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Pages: 1 thehuntsmen5434 MAME Fan Reged: 05/13/11 Posts: 57 Send PM What can I add to make my arcade better #270420 - 12/07/11 06:17 PM Reply I made this over the summer http://s1129.photobucket.com/albums/m511/sdweim85/?action=view&current=IMG_1033.jpg&newest=1 It just feels bland to me now. What could I add to make it look and feel more exciting. Maybe a different color T-molding? Side-art? Paint it a different color? yaggy Coin-op fixer Reged: 01/23/05 Posts: 1162 Loc: Philadelphia Send PM Re: What can I add to make my arcade better [Re: thehuntsmen5434] #270424 - 12/07/11 06:38 PM Reply 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. thehuntsmen5434 MAME Fan Reged: 05/13/11 Posts: 57 Send PM Re: What can I add to make my arcade better [Re: yaggy] #270443 - 12/07/11 09:46 PM Reply 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. Sune Connected Reged: 09/21/03 Posts: 5648 Loc: Lagoa Santa, Brasil Send PM Re: What can I add to make my arcade better [Re: thehuntsmen5434] #270470 - 12/08/11 01:10 AM Reply > 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. I like the stripes on the Universal cabs: http://www.rotheblog.com/2010/05/my-gameroom/mrdo/mint-universal-mr-do-arcade-game/ http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/universal/48144201.jpg Maybe this stencil could be adapted to your tastes: http://arcadeage.com/universal-stenci-set-side-art-this-old-game/ S mogli MAME Fan Reged: 01/26/08 Posts: 1956 Send PM I think it looks fine.... [Re: Sune] #270627 - 12/10/11 07:53 AM Reply except for the diamond plate CP. Gives me a bad taste in my mouth. Consider it high comedy....sincere tragedy....whatever...don't take it personally. The Culture Sune Connected Reged: 09/21/03 Posts: 5648 Loc: Lagoa Santa, Brasil Send PM Re: I think it looks fine.... [Re: mogli] #270647 - 12/10/11 04:24 PM Reply > except for the diamond plate CP. Gives me a bad taste in my mouth. agreed, it's almost as bad as fake marble. S krick Get Fuzzy Reged: 02/09/04 Posts: 4235 Send PM Re: I think it looks fine.... [Re: Sune] #270655 - 12/10/11 07:27 PM Attachment: capcom_overlay.jpg 24 KB (1 downloads) Reply > > 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. [ATTACHED IMAGE] GroovyMAME support forum on BYOAC Smitdogg Reged: 09/18/03 Posts: 16877 Send PM Re: I think it looks fine.... [Re: Sune] #270656 - 12/10/11 08:00 PM Reply 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. italie MAME owes italie many thank yous, hah Reged: 09/20/03 Posts: 15245 Loc: BoomTown Send PM Re: What can I add to make my arcade better [Re: Sune] #270659 - 12/10/11 08:51 PM Reply > I like the stripes on the Universal cabs: > > http://www.rotheblog.com/2010/05/my-gameroom/mrdo/mint-universal-mr-do-arcade-game/ Haw, that one's famous. edit: Awww, that one is the replacement for the famous one....soo sad... Edited by italie (12/10/11 08:53 PM) Sune Connected Reged: 09/21/03 Posts: 5648 Loc: Lagoa Santa, Brasil Send PM Re: I think it looks fine.... [Re: Smitdogg] #270663 - 12/10/11 10:48 PM Reply > 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. S mogli MAME Fan Reged: 01/26/08 Posts: 1956 Send PM I don't automatically think counter tops when I see faux marble.... [Re: Sune] #270699 - 12/11/11 08:24 AM Reply 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. Consider it high comedy....sincere tragedy....whatever...don't take it personally. The Culture Pages: 1

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