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What can I add to make my arcade better
#270420 - 12/07/11 06:17 PM
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Re: What can I add to make my arcade better
[Re: thehuntsmen5434]
#270424 - 12/07/11 06:38 PM
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I think you've already figured it out. Black black and more black gets monotonous. You can change out that bezel for something else and put the instruction cards at the bottom of the control panel where there's open space. Some people turn to colorful t-molding, but I prefer to paint the cabinet blue, red, light grey, something different.
Color matching the control panel grey might be the way to go. Grab a cardboard bezel (or make one) similar to the control panel grey. The sides could be a light blue matched to the instruction card background color. If it's gonna take up real estate in your home, might as well make it look good.
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Re: What can I add to make my arcade better
[Re: yaggy]
#270443 - 12/07/11 09:46 PM
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Yea agreed. I think I might just paint the sides blue, with 1 or 2 black stripes going through it. Then get some red T-molding. And I'll leave the front black. Blue, black, and red.
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Re: What can I add to make my arcade better
[Re: thehuntsmen5434]
#270470 - 12/08/11 01:10 AM
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I think it looks fine....
[Re: Sune]
#270627 - 12/10/11 07:53 AM
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except for the diamond plate CP. Gives me a bad taste in my mouth.
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Re: I think it looks fine....
[Re: mogli]
#270647 - 12/10/11 04:24 PM
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> except for the diamond plate CP. Gives me a bad taste in my mouth.
agreed, it's almost as bad as fake marble.
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> > except for the diamond plate CP. Gives me a bad taste in my mouth. > > agreed, it's almost as bad as fake marble.
That's actually an actual CAPCOM control panel overlay. My cabinet had a GigaWing kit in it with an overlay almost exactly like that. CAPCOM is factory printed on it.
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Re: I think it looks fine....
[Re: Sune]
#270656 - 12/10/11 08:00 PM
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That's way too harsh. Cold. It's not nearly as bad as the marble. It looks dated and it didn't age well/not exactly timeless but comparing to marble is just cruel.
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Re: What can I add to make my arcade better
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#270659 - 12/10/11 08:51 PM
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Re: I think it looks fine....
[Re: Smitdogg]
#270663 - 12/10/11 10:48 PM
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> That's way too harsh. Cold. It's not nearly as bad as the marble. It looks dated and > it didn't age well/not exactly timeless but comparing to marble is just cruel.
I am Scandinavian. Harsh, cold and cruel.
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I don't automatically think counter tops when I see faux marble....
[Re: Sune]
#270699 - 12/11/11 08:24 AM
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The diamond plate is way worse. And on that note:
> That's actually an actual CAPCOM control panel overlay. My cabinet had a GigaWing kit > in it with an overlay almost exactly like that. CAPCOM is factory printed on it.
I think I remember seeing that back then - and thought it was god-awful.
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