Paint or keep Orginal? Need opinions....

[garnerb350]

Guys...I'm stuck on this...and i cant figure out which direction to go...

I'm currently trying to fix up a Mr. Do! Universal Cabinet that i got (for free!) and Ive been busy taking all the metal off and repainting them and getting it all nice and shiny...I also sanded everything smooth and i'm ready to paint. But here is where I am stuck...I cant decide either to try to keep it as orginal as possible or should I do a whole brand new paint/artwork scheme on this bad boy.

Here is a example of what the cab orginally look like...


Notice the white/70ish sideart-kickplate?

Well I have a couple of friends who when they saw it...they ran the other way...they couldnt stand it...
Me , I could care less...But the problem that I am having is that I cant find any vector artwork or specs of this design...so this being said...looks like I am going to have to do this...which it need to be done because the orginal artwork is yellowed and it has the common nicks, bumps,& tears...

Thinking on this...it seems to me that it would problley be easier to just make up a totally different art scheme...I guess revamp it... But my angel and demon on my shoulder are confusing me...stay orginal or go all out? My intention is to sell this joker after I finish...and hopefully be able to buy a DK cab ( if I ever find one)...

So should I restore it to it former glory or "cho-lo" it out?

heres a simple draft....

[Kevin Mullins]

If you are staying with the original Mr. Do game, then the artwork should stay original to Universal as well.
Even if the artwork in this case was "universal" to that cabinet design, it is what it is and should therefore remain the same.

My $.02

[garnerb350]

Thanks Kev...I'm going to be busy this weekend drawing everything out and then vectorizing it...Your 2 cents plus mine equals 4...so it more than what i had ...

[rikitiki]

the art is in the works
http://www.rotheblog.com/2009/08/arcade/projects/trace-stencil-arcade-cabinet-artwork-vellum/

[garnerb350]

Got the artwork done...It took me roughly about 8.5 hours to do the whole thing, minus beer breaks, minus honey-do lists etc...

If anybody needs the AI file...let me know....