Spy Hunter Side Art Tips

[Roadrunner000]

Lets assume you've done the proper prep work and that is really key....but assuming that..

The key if your doing this shit yourself is to have a lot of clamps and take your time lining up the art on top or bottom....it really depends on the art...if I have something that is straight lines etc on bottom I might choose to use that as a guide to get the bottom clamped down and then work my way from the top..or vice versa....but you can do dry method youself..just have to make sure you have it secured...lined up...and most importantly work slow and deliberate..don't rush..you should be working with maybe and inch of art at a time as you work back and forth..pushing the air towards the open end as you go down...if you do this you won't have to use the wet method....that having been said if you prep your surface with something that will repels water you can use this method..but you better make sure you have several coats on the surface or you'll end up with some swelling anyway...I've done both methods and its all prep work and taking your time that is key to getting the desired result.

Also keep in mind all repro art..vinyl is not the same..know what your working with in terms of thickness...how opaque is the vinyl...too..determines color of prime you use as base if needed too.

 

[ThisOldGame]

How did you prep the sides? I've always used the wet method and it always is pretty damn smooth. I use Oil based paint so the water just "beads" off.

Perhaps I wasnt clear enough in that other posting.
Spy is tricky becasue of alll the lines especially the top black border that wasnt consistant even in the orginals Ive seen many o Spys and they have all varied in their orginal applications some running off the edge entirely!
my recomendation assuming the cab was nice and prepped was to "mist" the vinyl back and the cab up in that top corner to get it started and aligned.
from there it couldve been applied dry the rest of the way down like my blog links for vinyling a side. which was dry on bottom only wet on top to prevent vinyl from scratchign since it wasnt premasked.

any excess water is squeeged out and any remaing water/wetness should be dried.
I also recomend a 50/50 mix of h2o and Alcohol so it will dry and evap quicker.

 

[ThisOldGame]

Perhaps I wasnt clear enough in that other posting.
Spy is tricky becasue of alll the lines especially the top black border that wasnt consistant even in the orginals Ive seen many o Spys and they have all varied in their orginal applications some running off the edge entirely!
my recomendation assuming the cab was nice and prepped was to "mist" the vinyl back and the cab up in that top corner to get it started and aligned.
from there it couldve been applied dry the rest of the way down like my blog links for vinyling a side. which was dry on bottom only wet on top to prevent vinyl from scratchign since it wasnt premasked.

any excess water is squeeged out and any remaing water/wetness should be dried.
I also recomend a 50/50 mix of h2o and Alcohol so it will dry and evap quicker.

but prok right too you can soak the cabinet down either and the woods gotta be sealed
with a good oilbase paint, prime, or clear coat.

Ahh that was supose to be an edit add on to last post

 

[Phetishboy]

Can I get a high res pic of this? I wanna blow it up and frame it in my arcade. Awesome.

 

[FrizzleFried]

Well... the side is f*cked... bottom line is that I took one persons advise and didn't do enough independent research and ended up with a completely jacked result. My fault. Life goes on... maybe one day I'll revisit this side and go from there... for now, I will do the other side dry and try to position the cab where the f*cked side isn't showing. It sucks... but I can't blame anyone but myself.

A perfect example for not taking a single persons suggestion/advise but rather do your own research and make an informed decision based on that.

 

[Cartouche]

If you're serious, pm me your e-mail and I'll send you the file.

Maybe I should have left it and tried to parlay the cab into the cockpit version, which is what I really want.
"80s arcade working Spy Hunter game with original graffiti. The scrawled-on dick is original and not repro. Will sell or trade for Spy Hunter cockpit. 80's era Bubble Yum smashed into speaker grill included."

Can I get a high res pic of this? I wanna blow it up and frame it in my arcade. Awesome.

 

[jow]

Man, I laugh every time I see it.

 

[Phetishboy]

Man, I laugh every time I see it.

I think it's the dude's pose that kills me. It's like he was involved in some serious physical action, has just put his heelie brakes on and *BOINGGGG*, out popped the Salivating Cyclops.

 

[Cartouche]

Plus the chick's worried expression takes on a whole new meaning.

Dix Pix sent.

 

[jow]

Dix Pix sent.

Not the first time Frizzy has heard this...

 

[Cartouche]

"That's gonna hurt come mornin'!"

 

[Phetishboy]

My wife saw me laughing, came over, looked and said "OMG, they even did the balls." That is priceless.

 

[jow]

Is there a reason the dudes dick would just be hanging on the outside of his jeans like that? Where the hell is it coming from? Ahahahahahahaha.

 

[Phetishboy]

Is there a reason the dudes dick would just be hanging on the outside of his jeans like that? Where the hell is it coming from? Ahahahahahahaha.

Ahahahahahahaha, it's like it's coming from behind him. His left leg is in front of it.

 

[jow]

Ahahahaha, seriously. Its like in Silence Of The Lambs. Dude has a massive tuck going. That thing is going to hurt someone. The head is almost touching his calf for fucks sake. Ahahahahaha.

 

[Phetishboy]

Ahahahaha, seriously. Its like in Silence Of The Lambs. Dude has a massive tuck going. That thing is going to hurt someone. The head is almost touching his calf for fucks sake. Ahahahahaha.

Check the schlong, then scroll up and look at dude's expression. Ahahahahahahahahaha, "you like this?" He seems to say. Ahahahahahhahahaha

 

[jow]

At least we finally know why he is "posing" like that with his legs. Poor bastard.

 

[supertechnoboy]

Frizz, if it makes you feel any better, others are learning through your pain. I have not yet put on my new Spy Hunter side art. I definitely would have used the wet method, and I definitely won't now!

 

[WadeLanham]

I learned a hard (and expensive) lesson over the last 36 hours....

That lesson: NEVER use the wet method...

I have been saying the exact same thing on this forum for years, and people want to argue about it over and over again, so I don't even bother saying it any more.

I really hate that you went through this... damn... I always mess something (usually something MUCH smaller) and it always makes me sick to my stomache!

Wade

 

[demogo]

I wonder if we could convince Rich to offer an alternate run of the SH full sideart with this "male enhancement"?

Think of the conversations it'd spark when people come over to play!