![]() ![]() I have actually finished this, it looks great, and I just need to take some pics of it and post them here. I had to keep putting this project on the back burner as I finished some other projects that needed more attention, but I would imagine, after I finish it I will be able to cut out some kits and sell them if anyone else wants to make one (again, will have to change the monitor and control panel area, but it should be quick to fix that). I will take some more pics as I finish this up and update this topic when it's finished. pac-man art, but should be perfect for galaga). The nice thing about the galaga artwork too is that the side art is not the fill thing, but just those medallion long skinny things that I should be able to print on one sheet to fit the arcade no problem (like I said above, I can get a local printer to print on sticky legal size paper, but that just too short for the full ms. I then finished it off with some goo-be-gone type stuff, and then re-sanded all the surfaces, and it's ready for a new coat of paint (just going to re-paint it all black again). I finally got around to taking off the old artwork I applied this past weekend (used a heat gun to try to unstick the glue, it worked ok, but I think I ultimately started baking it on). Pac-Man had the same machine (steeper slope on the front etc.) and the galaga artwork is way easier to apply (not to mention more available). pac-man art and I will make it a Galaga machine. I finally realized what I am going to do, I don't know why I didn't think of this before. I decided not to do the side art or marquee and think about how I could fix it. The artwork was fine, but I am apparently not capable of spraying on adhesive and sticking the artwork down, as I ripped and crinkled anything that could be ripped or crinkled, and it was just a mess. I even had some of the ms pac-man artwork printed and I applied the front kick panel and the bezel/cpo artwork, and it looked horrible. I had painted this mini cabinet black and was getting all of the artwork together to print. Come to think of it though, not sure if they'll even print that stuff since two-bits is so active in shutting down anyone else who prints pac art.Īny suggestions or ideas on the side art? Would get some from mamemarquees, but would think it would cost more than I want to spend on this little project (I could be wrong, since it's fairly small, it may be worth it, I'll have to check). I was thinking of just getting it printed on non sticky paper (but the correct size), using 3M adhesive spray to stick it on, and then getting some spray laquer to protect the art.haven't decided yet. The printing places by me can't do a sticker paper that is big enough to cover the entire side (legal size paper is the biggest they do). ![]() Not sure how I'm going to do the artwork yet. The longest part about it was letting it dry. I programmed it to have grooves, so you can just fill the grooves with glue, stick the piece in, clamp together, and let it all dry. Yeah, it was super fun to put together, and quick too (once we got the tool paths created and it all cut on the CNC machine). A few people have mentioned that they would be interested. If it turns out well enough, we may sell kits of the cabinets (without the screen and jakks board, just the cut out wood and some assembly instructions). It's going together really well, and I'm looking forward to finishing this one soon. I also lose the ability to play pole position without their stick since you have to twist the knob to steer. The next one I build will just use the jakks joystick (I know they are cheap and flimsy, but I still think they are better than the ones from P3America, and their footprint, once removed from the big case, is not much bigger either). I also used a small joystick from P3America ( ) and 2 regular happs arcade buttons. Yesterday I decided to finally cut one out on our CNC machine that is big enough to use a jakks game board and one of those 5" LCDs they make for consoles (I specifically used one made for Gamecube from Intec). I have been toying with making a small arcade cabinet (smaller than a bartop, but bigger than the other "mini" arcades I've made found at ).
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