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wayerst:
Hello retrofans!

I've almost finished my cabinet. After languishing in the 'playable but incomplete' stage for almost 6 months I finally filled/sanded/painted it, and added some smoked plexiglass.

However - I didn't want to mess around with a lighted marquee, so it's solid wood (painted glossy red), as are the sides and front (below the control panel)

Since the majority of my games are SNK ones (Magical Drop, KOF, Metal Slug, etc.) - I figure that having the NEO GEO SYSTEM and SNK logos on the side and marquee of my arcade in white would look pretty  8)!

Here's a picture of what I'm looking for (but a bigger font and not a decal)
http://www.hardmvs.com/xml/conv/menu/dynamo.jpg

But I'm not sure how to go about it. I don't want to use printed vinyl decals, especially since it's just a regular font typeface. I was going to stencil it on, but the O's in NEO GEO will need to be stuck on separately, and I'm worried that they'll go off centre and I'll have to end up repainting the whole of the side of the cab if I mess up.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks guys!

AlanS17:
You could try printing it out to the size you want and then trace it onto the surface you want to put it on. Then you could fill in your trace.

Stingray:
I had mine cut out of white vinyl at a sign shop. Looks great IMO.



-S

AlanS17:
I used to work for the highway department. They cut all their own lettering. It was actually pretty darn nice. I have absolutely no idea how much it costs, though. I would imagine it costs less than printing, though. The thing looks alot like an ink plotter, but instead of tracing with a pen, it traces with a knife. Very cool stuff.

wayerst:

--- Quote from: Stingray on June 22, 2005, 03:33:54 pm ---I had mine cut out of white vinyl at a sign shop. Looks great IMO.



-S

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How much did that cost, buddy?

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