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Title: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: redfivexw on November 17, 2009, 07:12:14 pm: I am an avid arcade enthusiast, and a photographer. We just bought a state of the art photo printer for the photo studio and i have been using it to make marquees and bezels for machines that i have been building for sale and myself (custom marquees with customers names, etc). They really look great, nice vibrant colors, no ink jet lines or issues like that. They are printed on semi-gloss photo paper and look great. I can print up the 30" wide prints by whatever height. Here are some photos of some i printed today. I am charging $10.00 for marquees, and $20.00 for bezels plus shipping. I have compared the ones i make to some i bought from mamemarquees and i actually think the colors and printing on mine are a bit nicer, however they are using a plastic material that definitely lights up better with backlighting. I am not trying to compete with them, i am just offering an inexpensive alternative. The file must be a jpg or psd that you send and it must be sized the way you want it.
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Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: marknetwork on December 05, 2009, 05:32:49 pm: Hello can you make control panel overlays? mamemarquee is really expensive
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Post by: SirPeale on December 06, 2009, 10:15:45 pm: How about side art? Do you have the adhesive stuff?
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: redfivexw on December 07, 2009, 12:34:40 am: Peale, I spoke with you about this at the warehouse run in Springfield. I only do photo paper, we got the best photo printer on the market. It is awesome, however no sticky or translucent. I only offer this is a service to you guys on this site if you want it. They come out nice, i can print up to 30" wide.
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Post by: shardian on December 07, 2009, 09:35:27 am: How do your inks hold up to moisture and UV? Are they coated in any way?
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Post by: SirPeale on December 07, 2009, 01:40:25 pm: Quote from: redfivexw on December 07, 2009, 12:34:40 am
Peale, I spoke with you about this at the warehouse run in Springfield. I only do photo paper, we got the best photo printer on the market. It is awesome, however no sticky or translucent. I only offer this is a service to you guys on this site if you want it. They come out nice, i can print up to 30" wide.

Oh yeah...sorry, scatterbrained memory. If I can get some can it be used in your machine?

Quote from: shardian on December 07, 2009, 09:35:27 am
How do your inks hold up to moisture and UV? Are they coated in any way?

Excellent question.
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: redfivexw on December 08, 2009, 08:06:15 am: This is a photo processor, so they are printed on photographic stock. I cannot put anything other than that into it. I usually apply a matte protective coating over them, which is supposed to keep them from fading, also repels moisture.
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Post by: SirPeale on December 09, 2009, 03:41:18 pm: How thick is the coating? Just trying to gauge "grab points" here. Kids love to work at side art if they can get a nail under it easily.
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Post by: redfivexw on December 16, 2009, 12:00:59 am: it does transmit light, however not as well as something printed on the right stock. The colors are a bit muted
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Post by: redfivexw on December 23, 2009, 03:53:38 pm: I think that image will print just fine, however the fact that it is all white will look blah backlit with my material. You really need to have that printed on a translight material
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Post by: OldTymeToys on January 29, 2010, 04:35:51 pm: Redfive, are you still offering this??? I have a marquee and bezel I'd like to get done. PM me when you get a chance!
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Post by: redfivexw on March 07, 2010, 06:59:40 am: I am glad you both liked your print jobs, thanks for the business! :D
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Post by: OldTymeToys on March 07, 2010, 10:00:18 am: Quote from: redfivexw on March 07, 2010, 06:59:40 am
I am glad you both liked your print jobs, thanks for the business! :D

Yeah man- they look great! Thanks again!
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: shateredsoul on March 13, 2010, 05:58:26 am: I ordered two marquees and they came out great! Actually they're more like poster because of how huge I wanted them printed but they really do look nice. He shipped them in this ultra hard tube and they arrived really fast. There was a mistake on one (the same one was printed 2x) but he printed the right one and sent it to me at no charge (he would not accept my offer to help with the shipping). Great guy, very honest and dependable and great quality prints.

It's like really nice photo paper... so if you are planning on putting plexiglass over your cp it'll look great, I can see it working great as a marquee and screen bezel.
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Post by: Mamezilla on March 13, 2010, 11:17:22 am: PM sent
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Post by: HHaase on March 13, 2010, 03:36:26 pm: You say that a mostly white marquee won't look right backlit? Bah, that stinks. I'm going to be looking around for somebody to do one up for me soon, as I haven't had any luck finding one of the white background Galaga marquees yet.

-Hans
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: Mamezilla on March 24, 2010, 06:51:45 pm: I had a marquee printed by him and just received it today. It is very nice and I'M quite happy with it. Very high quality. THanks to him.
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Post by: daywane on March 24, 2010, 09:42:08 pm: Quote from: Mamezilla on March 24, 2010, 06:51:45 pm
I had a marquee printed by him and just received it today. It is very nice and I'M quite happy with it. Very high quality. THanks to him.

you sent a PM 11 days ago and post "I'M quite happy with it. Very high quality. " today. :cheers:
fast work if you ask me.
I am ordering one myself
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: redfivexw on March 29, 2010, 10:45:08 pm: thanks guys! If anyone else needs anything please let me know!
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Post by: WhereEaglesDare on April 13, 2010, 05:16:13 pm: pm sent
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Post by: redfivexw on September 19, 2010, 08:22:12 am: I am still printing these for anyone that needs them ;D
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Post by: Mamezilla on September 19, 2010, 01:01:13 pm: Anybody tinking about doing business with him should not hesitate. The marquee he did for me is nice and the service was very fast. Highly recommended !!
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Post by: OldTymeToys on December 02, 2010, 09:57:36 pm: PM sent for more! :)
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: redfivexw on December 02, 2010, 11:46:19 pm: I am still printing these, just email me the file and the size you want and i will get them right out.
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: redfivexw on December 07, 2010, 12:02:42 am: orders shipped today!
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Post by: Funnel on December 14, 2010, 03:16:26 pm: Do they look ok backlighted? Dude I need your help resizing and printing a marquee. Can you do it?
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Post by: corndwg01 on December 21, 2010, 10:05:33 pm: Yea, I'd like to see one backlit too. Can one of you guys that's bought from him post up a pic. Does the image become washed out when backlit? I don't have a marquee yet, but my light is installed. I held up a regular old photo to it, and the picture looked really washed out.
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Post by: quadrider1 on December 22, 2010, 09:36:57 pm: PM sent, really want to know if cocktail overlays are possible?
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: IG-88 on December 22, 2010, 09:48:02 pm: Just wanted to give a :applaud: :applaud: for some fine looking bezel(s) I had made. Will definitely use his services again in the future!!
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: Gray_Area on December 23, 2010, 08:16:35 pm: Quote from: IG-88 on December 22, 2010, 09:48:02 pm
Just wanted to give a :applaud: :applaud: for some fine looking bezel(s) I had made. Will definitely use his services again in the future!!

Pictures, please.
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: redfivexw on December 24, 2010, 10:33:01 pm: For those of you asking about printing, i can usually take your file and make it look pretty good. I can size it and print it exactly as you specify. the colors and quality will be top notch, i am printing these on a 150K photo printer. However, they do not look good backlit, they are not trans light material. If you want a backlit marquee, get them done elsewhere. Otherwise, i think my stuff works out really well and i am selling it very reasonable, everyone has been happy so far!!
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Post by: OldTymeToys on January 20, 2011, 07:05:26 am: Great quality as usual- thanks again! :applaud:
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Post by: redfivexw on March 24, 2013, 11:03:14 pm: Still offering this print service if anyone needs it.
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: rtkiii on March 25, 2013, 07:25:39 am: Ha I just PMed you...saw original post was from 2009 so I thought this thread was dead with only one page. HA! I will send you another PM
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Post by: redfivexw on March 25, 2013, 12:48:23 pm: Cool! PM sent.
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Post by: Busterlowe on July 30, 2013, 02:41:08 pm: Is this still available? I sent a PM. Thanks!
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Post by: redfivexw on May 11, 2014, 06:56:18 am: Still up and running
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Post by: MTPPC on May 11, 2014, 01:57:52 pm: I need a williams Firepower back glass. I would take a print and sandwich it between thin lexan. Have you ever done this before? WHat would be the best material?

I'll get the image and dimensions later today.
Title: Re: I can print your marquees and monitor bezels cheap and nice
Post by: MTPPC on May 12, 2014, 09:15:19 pm: Did you get my PM?
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Post by: IG-88 on May 13, 2014, 01:55:30 pm: I sent him one too. Never heard back. He may be busy...
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Post by: redfivexw on May 15, 2014, 08:33:11 am: Hi,
Yes, a bit busy right now. I am a professional photographer and May-June are my busiest season. I responded to two PM's today. If you want anything printed just send me a message and i will get back to you as soon as i can. Thanks!
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Post by: Dr. Willy on May 30, 2014, 02:28:25 pm: pm sent
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Post by: thehammer12 on June 01, 2014, 12:57:26 am: Anyway we can see a marquee lit up? Can you do artwork for the CP?