Printed in all it’s purple glory

Started in February, and now finished in late May – Time Pilot ’84 control panel overlays are now available to restore you own machine. Take a look inside to see photos of the finished digital print from This Old Game.

Vector grids and stars, who’d have thunk it?

Early in 2010 Kelly sent me a message on my contact page about contracting me to reproduce a Time Pilot ’84 overlay for his game. We exchanged some communication, and shortly thereafter I got a couple of photos showing the panel. As a reproduction artist, it is all too easy to evaluate a project from a simplistic baseline and not critically evaluate the complexity of the artwork.

Grid? Stars? Oh yeah, that’s simple. Simple in composition maybe, but not simple in time commitment. Plus, some of the star bursts had this effect that I knew would need to remain in a raster format. I properly set Kelly’s expectations for how much time I thought the project would take and what the results would be.

Looking at the side by side comparison of the original beat to heck panel and the new overlay, I think it’s a pretty impressive final result.

If you would like to have a piece of your arcade cabinet restored, drop me a line and I’ll give you a free estimate.

Update 6.11.10
Here is a direct link to the Time Pilot ’84 overlay listing if you would like to purchase one for yourself.

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