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Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: lilshawn on May 18, 2010, 01:15:13 am ---
--- Quote ---THIS IS BYOAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We DIY these things cause we can
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well to some people BYOAC stands for "buy" your own arcade controls.... they can't BUILD, so they BUY.
i'm not putting ANYBODY down or anything, just some people lack proper tools, experience, time, or even imagination to be able to do the things they want to do. or they want it so professional that they themselves make it so they are incapable of doing it.
if I was to do this project and was doing only one, since i don't have a laser cutter to do it, i would probably spend a few hours "one-offing" a space invader with a utility knife and probably be somewhat satisfied at the result...... but for 30?? you bet i would pay a company to do it for me since i would get 30 matching ones, instead of 30 dissimilar ones!
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For 30 full color characters from a KOF game... sure.. I'd pay to have that done... but for 30 monochrome, simplistic space invaders... I would literally be ashamed to pay money for that. If you can't whip out a couple dozen of these in an afternoon than you quite literally can't cut a straight line and should be banned from any diy project. ;)
NiN^_^NiN:
--- Quote from: lilshawn on May 18, 2010, 01:15:13 am ---
--- Quote ---THIS IS BYOAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We DIY these things cause we can
--- End quote ---
well to some people BYOAC stands for "buy" your own arcade controls.... they can't BUILD, so they BUY.
i'm not putting ANYBODY down or anything, just some people lack proper tools, experience, time, or even imagination to be able to do the things they want to do. or they want it so professional that they themselves make it so they are incapable of doing it.
if I was to do this project and was doing only one, since i don't have a laser cutter to do it, i would probably spend a few hours "one-offing" a space invader with a utility knife and probably be somewhat satisfied at the result...... but for 30?? you bet i would pay a company to do it for me since i would get 30 matching ones, instead of 30 dissimilar ones!
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Your not putting anyone down :) just saying mainly people build cause they can
As for getting these custom cut it would be nice but it's a pain in the ass to find someone here and to see that it's costly to get them from usa isn't what i want to pay either
Normally id be happy to pay the costs without the $50 shipping but now that i got a house $50 is quite abit of chunk of change for me now
And to be able to make these at $1 for about 4 invaders and it only takes around 7mins per invader im quite happy to do it :)
They are pretty much the same cause im using the gridlines on the back with a metal ruler to make sure im doing it straight but they aren't perfect like laser cut versions still it's a cheap and simple way to do it for any type of videogame it be a good way to decorate a kids bedroom aswell :)
lilshawn:
--- Quote ---If you can't whip out a couple dozen of these in an afternoon than you quite literally can't cut a straight line and should be banned from any diy project
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BANNED!
I can't draw a straight line with a ruler, let alone with a saw! :cry:
NiN^_^NiN:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on May 19, 2010, 09:59:05 am ---Why not just cut out a stencil and spray paint them?
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This is removeable and wont' leave a sticky residue
Plus depending where you wanna put them you can't always paint or spray paint in that area
This is good for people who either live in a rented place or for a kids room where once they grow up they can be taken down and something more suited for the kids tatse at that time can be put up.
It doesn't even have to be video game pixels so many things u could do with contact paper but it's a cheap and simple diy option
NiN^_^NiN:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on May 18, 2010, 07:12:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: lilshawn on May 18, 2010, 01:15:13 am ---
--- Quote ---THIS IS BYOAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We DIY these things cause we can
--- End quote ---
well to some people BYOAC stands for "buy" your own arcade controls.... they can't BUILD, so they BUY.
i'm not putting ANYBODY down or anything, just some people lack proper tools, experience, time, or even imagination to be able to do the things they want to do. or they want it so professional that they themselves make it so they are incapable of doing it.
if I was to do this project and was doing only one, since i don't have a laser cutter to do it, i would probably spend a few hours "one-offing" a space invader with a utility knife and probably be somewhat satisfied at the result...... but for 30?? you bet i would pay a company to do it for me since i would get 30 matching ones, instead of 30 dissimilar ones!
--- End quote ---
For 30 full color characters from a KOF game... sure.. I'd pay to have that done... but for 30 monochrome, simplistic space invaders... I would literally be ashamed to pay money for that. If you can't whip out a couple dozen of these in an afternoon than you quite literally can't cut a straight line and should be banned from any diy project. ;)
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Now i wouldn't say ashamed all people have different strengths some might not have it building arcade machines but they might in graphic design so they might get a cabinet in good nick and apply their skills to that instead
Everyone's good at something diy so if they can't do something and they pay to get it done/buy it then they shouldn't be ashamed as i said before this is BYOAC we diy things cause we can if we can't we apply our diy skills to another part of the project
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