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Neon Signs Club- Show us your glow!

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    #1051 3 years ago
    Quoted from ImNotNorm:

    I couldn't find any scenery that I didn't find tacky. Nothing seemed to match with what I had in mind.
    And the wood/stain match with other projects I completed for the game room. Overall I'm content with what I got.

    I think it looks great.

    #1052 3 years ago
    Quoted from rollinover:

    Wow warriors!!! Come out to play!!!
    Where did you get that???

    Originally had a MLB team logo.

    #1053 3 years ago
    Quoted from Pinstym:

    Originally had a MLB team logo.

    I figured that
    How’d u get the furies done? Did u make it?

    #1054 3 years ago
    Quoted from rollinover:

    I figured that
    How’d u get the furies done? Did u make it?

    I found the image. There are a few really cool Furies designs out there. This one worked the best (easiest). Asked the website if they could make me a custom size decal. They couldn't, so I just printed it out the size I needed. Had it laminated. Cut it and screwed it on.

    #1055 3 years ago
    Quoted from meSz:

    True sign that neon is a dying art! Mt Vernon Neon, owned by Everbrite, closed their doors about a month ago. Everbrite has ceased production of neon altogether and now refer people to Antigo Neon.

    That’s not good....everbrite was great to work with.

    #1056 3 years ago
    Quoted from ImNotNorm:

    I know it's not pure neon but I finished my Godzilla project. A big thanks to jhanley for sending me his spare tube!!
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    Holy shit that’s amazing. Hats off to you!

    #1057 3 years ago
    Quoted from Blitzburgh99:

    That’s not good....everbrite was great to work with.

    Yeah they had the contract for Anheuser Busch to produce all the replacement tubes for their beers. Think about all the neon signs you see for just Budweiser alone..... they made the tubes for them no matter who the manufacturer was. One of the largest neon sign manufacturers just up n quit making neon signs. Shows you that neon is dying a quick death....unfortunately!

    #1058 3 years ago

    Look at this,

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    Wish I had the scratch

    #1059 3 years ago

    I have a bunch of neon and was looking for new ones.

    It seems all legit signs are gone and only cheap ones with crappy transformers are left.

    Anyone know where to go for the goods!

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    #1060 3 years ago

    There is a new entry in the Ryan Claytor/Josh Goodacre repertoire. I will let Ryan fully unveil it, but here’s a little sneak....

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    #1061 3 years ago
    Quoted from gambit3113:

    There is a new entry in the Ryan Claytor/Josh Goodacre repertoire. I will let Ryan fully unveil it, but here’s a little sneak....[quoted image]

    Oh, Clint, this is yours, my man. I don't want to steal your thunder, but I will say that I am...SOOO proud of how this turned out. One of the most ambitious and intricate design and fabrication jobs we've done to date.

    Alright, Clint, light it up in here! We couldn't have done it without you.

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    #1062 3 years ago

    Alright, then. I told Ryan that I wanted a Godzilla neon and gave him a few references to the Toho version that I liked best, and he came back with some great design ideas. But the clear favorite for everyone was the classic Godzilla Lighting Up a Cityscape pose. Once we settled on that, I got to looking at the NYC-esque skyline and thought I might like to see my own hometown's skyline being leveled on this thing. So I asked and pointed out the three main landmark buildings that Dallas has working in the downtown scene - Reunion Tower, the Bank of America Building ("the Green Building") and the Oil & Gas Building, with the white Xs and the oil derrick on top. And Ryan smashed it out of the park with a design that used the Dallas skyline as a whole, and really featured those three in particular.

    Then, after clearing a ton of wall space for this bad boy, Ryan got the idea of animating the tail along with the body during the breath. This added several inches to the length - a luxury we could afford. We looked at 6 different color combinations for Godzilla, with both Ryan and I agreeing early in the process that Godzilla isn't green, and therefore green wouldn't be the best color to use. But after looking at purples, blues and greens, it was painfully obvious that bright green was the clear and distinct winner.

    I cannot speak highly enough about Ryan's meticulous attention to detail, his patience (I had him try a LOT of different color combinations and make a LOT of little tweeks here and there), or his communication. It was a total pleasure to get into and through the design process with him. And Josh (the Neon Shop guy) is amazing. This was not an easy piece to fabricate, and there were some curveballs thrown into the mix with some of the glass and the little details and turns required. We ended up with this sucker at 5'9" long and 3'2" tall. And I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

    Pretty sure there's nothing else like this in existence. Now, on to the challenge of getting this thing 1150 miles north to south....

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    #1063 3 years ago

    I love it!

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    #1064 3 years ago

    Terrific!

    #1065 3 years ago

    That is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen

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    #1066 3 years ago

    Just for comparison’s sake, and to brag on how talented Josh is, here is the animation that Ryan produced, then the sign Josh produced laying the tubes over the plans Ryan generated from his file. When I got the picture, I literally thought I was looking at the GIF again, until I noticed the unlit bulbs charging down. Josh told me today that it being mistaken for the art file makes him more proud than anything else.....

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    #1067 3 years ago

    Nice! I have a custom one I want made. Not ready to pull the trigger yet...Will reveal when I get it it done.

    #1068 3 years ago
    Quoted from gambit3113:

    Alright, then. I told Ryan that I wanted a Godzilla neon and gave him a few references to the Toho version that I liked best, and he came back with some great design ideas. But the clear favorite for everyone was the classic Godzilla Lighting Up a Cityscape pose. Once we settled on that, I got to looking at the NYC-esque skyline and thought I might like to see my own hometown's skyline being leveled on this thing. So I asked and pointed out the three main landmark buildings that Dallas has working in the downtown scene - Reunion Tower, the Bank of America Building ("the Green Building") and the Oil & Gas Building, with the white Xs and the oil derrick on top. And Ryan smashed it out of the park with a design that used the Dallas skyline as a whole, and really featured those three in particular.
    Then, after clearing a ton of wall space for this bad boy, Ryan got the idea of animating the tail along with the body during the breath. This added several inches to the length - a luxury we could afford. We looked at 6 different color combinations for Godzilla, with both Ryan and I agreeing early in the process that Godzilla isn't green, and therefore green wouldn't be the best color to use. But after looking at purples, blues and greens, it was painfully obvious that bright green was the clear and distinct winner.
    I cannot speak highly enough about Ryan's meticulous attention to detail, his patience (I had him try a LOT of different color combinations and make a LOT of little tweeks here and there), or his communication. It was a total pleasure to get into and through the design process with him. And Josh (the Neon Shop guy) is amazing. This was not an easy piece to fabricate, and there were some curveballs thrown into the mix with some of the glass and the little details and turns required. We ended up with this sucker at 5'9" long and 3'2" tall. And I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.
    Pretty sure there's nothing else like this in existence. Now, on to the challenge of getting this thing 1150 miles north to south....
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    That is SO FUKING COOL!!
    I want one of these BAD>>>

    #1069 3 years ago

    That is one of the coolest signs I have ever seen. High fives to all involved!

    #1070 3 years ago

    And the actual sign does look exactly like the concept too!

    #1071 3 years ago

    That is a pretty awesome sign!

    #1072 3 years ago
    Quoted from gdonovan:

    That is a pretty awesome sign!

    That is the sign all future neon signs are graded against!

    The mic has been dropped!!

    #1073 3 years ago

    That’s amazing!

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    #1074 3 years ago

    New sign to accompany our Met Pro.

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    #1075 3 years ago

    Wichita, Kansas

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    #1076 3 years ago

    Oh my glorb...that Anchor/Mermaid sign is one of my all time faves. That thing is gorgeous.

    #1077 3 years ago
    Quoted from RyanClaytor:

    Oh my glorb...that Anchor/Mermaid sign is one of my all time faves. That thing is gorgeous.

    Love that sign! Colors are outstanding.

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    #1078 3 years ago

    Back when the Stern store was in the works. I was going to get one of these animated neon signs made. Would have been about $2500.00

    Never happened. A shame. It would have been cool here.

    LTG : )

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    #1079 3 years ago

    Hi All,

    Since this is a little off-topic, I created it's own thread, but I have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT today!!!

    https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/ryan-claytor-designs-watch-for-london-based-mr-jones-watches#post-5783054

    I really appreciate everyone's support!
    -Ryan

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    #1080 3 years ago

    Godzilla is home.

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    #1081 3 years ago

    A few more old beer neons. The Burgermeister is from a Sacramento grocery store, installed in 1951. It took us 3 transformers and about 18,000 volts to light it off.
    The Schlitz with the yellow border is old, but Blatz is older, estimated to be from the 1930’s to 50’s.

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    #1082 3 years ago
    Quoted from gambit3113:

    Godzilla is home.[quoted image]

    Put an Eagle head on Godzilla and he could probably sell hundreds of those in Philly.

    #1083 3 years ago
    Quoted from CPanther95:

    Put an Eagle head on Godzilla and he could probably sell hundreds of those in Philly.

    You are not the first to suggest that this would be a big hit in Philly.

    #1084 3 years ago
    Quoted from gambit3113:

    Godzilla is home.[quoted image]

    Can't say enough how much i LOVE that neon......Coolest neon sign i've ever seen

    4 weeks later
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    #1085 3 years ago

    Made noodles last night in honor of my new arrival!

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    #1086 3 years ago

    That's great!

    #1087 3 years ago
    Quoted from atpcfiaim:

    A few more old beer neons. The Burgermeister is from a Sacramento grocery store, installed in 1951. It took us 3 transformers and about 18,000 volts to light it off.
    The Schlitz with the yellow border is old, but Blatz is older, estimated to be from the 1930’s to 50’s.
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    Old beer neons are the best!

    1 week later
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    #1088 3 years ago

    Thank you, your Godzilla attacks Dallas is amazing! Finally had time to properly hang this one and wanted to post a few in situ photos. Really like the way the neon hits the PKD blasters!

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    #1089 3 years ago

    I saw this Flynn’s sign years ago and finally made myself one from EL wire.

    Took about 60 hours.

    3D print / colored match vinyl / EL Wire

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    #1090 3 years ago
    Quoted from Chosen_S:

    I saw this Flynn’s sign years ago and finally made myself one from EL wire.

    Looks great! Makes your split unit look like part of the overall design!

    #1091 3 years ago
    Quoted from Chosen_S:

    I saw this Flynn’s sign years ago and finally made myself one from EL wire.
    Took about 60 hours.
    3D print / colored match vinyl / EL Wire[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

    That's freaking awesome!!! Well done!

    Chris

    #1092 3 years ago

    Newest edition! What a mess though, broke in shipping, USPS denied my claim, seller told me to f-off, ended up costing double what it should after repairs.... just got home and lit.. F-IT! It’s AWESOME! Just in time for football season! As a Lions fan, ya’ll know I’ll be hittin that tap!

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    #1093 3 years ago
    Quoted from tilted81:

    Newest edition! What a mess though, broke in shipping, USPS denied my claim, seller told me to f-off, ended up costing double what it should after repairs.... just got home and lit.. F-IT! It’s AWESOME! Just in time for football season! As a Lions fan, ya’ll know I’ll be hittin that tap!
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    I have one myself, what a great nostalgic sign for some reason..

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    #1094 3 years ago
    Quoted from EasternBloc:

    Thank you, your Godzilla attacks Dallas is amazing! Finally had time to properly hang this one and wanted to post a few in situ photos. Really like the way the neon hits the PKD blasters!
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    WOW, someone is a big Logan's Run fan. Saw the gun first, then them palm flower. Very, Very Cool!

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    #1095 3 years ago
    Quoted from tilted81:

    Newest edition! What a mess though, broke in shipping, USPS denied my claim, seller told me to f-off, ended up costing double what it should after repairs.... just got home and lit.. F-IT! It’s AWESOME! Just in time for football season! As a Lions fan, ya’ll know I’ll be hittin that tap!
    [quoted image]

    As a Jets fan, I can relate! Classic sign, well done saving it.

    Where did you get that Big Bang Bar neon from? Any pics of it lit up? I see a few listings on eBay, is it one of those?

    #1096 3 years ago
    Quoted from ReadyPO:

    Looks great! Makes your split unit look like part of the overall design!

    Quoted from SilverUnicorn:

    That's freaking awesome!!! Well done!
    Chris

    Thank you guys

    #1097 3 years ago
    Quoted from evileye:

    As a Jets fan, I can relate! Classic sign, well done saving it.
    Where did you get that Big Bang Bar neon from? Any pics of it lit up? I see a few listings on eBay, is it one of those?

    There was a guy on here that organized it through a shop to do them. Rick from planetary, sent a letter and shut it down though... I was not lucky enough to get in on that run BUT WAS lucky enough to buy one from a pinsider that bought 2 of them and wanted to sell the other. They were done in two scemes. Red and yellow (original) and this way... which is actually what I wanted. It came from China, so those could be from the same guy? It’s a great sign because pinheads are all over it, and noobs just think it’s a bar, or for my bar lol
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    #1098 3 years ago
    Quoted from tilted81:

    There was a guy on here that organized it through a shop to do them. Rick from planetary, sent a letter and shut it down though... I was not lucky enough to get in on that run BUT WAS lucky enough to buy one from a pinsider that bought 2 of them and wanted to sell the other. They were done in two scemes. Red and yellow (original) and this way... which is actually what I wanted. It came from China, so those could be from the same guy?[quoted image]

    It sure looks similar, even though the eBay ad has a generic pic.

    ebay.com link: New Big Bang Bar Purple Beer Bar Neon Light Sign 24 x20

    I think I'm going to gamble $200 and find out. Your sign looks amazing. I need it in my life. I'll never be able to afford the game, but dammit pinball gods let me have the sign.

    #1099 3 years ago
    Quoted from Kilowog:

    WOW, someone is a big Logan's Run fan.

    Just a bit, those deep sleep flame guns are my favorite toys. I posted a video of one of them on the prop forum. Not sure though if the wife wants a Logan’s Run themed neon next:

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    #1100 3 years ago
    Quoted from evileye:

    I think I'm going to gamble $200 and find out. Your sign looks amazing. I need it in my life. I'll never be able to afford the game, but dammit pinball gods let me have the sign.

    For 200 bucks you can make the 45min drive and I will sell you mine.

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