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Title: Artwork for UAII
Post by: King_Rancher on February 05, 2004, 11:55:47 am
Anyone know a good place for getting side art printed that fits the Ultimate Arcade II Plans? The full side art size is 30.25" x 55.75"

I've contacted customarcadegraphix.com, but they claim they're limited to 17.5x30. Emdkay.net and mamemarquees.com all seem to have similar size restrictions. I'm in Canada, and Kinkos doesn't exist here....

I just had some AMAZING work done by Frosty - (Side note - for those who are artistically challenged like me, Frosty does great work - more than worth the money!!!) but it looks like it might be tough to get something this size printed.

Thanks for the help.
KR

Title: Re:Artwork for UAII
Post by: Stingray on February 05, 2004, 01:40:39 pm
I guess I missed that size restriction on cag.com & emdkay. So where do you get larger side art printed? I guess I need to know this too, I'm planning mine to be in the the 20x40 range.

-S
Title: Re:Artwork for UAII
Post by: King_Rancher on February 05, 2004, 02:01:03 pm
Apparently CAG is working on getting a new system in place for printing these larger sizes, but it won't be ready for "At least a couple of months" and there seemed to be some uncertainty as to whether or not they were even going to be able to do it at all.
Title: Re:Artwork for UAII
Post by: King_Rancher on February 05, 2004, 02:40:53 pm
Turns out mamemarquees.com can do it, but they charge $95/pair because of the size. Right now it doesn't look like I have any choice, so that's who I'll go with.
Title: Re:Artwork for UAII
Post by: Stingray on February 05, 2004, 02:57:14 pm
Yikes! At that price I may scale mine down a bit. Let us know how they look if you order from them.

-S
Title: Re:Artwork for UAII
Post by: nipsmg on February 05, 2004, 03:47:19 pm
that's actually not that bad.. Oversized CPO's like mine go for like $80 to $85 (I forget the exact price) at classicarcadegrafix.com..

$95 a pair is great.

--NipsMG
Title: Re:Artwork for UAII
Post by: King_Rancher on February 06, 2004, 11:29:50 am
Apparently nipsmg was right... $95 was a great price. In fact, they came back and said that given the size they were wrong and going to have to raise the price to $210..

Ug.
Title: Re:Artwork for UAII
Post by: Stingray on February 06, 2004, 01:06:07 pm
YOW! I may be giving Kinko's a second look!

-S
Title: Re:Artwork for UAII
Post by: scottp on February 07, 2004, 08:15:39 pm
Yes, I know it is a lot of money... but it is 3.6x my normal Side Art, and the vinyl/ink/wear&tear on my not "cheap inkjet" printer and paypal fees add up...  

This is the largest side art I have ever done, so it was difficult to price out.  I have a little better idea now and can give a little better price.  Here it is by the way, it should ship out on Monday.  My kids are getting a kick out of it :)! (http://mamemarquees.com/images/simpsons1.jpg)
Title: Re:Artwork for UAII
Post by: dmsuchy on February 08, 2004, 01:31:55 pm
Scotp, that looks amazing, sometimes things can seem like a lot of cash, but when it comes to the "end result" and how well it pulls everything together and that it makes the cabinet a work of art and not just a box in your wreckroom, that extra cash is WORTH it! As soon as I finish my cabinet and get my files from Frosty, not that I'm rushin you Frosty, I still have plenty I HAVE to do, I'll be looking you up. Is your vinyle tough enought for a CPO or would you recommend a plexi overlay?