So I went to my first event at York Street yesterday and got a lot of attention for my crazy custom HitBox. For anyone who wants to look into getting their own custom stick made up, the dude's website is:
http://www.b15sdmdesigns.com/and on youtube at
http://www.youtube.com/user/B15SDMDESIGNSRough prices are as such:
250GBP for a blank case (painted, but no art or components)
300 for an unwired case w/ components (art, buttons/stick but no wiring or PCB)
400 for a complete stick (PS3/360/PC)
450 for a multiconsole stick (same as above + ps2/ps1/GC support)
and 50GBP express courier to australia (or 80gbp depending on the materials/size of your stick).
It's fairly expensive considering most people are able to just buy some parts and mod their TE/HRAP/etc.. but if you want something that's fully customised to your specs and you don't have the skills to pull it off yourself (like me) then I highly recommend B15SDM.