Pixel Art Themed Bartop Arcade
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I'm building a bartop as we speak and came across this... Just want to say FANTASTIC job. Its the first compilation piece that is done truly right. IMHO.
If you would sell/license a one-time use for my cabinet, let me know I would gladly pay for this, its THAT good. cheers. -
This looks great! I love the sides!
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@MaTTyDredZ said in Pixel Art Themed Bartop Arcade:
I'm building a bartop as we speak and came across this... Just want to say FANTASTIC job. Its the first compilation piece that is done truly right. IMHO.
If you would sell/license a one-time use for my cabinet, let me know I would gladly pay for this, its THAT good. cheers.+1.
Great build.
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Do you have detailed pictures of your panel?
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Oh man, this is so awesome!
Any chance to get the printing files?
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So this post inspired me a lot and I'm currently building a Kung Fury Cabinet.
One question: What did you use for the black bezel around the monitor? is that a sheet of melamine or something? trying to figure that out. I will post some pics if anyone wants to see it when done ;) -
@MaTTyDredZ said in Pixel Art Themed Bartop Arcade:
a Kung Fury Cabinet
THIS I am looking forward to seeing!
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@MaTTyDredZ I first used a sheet of white polystyrene that I had lying around, cut the screen shape out of it and spray painted it matte black. Then overlayed a sheet of clear acrylic over it. The acrylic is starting to get scratched and its hard to clean, so I'm going to replace it with glass soon. I found that at home stores like Home Depot sell window pane glass and glass cutters in their window section real cheap, its just a matter of cutting the right size.
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@Capeman
Amazing bartop, can I ask where did you have the side art printed and what options did you chose for printing.
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@Capeman That's a great idea... Acrylic is a pain. would have never have thought of glass to be honest. I'm getting closer with the Kung Fury Cab... Wholly crap its soooo much work as I am going to make it perfect even if it kills me.... you inspired me and really raised the bar in the bartop space!!
The reason I landed here in the first place is because I was looking for someone who used wood panelling on the cab like kung fury and old arcade cabs. You did it justice here... what did you use for the texture? did you recreate from a 70's wood panel? like a photo? looks SO good. colors and levels spot on!!
You should submit your cab to arcade controls forum for their awards that they do every year IMHO.
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Hi @Capeman
Gorgeous work, to be honest I registered just to comment on the artwork, it's exceptional, I've been scouring the net for ideas on my own build, and I must say I haven't seen any that I like this much.
Are you at all thinking of publicising this design? I'd love to use this for my own build. Perhaps you could send me an email on gqc-cleaning[at]hotmail.com and we can talk more?
Thanks!
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@Robster1727 I designed the artwork myself and found a local vinyl sign printer to print it on outdoor adhesive vinyl with a gloss finish. Its very easy to find a sign printer in almost any town. Just look up sign graphics or vehicle graphics, or if your in the states, look up the FastSigns franchise, they are in every major city. Just ask what their vinyl printer's max resolution is (over 200 and your in the clear) and you could always ask for a printed sample to see materials. You don't need a specialized "arcade panel printer" doing overpriced work over the internet, those guys are just sign printers who found a niche.
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@MaTTyDredZ Thanks! For the wood grain on mine, I used 3M wood grain vehicle vinyl. There are lots of brands out there but the 3M has a nice textured feel to it and a nice matte finish. I used something similar to this, but you might want to click around to find the style you like, there are lots of different wood grains, colors and thicknesses of material out there. I recommend paying a bit extra for better quality.
https://www.amazon.com/Marine-Teak-3M-Grain-Vinyl/dp/B0074PW5XE
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@Capeman SUPER helpful. I was designing wood grains in photoshop using seamless textures etc, but could never get the color and scale just right... this is THE solution... made my day here!! Thanks again!
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what kind of display are you using in this..
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@ShdwKnt I got a 17" lcd, dell branded I think, from a yard sale for $5. You can get really good, older 4:3/5:4 aspect screens at PC Liquidators. I really suggest using 4:3 or 5:4 ratio screens since all old games run in that ratio. I never understood why some makers put 16:9 displays into their cabs just to have the left and right quarters showing black bars at all times.
Here is a good resource, the prices are great because most are used: http://www.pcliquidations.com/c295---lcd-monitors?criteria=555
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@Capeman many thanks for the advice on the side art please can I ask how did you create the marquee print?
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@Robster1727 Marquee is slightly different. Sign printers cary special plastic designed for backlit displays. Its basically just translucent (not transparent) plastic. Just get a non-opaque vinyl graphic printed and have it applied to backlit plastic material. All sign printers will know what you're talking about if you word it similar to how I said it, haha.
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@Capeman thanks for all of your help
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@Capeman Hey Capeman... Question of the Day :)
If you don't mind me asking, what did you use for speaker grills? I cannot for the life of me find 4" black grills online unless they are from china, and will be here in 5 months. It looks like you are using The gameroomsolution Bartop kit, or similar? which is crazy if thats the case... looks like you may have even cut the entire piece out for the actual speakers? I can't tell. All I know is that it looks awesome!!!I have a great bit if anyone reads this... I just received a Hardware scan line generator... My Hyperspin setup and all the crappy scanlines via software were letting me down... to be honest I didn't even know this even existed until recently.... so to all of you who don't know about it, I will say this.... get one!! Total game changer to say the least... It's been the one thing that's been making me crazy, and this cheap device overrides the I/O. ABSOLUTELY BRILLLIANT.... all my games look and feel 100% authentic now. I got mine at focus attack website... can't say enough about it. Wowwwwww.
Kung Fury cab getting close!!!
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