Re: Question about the Tempest marquee repros

Roy/All,

I've got an NOS Tempest marquee on hand, and expect to have one of Steve's
repros in later on this week. Will be happy to provide what comparison I
can, though I'm sure I won't have the eye for it that Roy has.

Speaking of this marquee, this brings me around to the subject of prepping
for a new overlay install. I've been having a hell of a time getting the
old marquee frame and parts ready to accept the new overlay. It's one thing
to douse a CP with thinner, then scrape with a putty knife, but this wood
frame's something else entirely. I've got the overlay itself off, and am in
the process of trying to remove the adhesive residue from the frame (glass &
mesh screen were no problem). I've been trying to scrape carefully, then
planning on following up with a good sanding and a fresh coat of paint. Is
this the way? Any insights on how to proceed from those who've done this
before?

(Note: this HAS to be the most unpleasant task a collector has to face...
geez, what a mess!)

Very respectfully,
Kristopher Sandrick

-----Original Message-----
From: chumblespuzz <chumblespuzz@home.com>
To: vectorlist@synthcom.com <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Question about the Tempest marquee repros

>Gee, I love it when I see a post with my name in it. :)
>
>Actually, I've had a hard disk crash recently, and I'm barely using my
>current computer taking this opportunity to get a new *hot* machine (great
>for making repros ;). Sorry for not contributing a lot lately. :)
>
>Anyway, the original marquee used 4-color process for producing the center
>image portion. As opposed to getting really solid colors, this technique
>ends up looking like a poor quality scan (when viewed up close). The
>advantage of this technique is the variety of colors produced. The
>disadvantage is the resolution. If you look closely at a photo in a
magazine
>you will see the same kind of dithering, except the screens used in
>magazines are a much finer resolution.
>
>The center artwork is very complex and is unlike the art found on CPOs.
This
>image probably started life as a painting which was scanned and screens
were
>made. When I planned on reproducing these, I scanned the image from an
>original with the intention of embedding it in smoothly redrawn borders. I
>was going to scan it at 600 DPI, but I found that a 300 DPI scan was
>completely adequate. The resolution of the original was so low that it
>didn't benefit from the additional scan resolution.
>
>I assume that FabFan (or Steve G) did exactly that. The question is did
they
>do it well enough. My only experience with Steve's art is his Tempest CPO.
>It was good in terms of material quality but not truly faithful to the
>original art. That is partly due to the fact that the entire CPO needed to
>be redrawn. As the marquee is probably mostly a scan of the original my
>guess is it's pretty good.
>
>I haven't seen one, some I'm not endorsing it, but where else are you going
>to find a new marquee for your Tempest for $45?
>
>I'd love to hear an A/B comparison from someone who has an original to
>compare it to.
>
>-roy->

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