Thrustmaster HOTAS X-Tension

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This is a remix of superpotatofudge's EXCELLENT HOTAS extender: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3629842 I wanted to make a longer version of this because while his button box is cool, it only puts about 5 inches or so of space between the thruster and joystick and I wanted a lot more. I separated the base into two sides, and since they're the full height they'll account for most of your print time. I used supports because the first time I tried to print it, it went wrong near the top when the overhang was being printed. If you prefer to print those without supports, you do so at your own peril. Because of the length, instead of having two plates I decided to print three. I did this for two reasons. First, it allowed me to make the button box a lot more solid as there's no shared seam all the way through. Second, because there are three top plates, I'm able to replace one or two of them at a time without having to redo the entire thing. After everything is printed, you may want to do what I did and connect the two sides a little stronger. What I did was take a failed print piece and just epoxied it across the two pieces; this made them basically one piece. I had purchased a Leo Bodnar BBI-64 board ( http://leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=300 ) but I would say that this one would probably be easier ( http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=205 ) because it'll be easier to connect wiring. I will add more plates as I make them, so this will obviously still be a work in progress for awhile. If you run into me in Elite Dangerous on PC, please say hello! - CMDR Jimmy Neutr0n