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One things you’ll notice if you look closely at the pictures of both my Omega Race cabinets is that the side art, while complete on both machines, is severely cracking. This was a common problem on most Omega Race machines as changes in temperature and humidity caused the decal to expand and contrast over the years, causing it to crack.

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.

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