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Capcom Mini-er Cute-r Countercade!
mikejkelley:
I spent a lot of time creating these tiny reproduction stickers. In order to get them this small and still have them be legible, I had to recreate the designs as vector graphics. Recreating the text in a resolution independent format wouldn't have been possible except for the fact that ChatGPT was able to both translate and transcribe the Japanese characters! Its efforts allowed me to copy and paste the text at w/e font size was appropriate. In some cases, ChatGPT was even able to determine which font the Kanjii used!
Because none of these stickers were full-bleed, it was quick and cheap to have them printed at Redbubble. The turnaround was less than a week and 13 stickers wound up being only about a buck a piece after shipping!
mikejkelley:
Player 2:
firedance:
Great work so far, can't wait to see it finished :)
mikejkelley:
Thanks! I should have all 3 finished by the middle of next month if the weather holds out for painting just a little while longer!
mikejkelley:
Just needs the electronics now! And a new joystick; this one is just for show. A mounting plate screw stripped immediately and when I used an extraction bit the head sheared off, leaving the threaded portion imbedded in the receptacle. So, it's being returned.
Re: the Capcom sticker, at the other end of the helpfulness spectrum, ChatGPT straight up lied about having access to the official Capcom syle guide and misinformed me as to the correct CYMK values. Luckily my mantra of "never trust but verify" led me to the correct values and the custom print came out great!
One of the most underrated uses of 3D printing is creating jigs and guides which is what I did to ensure proper placement of the stickers.