Original Mini Marquees vs. Laminated Copies

So mostly I'm wondering how much better quality the originals are.

1) Does the light come through the copies at all?

2) Are they more or less sturdy?

3) How do you print these, I guess this will be important when I want MM's for games like Metal Slug 4, KOF 2k, and such.

Use a White Translucency (thick white transparency)product to print on. It will look just as good as an original if you have a nice printer and paper cutter.

the best place i've found to get hold of the mini marquees image is mame! they usually have the arcade flyer also! loco Mind you, having said that, some marquees are really hard to find....where do you find flipshot/mdrop3/fight fever/zupapa??