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CosmicSmash · 01-08-2013 5:41pm

urbanledge wrote: »

Big words Achilles
lets see if your man enough

Sure don't mind him, he's all talk.:pac:

o1s1n · 03-08-2013 7:50pm

Girlfriend was laminating a load of stuff today (ah, the prep work of a teacher getting ready to return to the class after the summer holidays!) and I wanted to get in on the act as it looked oddly fun - but what to laminate?

Then I got the idea of printing out arcade flyers and laminating them to put in my cab marquees. They came out better than expected!

o1s1n · 03-08-2013 8:36pm

Once you start, you really can't stop :pac:

CiDeRmAn · 03-08-2013 8:47pm

Yeah but....
That can't possibly make you happy....

Fecker!

o1s1n · 03-08-2013 8:49pm

Hey now, you have an AWSD, get a marquee holder made up by Urbanledge and start printing artwork

TechnoFreek · 03-08-2013 9:06pm

Oisin, where are you getting the images to print?

Dr Bob · 03-08-2013 9:08pm

still working on the cab..its a learning experience .replaced the faded, cracked and partially missing edging with some new ones.(no T molding on this baby!).Downside is I had to use white instead of the silver/white original ..and its still a bit rough(need to sand down the sides a bit more tommorrow.Still it looks a bit cleaner now
original

New

May pull it all off and redo it if I can get something closer to the original.
Still have to put perspex/Decals on teh cp , and I've been toying with the idea of having a monitor on a shelf above to display Marquees/2nd screens...

o1s1n · 03-08-2013 9:30pm

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Oisin, where are you getting the images to print?

Here you go, they have loads. All printable quality too

http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/

Dr Bob wrote: »

still working on the cab...

Looks like you're having good fun with that cab, it's really coming along nicely.

Nice choice of game too :pac:

TechnoFreek · 03-08-2013 9:34pm

Thanks oisin. So you're just printing them to standard a4 paper on a basic colour printer?

Or are you wasting a load of ink on photo quality paper?

CiDeRmAn · 03-08-2013 9:35pm

That's incredible, well done Bob-a-roony, very nice.
You still have the less well preserved brother of this cab, don't you....

o1s1n · 03-08-2013 9:37pm

Basic Epson printer to an A4 page (half the A4 page, A5 size). Then put them in a lamination sheet and send it through a laminator. The lamination sheets seem to make the colours more vivid for some reason.

TechnoFreek · 03-08-2013 9:44pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Basic Epson printer to an A4 page (half the A4 page, A5 size). Then put them in a lamination sheet and send it through a laminator. The lamination sheets seem to make the colours more vivid for some reason.

Stupid alert, but how do I set the photo to print to half the a4 sheet?

Myrddin · 03-08-2013 9:51pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

That's incredible, well done Bob-a-roony, very nice.
You still have the less well preserved brother of this cab, don't you....

Nah the other one Bob has is the better one. Cracking job Bob, well done

o1s1n · 03-08-2013 9:54pm

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Stupid alert, but how do I set the photo to print to half the a4 sheet?

Well on my computer (Windows 7) right click the image, press print and you get this

Choose 13x18cm

Dr Bob · 03-08-2013 10:16pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Nah the other one Bob has is the better one. Cracking job Bob, well done

yup.Still sitting in my mams gagrage waiting to be Jamma'd!
The MAME one is the one that had the water damage

CiDeRmAn · 03-08-2013 10:24pm

Wow, I'm suitably stunned!
Had I access to one of those I may have forgone the AWSD!

Dude111 · 04-08-2013 5:43am

o1s1n wrote:

Once you start, you really can't stop

No its not easy too!!

Games of the early 80s are QUITE FUN and pleasing!!

TechnoFreek · 04-08-2013 7:39pm

In cork for a few days.

Any arcades in kinsale?

o1s1n · 08-08-2013 9:28pm

Love those Raiden flyers so much in my cab that I decided to make some more.

Really going to try and make an effort to change them when I put a new game in

Also realized that the Neo Geo ones fit in Neo mini boxes! Have a feeling now I'm going to end up printing one out for every game

Ibara also fits in nicely

Casey120 · 08-08-2013 10:54pm

When I change the game in my cabs I usually put the right marquee in the holder :P
I have some A4 flyers also and a frame on the wall next to my cabs that I change sometimes

MrVestek · 09-08-2013 10:12am

Pretty interesting video regarding DRM in the arcades:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuswuoPPr_0

whiten0ise · 09-08-2013 8:38pm

Hi, looking to buy a 1/16 (1.5mm) slot cutter with a depth of at least 7.5mm. I'm building an arcade machine and need it to cut the grooves for the t-molding. Can't seem to find any in the southeast without ordering from the UK/America.....anyone have one they could spare or know where i could pick one up?

Optimus Prime · 10-08-2013 9:36am

I got mine off tmolding.com, its in the US but shipping is extremely fast, last time i got something off them it only took a week to get here, also its cheaper buying tmolding off them then it is buying it from ebay or gremlinsolutions aka arcadeworld over the in the UK.

whiten0ise · 10-08-2013 2:25pm

thanks keith, already have the t-molding so i was hoping to save a buck. have been put onto http://www.wealdentool.com/ by someone on the woodworking forum, and they seem to have them for cheaper so i'll try there first.
thanks

o1s1n · 11-08-2013 2:20pm

Just picked up a new (more traditionally Neo Geo Layout) CP for my SNK cab from Ronnie. Never thought I'd ever see one of these turn up, they're fairly uncommon. Nothing that guy can't find!

Don't mind the button/balltop colours for the moment, they look awful. Will be doing an overhaul on those.

Will be going with the same colour scheme that's currently on it

TechnoFreek · 11-08-2013 7:14pm

Very nice get Oisin. Both layouts are unique enough really aren't they. SNK adventurous that way.

CiDeRmAn · 11-08-2013 7:35pm

Where is the player1/2 start buttons on the new layout?
I can see them on the existing one.

o1s1n · 11-08-2013 7:50pm

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Very nice get Oisin. Both layouts are unique enough really aren't they. SNK adventurous that way.

They sure are! Ronnie has another two. One is yellow and fairly ugly (although it has a nice digital credit display), but the other is like the existing one I have on by cab - but three button. Was tempted to take that too.

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Where is the player1/2 start buttons on the new layout?
I can see them on the existing one.

Ah, see the start buttons are separate. See the blue rectangle with the sticks and the player buttons on the cab? That's what'll be removed. The start buttons fit into holes which are cut into the chromed part.

CiDeRmAn · 11-08-2013 8:00pm

Thanks for clearing that up.
I hope you don't mind, but when I'm at the Ambassadors reception and the subject of start buttons on Neo Geo cabs comes up, again, I'm going to totally make like I knew it all along.... hope you don't mind...

Casey120 · 11-08-2013 8:29pm

That counter panel looks cool, maybe you/he could also find a repro overlay .

o1s1n · 11-08-2013 9:37pm

Casey120 wrote: »

That counter panel looks cool, maybe you/he could also find a repro overlay .

I was considering that alright

If it had come with the blue stripe overlay like on this one I'd have snapped it up

Actually at one point I was almost going to buy all three - was considering asking if he could punch 6 extra button holes on the bottom one. Don't think there's room though (and it's a bit sacrilegious!)

TechnoFreek · 11-08-2013 9:39pm

Can Ronnie arrange repro control panels and overlays I wonder?

Casey120 · 12-08-2013 7:00am

When I bought my Aero from the German NOS group it was pretty minty but the control panel was used to store all kinds of stuff on and suffered .

Psykick from A.O. had these fantastic thick and high quality sticker overlays for CP and surround :

Using a bit of soapy water and a sharpy :

After 3 years now it's still like new !

o1s1n · 12-08-2013 12:07pm

That really looks gorgeous Casey120

What was the story with that German Aero NOS lot? I remember seeing photos somewhere ages ago of a basement full of Aero cabs - was that the one? Any idea how a load of NOS ended up in Germany?

Casey120 · 12-08-2013 4:47pm

On Nozomi you can still find the original thread .

http://www.nozomi.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2563&hilit=Aero+city

Someone in Germany decided in the late eighties to start an Arcade with Japanese cabs, he imported a lot of brand new Aero City's from Japan and converted them to 220v .
For some reason the Cabs where hardly used and some not at all and the Aero's where stored in a basement for about twenty years until Hasan and his mate from Nozomi somehow found out about them in 2009 and dragged them all to Holland .
Check out the original prices in that topic

I saw one sell not long ago for over € 1000,- on A.O:eek:

safetyboy · 12-08-2013 6:31pm

Any one rewired an old noraut poker machine, I just got a new jamma loom and want to use the MVS 1 slot in it, it was working fine before i pulled the old rotten jamma loom out, now the monitor just squeals and doesnt power on.

12-08-2013 6:43pm

probly got your syncs wrong.
got a pic of the monitor inputs?

safetyboy · 12-08-2013 6:52pm

I can take better pics with proper camera if you can tell me what I'm looking for

http://www.flickr.com/photos/safetyboy/sets/72157627054505591/with/9494194905/

The RGB section on the hanterex has 6 wires, and the jamma loom has 5.

o1s1n · 12-08-2013 8:05pm

Those Aeros only cost €350 each??? :eek:

o1s1n · 12-08-2013 9:12pm

Have another G-Net card on the way

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT_GFCK2tRyKtSQVZLC4qbKHLaTFqI25uNUOJYXll9QjrBfI9r5

12-08-2013 9:18pm

safetyboy wrote: »

I can take better pics with proper camera if you can tell me what I'm looking for

http://www.flickr.com/photos/safetyboy/sets/72157627054505591/with/9494194905/

The RGB section on the hanterex has 6 wires, and the jamma loom has 5.

obviously the rgb's go to the rgbs then try different combos on the syncs.
you might have to join the two on the loom together.
I cant remember tbh.
I you can play around with them while the monitors on.

safetyboy · 12-08-2013 9:24pm

urbanledge wrote: »

obviously the rgb's go to the rgbs then try different combos on the syncs.
you might have to join the two on the loom together.
I cant remember tbh.
I you can play around with them while the monitors on.

so you reckon the colours dont match and just swap them about?

Casey120 · 13-08-2013 8:20am

o1s1n wrote: »

Those Aeros only cost €350 each??? :eek:

And a portion poffertjes :pac:

CiDeRmAn · 13-08-2013 9:09am

o1s1n wrote: »

Have another G-Net card on the way

Nice!
How much did that set you back?
Surprisingly tough to locate solo, those cards.

o1s1n · 13-08-2013 9:24am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Nice!
How much did that set you back?
Surprisingly tough to locate solo, those cards.

Not much! Only €30 delivered.

Yeah they tend to come with the mainboard only.

I picked up Castle of Shikigami that way and then managed to find Chaos Heat and Puzzle Bobble on their own.

Passed on a Psyvariar card only on AO recently as I wanted to wait for Psyvariar Revision. Looking back I probably should have gone for it!

safetyboy · 13-08-2013 6:32pm

Its working with the spiderman PCB but not the MVS.. getting closer.

I have this loom, not sure if it has the right wiring.

http://www.gremlinsolutions.co.uk/products/jammaharness.htm

13-08-2013 6:51pm

Single slot mvs is it?

safetyboy · 13-08-2013 7:04pm

Yeah single slot and 161 cart, want some metal slug action in there.

CiDeRmAn · 13-08-2013 7:11pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Not much! Only €30 delivered.

Yeah they tend to come with the mainboard only.

I picked up Castle of Shikigami that way and then managed to find Chaos Heat and Puzzle Bobble on their own.

Passed on a Psyvariar card only on AO recently as I wanted to wait for Psyvariar Revision. Looking back I probably should have gone for it!

Nice one, great catch.
The system hasn't got a massive library so it should be plausible to put together the full collection of releases.

safetyboy · 13-08-2013 7:11pm

sorted had the jamma connector upside down I think.

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