Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: level42 on October 08, 2010, 12:30:13 PM
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Looks very nice !
Remember: these are silk-screened not ink-jet.
http://www.thisoldgame.com/products/galaxian-full-side-art-complete-set
Also new: Frenzy side-art and brilliant Burger Time BBQ aprons ! AND brand new repro's of the wonderful Atari Missile Command poster !
All new stuff here:
http://www.thisoldgame.com/categories/new-products
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Looks very nice ! Remember: these are silk-screened not ink-jet.
??? from rich's site: A top quality Solvent Inkjet Print ???
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Uhh... oops !
Sorry I was assuming Rich did these silk-screened because he usually does ? Kinda weird. I'd assume there will be plenty of takers of a good silk-screened Galaxian set ?
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What a coincedence, only a few days ago I thought of sending Rich an e-mail to ask him if he has Galaxian artwork (wasn't on the site at that moment), and now he has! :D
Too bad he doesn't have the CPO (yet).
Anyway, he is cheaper than Gameongrafix ($ 150 vs $ 185 for a full set), but is it better? What do you guys think?
Another thing, I noticed that Ramcontrols is selling sideart for a SW cockpit since recently. No full set though. It is silk screened, would that mean that Rich started to produce side art for the SW cockpit? (Ramcontrols is getting the SW artwork from TOG)? Well, better send him an e-mail I guess.
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Ik zeg DOEN ;D
Looks nice :shock:
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Rich just answered why he went ink-jet and I understand:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showpost.php?p=1365715&postcount=9
(http://www.thisoldgame.com/Pics/GalaxBeforeAfter.jpg)
If my side-art was as bad as this (or f.i. CKONG's Galaxian) I'd order this in a heart-beat...
You can also order the kickplate only, I just did ! There was a package from Rich heading this way anyway so..... ;)
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Galaxan with Galaga CP ;)
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Galaxan with Galaga CP ;)
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The bug's eye on the repro looks different than the original. Also, clearly the original artwork appears to have two shades of green and the repro appears to only use the same shade of green for all the green in the art.
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If my side-art was as bad as this (or f.i. CKONG's Galaxian) .....
Don't agree! :) I just checked some high res pictures of my cab and I think my side art still looks pretty good, much, much better han the side art from Rich's cab. It has yellowed somewhat, but I will get rid of that.
The kick plate art though could use a replacement, so I might get that from TOM. But is his vinyl structured or not?
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But is his vinyl structured or not?
pretty sure it is NOT. i've had some talks with rich about textured white vinyl because i found that damn expensive stuff from 3M - the only version he could come up with didn't have any adhesive on the back ...
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The bug's eye on the repro looks different than the original. Also, clearly the original artwork appears to have two shades of green and the repro appears to only use the same shade of green for all the green in the art.
About the bug eye, I just checked some pics on the internet, and to me it looks like the art on the left photo isn't original. The bug eye in the repro is like it was original. There are more differences in the 'original' left picture which doesn't seem right, for instance the solid black on the rock's edges in the grass. So I guess the art on the left picture is a repro also.
And you're right about the shades of green, original there are at least two shades of green, which doesn't show in TOG's repro.
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There is only one original site-art ;D :wink:
(http://gallery.me.com/andre.huijts/100675/DSCN2799/web.jpg?ver=12866998860001)
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Good job this galaxian side art repro
There is only one original site-art ;D :wink:
Yes this one ?
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/nc54_dscf0014.jpg)
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No, the one that Robin has is unique. This is the version as it pictured on the flyer:
(http://arcadeflyers.com/flyers_video/midway/62167701.jpg)
Robin's serial nr. is 176 so a VERY early one (30000 made). Even mine that has serial nr. 815 has the "regular" side-art so they changed it very fast.
The main difference is the blue being also in the lower part of the Galaxian name and the dot on the i is NOT green.
I'm pretty sure they changed it because the name kind off "falls away" due to the blue background. The white in the name makes it more clearly visible.
I've never seen another Galaxian cab like Robin's.
About the vinyl, if you'd clicked the link I provided and read what Rich wrote you'd know so here it is again:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showpost.php?p=1365715&postcount=9
So no structure. I regret that, but I've learned that restoring classic arcade machines is a matter of compromises. And I can live with this one.
I would also like to know where you guys see the two different shades of green because I am VERY sure there is only one.
Remember how the silk-screen process works, very little chance they took the effort to do two screens to get two shades.
I guess it's just because of the aging of the side-art.
The bug's eye is quite simply damaged on Rich's original...check the other pics of original Galaxians.
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No, the one that Robin has is unique.
.....Even mine that has serial nr. 815 has the "regular" side-art so they changed it very fast.
The one that Robin has is indeedd unique, and original of course, but yours and others are also original because this was the way that they were done later in production phase.
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No, the one that Robin has is unique. This is the version as it pictured on the flyer:
Robin's serial nr. is 176 so a VERY early one (30000 made). Even mine that has serial nr. 815 has the "regular" side-art so they changed it very fast.
The main difference is the blue being also in the lower part of the Galaxian name and the dot on the i is NOT green.
I'm pretty sure they changed it because the name kind off "falls away" due to the blue background. The white in the name makes it more clearly visible.
I've never seen another Galaxian cab like Robin's.
mine is number : 0361 so very very fast.
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Hi are you from Europe ?
I noticed that "all" the low serial numbers have ended up in Europe which I find rather strange...You'd expect a US company like Midway to first take care of their home markets...
(by the way welcome here, did you already "introduce" yourself ?)
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Hi are you from Europe ?
I noticed that "all" the low serial numbers have ended up in Europe which I find rather strange...You'd expect a US company like Midway to first take care of their home markets...
(by the way welcome here, did you already "introduce" yourself ?)
Hello, not yet introduce :?
thank you
Yes in France, I found it a few years ago just near Paris (beginning of 2005 like my registered date on this forum in fact :P )
Black leather T-molding on my cab before restoration like the flyer.
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I would also like to know where you guys see the two different shades of green because I am VERY sure there is only one.
Just going off this photo, look at the bottom "grassy area", there appears to be spots of a lighter green. Perhaps it is touch-up paint? That would explain the same lighter green in the bug's eye and its odd shape.
(http://www.thisoldgame.com/Pics/GalaxBeforeAfter.jpg)
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Damn, I love the Galaxian site art! Diffidently a must have, especially robin's one!
But new site art just seems a bit too clean and white, it somehow losses a little bit of magic for me
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.... But new site art just seems a bit too clean and white, it somehow losses a little bit of magic for me
Do you mean the feeling of owing a classic cab which has had quite a life in arcades? Then I totally agree with you. I always feel that classic cabs are allowed to have, or should have, usage marks to some extend, that makes them the more real and interesting, for me anyway. So a scratch here and there, or a little bruise is allowed.
What I don't 'like' about this particular Galaxian repro art is that it is smooth instead of structured. I understand why, but still. It's like having a Pac-man cab with side art decals instead of stencils. Nevertheless, I might order the kickplate artwork, don't know yet.
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Well, I bet they _were_ white and clean when they were new too :) Isn't that what restoring is about ?
But don't get me wrong, I don't mind a scratch here and there just like you guys. That's why I wouldn't replace my Galaxian side-art. But I hate the damaged lower part of my kickplate. I want to restore it with bondo and this is the best compromise available....
So Wunder, where do you see the two shades of green, I want to know ;D
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I always feel that classic cabs are allowed to have, or should have, usage marks to some extend, that makes them the more real and interesting, for me anyway. So a scratch here and there, or a little bruise is allowed.
+1!
I also "collect" robot toys and I like it when they have some battle scars...
I don't want to keep my toys/arcades boxed and mint and never open them like this guy from toy story ;)
Where would be the fun in that?
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In his bank-account, duh... ;D ;D ;D
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Hey guys just found this.
the reason why my orginal looks so funky is someone had done ALOT of bad touchup work on it
so the eye is all bugged out and lots of small touchups in the green down below
orginally there is only 1 green color/shade silkscreened.
and unfortunatly there just wasnt enough to justify a silkscreen repro on this
that and the lack of the textured/structured vinyl.
and just added a new run of the cpos to the site ;D
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Ahhhh, the Galaxian CPO's, hah, that's where my first steps in restorations started.... :D
I'm proud to have some "work" in those ;)
Hope to get the Kickplate and Puckman CPO's soon ;) ;)