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| EssexMame:
Thanks Yotsuya. It's sort of what I'm looking for, but 7" doesn't seem very big (I'm not bragging!) for a steering wheel - I'm looking for something closer to full size I guess, like an Out Run cabinet. This may be a good second option though, so thanks! |
| monkeychunkuk:
Good luck with tour build im about to start my second,whats your plans for art work? |
| EssexMame:
On artwork, I've no idea yet. I'm no artist, so I expect to buy some off-the-shelf marquees and sideart as well as something on the control panel. Vague I know - not really an idea yet, will add it at the end and so much to do yet! |
| Seith:
--- Quote from: EssexMame on January 14, 2013, 11:15:44 am ---On artwork, I've no idea yet. I'm no artist, so I expect to buy some off-the-shelf marquees and sideart as well as something on the control panel. Vague I know - not really an idea yet, will add it at the end and so much to do yet! --- End quote --- You know, I too struggled for the longest time over how the artwork was going to look. Like, i'm talking YEARS. I didn't claim to have any more skill at design and art than the next guy did. I figured those grade-school art books that preach "simple straight lines and circles" to start with couldn't be wrong, so I went with that, and after a few hours came up with something I was happy with. And really, it is quite literally just some straight lines and curves. I didn't go all "super-detailed 16 million color guy in a spacesuit shooting aliens with a 50's laser blaster" or anything, just something simple and with bright colors that pop out. Some good resources for inspiration and ideas are of course the arcade art library (i don't have the link) but less-suggested yet just-as-helpful can be stencil sites. I frequent http://www.reddit.com/r/stenciltemplates just to get an idea of how art can use negative space to kind of "draw lines using your head" in a way. After all, a lot of the original cabs from back in the day were stencilled on the sides. |
| Drnick:
--- Quote from: EssexMame on January 14, 2013, 09:37:10 am ---Does anyone know where is the best place for controls to the UK? I've started an order on Gremlin Solutions, but it soon adds up with VAT and postage and so on. I expect Ultimarc (and other US) will be more with import and customs/VAT also though. --- End quote --- Ummm, Ultimarc is a UK company :) :) :) :) :) Just change the currency to GB Pounds. I must be fairly local to you, Basildon myself. I got my joysticks etc from Ultracabs (also essex based). |
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