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griffindodd:
Started the framing today which went quite well.
First I had to negotiate the geniuses in the print dept of Staples who had no idea how to use their own large format printer. They didn't know what an .eps file was :dunno and had to convert it into a PDF just so they could open it. An hour and a half later they managed to tile out my outline template on multiple pieces of paper. Why this happened I am not sure as my cab is maximum 28" deep and they were printing on a 36" wide spool..... :banghead:
Any hoooooooo, I worked with what they gave me. I got a template of the inner skeletal frame and one of the outer cab sides which I will be making in the future.
Framing template stitched together
I decided to make the frame out of down 'n' dirty white wood from Home Depot, nice and cheap and good enough for the job. I used the template to lay out and miter all the pieces to build the frame shape
Once I had all the pieces laid out I tacked them together with a staple gun to retain the placement so I could drill the pocket holes
I decided to use pocket joints to put the frame together as I already had the hardware and I've used the technique before when I made a 140" projector screen for the man cave.
Pocket joints drilled and screwed
And the finished rough frame side looks like this
First one down, I'll try and bang out the second one before the end of the weekend and put some cross braces in for rigidity, hopefully I'll have something freestanding some time this week.
griffindodd:
--- Quote from: PL1 on July 21, 2012, 05:24:34 am ---The sideart and marquee look great. :applaud:
Two observations on the CPO:
1. Looks like the lower mounting bolt for the trackball is going to be right in the middle of the Marvel logo.
2. You may want to consider adjusting or removing the really heavy solid surrounds. It seems like they distract from the rest being so photo-realistic.
If you decide to keep them, maybe adjust the transparency or apply some other effect/filter/gradient.
Parting question -- Are you sure about the yellow for P2? :dunno
(Just saying that even though the capcom logo text is yellow, it does have blue outlining/fill.)
Scott
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Thanks for the tips. I moved the logo to avoid the screws on the trackball, nice catch :cheers:
I reduced the weight of the lines on the bands around the buttons, I like the graphical feel of the solid colors, I took a look at transparency but it looked out of place. And yep the blue for Capcom works better.
griffindodd:
Well I'm already glad I took the route of building everything around a skeleton rather than from the sides in as I've already had to adapt my design. I didn't like how tight the space was going to be between the tankstick and the screen so I decided to relocate the stick and change the cab depth. It was pretty simple to do using the framing technique and I don't get left with an expensive mistake.
So here's the end of the first weekend's work, I'm pretty happy with the results so far.
jmike:
Nice job on the frame. Glad you found out about the distance between the CP and screen issue.
Will this effect your side art? Never built one from the frame out, might have to give it a try on a future build.
Got any picture of your projector screen? I'm thinking of making one myself.
:cheers:
griffindodd:
--- Quote from: jmike on July 23, 2012, 06:53:39 am ---Nice job on the frame. Glad you found out about the distance between the CP and screen issue.
Will this effect your side art? Never built one from the frame out, might have to give it a try on a future build.
Got any picture of your projector screen? I'm thinking of making one myself.
:cheers:
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Hi. Yeah this will effect my side art but I can just make the adjustments in photoshop and then reprint the outline when I am ready for the big cuts.
I don't have any pictures of my screen hanging around but here's the tutorial I used. I also bought the screen cloth and felting from this guy for the build and it came out great, pretty much exactly the way you see in the pictures shown in the how to: http://www.carlofet.com/build-your-own-projector-screen
Good luck with your screen
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