Sticking it out (360).

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In my search for a rubber compound to apply to the uncoated plastic look thumbstick atop the Av8r, I looked around on-line and stumbled across a site for a material called Plasti-Dip that is also distributed to popular hardware stores. After taking a trip to the Home Depot I found they had this in spray and a dip formula. I paid roughly 7 bucks for a can of the dip, which comes with a re-sealable lid. I took a paper plate and poured about 1/8 the contents of the dip evenly around the plate. I then submerged only the piece of the freelook thumbstick up to the bottom of the mushroom shaped grip so as not to get any into the inner workings or travel area of the small stick. After letting the setup dry for about 3 hours I tried it out and AwEsOmE! Way more positive grip on the thumbstick for looking, especially when pulling back on the flightstick while engaged in a high G maneuver, even if you manage to only catch the edge of the little stick by accident with your thumb, it is enough to use it effectivly in combat. I have even found some other uses for this gunk around the house, like adding a protective coating to the bottom of my expensive smoking glassware hehe...