Nintendo Arcade Blue - UK

[nintendoid]

Has anyone in the UK got a genuine Nintendo cabinet... I need to get a paint code/match.

If anyone is restoring a cabinet and have taken the CP rests out (tends to be the best color and untouched). If I could borrow the panel to get a match I can return it.

Any help will be appreaciated. 

[polaris]

this may be of use
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=84492.0

its a paint codes thread, theres links in there to other pages too

 

[nintendoid]

thanks for the reply.. yeah its all US codes.

unless I can find a way to match up some sort of conversion.....

otehrwise anyone doing a restoration and has some broken off paint flake or small piece of un-repairable wood.

[DarthNuno]

Well, I plan to scan my Popeye (Blue Nintendo cab') soon... but it may won't help you if you plan to partially paint your cabinet... because our cabinets paint don't 'fade' at the same speed, and you may have a small difference between the brand new 'original blue color' and the one existing on your old cabinet... Nothing can beat a scan of your own cab!
..but maybe you've to paint the entire cabinet by the way?

[Etienne MacGyver]

I thought that Ckong did a DK blue match ?

[gyruss]

Yes, he did a match but a scan would be even more exact. I still have to apply some paint to my DK so Bruno's paint scan would come in handy.
I tried to get a scan myself last week, but my piece of chipped wood was to small to scan and i don't want to cut a whole piece out like Ully did with his moon patrool. I have considered painting the whole cab like eric did but the damage on mine is really small and i'm a kind of lazy person with 2 left hands.  

[nintendoid]

thanks for your help... anything will be a help.

Im building a cabinet so it needs to be painted from new... hence why I cant take a part to the painters.

as I said any help will help me out.

[Q*ris]

Ckong found the perfect color, check reply#18 of this post.
It's Praxis color code BL133, satin gloss... do they sell that brand in U.K. ?

[nintendoid]

Unfortunately no

hunt continues ....

[Superully]

you do have a blue nintendo cabinet, don't you? why not scan your own game?

[ckong]

Ckong found the perfect color, check reply#18 of this post.
It's Praxis color code BL133, satin gloss... do they sell that brand in U.K. ?

Indeed, it's a perfect match. If you want I could get another can and sent it to you. No probs.

[nintendoid]

Indeed, it's a perfect match. If you want I could get another can and sent it to you. No probs.

really.. do they do a small tester pot etc... as once I got the color here I can goto a paint mixers here and then get a new batch made

could you find out the cost and for postage to the UK. that would be amazing.

Superully: No I dont have a cabinet hence why I need help

[nintendoid]

or even if you have some spare paint left over.... paint a peice of wood like A5 paper size and then get it to match your cabinet... then jsut post that piece of wood over

that might work better with customs etc... than a tub of paint.