Anyone make nice repro Mini Marquees now?

[mmsadda]

I remember Cool Craig made some great mini-marquee repros a few years back, on something like photo paper, that were similar to the originals but slightly thicker and with more vibrant colors.

Does anyone still make anything like this?

 

[NGT]

Maybe a stupid question, but what type of printer would you need to print color on plastic to do a professional job reproducing these?

 

[xsq]

I just remember skinny doing these some years ago... then he fucked up a group buy and was never seen again...

I've read about arcademarquee.com somewhere, they print on Kodak polyester, but I don't know how good their repros are.

 

[mmsadda]

Maybe a stupid question, but what type of printer would you need to print color on plastic to do a professional job reproducing these?

Not sure, but it was professional equipment, at a dedicated print shop I believe. Not something one would buy for the sole purpose to repro mini marquees, even if they had hundreds of orders lined up

 

[TheSegaDude]

I've had a print shop print up a bunch of mini marquees for me. They used 12mm backlit film. When I first got them they were rolled and it took a while for them to flatten out but that didn't matter much when they were placed in a Neo Geo. It held them flat.
They look really good. But they don't look like originals. The ones I made I used high res artwork that I could find on the Internet and I pasted the title of the game on each one. Some look similar to originals but none have 'how to play' instructions on them.

Here's are a few of them:

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-metal-slug-1.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-nam-1975-light.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wor...s-mini-marquee-samurai-shodown-5-v-alt-v1.jpg

Installed in a cabinet:
https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mini-marquee-close-up.jpg

 

[NeoSneth]

you can just inkjet onto overhead projector film if you are not looking for perfect.

 

[daskrabs]

This guy on ebay does great work.

 

[xsq]

This guy on ebay does great work.

that's the ebay account of the aforementioned arcademarquee.com

 

[Dahun72]

I've had a print shop print up a bunch of mini marquees for me. They used 12mm backlit film. When I first got them they were rolled and it took a while for them to flatten out but that didn't matter much when they were placed in a Neo Geo. It held them flat.
They look really good. But they don't look like originals. The ones I made I used high res artwork that I could find on the Internet and I pasted the title of the game on each one. Some look similar to originals but none have 'how to play' instructions on them.

Here's are a few of them:

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-metal-slug-1.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-nam-1975-light.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wor...s-mini-marquee-samurai-shodown-5-v-alt-v1.jpg

Installed in a cabinet:
https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mini-marquee-close-up.jpg

They look great, well done!

 

[NGT]

I've had a print shop print up a bunch of mini marquees for me. They used 12mm backlit film. When I first got them they were rolled and it took a while for them to flatten out but that didn't matter much when they were placed in a Neo Geo. It held them flat.
They look really good. But they don't look like originals. The ones I made I used high res artwork that I could find on the Internet and I pasted the title of the game on each one. Some look similar to originals but none have 'how to play' instructions on them.

Here's are a few of them:

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-metal-slug-1.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-nam-1975-light.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wor...s-mini-marquee-samurai-shodown-5-v-alt-v1.jpg

Installed in a cabinet:
https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mini-marquee-close-up.jpg

Yeah, those are nice ! Good stuff!

 

[GeePM]

I've had a print shop print up a bunch of mini marquees for me. They used 12mm backlit film. When I first got them they were rolled and it took a while for them to flatten out but that didn't matter much when they were placed in a Neo Geo. It held them flat.
They look really good. But they don't look like originals. The ones I made I used high res artwork that I could find on the Internet and I pasted the title of the game on each one. Some look similar to originals but none have 'how to play' instructions on them.

Here's are a few of them:

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-metal-slug-1.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-nam-1975-light.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wor...s-mini-marquee-samurai-shodown-5-v-alt-v1.jpg

Installed in a cabinet:
https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mini-marquee-close-up.jpg

Damn, these are absolutely gorgeous! Great work.

 

[Tanooki]

I agree those are really nice choices if you're just going to go for something random as the art is great.

The arcade marquee guy I've always been curious about. Pictures are one thing, in hand and in a cabinet is another. He tries to make them 1:1 but how close are they really? I like the fact he doesn't do the childish fuckery that Nintendo snobs tend to get panty twisted over with simple lame stickers bitching they're not clearly poor looking or having reproduction written through the art so they feel like their financial bubble investment doesn't pop sooner than later.

 

[xsq]

some US guy should buy a few... USD 10 isn't too heavy, and "Satisfaction guaranteed, returns accepted"

 

[mmsadda]

that's the ebay account of the aforementioned arcademarquee.com

I was actually gonna ask that! Thanks for answering preemptively

Funny how his eBay pricing is slightly lower than website pricing if you figure in shipping, yet he has to pay ebay fees on those....

Anyhow, thanks for that source! They're double what Craig was charging, but I really only want a couple so that'll probably be well worth it!

 

[mmsadda]

I've had a print shop print up a bunch of mini marquees for me. They used 12mm backlit film. When I first got them they were rolled and it took a while for them to flatten out but that didn't matter much when they were placed in a Neo Geo. It held them flat.
They look really good. But they don't look like originals. The ones I made I used high res artwork that I could find on the Internet and I pasted the title of the game on each one. Some look similar to originals but none have 'how to play' instructions on them.

Here's are a few of them:

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-metal-slug-1.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mvs-mini-marquee-nam-1975-light.jpg

https://thesegacollection.files.wor...s-mini-marquee-samurai-shodown-5-v-alt-v1.jpg

Installed in a cabinet:
https://thesegacollection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neo-geo-mini-marquee-close-up.jpg

Very cool! Have you thought about selling these?

 

[radiantsvgun]

I've got some from arcademarquees.com- They aren't perfect recreations, but once they are in the cab and the backlight is on- you really can't tell a difference.

 

[TopTierArcade]

Ya, I bought 6 repro marquees from http://arcademarquee.com/ last summer. Price was fair, shipping was fast and product was great. Here is a pic of all 6 in my 6 slot

 

[Tanooki]

Do you have some really high quality close ups of those or can you make one of a couple? I think most here are probably curious about the print quality and clarity. They do look nice in the cabinet though. I've been considering the $15 purchase for the 161in1 and the secondary one with the micro sized print of the whole game list.

 

[TheSegaDude]

Very cool! Have you thought about selling these?

I think most people want repros that look identical to originals with the 'how to' play details. And I haven't been able to find high res artwork and titles for most games.
Instead of selling, I'd prefer a community effort to collect Neo artwork and titles for each game that is good enough to print well. I'm actually surprised that mini marquees aren't hosted on southtown-homebrew.com. That would be a good thing to shoot for.

Once the Mini Marquee is created it's easy enough for anyone to email them to a local print shop (that does backlit film) and have them printed.

Anyone have high resolution artwork for Last Resort and SpinMaster?

 

[xsq]

Instead of selling, I'd prefer a community effort to collect Neo artwork and titles for each game that is good enough to print well.

I agree. There have been some threads on here over the years, and I guess you know neogeosoft and arcadecrusade...