Re: FS: Dedicated Major Havoc marquees

Tom: put me down for one, untrimmed if possible, to go with the PCB, manual
and schematics I just got from eBay for $209. I'm excited.

Jon: I have access to a wide-format scanner and would be happy to scan any
art.

-Douglas

on 10/18/02 12:58 PM, Tom McClintock at tomm@mgcap.com wrote:

> After a 15 month delay, I've finally gone to press today with some
> dedicated Major Havoc marquees. Roy Kaplan was kind enough to redraw the
> original artwork and match it up against a scan of an original DMH
> marquee. Since the market for these marquees is, shall we say rather
> 'limited', I've opted again to have some Duratrans made, rather than
> screen-printed plexi material as the original was.
>
> Here is a sample jpg of the marquee:
> http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/atari/mh_marquee.jpg
>
> These are exactly the same size as the original marquees. They are
> really nice continuous tone prints that are meant to be sandwiched
> between two pieces of glass and then backlit. Basically, the same things
> you see in a light box at the shopping mall or a point-of-purchase
> display at McDonalds. The downside is they do not have an infinite
> lifespan. I was quoted a two-year period of constant backlighting before
> the colors would begin to fade. But, even if you kept the game turned on
> and marquee lit for two hours a day, every day, it would not begin to
> fade for 24 years. Not too bad, especially if you’ve ever seen a Ms. Pac
> marquee (or an original Major Havoc marquee that is faded)… Oh, and
> direct exposure to sunlight is bad for it as well.
>
> This is the same material and process I used for the War of the Worlds
> marquees printed last year. If you overlooked those, you can read all
> about the specifics here:
>
> http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/cine/wotw_marquee.html
>
> As I mentioned, these are continuous tone so they look just like they
> were silk-screened with spot colors – there is no pixelation at all. The
> printer is charging me on a per-foot basis, and will quote me a better
> price if I run a larger area at the same time. Currently the price is
> about $25 to $30 for each marquee. That price does not include exact
> trimming I'll see what the additional cost will be on trimming, but it
> may be cheaper to do it yourself.
>
> Since printing duratrans is relatively affordable and allows for very
> small runs to be made with little or no setup charges, I will be making
> just enough for those who are interested. I'm not going to maintain an
> inventory on them, so if you are interested, let me know and I'll put
> you on the list. I'm hoping to have the final run by the middle of next
> week.
>
>
> tom
>
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