Blast City Ikaruga Custom Artwork - Neo-Geo Forums

Testocules · 12-20-2009, 01:18 AM

I decided to have MCS-arcade do some custom Ikaruga artwork for my Blast City. Here I are some pics of the art. It should be arriving some time soon after Christmas.

Marquee

Side Art

Control Panel

Moves list

Lower Side art

Cornerb0y · 12-20-2009, 02:56 AM

Testocules · 12-20-2009, 10:20 AM

I felt the same way when I saw it. It turned out better than I could have expected. Sean did a great job!

matt5cott · 12-20-2009, 11:43 AM

Whoa that's superb, can't wait to see pics of the finished thing

YuckMud · 12-20-2009, 05:31 PM

(Yeah, Cornerboy beat me to it.) but really. That's fucking bad ass. Get some pictures of that up when it's finished.

BigTinz · 12-20-2009, 06:11 PM

DAMN.

ElectricGrave · 12-20-2009, 08:58 PM

That's pretty radical man!

prosolis · 12-20-2009, 09:20 PM

Amazing. Great job.

Testocules · 12-20-2009, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YuckMud

(Yeah, Cornerboy beat me to it.) but really. That's fucking bad ass. Get some pictures of that up when it's finished.

Thanks everyone, I will definitely post pics when I get the art put on the cab. I hope it will arrive within the week following Christmas. I am going to cut a new control panel to apply the new art on. I want a L13B panel but want to pick the position of both the stick and the buttons. Anyone have an opinion on the button color? I was thinking of this:

I also thought of vermilion as a possibility. Thoughts???

Cornerb0y · 12-20-2009, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YuckMud

(Yeah, Cornerboy beat me to it.) but really. That's fucking bad ass. Get some pictures of that up when it's finished.

I was going to use that picture but I saw randy and had to do it.

prosolis · 12-20-2009, 11:48 PM

I would use black buttons. That yellow is a bit too bright imo.

Testocules · 12-21-2009, 12:09 AM

Here is a preview of the printed artwork sent to me today by mcs-arcade. It ships tomorrow.

NipRing · 12-21-2009, 01:15 AM

......fucking awesome!!!!!

NGT · 12-21-2009, 02:49 AM

How much was it to have it printed out?

Very nice stuff.

I'd try black buttons on the cp as well.

topher · 12-21-2009, 07:32 AM

Beautiful!!! Can't wait to see it on the cab.

Have you thought about doing 2 tone buttons (using different color plunger and shell). I think a yellow / black combo would look pretty bad ass with that artwork.

Or maybe a blue / black...

TonK · 12-21-2009, 07:51 AM

You guys...

White Shell with Blue Plunger

Black Shell with Red Plunger

ElectricGrave · 12-21-2009, 10:16 AM

White for 1p
Black for 2p

Just to keep the Ikaruga theme going. Or both white Balltops with black plunger white ring.

Don't be throwing in colors in there, it's gonna steal away from the theme.

Clar hardware would be sick too though, you can save teh art from the holes and install it in the plungers. Now that would be sick.

Testocules · 12-21-2009, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by topher

Beautiful!!! Can't wait to see it on the cab.

Have you thought about doing 2 tone buttons (using different color plunger and shell). I think a yellow / black combo would look pretty bad ass with that artwork.

Or maybe a blue / black...

Yeah I thought of black with yellow 2 tone buttons, but not sure how it will look without actually trying it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by electricgrave

Clear hardware would be sick too though, you can save teh art from the holes and install it in the plungers. Now that would be sick.

I have to say that your idea of clear buttons to preserve the artwork is awesome! I am definitely going to try this one out.

This control panel art will be for a single player panel for shooters - three buttons only. I just got a 2L12b Sanwa control panel in from excellent for 2 player gaming.

It would have been $175 just to print all seven pieces - I also had to pay to have the work done - I think I got a great package price - $250 shipped for everything.

ElectricGrave · 12-21-2009, 11:54 AM

Single player CP's are awsome for shmups, I'd just switch the harness if you ever decide to use the 2p ship for whatever reason.

250 is reasonable if the material used is top notch. Who's doint the printing work?

Testocules · 12-21-2009, 12:09 PM

All the work and printing was done by Sean also know as maxchainsplendid at mcs-arcade. Materials are top notch - he has been doing this kind of work for years and there are quite a few samples of his work that can be seen on arcadeotaku. You can also buy his reproduction cp artwork on segashed.

topher · 12-21-2009, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonK

You guys...

White Shell with Blue Plunger

Black Shell with Red Plunger

+1

.perfect.

Testocules · 12-21-2009, 04:02 PM

I like the black shell red plunger, but I might get a couple different types and try them out. Right now I am leaning towards black ball top, black shell, clear plunger with art from the button holes mounted in the plunger. I think this arrangement would allow the art to stand out rather than take from it.

sloth911 · 12-21-2009, 06:03 PM

The graphics for this are amazing. Did you do the design work and the "worked it up" to what you posted, are did they do off the designing?

Are they giant stickers? or static cling vinyl?

Testocules · 12-21-2009, 10:50 PM

The original artwork is by axialpoint. I did the design work, if you could call it, that to put together some examples of what I was looking for. I used my "mad skills" in MS paint to make the following mock ups.

Control Panel design mock up

Marquee design mock up

I have some other mock ups for the side art, but they are laughably bad. You can see from the mock ups that he did a great job of capturing what I was going for. The credit really goes to Sean for taking took my hideous mock ups and turned them in to something that looks professional to the point of appearing O.E.M.

Luckily for me, Sean had already done reproduction Blast City side art and Astro/Blast/Universal control panel work. He had also done some previous Ikaruga artwork for himself - the moves list is untouched from when he did it for himself so no additional work was necessary for that. I guess a lot of the ground work had been done by him already already - which is why the project was able to be completed for such a reasonable price. Sean is a really reasonable guy, I am very fortunate to have worked with him on this project.

Incredibly, the final printed product was the first draft I received from Sean with no changes made to it!

The upper and lower side art and control panel are stickers. The marquee is printed on back-lit film so that it can be illuminated the way a marquee should be.

Cornerb0y · 12-22-2009, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by electricgrave

White for 1p
Black for 2p

Just to keep the Ikaruga theme going. Or both white Balltops with black plunger white ring.

Don't be throwing in colors in there, it's gonna steal away from the theme.

Clar hardware would be sick too though, you can save teh art from the holes and install it in the plungers. Now that would be sick.

I think the white and black theme for the buttons is great. You could do white buttons with black plungers for 1p and black with white for 2p.

12-20-2009, 01:18 AM	#1
Testocules Hardened Shock Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 430	Blast City Ikaruga Custom Artwork I decided to have MCS-arcade do some custom Ikaruga artwork for my Blast City. Here I are some pics of the art. It should be arriving some time soon after Christmas. Marquee Side Art Control Panel Moves list Lower Side art

12-20-2009, 02:56 AM	#2
Cornerb0y NAM-75 Vet Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gloucester, VA Posts: 494	__________________ MV-1 with Unibios 3.0 Feat 16 games! NGPC - #0411136

12-20-2009, 05:31 PM	#5
YuckMud Yamazaki's Pupil Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Long Island New York Posts: 2,745	(Yeah, Cornerboy beat me to it.) but really. That's fucking bad ass. Get some pictures of that up when it's finished. __________________

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12-20-2009, 08:58 PM	#7
ElectricGrave Ikari Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: . Posts: 6,525	That's pretty radical man! __________________

12-20-2009, 10:20 AM	#3
Testocules Hardened Shock Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 430	I felt the same way when I saw it. It turned out better than I could have expected. Sean did a great job!

12-20-2009, 11:43 AM	#4
matt5cott Bashful Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nottinghamshire UK Posts: 11	Whoa that's superb, can't wait to see pics of the finished thing

12-20-2009, 09:20 PM	#8
prosolis Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 31	Amazing. Great job.

12-20-2009, 11:48 PM	#11
prosolis Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 31	I would use black buttons. That yellow is a bit too bright imo.

12-21-2009, 12:09 AM	#12
Testocules Hardened Shock Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 430	Here is a preview of the printed artwork sent to me today by mcs-arcade. It ships tomorrow.

12-21-2009, 01:15 AM	#13
NipRing Armored Scrum Object Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nakatomi Building 30th Floor Posts: 260	......fucking awesome!!!!! __________________ XBL Tag: xNIPRINGx I love cats but i just cant eat a whole one myself

12-21-2009, 02:49 AM	#14
NGT Kula's Diamond Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern Bay Area Posts: 3,412	How much was it to have it printed out? Very nice stuff. I'd try black buttons on the cp as well. __________________

12-21-2009, 07:32 AM	#15
topher World Hero Join Date: May 2004 Location: va beach Posts: 2,304	Beautiful!!! Can't wait to see it on the cab. Have you thought about doing 2 tone buttons (using different color plunger and shell). I think a yellow / black combo would look pretty bad ass with that artwork. Or maybe a blue / black... __________________ Last edited by topher; 12-21-2009 at 07:35 AM..

12-21-2009, 07:51 AM	#16
TonK Digital Bullet Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 11,277	You guys... White Shell with Blue Plunger Black Shell with Red Plunger __________________

12-21-2009, 10:16 AM	#17
ElectricGrave Ikari Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: . Posts: 6,525	White for 1p Black for 2p Just to keep the Ikaruga theme going. Or both white Balltops with black plunger white ring. Don't be throwing in colors in there, it's gonna steal away from the theme. Clar hardware would be sick too though, you can save teh art from the holes and install it in the plungers. Now that would be sick.

12-21-2009, 11:54 AM	#19
ElectricGrave Ikari Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: . Posts: 6,525	Single player CP's are awsome for shmups, I'd just switch the harness if you ever decide to use the 2p ship for whatever reason. 250 is reasonable if the material used is top notch. Who's doint the printing work?

12-21-2009, 12:09 PM	#20
Testocules Hardened Shock Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 430	All the work and printing was done by Sean also know as maxchainsplendid at mcs-arcade. Materials are top notch - he has been doing this kind of work for years and there are quite a few samples of his work that can be seen on arcadeotaku. You can also buy his reproduction cp artwork on segashed.

12-21-2009, 04:02 PM	#22
Testocules Hardened Shock Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 430	I like the black shell red plunger, but I might get a couple different types and try them out. Right now I am leaning towards black ball top, black shell, clear plunger with art from the button holes mounted in the plunger. I think this arrangement would allow the art to stand out rather than take from it.

12-21-2009, 06:03 PM	#23
sloth911 Timid Neo Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Phialdelphia Region Posts: 9	The graphics for this are amazing. Did you do the design work and the "worked it up" to what you posted, are did they do off the designing? Are they giant stickers? or static cling vinyl?

12-21-2009, 10:50 PM	#24
Testocules Hardened Shock Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 430	The original artwork is by axialpoint. I did the design work, if you could call it, that to put together some examples of what I was looking for. I used my "mad skills" in MS paint to make the following mock ups. Control Panel design mock up Marquee design mock up I have some other mock ups for the side art, but they are laughably bad. You can see from the mock ups that he did a great job of capturing what I was going for. The credit really goes to Sean for taking took my hideous mock ups and turned them in to something that looks professional to the point of appearing O.E.M. Luckily for me, Sean had already done reproduction Blast City side art and Astro/Blast/Universal control panel work. He had also done some previous Ikaruga artwork for himself - the moves list is untouched from when he did it for himself so no additional work was necessary for that. I guess a lot of the ground work had been done by him already already - which is why the project was able to be completed for such a reasonable price. Sean is a really reasonable guy, I am very fortunate to have worked with him on this project. Incredibly, the final printed product was the first draft I received from Sean with no changes made to it! The upper and lower side art and control panel are stickers. The marquee is printed on back-lit film so that it can be illuminated the way a marquee should be. Last edited by Testocules; 12-21-2009 at 10:54 PM..

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