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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Soulcon on August 22, 2004, 09:13:19 am
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With a little work and some cutting or routing I really think these little gems could make a very unique arcade system. Just think of the backlite possiblities. I don't know after I looked at a few of there examples it really got me thinking of funky plans. :) Well here they are!
What do ya think?
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/6950/
-Soul
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yeah we used to do nintendo characters that way in paint. now we can do it physically.
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This is too cool!
(http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/action/large/2107a5e.jpg)
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that would look really cool made into a full rectangle marquee, sandwiched inbetween plexiglass and backlit. nice find
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Very, very cool!
If you go directly to the PixelBlocks website http://www.pixelblocks.com (http://www.pixelblocks.com), it looks like you can get 200 packs of individual colors for $5.50 each, which might be a better option if you have a specific design you want to make (just get the colors you need).
And Stewart Toys http://stewarttoys.zoovy.com/category/constructiontoys.pixel_blocks (http://stewarttoys.zoovy.com/category/constructiontoys.pixel_blocks) looks to have better prices than ThinkGeek. They also have the single-color 200 packs for $5 each, but they don't have the full selection of colors that pixelblocks.com has.
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or... make the entire machine out of them!
if i had a lot of time, and money, i would *so* do that. ;D
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I wish I was artsy.....all I can do is compose music :'(
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hey! music IS art.... just the kind you hear not see ;)
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Cool. There is a retailer about 7 blocks from my house that sells these. I may go check them out.
-G
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Just thinking over some numbers for using these for a marquee (backlit, obviously). It says they're about 3/8" cubed, and from looking at them, I'm guessing that size is center-to-center when they're connected. So if you wanted to make a marquee that consisted of a solid sheet of these, it would come out something like this:
Let's say the marquee is 36" X 9". That would be 96 blocks X 24 blocks, or 2304 blocks. The prices for the sets of blocks tends to come out to around 2 to 2.5 cents per block, so you'd be looking at $50 to $60, which isn't as bad as I thought it might be. If Stewart Toys got the 2800 piece set back in stock, you could pick that up for $46 + shipping, but it might not have the selection of colors you want. I think you might be better off getting the single-color 200 packs for $5 each and getting the colors you really want.
If anyone actually gets some of these, please let us know how they are. :)
Another cool pic:
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Slight correction to my numbers. I just did their interactive "Digital Stained Glass" thing on their website with a test 65 x 65 pixel image, and the 65 x 65 block pattern it gave me said it had a size of 20.3" x 20.3", which means each block covers about 0.3123" (a little less than 3/8"). So a 36" x 9" marquee would actually take 115 x 29 blocks, or 3335 blocks.
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These would make awesome Marquees. The only thing better would be entire side art out of something like this. Expensive, but cool as hell. Do something like a false wall so you can backlite your side art! How cool would that be?
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You could also make a funky panel for those who don't want Coin Slots. Or haven't been able to find one for there converted cabs. I was thinking of picking about four boxs of the P{roffesional and 2 of the black and white to make things alot easier in color selection. Plus I can make a ton of things for multiplpe arcade systems. Just a thought.
-Soul
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I thought I was having a deja vu experience ... PixelBlocks - Better than LEGO?
(http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=20255;start=msg164166)