This is by no means a comprehensive list of every site that sells silk screened reproduction artwork, but a list of vendors that I have personally seen artwork from and can vouch for the quality. If the control panel overlay you are looking for is not in this list, head over to Mame Marquees, where you’ll find a huge selection of ink jet reproduction control panel overlays. If you own a rare, or undesirable game, you may have no choice but to opt for an ink jet reproduction. Silk screened artwork is expensive to produce and unless a certain number of pieces can be sold, it’s not worth the time, effort or money. If you’re interested in creating reproduction artwork that’s not available check out Jeff Rothe’s great post with plenty of tips and information.

I started looking at sources for replacement side art and couldn’t find any. I thought that I would design my own and try to find someplace to get it printed. I wasn’t too keen on the idea of printing it on my wide format inkjet printer as it contained too much black to get an accurate reproduction.

Fortunately, Richard from This Old Game stepped forward and agreed to silkscreen new artwork if there was enough interest. At last check, there were enough people interested that Richard was willing to proceed with the project. The side art will be die cut and silkscreened on 3m adhesive backed vinyl.

I began to vectorize the side art in Adobe Illustrator using measurements taken from my original cabinet and photographs I had taken. The picture you see to the left is the final version of the side art on my end. This is a lower resolution picture of the side art than the actual Illustrator file.

Richard and I are trying to find someone to color match the reproduction side art to the original cabinet. Richard does not have a cabinet and I am color blind, so I’m probably not the best candidate. There will also be some minor adjustments made to the side art on his end, I’m sure, as he prepares for the silkscreening process.

If you have any interest in obtaining reproduction side art for your Omega Race cabinet, be sure to visit Richard’s website, This Old Game , and fill out the form on the main page. Also, if you’d be interested in helping with the color matching process, drop Richard or me an e-mail and let us know that you are interested. Richard has an older version of the artwork pictured on his website. The version you see here is the latest.

If this project goes well, I will probably work on a reproduction control panel overlay as well.