Ziggy Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 Mtech advised that the Hogs arrived in Oz yesterday and that the TM distributers would have them in their warehouses today/Friday and be shipped same day..... come to papa System specs; i7 9700k 32GB RAM 2x1TB SSD Drives (1 DCS Dedicated) MSI Z390 MB. MSI GeForce RTX 3070. 4KTV monitor. Reverb G2 VR.Stock TM HOTAS. (Tm WartHog) Throttle. VBK MCG.
Joe Lighty Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 I received one of PC Aviator's emails a few days ago, advertising the availability of the TM Warthog. I was interested to see this comment: IN STOCK – More generally available within 24 hours. Limited supply in Australia however – be quick – Production run is limited. Production run is limited? Has anyone else heard of this? I must admit I've chosen to hold off purchasing for a little while whilst other eager-beavers do the beta testing, but, I don't want to miss out entirely! Just PC Aviator trying to encourage some more orders on their (absurdly expensive) Warthog? Not cool if they're making it up...
NotiA10 Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 its a good piece of hardware - you will be happy with it - a couple of dollars up or down shouldnt really matter. i ordered mine from the flightsimstore. not the cheapest but i had it delivered within 24 hours. i dont think you can go wrong and ordering it locally (australia) will not only support the local economy but it will spare you lots of problems and cost in case something does go wrong. break the cost down to an hourly rate and its peanuts. wbr, NotiA10 :pilotfly: NotiA10 CoolerMaster HAF RC-932 - Intel Core i7 950 - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R - Kingston DDR3 6GB - Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 EF 6 Edition - Western Digital 640GB SATA-III - CoolerMaster 700W - TrackIR Pro 4 - Saitek X52 - Saitek Rudder Pedals - Hotas Warthog
Joe Lighty Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 its a good piece of hardware - you will be happy with it - a couple of dollars up or down shouldnt really matter. i ordered mine from the flightsimstore. not the cheapest but i had it delivered within 24 hours. i dont think you can go wrong and ordering it locally (australia) will not only support the local economy but it will spare you lots of problems and cost in case something does go wrong. break the cost down to an hourly rate and its peanuts. wbr, NotiA10 I certainly don't disagree with your thoughts behind buying locally - I think PC Case Gear's price is quite reasonable and I've only had excellent service from them in the past. But for me, it's still a fair bit of cash to outlay for what appears to be almost a "beta" release. Yes, the bricked throttle problem concerns me and the TARGET software is still in its infancy. Anyway, is there any truth that the production run of the Warthog is a "limited"? Otherwise I'm happy to wait until 2011...
thereminqblank Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 I can't believe it would be a limited production run. It's been pretty successful and there was no mention of that in the marketing. Maybe it was a standard email from PC Aviator? "Unholy Roller" [sIGPIC]http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/images/userbars/A-10C_UserBar_01.gif[/sIGPIC]
Deigs Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 Well PC Case Gear supplied me with this damn heavy and shiny A10 stick. Just going through the motions of installing and testing. Yet to plug this in just (I have just arrived home) Hope it all works out!!!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 161 Squadron Australia's DCS Community
Joe Lighty Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 Well PC Case Gear supplied me with this damn heavy and shiny A10 stick. Just going through the motions of installing and testing. Yet to plug this in just (I have just arrived home) Hope it all works out!!!! Keen to hear how you go with it! Enjoy!
Deigs Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 I turned the PC off, took out the X52 Pro and plugged in the Warthog. Windows 7 found it no problem. I downloaded TARGET from the website, installed and it found the HOTAS no problem. Jumped into the game and the buttons didn't match the inputs. Did a quick seach here and followed Dark Eagle's advice on finding the lua. files for the Warthog HOTAS Stick and Throttle. And the buttons worked. I'll have to re-map trim to the Toggle 1 as it's set to views and overides my Track IR. A little tinkering and I should be good to go. It's very smooth, heavy and precise. did a gun run on some huts and I think I'm more accurate then with my X52 Pro. Now I have to learn how to play the game.... but I think I have knocked down some barriers. This joystick will make this process a lot more intrinsic and natural. Going to be a few late nights ahead. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 161 Squadron Australia's DCS Community
ilikepie Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 Going to be a few late nights ahead. kin oats m8! Action After Contemplation
Achiles_dm Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Sorry to drag up an old thread but has anyone purchased one of these sticks recently at a good price in AU? Cheers
spikenet Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 i got some recently for $450 shipped. Cheapest in store is around $520ish
Huckle Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 I'm looking at purchasing one in the next month as well (especially now that f-18 looks like next aircraft). At the moment, there is this on ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/130590759262?hlp=false#shId AUD 480. Which I just bought. The closest I've seen otherwise is: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=953&products_id=16084 (Which is just a short trip for me, so no postage would have applied)
spikenet Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 At the moment, there is this on ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/130590759262?hlp=false#shId AUD 480. That is who I got my sticks from, I waited for one of their auctions that has the "make an offer" option. Good service, 1 week shipping, so far so good! Very surprised how heavy they are, and the precision! yeah...
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