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Reproduction of Williams 1942 (Lic'd from Capcom) conversion kit artwork
Background Notes:
In 2009 i started making enquiries about the game, initially as i noticed an advert for a PCB that there was Williams branded/licensed 1942 PCB. As i was already obsessed about early '80s Williams arcade games, this grabbed my atttention so i posted a question KLOV. (add link)
I continued research via the internet, klov and other arcade related forums. that is not to say that i have done an exhaustive search.
Posts by klovers provided tantalysing glimpses of further info. (add links). Recently, 7146aaron posted to say he was about to restore a cab and was doing research before doing so, & kindly offered to sell me the marquee, pcbs & the art if he could successfully peel them off the cab.
After much contemplation, we realised that aaron had a good chunk of the control panel overlay artwork!
Zabadozer posted a message that he had recently acquired a 1942 conversion cab & included a pics of his CP which looked like the 1942 conversion kit cpo. after revewing various pics found to date of conversion cabs [note - check with cnlmoore ], & after further reviewing old promo material available on www.retrokade.com , incl:
- a very grainy/low res newsprint article about the conversion kit (call this CPO pic #1, www.retrokade.com website), and
- an image of a converted cab with the CPO artwork applied (call this CPO pic #2, www.retrokade.com website)(better check
this factoid about the locations of the pics and include links to the pics) i came to the following realisations:
1. 7146aaron had an excellent example of the sideart and was willing to remove it so i could scan it. Artwork received today! Whoo Hoo!
The side artwork is the exactly the same on both sides and is not mirrored. I will scan the Side artwork.
2. 7146aaron had an excellent example (an est 40% thereof)of the CPO art & ditto so i could scan it. Artwork received too!
According to the promo material on the Retrokade website, this piece of the artwork is the topside of the CPO where the buttons & joystick should be mounted (if artwork is applied in accordance with promo material)
Andykmv will scan the Bezel/CPO artwork (top part).
3. According to CPO pic #1 (separate to the promo article pic) on the Retrokade website, CPO pic #2 artwork
has been installed upside down.
(check if the site quoted is correct and incl links)
4. Zabadozer (game now owned by TheShanMan) had an excellent example of another significant chunk of the CPO artwork:
4.01 on the basis of CPO pic #1 & CPO pic #2, and of zabadozers CPO picture (call this CPO pic #3) zabadozers CPO
has also been installed upside down.
4.02 the CPO represents approx 50% of the remaining area of the CPO needed to complete the artwork
4.03 parts of the needed area of the CPO approx 5% are obscured by (hopefully removeable) button and joystick labels
4.04 parts of the needed area of the cpo approx 3% have been damaged (on the exposed edge of the CPO)
4.05 the fire button label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.06 the loop button label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.07 the 1 player start button label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.08 the 2 player start button label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.09 the joystick label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.10 the Instruction Card is intact and can be scanned in
TheShanMan has offered to scan the remaining CPO artwork and the Marquee artwork.
5. Zabadozer (game now owned by TheShanMan) has an excellent example of the Williams 1942 Marquee which can be scanned.
TheShanMan has offered to scan the Marquee artwork.
6. Approx 2% of the available cpo artwork is either damaged or missing for which no original artwork samples have been
discovered to date. There are a lot of VAPS members (to be quantified) (and presumeably also KLOV members) that have
dedicated 1942 "conversions" which could be Capcom, Romstar or Williams (more discovery needed to identify candidate williams
artwork).
Sources of Information:
1. The "Williams 1942 Instruction Manual 16-3030-101 (Mar_1_1985), for information about what was supplied with the
conversion kit, as detailed on Page 6 (the list of parts) and page 4 (the "Decal Locations" diagram).
2. klov members - via Threads posted on the www.klov.com forums in 2009/2010.
3. other internet sites incl www.retrokade.com
4. Artwork Scans: http://vectorlib2.free.fr/1942_bezel/1942_bezel.html
Current activity:
Efforts are now underway to collect sufficient samples or photos or scans of the Williams 1942 (Licensed from Capcom) artwork
as supplied with the Williams 1942 (Licensed from Capcom) conversion kit ("the conversion kit") to enable reconstruction of what the artwork looked like, also with a view to reproducing the artwork.
I recently purchased from 7146aaron two items of original Williams 1942 conversion kit artwork (side art x 1 piece), bezel artwork x 1 piece, marquee (capcom/romstar) and pcb set (capcom) with harness.
And recently Zabadozer acquired a Williams 1942 conversion cab, then sold it to TheShanMan.
1. Reproducing the Bezel artwork.
This consists of three parts:
2 x CRT Decal (Part No 31-1343-3030)
1 x Instruction Card (Part No 16-3030-1)
1.1 CRT Decal (Part No 31-1343-3030)
Source of original Bezel artwork: KLOV member 7146aaron.
Half of the bezel artwork was found on 7146aaron's 1942 conversion cab, and was stuck to the kick panel underneath the coin
door. aaron was successfully able to remove the artwork intact and is in excellent condition and perfect for scanning
artwork for both the bezel reproduction and the cpo reproduction. After some review of the materials available, it was
realised that the CRT Decals are mirror images of each other (not including the Instruction Card). Therefore the half of the
CRT Decal set in hand is sufficient to reproduce the two CRT Decal parts required.
1.2 1 x Instruction Card (Part No 16-3030-1)
Source of the Instruction Card artwork: KLOV member TheShanMan.
The Instruction Card artwork is either part of the CPO on his conversion cab, or, adhered over the top of the CPO.
TheShanMan has offered to scan the CPO so this item can be reproduced from the CPO scans.
2. Reproducing the Side artwork.
This consists of two parts:
2 x Side Decal (Part No 31-1344-3030)
2.1 Reproducing the left hand side Side Decal.
Source of original Side artwork: KLOV member 7146aaron.
The Side artwork was located on 7146aaron's 1942 conversion cab. aaron was successfully able to remove the artwork intact
and is in excellent condition and perfect for scanning for the Side artwork reproduction.
A KLOV member has offered to vectorise the artwork so i will followup as soon as artwork is scanned.
2.2 Reproducing the right hand side Side Decal.
Same as 2.1 above. The Side Decals are exactly the same on both sides of the cab, NOT mirror images of each other.
Therefore the single piece of Side artwork received from aaron is sufficient to reproduce the two Side Decals required.
3. Reproducing the Control Panel artwork.
This consists of two parts:
1 x Control Panel overlay (Part No 31-1341-3030) - need to identify thickness of material and type of finish.
1 x Miscellaneous control-panel decals (part no 31-1348-3030)
3.1 Reproducing the control-panel overlay.
Source of the control-panel overlay artwork:
- Top part - KLOV member 7146aaron
- Bottom part - KLOV member TheShanMan.
- missing sections (from the aforementioned sources due to wear and tear, buttons/js installation or other damage) - source
needed - parts missing to be identified, but only approx 2%-5% at most of overall artwork.
I have been researching the reconstruction of the CPO from the samples of art from aaron and shanman and most of the art is there, although some hjas been obscured by button and js stick on labels.
A reasonable simile has been assembled of the CPO in lieu of actual scans to work with to date.. this will change shortly.
3.2 Reproducing the Miscellaneous control-panel decals (part no 31-1348-3030)
Source of the Marquee Decal artwork: KLOV member TheShanMan.
the shanman CPO contains all of the button and JS label/surround artwork.
A fellow KLOV memer has offered to vectorise the artwork so i will followup as soon as artwork is scanned.
4. Reproducing the Marquee artwork.
This consists of two parts:
1 x Marquee Decal (Part No 31-1342-3030)
1 x "Survival" Decal. no part# given. could be the "Declare War" decal referred to in manual. no info on what it looks like.
4.1 Reproducing the Marquee (Decal).
Source of the Marquee Decal artwork: KLOV member TheShanMan.
TheShanMan has offered to scan the Marquee whcih would be fantastic, as i havent seen a good source of that art (dont have
one myself).
4.2 Reproducing the "Survival" Decal.
A source for this decal is needed.
5. Reproducing the other artwork items:
5.1 "Declare War" decal (part no 31-1346-3030) - need a source for this artwork
(attached to folded sign to sit on top of game).
5.2 "FCC" decal as applied to cab mains cable entry point. (no part no supplied) - need a source for this artwork.
5.3 "Survival" decal as applied to the pcb cage. (no part no supplied) - need a source for this artwork.
That's all for now!
Background Notes:
In 2009 i started making enquiries about the game, initially as i noticed an advert for a PCB that there was Williams branded/licensed 1942 PCB. As i was already obsessed about early '80s Williams arcade games, this grabbed my atttention so i posted a question KLOV. (add link)
I continued research via the internet, klov and other arcade related forums. that is not to say that i have done an exhaustive search.
Posts by klovers provided tantalysing glimpses of further info. (add links). Recently, 7146aaron posted to say he was about to restore a cab and was doing research before doing so, & kindly offered to sell me the marquee, pcbs & the art if he could successfully peel them off the cab.
After much contemplation, we realised that aaron had a good chunk of the control panel overlay artwork!
Zabadozer posted a message that he had recently acquired a 1942 conversion cab & included a pics of his CP which looked like the 1942 conversion kit cpo. after revewing various pics found to date of conversion cabs [note - check with cnlmoore ], & after further reviewing old promo material available on www.retrokade.com , incl:
- a very grainy/low res newsprint article about the conversion kit (call this CPO pic #1, www.retrokade.com website), and
- an image of a converted cab with the CPO artwork applied (call this CPO pic #2, www.retrokade.com website)(better check
this factoid about the locations of the pics and include links to the pics) i came to the following realisations:
1. 7146aaron had an excellent example of the sideart and was willing to remove it so i could scan it. Artwork received today! Whoo Hoo!
The side artwork is the exactly the same on both sides and is not mirrored. I will scan the Side artwork.
2. 7146aaron had an excellent example (an est 40% thereof)of the CPO art & ditto so i could scan it. Artwork received too!
According to the promo material on the Retrokade website, this piece of the artwork is the topside of the CPO where the buttons & joystick should be mounted (if artwork is applied in accordance with promo material)
Andykmv will scan the Bezel/CPO artwork (top part).
3. According to CPO pic #1 (separate to the promo article pic) on the Retrokade website, CPO pic #2 artwork
has been installed upside down.
(check if the site quoted is correct and incl links)
4. Zabadozer (game now owned by TheShanMan) had an excellent example of another significant chunk of the CPO artwork:
4.01 on the basis of CPO pic #1 & CPO pic #2, and of zabadozers CPO picture (call this CPO pic #3) zabadozers CPO
has also been installed upside down.
4.02 the CPO represents approx 50% of the remaining area of the CPO needed to complete the artwork
4.03 parts of the needed area of the CPO approx 5% are obscured by (hopefully removeable) button and joystick labels
4.04 parts of the needed area of the cpo approx 3% have been damaged (on the exposed edge of the CPO)
4.05 the fire button label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.06 the loop button label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.07 the 1 player start button label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.08 the 2 player start button label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.09 the joystick label is intact and able to be scanned in
4.10 the Instruction Card is intact and can be scanned in
TheShanMan has offered to scan the remaining CPO artwork and the Marquee artwork.
5. Zabadozer (game now owned by TheShanMan) has an excellent example of the Williams 1942 Marquee which can be scanned.
TheShanMan has offered to scan the Marquee artwork.
6. Approx 2% of the available cpo artwork is either damaged or missing for which no original artwork samples have been
discovered to date. There are a lot of VAPS members (to be quantified) (and presumeably also KLOV members) that have
dedicated 1942 "conversions" which could be Capcom, Romstar or Williams (more discovery needed to identify candidate williams
artwork).
Sources of Information:
1. The "Williams 1942 Instruction Manual 16-3030-101 (Mar_1_1985), for information about what was supplied with the
conversion kit, as detailed on Page 6 (the list of parts) and page 4 (the "Decal Locations" diagram).
2. klov members - via Threads posted on the www.klov.com forums in 2009/2010.
3. other internet sites incl www.retrokade.com
4. Artwork Scans: http://vectorlib2.free.fr/1942_bezel/1942_bezel.html
Current activity:
Efforts are now underway to collect sufficient samples or photos or scans of the Williams 1942 (Licensed from Capcom) artwork
as supplied with the Williams 1942 (Licensed from Capcom) conversion kit ("the conversion kit") to enable reconstruction of what the artwork looked like, also with a view to reproducing the artwork.
I recently purchased from 7146aaron two items of original Williams 1942 conversion kit artwork (side art x 1 piece), bezel artwork x 1 piece, marquee (capcom/romstar) and pcb set (capcom) with harness.
And recently Zabadozer acquired a Williams 1942 conversion cab, then sold it to TheShanMan.
1. Reproducing the Bezel artwork.
This consists of three parts:
2 x CRT Decal (Part No 31-1343-3030)
1 x Instruction Card (Part No 16-3030-1)
1.1 CRT Decal (Part No 31-1343-3030)
Source of original Bezel artwork: KLOV member 7146aaron.
Half of the bezel artwork was found on 7146aaron's 1942 conversion cab, and was stuck to the kick panel underneath the coin
door. aaron was successfully able to remove the artwork intact and is in excellent condition and perfect for scanning
artwork for both the bezel reproduction and the cpo reproduction. After some review of the materials available, it was
realised that the CRT Decals are mirror images of each other (not including the Instruction Card). Therefore the half of the
CRT Decal set in hand is sufficient to reproduce the two CRT Decal parts required.
1.2 1 x Instruction Card (Part No 16-3030-1)
Source of the Instruction Card artwork: KLOV member TheShanMan.
The Instruction Card artwork is either part of the CPO on his conversion cab, or, adhered over the top of the CPO.
TheShanMan has offered to scan the CPO so this item can be reproduced from the CPO scans.
2. Reproducing the Side artwork.
This consists of two parts:
2 x Side Decal (Part No 31-1344-3030)
2.1 Reproducing the left hand side Side Decal.
Source of original Side artwork: KLOV member 7146aaron.
The Side artwork was located on 7146aaron's 1942 conversion cab. aaron was successfully able to remove the artwork intact
and is in excellent condition and perfect for scanning for the Side artwork reproduction.
A KLOV member has offered to vectorise the artwork so i will followup as soon as artwork is scanned.
2.2 Reproducing the right hand side Side Decal.
Same as 2.1 above. The Side Decals are exactly the same on both sides of the cab, NOT mirror images of each other.
Therefore the single piece of Side artwork received from aaron is sufficient to reproduce the two Side Decals required.
3. Reproducing the Control Panel artwork.
This consists of two parts:
1 x Control Panel overlay (Part No 31-1341-3030) - need to identify thickness of material and type of finish.
1 x Miscellaneous control-panel decals (part no 31-1348-3030)
3.1 Reproducing the control-panel overlay.
Source of the control-panel overlay artwork:
- Top part - KLOV member 7146aaron
- Bottom part - KLOV member TheShanMan.
- missing sections (from the aforementioned sources due to wear and tear, buttons/js installation or other damage) - source
needed - parts missing to be identified, but only approx 2%-5% at most of overall artwork.
I have been researching the reconstruction of the CPO from the samples of art from aaron and shanman and most of the art is there, although some hjas been obscured by button and js stick on labels.
A reasonable simile has been assembled of the CPO in lieu of actual scans to work with to date.. this will change shortly.
3.2 Reproducing the Miscellaneous control-panel decals (part no 31-1348-3030)
Source of the Marquee Decal artwork: KLOV member TheShanMan.
the shanman CPO contains all of the button and JS label/surround artwork.
A fellow KLOV memer has offered to vectorise the artwork so i will followup as soon as artwork is scanned.
4. Reproducing the Marquee artwork.
This consists of two parts:
1 x Marquee Decal (Part No 31-1342-3030)
1 x "Survival" Decal. no part# given. could be the "Declare War" decal referred to in manual. no info on what it looks like.
4.1 Reproducing the Marquee (Decal).
Source of the Marquee Decal artwork: KLOV member TheShanMan.
TheShanMan has offered to scan the Marquee whcih would be fantastic, as i havent seen a good source of that art (dont have
one myself).
4.2 Reproducing the "Survival" Decal.
A source for this decal is needed.
5. Reproducing the other artwork items:
5.1 "Declare War" decal (part no 31-1346-3030) - need a source for this artwork
(attached to folded sign to sit on top of game).
5.2 "FCC" decal as applied to cab mains cable entry point. (no part no supplied) - need a source for this artwork.
5.3 "Survival" decal as applied to the pcb cage. (no part no supplied) - need a source for this artwork.
That's all for now!
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