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Arcade Bones (Marquee & Dashboard graphics finalised)
Bones:
Thanks Pixel. I think for the moment I will get this bad boy finished and after it is "finished" and playable I will re-visit the speaker grills.
I might even play with the idea of space invader alien ship grills. Might be a cool theme idea...
gsoul:
Can I just add that I also purchased stuff from our Australian Ultimarc Dealer and my card came in *EXACTLY* the same condition.
Not happy. I had to bend it back, and now the card wiggles around even with the screw completely tightened.
Unfortunately due to a bit of careless packing, I won't be buying from him either.
Like you, I wanted to buy local, but when doing the maths, I could have saved $10 or so buying the parts direct from Ultimarc. Depends on the exchange rate of the day. Not to mention the stuff from ultimarc was foam wrapped, bubble wrapped and boxed.
My arcadeVGA was bubble wrapped, thrown into a larger than neccessary box with my buttons and joysticks. There was no additional packing and it rattled like a maracca when I moved it. I hate to think the abuse it must have copped while going through the Australia Post system.
Do yourself a favour, "Aussie Supplier" lift up your game a bit.
Timoe:
The colors on your cabinet are amazing. I dont know if its the angle. but is that a different orange on the front than on the sides?
That is awesome, Rad or whatever they're callin it. The cats pajamas.
Bones:
--- Quote from: gsoul on November 22, 2005, 06:34:13 pm ---Can I just add that I also purchased stuff from our Australian Ultimarc Dealer and my card came in *EXACTLY* the same condition.
My arcadeVGA was bubble wrapped, thrown into a larger than neccessary box with my buttons and joysticks. There was no additional packing and it rattled like a maracca when I moved it. I hate to think the abuse it must have copped while going through the Australia Post system.
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Wow, so it wasn't just me. Our boxes were probably rattling next to each other the entire 1000km's! ::)
--- Quote from: timoe on November 22, 2005, 10:48:30 pm ---The colors on your cabinet are amazing. I dont know if its the angle. but is that a different orange on the front than on the sides?
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Thanks for the colour approval. I knew it would be met with resistance and it was a risky move but it has also really grown on me. Not exactly sure what you mean by the colour on the front dude. There is no orange on the "front" but only one orange colour was used while painting if this helps!
Bones:
Today I faced the painful grim fact that the continued sanding and painting were not giving my dashboard the appearance I wanted and hoped for. The shape is a tricky one to paint. I tried painting it by brush and also purchased a very narrow roller for the job but the more I try to get it right, the worse it is looking and the more time I seem to be wasting.
Today I headed off to a manchester shop. Never before have I seen such a concentration of blue haired flabby armed woman all congregating in a single area. It was disturbing to say the least.
I looked at several materials which I hoped to cover the area with. I wanted a black covering and found my options were pretty limited. Finally I decided on a black vinyl covering that had an unusual texture and purchased a big chunk of it for $4.00.
I again sanded back the dashboard and this time painted the top surface with glue. I layed the dashboard onto the covering and pressed it all down hoping the glue gets into the material and adheres well.
The weather here is wet and lousy at the moment so I will give it a full day to dry before I attempt to trim it with a razor blade. I am confident I should get clean cuts because the vinyl seems to resist the urge to tear of fray.
I have already anticipated some problems that using this material may create because it has a thickness I had not anticipated in the original design. I may have to adjust the height positioning of my volume pot and I suspect the little grills I made may be difficult to install due to the length of the screws. <bugger>
Here's hoping tomorrow is a clear day so I can take the coffin outside and sand up the previous undercoating applied months ago. I also need to make a few minor modifications to accommodate the computer on/off switch which will be recessed and mounted underneath the front edge of the CP box.