Arcade Bones (Marquee & Dashboard graphics finalised)

[M3talhead]

Damnit 'Bones, why didnt you consult us first before painting the sides!! Its our project too ya know!

[Bones]

NO. you're not going orange are you? Grey or blue would be good.

Damnit 'Bones, why didnt you consult us first before painting the sides!! Its our project too ya know! 

Ahem... Gentlemen, you have had many months to submit your objections if any.

Cabinet will be Orange, T-Molding is black which is the only colour I could get locally.

Yeah, it's orange but in the flesh I am liking it. Sideart with a white border and black t-molding will bring out its potential.

Can't wait for the objections when I paint the front white.  And the crowd goes wild.

[DrewKaree]

Hey, everyone seems to like a good DK Jr resto, and look at that putrid color!  Besides, if it's too hideous and Mrs Bones won't let it in the house, he'll be re-painting it toot-sweet or sending her to stay with me, so either way, we all win.

[Bones]

Hey, everyone seems to like a good DK Jr resto, and look at that putrid color!

You are actually not far off the mark with that comment....


The colour was inspired by some of the hideous (yet common) colours of the later 70's and early 80's. My hope is the finished product will have a retro feel.

Under the glow of my garage lights it has taken on a filthy mustard type appearance. With the suns rays the orange becomes more intensified and convincing. I may have accidentally created a hippy mood-cabinet.

I chose mustard over the other colour description that I could have used which is of course "baby ---Cleavland steamer---".

[menace]

Wow thats turning into an excellent looking cab--You should apply to the government for giving people of reduced stature (or little people) job's painting the insides of cabinets--i wish i had a kid for stuff like that....damn child labour laws.

[Freeplay]

lol... Burnt orange... how retro of you Bones.

My dad use to have a two tone Valiant Regal in that colour in the mid seventies ( or was it a Chrysler ) either way.... it suck out like dogs balls.

[Bones]

My dad use to have a two tone Valiant Regal in that colour in the mid seventies ( or was it a Chrysler ) either way.... it suck out like dogs balls.

Ahh... good old Hemi orange.

[DrewKaree]

I just wanna see if I guessed this ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- right

[More Cowbell]

Bones,
Just a vote of confidence on the color. I like the old school look of the creamsicle orange. Your running commentary on the whole process is quite an entertaining read. Thanks for taking the time and I can't wait to see the finished product. I am impressed with your ability to take your time and do things right. I tend to take shortcuts and use lots of caulk and putty. 
Great job!

[Bones]

I continue to paint. Sides are now completed to my liking after...um... well I lost count, but I think it is 8 coats of orange. Front panel also completed in white which I like enough to keep.

I still have to paint the control panel box, the dashboard and some more internal tidying up before I can put my baby together.

[tommy]

Just checking in, yup, still looks good.  Has drew mentioned he has an ass hat recently? 

[Bones]

Bones,
Just a vote of confidence on the color. I like the old school look of the creamsicle orange. Your running commentary on the whole process is quite an entertaining read. Thanks for taking the time and I can't wait to see the finished product. I am impressed with your ability to take your time and do things right. I tend to take shortcuts and use lots of caulk and putty. 
Great job!

Cheers! Thanks for watching. Don't forget the range of merchandise in the gift store upon your exit.

Just checking in, yup, still looks good. Has drew mentioned he has an ass hat recently?

Cheers! Ummmm......Thanks for mentioning ass hat.

[Santoro]

I love the colors.  Very eighties.

[DrewKaree]

Just checking in, yup, still looks good.  Has drew mentioned he has an ass hat recently? 

I named it Strawberry Speedbags.  Or tommy, for short.

Now that I see that orange in the light, I think there's an ass hat zit video floating around here with that same color coming out of it.

My work here is done

[Bones]

Been experimenting a little with the colours on the CP box. I have decided on good old black. I have heaps of flat black paint leftover but am I thinking a gloss black would be best here.

There is the slightest possibility that my artwork skills are not quite as sharp as Pixel's so please refrain from making more fun of my diagram than is absolutely necessary or I will be forced to hunt you all down like dogs.

[DrewKaree]

Go with flat.  It'll go with the rest of your cab, since the rest doesn't appear to be gloss, and oddly enough, gloss black somehow shows shmutz, and I've noticed fingerprints on the stuff I decided to gloss black.  It was such a bother, I've gone back and repainted the gloss with semi.  Flat would probably be just fine, but if you want some gloss, just go semi.  It'll be enough to dazzle, but not too over-the-top to look out of place.

[Bones]

Sound like good advice and there is nothing wrong with a semi......

[DrewKaree]

and there is nothing wrong with a semi......

Tell that to someone who was expecting a full-on.

[Santoro]

In order of increasing gloss...

flat->matte->eggshell->semi

IMHO flat would look like crap pretty quickly because you couldn't wipe anything off of it.  Matte is probably a better choice.  I just did my den in Matte and it is washable without looking it.

$0.02

[ginno]

Maybe you should dump the CP overlay onto that picture, once you have the color of the artwork and buttons it could make a big difference to what color you decide to go with, although I think black will be best too.

Really I just want to see what it will look like finished

cheers

[Bones]

Maybe you should dump the CP overlay onto that picture, once you have the color of the artwork and buttons it could make a big difference to what color you decide to go with, although I think black will be best too.

Really I just want to see what it will look like finished

cheers

I did try this as I also wanted to see what it looks like but my Illustrator/Photoshop skills suck big hairy donkey balls. The end result was nothing short of comical and to post my attempt would destroy any remaining dignity that I am attempting to retain.

Anyone want to volunteer with the CP graphics mock-up and I won't say no to the offer....

[tivogre]

I took about a 10 minute stab at it:



Not sure if the colors needed adjusted on the overlay or not.  I pulled them up to the point where the outer orange ring on the overlay was close to the side panel color.

Edit:  I went back and cleaned up the perspective on the screen shot and the coin reject buttons.

[Bones]

That's friggen awesome man. You are a star. It looks very accurate to what I envisage the finished product will look like.

Thanks, you just gave me some motivation to hurry up and get her finished!

[Freeplay]

Lookin Good Bones.

I rekon if I come around with my blower vac, we could mount it on the back, use the driveway as a runway and do a fly over of Sydney.

You be driver, I'll navigate and Mrs Bones can be the flight attendant.

Yippppeeeeee

[nostrebor]

That is one big control panel.

*Salute*

[Zakk]

I really dig that orange colour.  Blue or grey have been done to death!  I had one cabinet done in that shade o' orange, and I really thought it had an 80's arcade feel to it.  I might have to get those paint codes off of you!

(I can see the guy at Home Depot now: "What exactly is Dingo balls white??") 

[Bones]

You be driver, I'll navigate and Mrs Bones can be the flight attendant.

Hmmm... And Mrs Bones wonders why her ears have been burning.

[Pixelhugger]

*jaw hits floor, puts thread on auto-notify*
I.

[Pixelhugger]

13 PAGES!!   Blast you people with crazy long ass threads!!

[markrvp]

Okay Bones, it's been a week since you reported any progress. 

[Bones]

Okay Bones, it's been a week since you reported any progress. 

I applied a second coat of sealer just 10 minutes ago to my "dashboard". Damn... I still have paint on my hands this update is so live! 

It would appear I have problems though......  http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=45093.0

[Bones]

I have started exploring sideart options for my cab. Details here if interested. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=44658.0

[Bones]

Today I finally finished my home made speaker grills and temporarily installed them to check for appearance.

I figure the pics are pretty self explanatory but if anybody is interested in some of the finer details let me know and I will be happy to explain.

[Santoro]

Wow that's clever.

[Bones]

Wow that's clever.  Nice job!

Thanks!

I should also make note that all the routed edges were sanded smooth and the grill fronts were painted black before gluing on the speaker fabric, I just forgot to take pictures of these steps.....

[Bones]

I am on holidays at the moment and therefore expect to make reasonable progress over the next week or so.

I continue to paint. After not being happy with the flat black around the monitor & marquee area I am in the process of overcoating this with a clear coating to make it shine a little. I have applied a single coat of the shiny coating and it will need to be sanded and re-coated at least another 2 times to look any good. With a 3 hour dry time between sanding and re-coating the progress remains slow. 

While waiting for more paint to dry I installed the coin door and bottom speakers and speaker grills. I have decided I am not totally happy with the speaker grill appearance and may end up knocking up another home made pair similar to the marquee ones. I think having consistency amongst the grill shapes will add to the final finish and I personally am digging the square shapes my of my home made ones.

[Pixelhugger]

I think it'd look cool to flank the coin door with grilles in a matching shape (with matching radii) half or 2/3's the height of the coin door so it creates a sort of paneled design across the front.

[Bones]

Also today I ordered the new computer which should be ready in a week or so.

As mentioned on the very first posting of this thread, I elected to go for the Ultimarc Arcade VGA card which according to everything I read should make the most of my D9200 and allow many true native arcade resolutions to be displayed.

The card was ordered and arrived last December so I have had it for some time. I briefly looked over this upon delivery but today when I unpacked it for a better and final look, I was disappointed to find just how twisted the backing plate was. I noticed this originally but didn't think much of it and then forgot about it.

I ordered over $1000 worth of parts from a local supplier and the way the packaging arrived was disturbing to say the least. The IPAC's & VGA card were wrapped in bubble wrap but pretty much just thrown in a big shabby looking box with everything piled on top. The only real packaging to speak of inside the box was the roll of t-molding which also arrived pretty bashed around and had kinks and stuff in it.

It really doesn't take much extra effort to take some pride in something as simple as packaging but alas, it was months ago and I really don't have the energy to contact the supplier again regarding another problem with the parts I ordered. (Remember the trackball......?  There were also some incorrect buttons supplied )

This will not be my last project of this kind, but it will be the last order I give to the local Aus supplier.

Anyway, provided I never want to use the S-video the card should still work fine but the lack of care really does get under my skin.

[Bones]

I think it'd look cool to flank the coin door with grilles in a matching shape (with matching radii) half or 2/3's the height of the coin door so it creates a sort of paneled design across the front.

Hmmm... Pixel, any chance you could quickly illustrate what you mean? I am very open to suggestions at this moment.

Thanks!

[Pixelhugger]

This is a rough example of what I was thinking. Maybe smaller 

I was really impressed by your marquee speaker covers. I've wanted to do something similar on mine cab for a while so it was inspiring to see you nail it.