Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Technical Area => Topic started by: DarthNuno on January 06, 2014, 10:32:03 PM
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Cannot find any shop locally who can cut for me a piece of Plexigas :-\ ...and worst, cannot find the right plexigas model to buy... :-[
I'm looking for a piece of 586 per 513 mm, with a thickness of 4mm. These are the measures from a regular Nintendo bezel.
I'm a little bit lost... which one to take? Some shops mentions a % for light transmission (see here (http://www.plexiglas-shop.com/BE/en/products/sheet-5n7n4w7zmsi.html) for example) ? Which color to take (black, brown, grey...???). As you can understand, I'm looking for the best 'Nintendo-like' match possible.
Oh, and I simply cannot buy a DK one for example, I need an sticker/silkscreen-free one... in order to apply my own Fix It Felix sticker 8)
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Of course I could order at my supplier but the bronze (brown) color was not available anymore.
I'm not really sure what Nintendo used...
Sizes are no problem, 4mm available.
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For Belgium, maybe ask http://www.plastic-coupoles-bara.be/ (http://www.plastic-coupoles-bara.be/)
They are located in Brussels (Anderlecht).
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This guy in Brussels can order just about anything but I imagine you'd have to go there.
I got some custom pinball stuff there.
It's a small shop that's been there since the sixties (and looks like it) but the guy has knowledge.
His prices also seem a bit random, so it's probably worth discussing.
http://articlesplastiquesrenier.be/fr
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Often they send free swatches on request. So you can match at home.
Is it originally plexi and not glass?
My neighbour laser-cuts plexi for my Retro Space cabs, and has swatches, but I have no idea how the DK one looks like. He can get slightly bluish, brownish, greenish and neutral grey. He can also print and apply stickers directly.
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Thx guys. I'm gonna investigate all these solutions. :)