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Title: Almost done Post by: boss on November 26, 2013, 02:44:06 pm I've got the trim pieces out being chromed and a little snafu with the coin mech to work out, but I'm almost done restoring my Dr. Pepper USS-8-64k.
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: BONOVOX on November 26, 2013, 03:09:32 pm congrats!
Soooooooooooooooo whats next lol It never ends with just one. :happydrinkers: Title: Re: Almost done Post by: bcharlton on November 26, 2013, 03:16:14 pm Inside pics?
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: boss on November 26, 2013, 03:34:06 pm congrats! Soooooooooooooooo whats next lol It never ends with just one. :happydrinkers: as for what's next. I think it's finishing this one. ;-) here are a couple more pictures... Title: Re: Almost done Post by: GSP1 on November 26, 2013, 03:51:49 pm It look's great!
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: tkaz on November 26, 2013, 04:36:10 pm Looking real good, I like the Dr. Pepper theme
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: Pixel on November 26, 2013, 05:04:46 pm That's impressive. I like what you did with the coin door. Is the "I'm a Pepper" at the bottom a decal? Did you have to have someone make the plexiglass
insert for the lighted marquee? Title: Re: Almost done Post by: boss on November 26, 2013, 05:10:07 pm Thanks! The plexi was original to the machine. The "I'm a Pepper" panel AND the coin door are decals. I originally had them painted but wasn't happy with how they came out.
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: Pixel on November 26, 2013, 05:35:48 pm When you say the coin door is a decal, do you mean the whole solid color maroon covering the lower ~2/3 of the coin door is a decal?
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: boss on November 26, 2013, 05:39:11 pm Yes. The whole coin door is covered with a decal.
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: Pixel on November 26, 2013, 06:02:08 pm Sort of like the original woodgrain contact paper, but in solid maroon. Highly effective -from looking at it I just assumed it was painted.
How was the "I'm a Pepper" decal made? Sorry for all the rapid fire questions, but I'm hoping to have a machine again sometime in the future, though it's not looking so near these days. I'm expecting it might need some detailing at some point, and a bit of insight on decal production or (reproduction) would be very helpful. Title: Re: Almost done Post by: boss on November 26, 2013, 06:23:05 pm The "I'm a Pepper" decal was made the same way as the coin door decal. It actually covers the entire lower panel. It was printed out with the wording already on it.
No problem on the questions. I make custom action figures and have a printing contact for decals (Superman's chest emblem, etc) that I use from time to time. I emailed him a while back to see if he could make something bigger. I just told him the size I wanted and paypal'ed him some $ and he took care of it. One DP logo on the side is original and one on the other side is a reproduction he printed. He also said he could make the acrylic panel, but I didn't need one since the original was in good shape. If you ever need his contact information, just shoot me a PM and I'll send it to you. Title: Re: Almost done Post by: krovel on November 26, 2013, 06:36:03 pm Looks good. Does your decal guy do work for anybody?
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: boss on November 26, 2013, 07:55:36 pm I just checked and he's cool with doing decals for others. If anyone is interested in contacting him, send me a PM and I'll get you his email.
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: HowDueYouDue on November 26, 2013, 08:25:10 pm Looks great. Congrats
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: Pixel on November 26, 2013, 11:17:53 pm That's cool, thanks for offering. :)
How did you position and level out the decal on the side? This is one thing I've never understood about detailing, how to properly apply decals so that they are straight, level, and properly aligned. Title: Re: Almost done Post by: cola62 on November 27, 2013, 07:27:43 am Nice Job
Title: Re: Almost done Post by: MoonDawg on November 27, 2013, 08:09:38 am How did you position and level out the decal on the side? This is one thing I've never understood about detailing, how to properly apply decals so that they are straight, level, and properly aligned. Tape measure. Title: Re: Almost done Post by: boss on November 27, 2013, 10:02:30 am How did you position and level out the decal on the side? this youtube video gives a pretty good demo... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRkURz3GrDQ Title: Re: Almost done Post by: Fire708 on December 05, 2013, 03:51:05 pm Really nice looking machine.
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