How could I not actually ever post the way my sticks turned out?!
Alberto did frickin' brilliant work and I feel bad for not showing them off here: https://imgur.com/a/MiimwOm
I never did the Twin Stick setup but mostly because I broke down and bought a VCD-18-C.
OHH Where did you get the 100 Yen sticker in the center?
I too picked up a couple Tanita VCD-18-C's, fantastic Twinsticks!. Working with Alberto on the VO panel to mount on a Blast City CP. planning to use the same Tanita Sticks with a heavier spring.