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INDIANA JONES PINBALL REAL GOLD APRONS (WILLIAMS) Crowdfunding project

By Mikonos

1 year ago


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#37 1 year ago

Interesting thread. About a decade ago, I had bought some similar metallic gold drop target decals for my IJ from some mystery seller online. When those decals finally gave out, the seller was long gone, so about two years ago I decided to make my own to replace them:
IJ Gold Drop TargetIJ Gold Drop Target
You can also see my version of the gold apron decals:
Gold Shooter DecalGold Shooter Decal
Gold Apron DecalGold Apron Decal
These ones are actually magnets, so they're non-destructive. They lift right in and out, without ruining the originals.

#40 1 year ago
Quoted from Mikonos:

Hi AaronZOOM!
It is a similar idea, I chose no mirror metallic vinyl for to avoid distorted reflexes of this material and because, under certain conditions, reflections make it appear black. It must be taken into account that the "aprons" are not exposed to the light from playfield. This was my reasoning.
I would like to know the central apron for to know if you took the same decisions as me.
Thanks for posting!
Cheers!

I don't have it installed, but here's a pic of the central decal:
middle decalmiddle decal

#42 1 year ago
Quoted from Mikonos:

One thing I do in my decorations is to create my own reference points for the cutting plotter, so I avoid deviations. I see that your "central apron" has been somewhat deviated up-leftwards. In "shooter apron" is perfect!

Though I had set the cutlines myself, this was an unfortunate cutting error caused by my printing company. It's why I don't have an installed pic of the central decal - I'm still waiting on the corrected version. In printing many different decals over the years, it's the first time I had recieved a misaligned cut from them.

#44 1 year ago

This is my actual apron mod from several years ago:
ApronMagnet_2 (resized).jpgApronMagnet_2 (resized).jpg
The metallic drop targets and stand ups came shortly after that, but I didn't print any metallic apron decals at the time because I didn't need them. Always nice for a refresh after a few years, and since I did them all as magnets I can swap at my leisure.

I didn't have an issue with the interaction between yellow ink and the metallic backing. The foil doesn't have much of a grey undertone, being a bright mirror finish, so the coloured metallics turned out as expected:
IJStandupDecals2 (1) (resized).jpgIJStandupDecals2 (1) (resized).jpg

#47 1 year ago

I knew those Indiana Jones icons looked familiar, and that's because I've been using them on my computer since 2008.
https://iconfactory.com/indianajones/

Don't you think it's a little disingenuous to put "designed by Mikonos" on everything when they're not your designs?

#69 1 year ago
Quoted from Mikonos:

3) The die of the pieces is absolutely perfect and is centred.

What a weird thing to say. Almost feels like a dig at my earlier posting.

Surprise! Mine are “perfectly centered” too!
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#73 1 year ago
Quoted from Mikonos:

Great for you! ... but it is not an attack of your work. Cutting is always difficult for plotters, and, on several occasions, there are deviations.
If you look at your shooter apron, the cut has gone to the left so much, if you look at your Left apron, the cut has gone to the left and is diagonal; you will see this better looking at the base of the Left apron. There is not the same thickness of the black band at the base on the left as on the right, there is a diagonal die cut line.
Even in your current middle apron, the cut has gone slightly to the left again, but it's a totally acceptable result, but not perfect like my aprons.
I have emphasized this, because my regular printer uses an HP cutting plotter that corrects the small deviations that the material undergoes due to shrinkage and expansion.
Regards!

lol. "...it is not an attack on your work..."
Proceeds to dig at my work.

You are also commenting specifically on my test magnets, which were hand trimmed, and I'm aware that they're not perfect. The decals themselves are fine.

You know, Mikonos, it's not so much the previous accusations of fraud nor the stolen artwork that bother me. It's the self-aggrandizing posts where you come off as a colossal blowhard.

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