joeyoravec
Member
If you reproduce arcade parts and want to help collector community then please:
Save the CAD and gerber files for PCBs
Save the mechanical drawings for wood/metal parts
Save the length, color, and connector specs for wiring
Save the scans and vector files for artwork
I'm not upset from one experience -- I'm upset from an entire week of exchanging PMs hunting for reproduction parts for several games. Everybody I've managed to connect with to the answer is "it's sold out. I'm unwilling to do another run, and I'm also not going to freely give OR sell you the design files to get it manufactured elsewhere"
It's awesome that parts were available at all as reproductions. It's not awesome if I have to redo the same work that you have sitting on your hard drive because your artwork or component is no longer available (even in resale) and you won't do another run.
Think about this when you buy parts. Insist that vendors publish information to sustain this hobby when they end-of-life a product. You are a drain on this hobby if you spend the 40 hours to vectorize artwork, make your buck (or break even), then force somebody else to go through the same process again because you don't want to do business.
Rant over.
Save the CAD and gerber files for PCBs
Save the mechanical drawings for wood/metal parts
Save the length, color, and connector specs for wiring
Save the scans and vector files for artwork
I'm not upset from one experience -- I'm upset from an entire week of exchanging PMs hunting for reproduction parts for several games. Everybody I've managed to connect with to the answer is "it's sold out. I'm unwilling to do another run, and I'm also not going to freely give OR sell you the design files to get it manufactured elsewhere"
It's awesome that parts were available at all as reproductions. It's not awesome if I have to redo the same work that you have sitting on your hard drive because your artwork or component is no longer available (even in resale) and you won't do another run.
Think about this when you buy parts. Insist that vendors publish information to sustain this hobby when they end-of-life a product. You are a drain on this hobby if you spend the 40 hours to vectorize artwork, make your buck (or break even), then force somebody else to go through the same process again because you don't want to do business.
Rant over.


