If you were at Evo 2016, you may have seen a bunch of shiny silver and gold metallic arcade parts from Sanwa Denshi on sale. If you missed the chance to get these at the event, we have some great news for you. After the limited release at Evo 2016, Sanwa Denshi will now be officially releasing their silver and gold metallic parts!
Starting on October 11, the Sanwa OBSF-30-AG (Gold) and OBSF-30-AU (Silver) pushbuttons, as well as the LB-35-AG (Gold) and LB-35-AU (Silver) 35 mm balltops will be available at retailers such as Arcade Shock, Paradise Arcade Shop, and Sanwa Denshi’s own store. Prices for these have not yet be released, and may very depending on region, exchange rates, and shipping costs.
In addition to these, Sanwa also recently showed off 24 mm variants of the metallic push buttons as well, and metallic dust and shaft covers for the arcade sticks. They have stated that they are looking into putting these into production, with the metallic dust and shaft covers being the last ones down the line.
Sources: Sanwa Denshi; Arcade Shock