Full NBA Jam Side Art Review!

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http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=258423&highlight=nba+jam


Ok. Preliminary layout denotes that this is not ready. The dimensions are incorrect. The perimeter is good, but the NBA logo is stretched about 1/2" too tall compared to factory size and the entire top 15" or so are stretched too tall as well.

Basically, when you use the bottom of the NBA logo as a starting point for lining everything up, as you go upward, everything starts stretching and you end up with about 2" hanging over the top of the machine. Before this can be ready for sale from Rich, I need to take precise measurements of everything and send them over to him for re-positioning on the art file.

Too bad. The MK3 was perfect except for the contrast issues. Regardless, I went ahead and applied the art anyway. I had to do some cutting and splicing of the top portion to correct the massive over-hang along the top, so there is a seam (see pics below) where I figured the best place to do it would be. It still looks great! Just needs some dimension adjustments and we should be in business....


Before...(notice the slight fading at the bottom)


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Test Layout...


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New art applied...


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Finally, Before and After....


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The seam...


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not bad can't wait to finish mine once the CPO is sorted.
 

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hmm strange this will be a harder fix
was this done the same way as MK3?

whats the "seam" pic ?

Did you get my PM explaining all that? I also sent you a PM with the dimensions of the cabinet so we can get the dimensions of the art on the file fixed. The MK3 art was perfect with regards to fitting except that it needed a bit more bleed on the top back edge.
 
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Hey Mike did you do a video for this like you did the MK3 or not yet?


No. When I set the art on the cab to size everything up, that's when I noticed that it wasn't going to work because of the top portion (MIDWAY) being stretched too much and not allowing for proper alignment/fitting. The dimensions need to be corrected before this can be offered for sale and I have sent Rich pictures with all the dimensions of every conceivable area, so when we get this fixed, I'll make a video.

However, I DID shoot a video that I sent to Rich explaining the issues if you want to see that...





With regards to the "seam" picture, I lined up the MIDWAY and applied that area to the cabinet. Then I applied the bottom portion and continued up the cabinet until I got to the area above the NBA logo as it started to fold over on itself because of that area being too tall like I mentioned in the video. So I cut lengthwise, discarded the excess material and made a "seam" where I overlapped the top portion with the bottom portion. If you look at the before/after pic, you'll see that the artwork looks perfectly aligned with the factory positions, but that's only my splicing and getting rid of the extra material that created that.

Hope all that made sense.

:)
 
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thats pretty wierd there was alot of bleed added here
most noticably on the bottom IIRC
Ill go over the measurements/placements you sent and compare
stay tooned...
 
Man it's so amazing to see some high quality side art available for MK, MK3 and NBA Jam. Kudos to Zenomorph and Rich for helping the community out. :cool:
 
Still going over and correcting measurements on this one.
Also reworking measurements and button placements of the cpo :(

Any updates here?

sending you a PM rich! :D


Jam wants inside! it thinks it might be the shoes...

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strange I posted this update but its not here, or in my history :confused:

So I went through ALL dimensions Zen specd out and complared and evrything checks out
this print shouldve worked as far as I can tell :(
especially since there was bleed, so I can only assume something wasnt set right
in the print or export file so Ill just have to try this one again and measure the actual print for comparison.
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Hmm. As I said, the dimensions are pretty dead on from the top of the NBA logo to the bottom, but from that point upward, it's too stretched and it requires removal of about an inch or so of material to line everything up.
 
I'm more interested in the CPO but hope the sideart gets sorted as well, no word as of yet tho.
 
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