VKB-Sim Gunfighter (Pro) Bundle Review

Wow! I guess I missed this post back in April.

Short answer: I still like it, more than the Warthog stick.

There is a little centering issue where the stick attachment point to the base is a little off center but it is barely noticeable and the software ‘corrects’ for the ‘new center’. If I didn’t look for it (and I happened to be replacing the springs to adjust the tension when I noticed it), it wouldn’t stand out.

I did have a little trouble with the stick attachment point to the base, on the stick side. I noticed last night that there was a little play around the base of the stick (not in the base itself but in the mechanism that they use to attach the stick to the base.

Needless to say I was worried! I did find this post after a quick search, which made my fears lessen somewhat: MCG loose base - VKB-SIM

So, tonight I decided I needed to do a little maintenance and see what was going on inside.

Warning. Joystick interior shots coming up. Hardware nerds may want to take a deep breath because, basically, this is their porn :slight_smile:

If anyone has questions, feel free to ask and I will try to respond faster this time :wink:


VKB MCG Pro with only half it’s clothes still on.

Detail of the head. Looks like a fine piece of engineering to me.

Detail of the throat.

And finally detail of the base.

As you can see in the last shot, the cylinder at the bottom (vertical with two holes along it’s length) has three wires coming out of the top. This is the top half of the mechanism I was mentioning that attaches to the base. The two screws at the top hold a metal bar attached to the cylinder to the stick and this was the part that was loose. Tightening those two screws was all that was required to make the stick firm and solid again.

This was an easy fix that required two screwdrivers (both phillips (x)). To get the casing off there is one screw that requires a longer, slim screwdriver but none of the screws were a problem. Make sure you use the right size driver so that you don’t strip or damage the screw heads.

Also, I noticed no wire pinch points in the stick. It was as easy to assemble as it was to disassemble (according to the instructions in the link above).

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