Comments on: A stenciled Pac-man arcade game

By: Jeff Rothe

Jeff Rothe — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:43:52 +0000

It always helps to link to your VAPS / GGDB arcade profile, and maybe another online forum profile so that those who don’t know you can get acquainted.

By: Tate

Tate — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:14:12 +0000

Does anyone know where to get these stencils I’ve been looking everywhere. Someone please email me. – thager0@gmail.com

Thank you.

By: Jeff Rothe

Jeff Rothe — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:07:52 +0000

I wasn’t remembering that your Ms. Pac-man artwork was not Two Bits. Did you get that artwork with that other Ms. Pac-man marquee we spoke about a long long time ago?

By: Bill Jr. (audiomidiman)

Bill Jr. (audiomidiman) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:58:03 +0000

Great job Joe.

I’ve had more purist compliment me on my non-two bits vinyl side art on my Ms. Pac. If Stencils were easy to come by about three years ago when I restored my Ms. Pac I probably would of tackled it this way because I agree… They look great!

… Also, a certain source I know has screened plex bezels. I haven’t seen one but I hared they look pretty good.

By: Jeff Rothe

Jeff Rothe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:46:45 +0000

Generally I would think the same time would be involved as well….but an exact comparison would have been nice too. I’ve got the hours well estimated for the first Ms. Pac-man, and more exactly tracked on the second stencil job. But I do a lot of consulting, I’m not the norm in keeping track of hours on something like that…

By: Jeff Rothe

Jeff Rothe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:44:17 +0000

Everyone knows what my response will be…hands down stenciled artwork on any Pac-man family cabinet look better than vinyl. I chuckle a little bit when a collector I meet brags to me about ‘restoring’ their game with vinyl and the reflection on the vinyl from a basement window makes it hard to see the art at an angle.

By: Jeff Rothe

Jeff Rothe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:42:26 +0000

On your point about bezels, I think when you ‘look’ you might find a Ms. Pac-man bezel in the same place, but at best it would be plexi, or an insert. I would have to guess that Two Bits would be the only ones printing the Ms. Pac-man bezels on glass.

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:49:18 +0000

Too bad you have to search REALLY HARD for a set of stencils. And proper ones, at that…

I know where to ‘look’, I just haven’t really asked yet.. It’s much too cold to do a restoration now, anyway..

And is anyone (besides twobits) printing up new Pac-Man bezels, and how much would they cost, if not? I spilled something on mine, a few months ago, and the paint is flaking off at an alarming pace.

By: Jeff Waldron

Jeff Waldron — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:32:57 +0000

That is amazing Joe! Great job. I went the vinyl sideart route on my Pac-Man. I think this looks MUCH better!

By: Spyridon

Spyridon — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:48:07 +0000

Thanks for the write up. (It’s Joe O. by the way and not Joe B.)

I think the actual stencilling part would be the same work effort as doing a Ms. Pac-man. The speckle step doesn’t take long to add in.