Killer Instinct 2 sideart

kidrivers

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Hi guys, I am new to KLOV but have been into arcades for over 20 years. i am looking to get some dedicated sideart for my KI2 machine. I actually have the 4 piece set from midway and I contacted Rich at this old game about doing a set for me. he was hesitant to do it because of the cost of scanning it into 1 piece and he wasn't sure if there was enough interest in the art to justify the cost, and I didn't want to pay $500 to have a set made. i was wondering if anyone knew if there was already a set on the market somewhere, if not Rich said to post on the forums and if he was contacted with enough interest he might make a set. Thanks for any help and I am also looking forward to the MK3 sideart from zenomorp.
 
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nope no ki2 art is available yet online (at least that i've seen worth buying iirc) other than where you got your 4 piece set (and that's if that's even still available), also no one who has bought that set has taken a picture of them and shared so i'm not even sure how close that is to the original.

Other than that, KI2 doesn't have as large of a fanbase as KI1 (which would be a much better candidate for sideart reproduction).
 
KI2 sideart

The sideart I have is pretty nice and it looks to me to be exactly what Midway used for the dedicated machine. My KI2 sideart is decent and it looks close color wise. If I can figure out how to post the pics i have of the 4 piece set i will upload them, thanks for the info
 

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if your getting an error when uploading it's mostlikely because the file is to large in Mb's try resizing it down and or changing the file type to .jpg if it isn't already.
 
ki2 sideart

i think i got it. It is in my last post. thanks for the help
 
yeah,i got the last set and Paid almost $200 with shipping to get it. I guess i could try and put it on my cab, but I really hate to use a 2 piece set and have the line through it. If Rich gets enough interest in it I am going to send him my set and he will make a set of 1-piece sides. I think i will just hold on to these awhile longer and check back with him in the future. My Ki1 is near perfect so I don't need those, but I am looking forward to zenomorp getting those MK3 sides done, i need a redo on my MK3 cab and the KI2 and then i am complete. Well thanks again and it was a pleasure meeting you.
 
Nice meeting you too, I'm actually finishing up my KI1 restore right now. I'm just slacking because of rainy weather and lack of room in the garage.

Thanks for offering up your artwork to be preserved, it's definitely appreciated.
 
Glad I can contribute, I should have joined KLOV a long time ago. good luck with the KI1 project and if you ever need a pair of eyes in the st louis/st charles MO area just let me know, we get alot of stuff out here on craigslist.
 
I wouldn't mind a one piece per side art for KI2. I also have the 4 piece set that, was hell to track down. At the time I wanted to convert the War cab I had picked up over, but I can't destroy the art on such a cool cab. Let alone tracking down any art for the control panel front is so far for me impossible.

If I knew of anyone close to me that did the scanning I'd offer up mine also...
 
The only place i could find locally that had a scanner big enough was FedEx, but they wanted $180 per side. By the time I paid for the sideart, the scans, and then the print from Rich I would have over $750 in the sideart. My KI2 sideart isn't that bad so I just can't spend that much for a repro set. Hopefully if enough interest is expressed to rich he will make a print if it.
 
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