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Title: When did classic arcade cabinets start using non-black t-molding (if ever)?
Post by: Triangel7D on April 25, 2010, 08:42:16 am

I am MAME-ing a beat-up Taito cabinet (formerly a makeshift Shuuz cabinet) with Tron cabinet-inspired art. At the moment, I'm ready to install black t-molding on a black cabinet. But I'm starting to wonder if blue or light blue t-molding might look cooler.

So, when (if ever) did arcade cabinets start using non-black t-molding? This the colored t-molding just a thing we've done with our custom cabinets?

So far I've done the art free of techniques that did not exist in the early 80's (no Photoshop drop shadows, for example). Would anachronistic t-molding ruin the look?

Title: Re: When did classic arcade cabinets start using non-black t-molding (if ever)?
Post by: SavannahLion on April 25, 2010, 10:15:21 am

For quite some time. Pretty much right from the get go.

PacMan (http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10816)
Donkey Kong (http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7610)
Play Choice (http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8128)
Breakout (Wood trim on some models) (http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7216)

That's just a few I can think of off the top of my head. I believe there have been cabinets with green, yellow, red, and blue trim I just can't think of them off the top of my head. They sell metal and metal/black trim so there must be cabinet somewhere that leverages that.

edit: Here we go. A few more:
Ms Pac-Man (Duh :) )
Discs of Tron (another Duh)
A.P.B.
Fonz
Title Fight
Smash T.V.
T-Mek

Title: Re: When did classic arcade cabinets start using non-black t-molding (if ever)?
Post by: SavannahLion on April 25, 2010, 03:25:30 pm

oh sorry. I wasn't paying attention to dates when I was looking for samples. Oh well, there's a few classics there, that should be enough.

Title: Re: When did classic arcade cabinets start using non-black t-molding (if ever)?
Post by: Epyx on April 25, 2010, 03:57:27 pm

Galaxian. First RGB and used green T Molding.

Title: Re: When did classic arcade cabinets start using non-black t-molding (if ever)?
Post by: Triangel7D on April 25, 2010, 04:03:38 pm

SavannahLion -- THANK YOU! I had no idea Discs of Tron had blue t-molding.

Does anyone know definitively if it's just regular blue t-molding or the light blue t-molding ("Cool Blue" on Randy's site)? I think I might go for that!