Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
A New Hope... "I knew you could do it!"
Level42:
Great work !
Two of those tubes also made it safely across to Europe. The packaging is the key. Still have to take up the challenge of installing one of them in Luc's upright, but I feel pretty confident I can get it converged now.
Ninten-doh:
Have you had a chance to install the control yoke overlay yet? If so, I'm interested in how you went about lining it up.
Spyridon - if you're reading this, this question is for you as well but figured I wouldn't ask it in both places. I'm sure all the Star Wars aficionados are reading both threads anyway. :)
RetroACTIVE:
--- Quote from: Ninten-doh on May 13, 2009, 12:22:23 pm ---Have you had a chance to install the control yoke overlay yet? If so, I'm interested in how you went about lining it up.
Spyridon - if you're reading this, this question is for you as well but figured I wouldn't ask it in both places. I'm sure all the Star Wars aficionados are reading both threads anyway. :)
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Actually I did... I've a huge update to this thread I've not had a chance to get to...
Putting the overlay on was a piece of cake... the one I had (thisoldgame) is an exact copy of the original... I did a dry fit first to see what the deal would be... then it was very apparent to just simply line up the cutouts for the screw holes and just wrap it around... worked like a champ!
... on a related note... I also put the PhoneixArcade artwork on the front panel of my cab.... all I can say is HOLY F&*(&ING S()&()&T it came out UN-FLIPPIN' BELIEVEABLE! You literally cannot tell its a decal and it looks PERFECT. The film is very thin so it goes on very easily and the adhesive is not ridiculously sticky so its great to work with. Wait until you see it... I would seriously consider doing the sides too if my artwork was not in decent shape.
Ninten-doh:
--- Quote from: RetroACTIVE on May 13, 2009, 01:33:37 pm ---... then it was very apparent to just simply line up the cutouts for the screw holes and just wrap it around...
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So you started at the top screw holes and wrapped from there? I was debating whether to do that or line up/stick on the front facing first, then wrap the top and bottom.
RetroACTIVE:
--- Quote from: Ninten-doh on May 13, 2009, 02:24:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: RetroACTIVE on May 13, 2009, 01:33:37 pm ---... then it was very apparent to just simply line up the cutouts for the screw holes and just wrap it around...
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So you started at the top screw holes and wrapped from there? I was debating whether to do that or line up/stick on the front facing first, then wrap the top and bottom.
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Yup.. I started with the top ... figuring that if anything became out of alignment it would be less visible on the underside...
I peeled off some of the backing of the decal... then just slightly applied the edge where the screw holes are and kept even tension on it as I laid it down along the metal shroud keeping it aligned right to left... once I got to the bend I did that section then the final bottom side... peeling off the backing between each side.
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