decorative vinyl sources for Cosmic Chasm?

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Anyone have any sources for "decorative" vinyl, that would be used in the creation and/or restoration of cabinets like Dragon's Lair? I've committed to have a Cosmic Chasm cabinet built by dptwiz. I know that Black Morraco is what is generally accepted by the laser collectors as the best match for Dragon's Lair, but Cinematronics appears to have used a different vinyl version for Cosmic Chasm. I found a couple companies and got samples for several different types of vinyl from:

www.veii.com, www.sunprocess.com and www.cellotec.com. Some close but not exact matches.

I'm having difficulties even finding companies that sell this stuff. It's a hard item to search for in the internet because different companies call it different things.

Anyone have any other sources to try? Thanks.
 
Hi joe, i am sure Hans has contacted you, and now roadrunner000 should be contacting you.. i have FIVE cosmic chasms now ordered. oh my...
 
I would get as close as possible and go with that. Back in the day when a game company ran out of something, they would just use whatever they could get. Close was good enough. DK comes to mind with some having laminate sides others just painted.

I learned back in my design days that many of the fabrics, papers, laminates and other roll type products from the 80's or earlier were made in huge batches ~ one time. Often never made again unless there was demand and even another run could vary enough to make the two runs look completely different. Who even knows if the die/pattern for CC vinyl still exists?
 
Just get the Black Morraco, no one will notice, compared to how much they'll notice the other parts (overlay, sideart, header, etc). Plus you'll be able to use some for your Exidy shooter restoration as well.
 
i wish i could afford a BIG ASS roll of moroccan, and just sell it as needed as an add on to my cabs, would make it alot easier, just don't have the cash to do it.
 
Joe,
I'm ok with whatever is close that you decide on. Sent you email too.
Its funny because I never noticed Cosmic Chasm used a different variation for this cab as opposed to the others..I'll have to take a closer look at that for curiosity sake...:D
I do agree on Chris statements..I think these companies just used whatever cheap shit they could get in bulk at the time..most of this stuff is long since gone and so are the companies..only thing you can do it hope maybe you find some old stock of this stuff in those cases.
 
i am almost positive it's the same as Dragon's Lair
 
i am almost positive it's the same as Dragon's Lair
Yes, but Dragon's Lair came with two types of vinyl, so you are probably right. The question is... which one?

Scott C.
 
the stuff on both DL's i had was most similar to morrocan. I have a Dedicated space ace cab here, it's closer to pica.
 
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