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Arcade Collecting => Restorations & repair => Topic started by: Rodman on December 07, 2013, 08:48:58 am

Title: -= MK new CPO =- or -= Just another arcade builders tale =-
Post by: Rodman on December 07, 2013, 08:48:58 am

Mission:

As moved to my new house and finally managed to find room and time to create my home cinema / arcade / bar downstairs my long time companion Mame MK Cab was moved here and definately deserves some tlc.
It is in really good shape, besides the more than worn CP. So the mission was clear:
NEW CPO but please please 6 btns (SF2,MK3 etc).
Design: original o.c. - a little bit of customisation allowed.

Title: Re: -= MK new CPO =- or -= Just another arcade builders tale =-
Post by: Rodman on December 07, 2013, 08:54:39 am

1st step - the fullsize (300dpi min) 6btn MK CPO file.

I really could not believe it but no such file reachable in the whole digital world around (!).

So - created my own ones:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134816.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134816.0.html)

Title: Re: -= MK new CPO =- or -= Just another arcade builders tale =-
Post by: Rodman on December 07, 2013, 09:05:45 am

so.... while

2. - find an local or online printshop that does shielded vinyl printing for a reasonable price was rather easy and the CPO being processed i went to

3. preparing my CP:

Thats when the right tools come in handy  :tool: ;D

Title: Re: -= MK new CPO =- or -= Just another arcade builders tale =-
Post by: Rodman on December 07, 2013, 09:08:47 am

4. waiting for the mailman to make me ´appy.....



finally  :D

Title: Re: -= MK new CPO =- or -= Just another arcade builders tale =-
Post by: Rodman on December 07, 2013, 09:12:53 am

5. bring the kids to sleep and mount mount mount


but

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
-=  :censored: =-
 :dizzy:

Title: Re: -= MK new CPO =- or -= Just another arcade builders tale =-
Post by: Rodman on December 07, 2013, 09:20:54 am

now what went wrong over here.. :dunno... so much measurements done - double checked everything - so what  :dunno  :cry:


And there it was:

Just to make sure the printed CPO wouldnt be to small in any direction at the checkout of the printshop order i had added 5mm in every direction in size -----
which led to streching of the image and made it miss the holes  :banghead:
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKIE MISTAKE ---by the flying spaghetti monster's hairy nether regions!---
 :banghead:

Title: Re: -= MK new CPO =- or -= Just another arcade builders tale =-
Post by: Rodman on December 07, 2013, 09:25:27 am

.... so nevermind ....

thx g i had ordered 2 instead of one prints and did a little cutting and tweaking and swearing....

Title: Re: -= MK new CPO =- or -= Just another arcade builders tale =-
Post by: Rodman on December 07, 2013, 09:32:51 am

So ...
at the (1st) end of my heartbreaking story i managed to stand in front of my cab equipped with 2x6(+2) shiny purple buttons on my own MK CPO - finally putting a grin 2 my face afterall  ;D



Of course .... a new hopefully not streched print is in production and might hit my door any day...

Nuff said  :blah: :blah: :blah:

 :cheers:
R.