Well I just started ripping down the cabinet tonight. Always interesting what you find in these cabinets that were converted into something else. I found pinout sheets for a game called Hyper Sports in the bottom, along with evidence of mouse habitation and probably a handful of nuts and bolts that have nothing to do with the original game. No tokens or quarters though, which is a first for me! Amazing how these machines get hacked over the course of their life. Oh, and the gigantic lock bar across the coin door was a nice touch too.
I find with repros that the colors are often off, by quite a bit, especially with the polycarbonate cpo's. That thin layer of textured lexan seems to dull the colors quite a bit. The difference between what it looks like in Illustrator/Photo Shop and the final piece can be significant. But in the absence of NOS, the best I can do is take it to a local printer who can provide a test piece to check the colors against. The more input I get the more I am leaning towards going with the local printer for this project. At least I can check it before the final piece is made.
The measurements are a big help, but I am going to have to adjust them a bit. I am probably going to go to a 5/8" plywood so that I can add a 1/8" plexi to the top and still be able to run 3/4" t-molding across the front. I did this with a custom MAME control panel and it turned out really well.
I'd post pics, but like the thread said, you've all probably seen this a thousand times. The measurements are going to be a HUGE help!
