So Where's All The Colour ?

[stace]

Whilst ALL of the cabinets on this forum are fantastic  I haven't seen many that aren't black !!  Any reason ?

I'm toying with doing something different but not sure what, will probably keep it black 

Any pix of bright cabinets?

[Jeff AMN]

I considered colors but black just looked best for my style of cabinet, especially since my CP is all black with lighted buttons.

[shardian]

There are plenty of different colored projects.
Here is the most vibrant one you will find though.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=59828.msg590572#msg590572

[shardian]

Also, black is cheap.

IMO, I grew up in the 90's. Pretty much every cab was black, except for complete Mortal Kombats and Killer instinct cabinets.

[stace]

Also, black is cheap.

IMO, I grew up in the 90's. Pretty much every cab was black, except for complete Mortal Kombats and Killer instinct cabinets.

Agreed but I do fancy doing something with a bit of colour.

[javeryh]

There are plenty of different colored projects.
Here is the most vibrant one you will find though.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=59828.msg590572#msg590572

Heh, thanks shardian...

Here's a washed out pic in all its glory:



It is much pinker in person (and totally uniform in color) but the flash on my crappy camera distorts everything...   

[solderguy1]

Also, black is cheap.

IMO, I grew up in the 90's. Pretty much every cab was black, except for complete Mortal Kombats and Killer instinct cabinets.

Also black is best for hiding the imperfections of the wood (or workmanship).

[stace]

Also, black is cheap.

IMO, I grew up in the 90's. Pretty much every cab was black, except for complete Mortal Kombats and Killer instinct cabinets.

Also black is best for hiding the imperfections of the wood (or workmanship).

What are you suggesting sir ?   

[shardian]

What are you suggesting sir ?   

Heh, if you take the time to read thru the threads with guys who do color work, you'll see they go thru quite a bit extra work to get a nice clean paint job.

[stace]

Yeh, I know that to be the case, I was just jesting !!

 

[missioncontrol]

Mine is supposed to be yellow, but it's no where near done:

[fjl]

At least you got the main part done. I haven't even started mine's yet. All I have is a rendition. It's also going to be yellow. So it can be reminiscent of the Q-Bert cab but will have black on the front and panel, also like the Q-Bert cab.

Here's a pic of it. It's a work in progress.

[Green Giant]

Black is so slimming though.

[javeryh]

I'm also partial to this one:

[Jeff AMN]

With the lights off, you can't tell what color it is. Heck, I have red t-mold on the right and blue on the left, but you can't tell all that much. I've got the Ms. Pac, DK, JP pin, and Asteroids for all my colored cabs. I think the all black MAME looks nice (not cheap, as it was suggested), and it gives me room for side art options.



Note: The green light in that pic has been replaced with blue and a MUCH stronger black light presence is now in the room. The colors really pop now.

[FrizzleFried]

My first MAME cabinet was blue...

[shardian]

Check this project out. It is one of my favorites.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68557.msg698423#msg698423

[javeryh]

Oh yeah, I also built a blue one... come to think of it I have yet to make a black cabinet (and the next one won't be black either).



It's stained, not painted like it looks... yeah - my crappy camera strikes again!   

[stace]

That Boo cab is awesome.

I need a complete rethink    Was going to go black with a simple CP & Marquee (and probably still will) but these cabs have got me a thinkin 

[shardian]

A full art package can be pricey, which is another reason most people go black and add some small art. It can be pretty difficult to come up with a paint scheme that looks good.
Here is a good example of a paint scheme that kicks ass. I wish Gamecreature was still around...
http://www.gamecreature.com/arcade.html

[stace]

Thats the dogs bllx    If funny because I was thinking 2tone green (all my bikes are green)  I also thought about 2tone blue?!?

[headkaze]

Here is a good example of a paint scheme that kicks ass. I wish Gamecreature was still around...
http://www.gamecreature.com/arcade.html

That is one of my favourite FE layouts too I've never actually seen the whole cab until now and that looks fantastic. The dogs bllx as stace said

[solderguy1]

Black is so slimming though.

Heh, hot pink with matching T-molding is the new black