![]() 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 found it quickly on Toy Street’s website, and was amazed to see that international shipping (with the conversion) was actually VERY reasonable! The product arrived to the west coast of Canada in about a week, and the birthday was saved.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 ). Initially we wrote off any possibility of getting this for her, until I decided to just check. She desperately wanted it for her 4th birthday but it appeared to only be available from the UK. We live in Canada and my daughter found a photo on Pinterest of this toy. I found it quickly on Toy Street’s website, and was amazed to see that international shipping (with the conversion) was actually VERY reasonable! The product arrived to the west coast of Canada in about a week, and the birthday was saved. ![]()
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