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Title: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: RayB on May 31, 2005, 10:18:28 pm
I was wondering how many other collectors make or buy custom keychains for their machines? Me, for every machine I own, I buy a keychain from these guys: www.ArcadeTees.com

Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: Dire Radiant on May 31, 2005, 11:21:22 pm
Gasp! An Indiana Jones Keychain with "Atari System 1" on it. I MUST POSSESS IT!  :o
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: Chris on May 31, 2005, 11:47:13 pm
Wow, nice stuff.  Must have been a real job to get all those artwork licenses!  ;)
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: ArcadeMaze on June 01, 2005, 12:22:18 am
I do, sort of.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on June 01, 2005, 12:54:49 am
They don't have Radical Radial, or Vindicators, which are the two dedicateds I have at the moment.

That, and I still need locks for the keys to work in, so I guess I should work on that first, shouldn't I?
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: Joystick Jerk on June 01, 2005, 01:08:14 am
They're decent keychains, but you could make one for cheaper than that probably. They look like they're using the standard flip-open DIY keychain cases that you can pick up 10 for a dollar at a dollar store. Then just print up whatever artwork you want, put it inside, and you've got the exact same thing.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: SuperGunGuru on June 01, 2005, 02:41:47 am
I don't have any of them myself, but they are cool. I've thought about buying them in the past. Too bad they don't have Tempest or Crystal Castles.  :(
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: RayB on June 01, 2005, 12:11:56 pm
I don't have any of them myself, but they are cool. I've thought about buying them in the past. Too bad they don't have Tempest or Crystal Castles.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: ArcadeMaze on June 01, 2005, 01:31:46 pm
That's where I got my Tempest keychain.  Check the best sellers list on the right hand side.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: ChadTower on June 01, 2005, 01:38:49 pm
Good idea, though they have very few of the games I have, and it would be much cheaper to make oneself.

Something like these (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3628&item=6535489882&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW).
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: RayB on June 01, 2005, 02:35:07 pm
Damn. Oh well.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: markb on June 01, 2005, 02:54:49 pm
it would be much cheaper to make oneself.

LOL I made one myself a couple of months ago as i was to tight to spend
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: SuperGunGuru on June 01, 2005, 03:42:38 pm
Bah, it figures I was blind and missed them. Now that I finally got a new color cartridge for my printer, I may try my hand at making my own. Do they turn out good using plain printer paper?
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: ChadTower on June 01, 2005, 03:48:14 pm
The picture is so small, and the acrylic has enough glare, that I bet it would be just fine.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: SuperGunGuru on June 01, 2005, 04:01:11 pm
The picture is so small, and the acrylic has enough glare, that I bet it would be just fine.

Sweet. Sounds like I'll be heading to the local dollar store soon. I'd really like a keychain for my MK2 and soon I will have one. Is it hard to print both sides of the flyer on one sheet of paper? I could always print them separate, but figured I'd ask.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: RayB on June 01, 2005, 04:11:23 pm
You could print them on 2 pieces of paper.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: ChadTower on June 01, 2005, 04:15:37 pm
Then you'd want to print it on something thick enough that it wasn't translucent once printed on, the way regular paper becomes when you print a color image on it.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: AlanS17 on June 01, 2005, 04:29:04 pm
You'd want 2 sheets, anyways. That paper won't print 2-sided properly, and you'll want the thickness that 2 sheets provides. This goes doubly if you're using plain ol' printer paper.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: crashwg on June 01, 2005, 04:38:00 pm
Better yet, print your front and back image side by side then cut it out and fold in half. 




SAVE THE TREES!  8)
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: xonix_digital on June 27, 2005, 06:26:06 pm
!!! CAPCOM BOWLING !!! ... Sick...

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Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: AlanS17 on June 27, 2005, 06:30:04 pm
Anyone know where to find these things for cheap? Only place I found that had them was charging like $24 for a package. That's robbery for cheap plastic is little 2-cent keyrings.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: tristan on June 27, 2005, 07:36:13 pm
About $16 for 20 shipped:

http://www.qlt.com/store/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=sc&Category_Code=200B
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: xonix_digital on June 27, 2005, 09:01:21 pm
WT*?   Don't ever link to that page again...

-=XD=-

ps j/k
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: tristan on June 27, 2005, 09:29:44 pm
Hey, I didn't tell you to browse around.
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: KevSteele on June 28, 2005, 07:11:59 am
I've done it both ways: bought a "keychain kit" that had everything you need (including software) and also bought from ArcadeTees. I'm not above paying a "lazy fee" for something like this.  ;)

I've got keychains for all my machines (makes it easier to figure out what key is for what machine, although I usually just leave the keys in unless I've got small kids coming over  :-\)

Kevin
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: JoyMonkey on June 28, 2005, 07:16:48 am
Hey, I didn't tell you to browse around.  ;)

Yeah, but I couldn't help myself. Now this is just plain wrong...
Title: Re: Do you bother with keychains?
Post by: xonix_digital on June 28, 2005, 08:36:47 pm

I would just LOVE one of these HIP shirts!

(http://www.qlt.com/store/graphics/products/d81.jpg)

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