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| sodapopinski:
I'd like to put some lights under my control panel and make it light up, much like the marquee. figure this is a good idea? or to many shadows of parts. |
| Stingray:
So are you planning on making your CP out of just plexi with artwork under? Sounds like it would crack unless you used maybe 1/2 inch plexi. In any case I think you are correct, there's just too much stuff under there to be able to effectively light it it. The wiring alone would make this pretty impractical. -S |
| Witchboard:
A better aproach might be similar to johnnysmitch's CAF arcade, but put the etched plexi on the CP instead of on the front. It would be rather distracting though. :-\ |
| cholin:
Okay, to clear this up, if you want to light the whole thing like a marquee, you wouldnt be able to use the same type of lighting. You would need to wire a ton of bulbs to the bottom of it to light shadowed parts. It will be different lol, and may take away from the arcade if you planned on using lighted buttons AND/OR lighted trackballs. |
| krakboi:
What you need to do is find someone who has a Cosmic Chasm, and ask them how the CP is backlit. This is going to be difficult because the game is very rare. Here is a pic I took of one at CAX 2 years ago. |
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