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Title: Need help with cocktail underlay
Post by: poppo on November 10, 2010, 04:16:35 PM
I have this MAME cocktail cabinet that I bought years ago. It has a non-standard sized top of 38"x24". I wanted to update the graphic underlay to something like this:

Image from  http://www.arcadeoverlays.com (http://www.arcadeoverlays.com)
(http://www.marks-home-theater.com/stuff/mameunderlay.jpg)

However, most places I have checked don't seem to be able to make anything 24" wide.  :103- I'm not concerned about the corner and control area cut-outs as I can do that myself. So basically I just need a 38"x24" rectangle with or without the center pre-cut. Anyone know of any sources that have something like this in the right size?

Current underlay
(http://www.marks-home-theater.com/stuff/mame.jpg)


Title: Re: Need help with cocktail underlay
Post by: stayouttadabunker on November 10, 2010, 04:37:08 PM
I'd ask around with the pinball guys.
They have Translites made for their pinball backglasses.


Title: Re: Need help with cocktail underlay
Post by: golflover on November 10, 2010, 05:16:11 PM
You might also check with Mame marquees which is going by the new name of Game On Graphiix.  They do alot of custom work.  gameongrpahix.com is their website.


Title: Re: Need help with cocktail underlay
Post by: jay on November 10, 2010, 05:33:32 PM
At my office we have plotters that are 42" wide and use roll paper.
HP sells these and a 24" plotter as their only two units.
While they are called plotters they are basically just big Inkjets.

We use ours for enginerring drawings.

Most repoduction companies have these along with similar sized scanners.
We occasionally send out to get stuff scanned and re-printed (ie when another company gives us a drawing).





Title: Re: Need help with cocktail underlay
Post by: poppo on November 10, 2010, 05:44:23 PM
You might also check with Mame marquees which is going by the new name of Game On Graphiix.  They do alot of custom work.  gameongrpahix.com is their website.

Thanks. I'll have to e-mail them.
"Maximum size 35x35, if you need a larger size, please contact support."



Title: Re: Need help with cocktail underlay
Post by: channelmaniac on December 06, 2010, 04:53:09 PM
Check with Kinko's.


Title: Re: Need help with cocktail underlay
Post by: poppo on December 06, 2010, 05:14:50 PM
Check with Kinko's.

One of the problems is coming up with a properly sized graphic image to begin with. Blowing up a small picture to the proper size usually looks bad or takes a lot of photo-shop work to resize it first. However, the place I referenced in my first post just got some larger material in, and can now make me what I want. They are just a bit on the pricey side, so it may need to wait for now.