1TB m.2 Nvme |VKB GF MK III Pro L Ultimate Grip| Virpil CM3 Throttle |Reverb G2 | Link to post Share on other sites
TomVR Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago bearings and CNC metal are expensive They like all their stuff cast in potmetal with plastic bushings Link to post Share on other sites
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