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Title: my cp...needs something
Post by: radiator on June 14, 2003, 05:09:48 pm

just thought i'd show my painted cp...

it needs something else though...plain blue is a bit boring...
i'm gonna be getting hold of some different coloured vinyl soon, so, any suggestions (was thinking of the Atari logo somewhere)...

(http://www.verticalcircle.co.uk/arcade/cp1.jpg)

 ???

Title: Re:my cp...needs something
Post by: CthulhuLuke on June 16, 2003, 06:45:09 am

White race stripes!!  that'd look kailler

Title: Re:my cp...needs something
Post by: radiator on June 16, 2003, 12:42:45 pm

mmm, that thought also crossed my mind (Dodge Viper stylee)

 :P

Title: Re:my cp...needs something
Post by: CthulhuLuke on June 16, 2003, 08:32:27 pm

Well it might look too trendy, but if you could somehow print/paint japanese or chinese characters along the bottom of the CP in black, that might actually not look too bad.
  If you're thinking more along the lines of CP overlays, one big issue is that you usually gotta have a layer of plexi/lexan over the overlay so it doesn't basically get ripped up after hours of usage.  This lowers the amount of space that you have to move around the joystick, which can definitely hinder play, so sometimes just sticking with a very nice coat of polyurethane over a coat of paint is the best way to go.  It involves the least hassle, that's for sure.
     -Luke

Title: Re:my cp...needs something
Post by: Dartful Dodger on June 18, 2003, 02:24:03 pm

Quote from: CthulhuLuke on June 16, 2003, 08:32:27 pm

Well it might look too trendy, but if you could somehow print/paint japanese or chinese characters along the bottom of the CP in black, that might actually not look too bad.

Is this a Miata or a control panel?