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Ms Pacman Stencils
ChadTower:
Joymonkey, if you'd like to handle running a set, I would be willing to drive up to your place to get them and handle collecting all of the payments and make shipments. The one thing I can't do is the art, that would take me forever as I don't have the spare time it requires.
So, if someone here can prep the artwork for him, I can collect payments, deliver the money to Joymonkey, and then collect the pieces from him and ship them to each buyer. Plus I'll buy him the beer.
Stencilsonline uses mylar and recommends a low tack spray adhesive.
JoyMonkey:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on July 12, 2006, 08:31:08 pm ---
Would you be able to do it from this? I believe that is where it the artwork for this project started.
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That's the 'ready to trace' bitmap and isn't suited to production, although it is proportioned perfectly. From the proof he posted on page 1, it looks like PCates has been using this one as a base;
http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/details.php?image_id=1047&mode=search
Unfortunately, the proportions of a lot of things are off in that version; the Ms.Pac-Man logo is too small and positioned too far right, the border elements are too light and the lower stripe is too wide (as is it would cut into the front of a real Ms.Pac cab). The overall shape of the cabinet side is wrong too. I'd imagine all this is what PCates has had StencilsOnline correct, and I can see why that might take some time.
This Re-Union artwork is proportioned more accurately, but has some heavy black strokes that weren't in the original Ms.Pac sideart;
http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/details.php?image_id=396&mode=search
The Ms.Pac character sitting on the logo is missing some details too, but it shouldn't be too difficult to correct.
Here's a PDF to illustrate some of the proportion problems with the files from Mahuti's art library (not that I'm blaming anyone or nit-picking, just trying to figure out the inconsistencies).
JoyMonkey:
Don't worry about the artwork files, I did most of the work on them this morning and plan on finishing up over the weekend. If I'm going to be cutting them myself, I'm better off knowing the ins and outs of each piece anyway.
JoyMonkey:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on July 19, 2006, 02:04:31 pm ---
Awesome. I'm looking forward to the reports on how they turned out. My stripped cab is sitting there all naked waiting for paint.
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What colors are you using? I hear the old Glidden Ms.Pacman formulas doesn't match anymore since they updated their mix base.
JoyMonkey:
Right. I've seen three Ms.Pac cabs and one Reunion over the last few days and the color differences between them all are so huge it's really hard to tell which colors are the closest to the original. None of the blues match the current 'Glidden Rhapsody', but I think I'll just get our paint supplier to match the Glidden colors as best they can and forget about it. The cabs I've seen are all ancient looking and must have a good layer of dirt on them as well as sun-fading.
It's just one of those things I think I should be really picky about, but when it comes down to it nobody's really going to notice.